Black-owned Businesses – State Rankings

The following tables contain data that show where all the States in the U. S. rank in terms of various aspects of Black Business ownership.

The first table ranks the States in terms of total business ownership.

Second is the rank of States for Black-owned Businesses that do not have paid employees.

Followed by Black-owned Businesses that have paid employees.

Then we show two tables that rank the States by Average Annual Sales per business for businesses with no paid employees. The first table limits the rankings to the top ten in number of businesses in the state rankings. The second table ranks all of the states. The separation into two tables is done because the averages skew much higher in states where the number of businesses is significantly lower than those states with the highest number of businesses. The top ten states in terms of number of businesses with no employees totaled 1,637,735 while the top ten states in terms of average annual sales per business totaled only 269,292.

Next we show tables similar to the ones previously described, but for Black-owned businesses that did have paid employees.

Finally, tables are presented that show the relative percentages of two data domains for businesses with paid employees vs those that do not have paid employees. First, tables show data that compare the percentages of firms with and without paid employees, based on the number of businesses. Then tables are presented that compare the percentages for annual sales volumes for businesses with paid employees vs those with no paid employees.

Black-owned Businesses in the U. S. - By Number of Businesses Black-owned Businesses with No Paid Employees Black-owned Businesses with Paid Employees

Average Annual Sales per Business for Black-owned Businesses with No Paid Employees in the U. S.
• Top ten States by number of businesses rankings
• All Average Annual Sales per Business for Black-owned Businesses with Paid Employees in the U. S.
• Top ten States by number of businesses rankings
• All Percentage of Black-owned Businesses with Paid Employees vs No Paid Employees
• By Number of Businesses
• By Annual Sales

Black-owned Business Counts

Businesses with and without Paid Employees

Black-owned Businesses in the U. S. - By Number of Businesses
		All Businesses		Businesses with Paid Employees		Businesses with No Employees
Rank	State	Number of Businesses	Annual Sales ($1,000s)	Number of Businesses	Annual Sales ($1,000s)	Number of Businesses	Annual Sales ($1,000s)
1	Georgia	256,848	9,586,641	8,283	5,356,028	248,564	4,230,613
2	Florida	251,216	11,215,492	9,936	7,139,073	241,280	4,076,419
3	New York	219,036	10,602,665	8,537	6,358,248	210,500	4,244,417
4	Texas	217,343	11,909,263	9,167	7,698,601	208,176	4,210,662
5	California	177,302	14,924,763	9,572	10,802,107	167,731	4,122,655
6	Illinois	144,780	7,470,106	4,246	5,293,695	140,534	2,176,412
7	Maryland	124,729	8,565,275	5,885	6,116,306	118,844	2,448,969
8	North Carolina	112,892	6,059,369	6,157	4,101,601	106,735	1,957,768
9	Michigan	106,457	5,137,001	2,743	3,700,764	103,714	1,436,237
10	Louisiana	94,450	3,361,653	2,793	1,837,177	91,657	1,524,477
11	Ohio	81,244	9,149,759	3,338	7,679,054	77,906	1,470,705
12	Virginia	80,124	7,870,853	5,637	6,296,639	74,486	1,574,214
13	Tennessee	73,688	2,967,734	2,265	1,766,940	71,422	1,200,794
14	Alabama	73,015	3,087,663	1,907	1,956,020	71,109	1,131,644
15	Mississippi	65,295	2,085,035	1,591	981,654	63,704	1,103,381
16	New Jersey	63,686	4,176,973	3,285	2,770,692	60,402	1,406,281
17	South Carolina	61,943	3,353,199	2,318	2,117,778	59,625	1,235,421
18	Pennsylvania	56,748	3,083,306	2,856	2,068,191	53,891	1,015,115
19	Missouri	36,230	2,426,888	3,296	1,861,719	32,934	565,169
20	Indiana	34,036	3,780,893	1,296	3,218,446	32,740	562,447
21	Massachusetts	23,108	1,921,932	1,312	1,377,366	21,796	544,566
22	District of Columbia	22,097	2,517,344	1,439	2,068,683	20,657	448,661
23	Arkansas	20,556	806,933	760	449,844	19,795	357,088
24	Minnesota	19,889	1,600,741	1,122	1,196,204	18,767	404,536
25	Wisconsin	19,339	1,474,980	1,087	1,181,074	18,252	293,905
26	Connecticut	17,720	842,615	694	453,390	17,026	389,225
27	Nevada	15,430	853,131	538	569,663	14,892	283,468
28	Arizona	15,341	1,044,411	837	736,116	14,504	308,294
29	Washington	14,828	1,287,638	1,252	931,008	13,576	356,631
30	Oklahoma	13,935	754,089	812	515,928	13,123	238,161
31	Kentucky	13,548	1,122,725	806	894,506	12,742	228,220
32	Colorado	12,286	1,192,806	924	933,803	11,363	259,003
33	Delaware	7,767	342,921	494	187,935	7,273	154,986
34	Kansas	7,198	573,444	467	435,110	6,731	138,334
35	Oregon	5,076	546,777	421	444,963	4,655	101,813
36	Iowa	4,918	493,243	240	408,893	4,678	84,350
37	Nebraska	4,558	296,272	252		4,306	83,600
38	Rhode Island	3,364	187,533	170	118,388	3,194	69,145
39	West Virginia	2,275	173,080	186	138,802	2,089	34,278
40	New Mexico	2,096	255,431	262	221,082	1,834	34,349
41	Utah	1,808	379,542	164	317,961	1,643	61,581
42	Hawaii	1,460	177,600	179	142,723	1,281	34,876
43	Alaska	1,281	151,998	151	126,056	1,130	25,943
44	Maine	916	109,672	58		859
45	New Hampshire	816	76,744	70	54,927	747	21,816
46	Idaho	571	62,173	53	48,384	518	13,789
47	South Dakota	528	40,625	27	29,511	501	11,114
48	North Dakota	493	40,778	25	28,886	468	11,892
49	Vermont	391	10,389	19	3,629	372	6,760
50	Wyoming	350	30,102	38		312
51	Montana	258	20,965	29	17,314	230	3,651

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 Survey of Business Owners

The rankings in the next table mostly mirror those in the previous table. This is because the ratio of businesses with paid employees vs those companies without paid employees is extremely low.

Businesses that did not have paid employees

Black-owned Businesses with No Paid Employees
Rank	State	Number of Businesses	Annual Sales ($1,000s)
1	Georgia	248,564	4,230,613
2	Florida	241,280	4,076,419
3	New York	210,500	4,244,417
4	Texas	208,176	4,210,662
5	California	167,731	4,122,655
6	Illinois	140,534	2,176,412
7	Maryland	118,844	2,448,969
8	North Carolina	106,735	1,957,768
9	Michigan	103,714	1,436,237
10	Louisiana	91,657	1,524,477
11	Ohio	77,906	1,470,705
12	Virginia	74,486	1,574,214
13	Tennessee	71,422	1,200,794
14	Alabama	71,109	1,131,644
15	Mississippi	63,704	1,103,381
16	New Jersey	60,402	1,406,281
17	South Carolina	59,625	1,235,421
18	Pennsylvania	53,891	1,015,115
19	Missouri	32,934	565,169
20	Indiana	32,740	562,447
21	Massachusetts	21,796	544,566
22	District of Columbia	20,657	448,661
23	Arkansas	19,795	357,088
24	Minnesota	18,767	404,536
25	Wisconsin	18,252	293,905
26	Connecticut	17,026	389,225
27	Nevada	14,892	283,468
28	Arizona	14,504	308,294
29	Washington	13,576	356,631
30	Oklahoma	13,123	238,161
31	Kentucky	12,742	228,220
32	Colorado	11,363	259,003
33	Delaware	7,273	154,986
34	Kansas	6,731	138,334
35	Iowa	4,678	84,350
36	Oregon	4,655	101,813
37	Nebraska	4,306	83,600
38	Rhode Island	3,194	69,145
39	West Virginia	2,089	34,278
40	New Mexico	1,834	34,349
41	Utah	1,643	61,581
42	Hawaii	1,281	34,876
43	Alaska	1,130	25,943
44	Maine	859
45	New Hampshire	747	21,816
46	Idaho	518	13,789
47	South Dakota	501	11,114
48	North Dakota	468	11,892
49	Vermont	372	6,760
50	Wyoming	312
51	Montana	230	3,651

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 Survey of Business Owners

The rankings for businesses with paid employees is somewhat different from the rankings for those businesses that do not have paid employees. For instance, the State of Georgia is number 1 for the number of all Black-owned businesses, but is number 5 for those businesses that have paid employees. This distinction is important because of the vast disparity noted with Average Annual Sales volume per business for those that do have paid employees vs those that do not have paid employees.

Businesses that had paid employees

Black-owned Businesses with Paid Employees
Rank	State	Number of Businesses	Annual Sales ($1,000s)
1	Florida	9,936	7,139,073
2	California	9,572	10,802,107
3	Texas	9,167	7,698,601
4	New York	8,537	6,358,248
5	Georgia	8,283	5,356,028
6	North Carolina	6,157	4,101,601
7	Maryland	5,885	6,116,306
8	Virginia	5,637	6,296,639
9	Illinois	4,246	5,293,695
10	Ohio	3,338	7,679,054
11	Missouri	3,296	1,861,719
12	New Jersey	3,285	2,770,692
13	Pennsylvania	2,856	2,068,191
14	Louisiana	2,793	1,837,177
15	Michigan	2,743	3,700,764
16	South Carolina	2,318	2,117,778
17	Tennessee	2,265	1,766,940
18	Alabama	1,907	1,956,020
19	Mississippi	1,591	981,654
20	District of Columbia	1,439	2,068,683
21	Massachusetts	1,312	1,377,366
22	Indiana	1,296	3,218,446
23	Washington	1,252	931,008
24	Minnesota	1,122	1,196,204
25	Wisconsin	1,087	1,181,074
26	Colorado	924	933,803
27	Arizona	837	736,116
28	Oklahoma	812	515,928
29	Kentucky	806	894,506
30	Arkansas	760	449,844
31	Connecticut	694	453,390
32	Nevada	538	569,663
33	Delaware	494	187,935
34	Kansas	467	435,110
35	Oregon	421	444,963
36	New Mexico	262	221,082
37	Nebraska	252
38	Iowa	240	408,893
39	West Virginia	186	138,802
40	Hawaii	179	142,723
41	Rhode Island	170	118,388
42	Utah	164	317,961
43	Alaska	151	126,056
44	New Hampshire	70	54,927
45	Maine	58
46	Idaho	53	48,384
47	Wyoming	38
48	Montana	29	17,314
49	South Dakota	27	29,511
50	North Dakota	25	28,886
51	Vermont	19	3,629

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 Survey of Business Owners

Where is the money being made?

To answer that question we look at Average Annual Sales per Business. And as previously stated, the averages skew much higher in states where the number of businesses is significantly lower than those states with the highest number of businesses. Therefore, we present ranking averages for the top ten states in terms of total number of businesses as well as rankings for the entirety of states.

Average Annual Sales Volume

Businesses that did not have paid employees

Top ten States by number of businesses rankings

Black-owned Businesses with No Paid Employees
Rank	State	Number of Businesses	Annual Sales ($1,000s)	Average Annual Sales per Business ($1s)
1	California	167,731	4,122,655	24,579
2	Maryland	118,844	2,448,969	20,607
3	Texas	208,176	4,210,662	20,226
4	New York	210,500	4,244,417	20,164
5	North Carolina	106,735	1,957,768	18,342
6	Georgia	248,564	4,230,613	17,020
7	Florida	241,280	4,076,419	16,895
8	Louisiana	91,657	1,524,477	16,632
9	Illinois	140,534	2,176,412	15,487
10	Michigan	103,714	1,436,237	13,848

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 Survey of Business Owners

All States

Black-owned Businesses with No Paid Employees
Rank	State	Number of Businesses	Annual Sales ($1,000s)	Average Annual Sales per Business ($1s)
1	Utah	1,643	61,581	37,481
2	New Hampshire	747	21,816	29,205
3	Hawaii	1,281	34,876	27,226
4	Idaho	518	13,789	26,620
5	Washington	13,576	356,631	26,269
6	North Dakota	468	11,892	25,410
7	Massachusetts	21,796	544,566	24,985
8	California	167,731	4,122,655	24,579
9	New Jersey	60,402	1,406,281	23,282
10	Alaska	1,130	25,943	22,958
11	Connecticut	17,026	389,225	22,861
12	Colorado	11,363	259,003	22,794
13	South Dakota	501	11,114	22,184
14	Oregon	4,655	101,813	21,872
15	District of Columbia	20,657	448,661	21,720
16	Rhode Island	3,194	69,145	21,648
17	Minnesota	18,767	404,536	21,556
18	Delaware	7,273	154,986	21,310
19	Arizona	14,504	308,294	21,256
20	Virginia	74,486	1,574,214	21,134
21	South Carolina	59,625	1,235,421	20,720
22	Maryland	118,844	2,448,969	20,607
23	Kansas	6,731	138,334	20,552
24	Texas	208,176	4,210,662	20,226
25	New York	210,500	4,244,417	20,164
26	Nebraska	4,306	83,600	19,415
27	Nevada	14,892	283,468	19,035
28	Ohio	77,906	1,470,705	18,878
29	Pennsylvania	53,891	1,015,115	18,836
30	New Mexico	1,834	34,349	18,729
31	North Carolina	106,735	1,957,768	18,342
32	Vermont	372	6,760	18,172
33	Oklahoma	13,123	238,161	18,148
34	Arkansas	19,795	357,088	18,039
35	Iowa	4,678	84,350	18,031
36	Kentucky	12,742	228,220	17,911
37	Mississippi	63,704	1,103,381	17,320
38	Indiana	32,740	562,447	17,179
39	Missouri	32,934	565,169	17,161
40	Georgia	248,564	4,230,613	17,020
41	Florida	241,280	4,076,419	16,895
42	Tennessee	71,422	1,200,794	16,813
43	Louisiana	91,657	1,524,477	16,632
44	West Virginia	2,089	34,278	16,409
45	Wisconsin	18,252	293,905	16,103
46	Alabama	71,109	1,131,644	15,914
47	Montana	230	3,651	15,874
48	Illinois	140,534	2,176,412	15,487
49	Michigan	103,714	1,436,237	13,848
50	Maine	859		0
51	Wyoming	312		0

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 Survey of Business Owners

Keep in mind that these figures are averages. Some solo entrepreneurs made a lot more and some made a lot less.

For instance the businesses of Physicians, Beer, wine, and liquor stores, Optometrists, General freight trucking, and Dentists have average annual sales between $70,000 and $90,000 (Adjusted to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index).

Nevertheless, businesses that have paid employees have significantly higher Average Annual Sales volumes. Yet, the percentage of businesses that do have paid employees is considerably lower for Black-owned businesses than that for all Race/Ethnic-owned businesses.

Businesses with paid employees

Top ten States by number of businesses rankings

Black-owned Businesses with Paid Employees
Rank	State	Number of Businesses	Annual Sales ($1,000s)	Average Annual Sales per Business ($1s)
1	Ohio	3,338	7,679,054	2,300,496
2	Illinois	4,246	5,293,695	1,246,749
3	California	9,572	10,802,107	1,128,511
4	Virginia	5,637	6,296,639	1,117,020
5	Maryland	5,885	6,116,306	1,039,304
6	Texas	9,167	7,698,601	839,817
7	New York	8,537	6,358,248	744,787
8	Florida	9,936	7,139,073	718,506
9	North Carolina	6,157	4,101,601	666,169
10	Georgia	8,283	5,356,028	646,629

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 Survey of Business Owners

All States

Black-owned Businesses with Paid Employees
Rank	State	Number of Businesses	Annual Sales ($1,000s)	Average Annual Sales per Business ($1s)
1	Indiana	1,296	3,218,446	2,483,369
2	Ohio	3,338	7,679,054	2,300,496
3	Utah	164	317,961	1,938,787
4	Iowa	240	408,893	1,703,721
5	District of Columbia	1,439	2,068,683	1,437,584
6	Michigan	2,743	3,700,764	1,349,167
7	Illinois	4,246	5,293,695	1,246,749
8	North Dakota	25	28,886	1,155,440
9	California	9,572	10,802,107	1,128,511
10	Virginia	5,637	6,296,639	1,117,020
11	Kentucky	806	894,506	1,109,809
12	South Dakota	27	29,511	1,093,000
13	Wisconsin	1,087	1,181,074	1,086,545
14	Minnesota	1,122	1,196,204	1,066,135
15	Nevada	538	569,663	1,058,853
16	Oregon	421	444,963	1,056,919
17	Massachusetts	1,312	1,377,366	1,049,822
18	Maryland	5,885	6,116,306	1,039,304
19	Alabama	1,907	1,956,020	1,025,705
20	Colorado	924	933,803	1,010,609
21	Kansas	467	435,110	931,713
22	South Carolina	2,318	2,117,778	913,623
23	Idaho	53	48,384	912,906
24	Arizona	837	736,116	879,470
25	New Mexico	262	221,082	843,824
26	New Jersey	3,285	2,770,692	843,437
27	Texas	9,167	7,698,601	839,817
28	Alaska	151	126,056	834,808
29	Hawaii	179	142,723	797,335
30	New Hampshire	70	54,927	784,671
31	Tennessee	2,265	1,766,940	780,106
32	West Virginia	186	138,802	746,247
33	New York	8,537	6,358,248	744,787
34	Washington	1,252	931,008	743,617
35	Pennsylvania	2,856	2,068,191	724,157
36	Florida	9,936	7,139,073	718,506
37	Rhode Island	170	118,388	696,400
38	North Carolina	6,157	4,101,601	666,169
39	Louisiana	2,793	1,837,177	657,779
40	Connecticut	694	453,390	653,300
41	Georgia	8,283	5,356,028	646,629
42	Oklahoma	812	515,928	635,379
43	Mississippi	1,591	981,654	617,004
44	Montana	29	17,314	597,034
45	Arkansas	760	449,844	591,900
46	Missouri	3,296	1,861,719	564,842
47	Delaware	494	187,935	380,435
48	Vermont	19	3,629	191,000
49	Nebraska	252		0
50	Maine	58		0
51	Wyoming	38		0

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 Survey of Business Owners

The data in the four previous tables make it clear that businesses that are large enough to have paid employees have significantly higher average annual sales than those that do not have paid employees.

So which states have the largest percentage of businesses with paid employees vs businesses without paid employees?

Percentages of Businesses with Paid Employees vs Those with No Paid Employees

By Total Number of Businesses

Top ten States by number of businesses rankings

Black-owned Businesses with Paid Employees vs No Paid Employees
Rank	State	All	%	With Paid Employees	%	No Paid Employees	%
1	North Carolina	112,892	100.0%	6,157	5.5%	106,735	94.5%
2	California	177,302	100.0%	9,572	5.4%	167,731	94.6%
3	Maryland	124,729	100.0%	5,885	4.7%	118,844	95.3%
4	Texas	217,343	100.0%	9,167	4.2%	208,176	95.8%
5	Florida	251,216	100.0%	9,936	4.0%	241,280	96.0%
6	New York	219,036	100.0%	8,537	3.9%	210,500	96.1%
7	Georgia	256,848	100.0%	8,283	3.2%	248,564	96.8%
8	Louisiana	94,450	100.0%	2,793	3.0%	91,657	97.0%
9	Illinois	144,780	100.0%	4,246	2.9%	140,534	97.1%
10	Michigan	106,457	100.0%	2,743	2.6%	103,714	97.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 Survey of Business Owners

So Texas, with 4.2% of its Black-owned Businesses being those with paid employees, ranks number 4 in terms of highest percentage of businesses with paid employees vs businesses without paid employees. However, to put that percentage in perspective, the overall average percentage of businesses with paid employees among all Races/Ethnicities in Texas was 15.5%.

All States

Black-owned Businesses with Paid Employees vs No Paid Employees
Rank	State	All	%	With Paid Employees	%	No Paid Employees	%
1	New Mexico	2,096	100.0%	262	12.5%	1,834	87.5%
2	Hawaii	1,460	100.0%	179	12.3%	1,281	87.7%
3	Alaska	1,281	100.0%	151	11.8%	1,130	88.2%
4	Montana	258	100.0%	29	11.2%	230	89.1%
5	Wyoming	350	100.0%	38	10.9%	312	89.1%
6	Idaho	571	100.0%	53	9.3%	518	90.7%
7	Missouri	36,230	100.0%	3,296	9.1%	32,934	90.9%
8	Utah	1,808	100.0%	164	9.1%	1,643	90.9%
9	New Hampshire	816	100.0%	70	8.6%	747	91.5%
10	Washington	14,828	100.0%	1,252	8.4%	13,576	91.6%
11	Oregon	5,076	100.0%	421	8.3%	4,655	91.7%
12	West Virginia	2,275	100.0%	186	8.2%	2,089	91.8%
13	Colorado	12,286	100.0%	924	7.5%	11,363	92.5%
14	Virginia	80,124	100.0%	5,637	7.0%	74,486	93.0%
15	District of Columbia	22,097	100.0%	1,439	6.5%	20,657	93.5%
16	Kansas	7,198	100.0%	467	6.5%	6,731	93.5%
17	Delaware	7,767	100.0%	494	6.4%	7,273	93.6%
18	Maine	916	100.0%	58	6.3%	859	93.8%
19	Kentucky	13,548	100.0%	806	5.9%	12,742	94.1%
20	Oklahoma	13,935	100.0%	812	5.8%	13,123	94.2%
21	Massachusetts	23,108	100.0%	1,312	5.7%	21,796	94.3%
22	Minnesota	19,889	100.0%	1,122	5.6%	18,767	94.4%
23	Wisconsin	19,339	100.0%	1,087	5.6%	18,252	94.4%
24	Nebraska	4,558	100.0%	252	5.5%	4,306	94.5%
25	Arizona	15,341	100.0%	837	5.5%	14,504	94.5%
26	North Carolina	112,892	100.0%	6,157	5.5%	106,735	94.5%
27	California	177,302	100.0%	9,572	5.4%	167,731	94.6%
28	New Jersey	63,686	100.0%	3,285	5.2%	60,402	94.8%
29	South Dakota	528	100.0%	27	5.1%	501	94.9%
30	North Dakota	493	100.0%	25	5.1%	468	94.9%
31	Rhode Island	3,364	100.0%	170	5.1%	3,194	94.9%
32	Pennsylvania	56,748	100.0%	2,856	5.0%	53,891	95.0%
33	Iowa	4,918	100.0%	240	4.9%	4,678	95.1%
34	Vermont	391	100.0%	19	4.9%	372	95.1%
35	Maryland	124,729	100.0%	5,885	4.7%	118,844	95.3%
36	Texas	217,343	100.0%	9,167	4.2%	208,176	95.8%
37	Ohio	81,244	100.0%	3,338	4.1%	77,906	95.9%
38	Florida	251,216	100.0%	9,936	4.0%	241,280	96.0%
39	Connecticut	17,720	100.0%	694	3.9%	17,026	96.1%
40	New York	219,036	100.0%	8,537	3.9%	210,500	96.1%
41	Indiana	34,036	100.0%	1,296	3.8%	32,740	96.2%
42	South Carolina	61,943	100.0%	2,318	3.7%	59,625	96.3%
43	Arkansas	20,556	100.0%	760	3.7%	19,795	96.3%
44	Nevada	15,430	100.0%	538	3.5%	14,892	96.5%
45	Georgia	256,848	100.0%	8,283	3.2%	248,564	96.8%
46	Tennessee	73,688	100.0%	2,265	3.1%	71,422	96.9%
47	Louisiana	94,450	100.0%	2,793	3.0%	91,657	97.0%
48	Illinois	144,780	100.0%	4,246	2.9%	140,534	97.1%
49	Alabama	73,015	100.0%	1,907	2.6%	71,109	97.4%
50	Michigan	106,457	100.0%	2,743	2.6%	103,714	97.4%
51	Mississippi	65,295	100.0%	1,591	2.4%	63,704	97.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 Survey of Business Owners

By Annual Sales Volume

Top ten States by number of businesses rankings

Annual Sales for Black-owned Businesses with Paid Employees vs No Paid Employees
		All Businesses		Businesses with Paid Employees		Businesses with No Employees
Rank	State	Annual Sales ($1,000s)	%	Annual Sales ($1,000s)	%	Annual Sales ($1,000s)	%
1	Ohio	9,149,759	100.0%	7,679,054	83.9%	1,470,705	16.1%
2	Virginia	7,870,853	100.0%	6,296,639	80.0%	1,574,214	20.0%
3	California	14,924,763	100.0%	10,802,107	72.4%	4,122,655	27.6%
4	Maryland	8,565,275	100.0%	6,116,306	71.4%	2,448,969	28.6%
5	Illinois	7,470,106	100.0%	5,293,695	70.9%	2,176,412	29.1%
6	North Carolina	6,059,369	100.0%	4,101,601	67.7%	1,957,768	32.3%
7	Texas	11,909,263	100.0%	7,698,601	64.6%	4,210,662	35.4%
8	Florida	11,215,492	100.0%	7,139,073	63.7%	4,076,419	36.3%
9	New York	10,602,665	100.0%	6,358,248	60.0%	4,244,417	40.0%
10	Georgia	9,586,641	100.0%	5,356,028	55.9%	4,230,613	44.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 Survey of Business Owners

For Annual Sales for Black-owned Businesses with paid employees, Texas ranked 7th in terms of the percentage of businesses with paid employees at 64.6%. The overall average percentage of Annual Sales volume for businesses with paid employees among all Races/Ethnicities in Texas was 91.2%.

All States

Annual Sales for Black-owned Businesses with Paid Employees vs No Paid Employees
		All Businesses		Businesses with Paid Employees		Businesses with No Employees
Rank	State	Annual Sales ($1,000s)	%	Annual Sales ($1,000s)	%	Annual Sales ($1,000s)	%
1	New Mexico	255,431	100.0%	221,082	86.6%	34,349	13.4%
2	Indiana	3,780,893	100.0%	3,218,446	85.1%	562,447	14.9%
3	Ohio	9,149,759	100.0%	7,679,054	83.9%	1,470,705	16.1%
4	Utah	379,542	100.0%	317,961	83.8%	61,581	16.2%
5	Alaska	151,998	100.0%	126,056	82.9%	25,943	17.1%
6	Iowa	493,243	100.0%	408,893	82.9%	84,350	17.1%
7	Montana	20,965	100.0%	17,314	82.6%	3,651	17.4%
8	District of Columbia	2,517,344	100.0%	2,068,683	82.2%	448,661	17.8%
9	Oregon	546,777	100.0%	444,963	81.4%	101,813	18.6%
10	Hawaii	177,600	100.0%	142,723	80.4%	34,876	19.6%
11	West Virginia	173,080	100.0%	138,802	80.2%	34,278	19.8%
12	Wisconsin	1,474,980	100.0%	1,181,074	80.1%	293,905	19.9%
13	Virginia	7,870,853	100.0%	6,296,639	80.0%	1,574,214	20.0%
14	Kentucky	1,122,725	100.0%	894,506	79.7%	228,220	20.3%
15	Colorado	1,192,806	100.0%	933,803	78.3%	259,003	21.7%
16	Idaho	62,173	100.0%	48,384	77.8%	13,789	22.2%
17	Missouri	2,426,888	100.0%	1,861,719	76.7%	565,169	23.3%
18	Kansas	573,444	100.0%	435,110	75.9%	138,334	24.1%
19	Minnesota	1,600,741	100.0%	1,196,204	74.7%	404,536	25.3%
20	South Dakota	40,625	100.0%	29,511	72.6%	11,114	27.4%
21	California	14,924,763	100.0%	10,802,107	72.4%	4,122,655	27.6%
22	Washington	1,287,638	100.0%	931,008	72.3%	356,631	27.7%
23	Michigan	5,137,001	100.0%	3,700,764	72.0%	1,436,237	28.0%
24	Massachusetts	1,921,932	100.0%	1,377,366	71.7%	544,566	28.3%
25	New Hampshire	76,744	100.0%	54,927	71.6%	21,816	28.4%
26	Maryland	8,565,275	100.0%	6,116,306	71.4%	2,448,969	28.6%
27	Illinois	7,470,106	100.0%	5,293,695	70.9%	2,176,412	29.1%
28	North Dakota	40,778	100.0%	28,886	70.8%	11,892	29.2%
29	Arizona	1,044,411	100.0%	736,116	70.5%	308,294	29.5%
30	Oklahoma	754,089	100.0%	515,928	68.4%	238,161	31.6%
31	North Carolina	6,059,369	100.0%	4,101,601	67.7%	1,957,768	32.3%
32	Pennsylvania	3,083,306	100.0%	2,068,191	67.1%	1,015,115	32.9%
33	Nevada	853,131	100.0%	569,663	66.8%	283,468	33.2%
34	New Jersey	4,176,973	100.0%	2,770,692	66.3%	1,406,281	33.7%
35	Texas	11,909,263	100.0%	7,698,601	64.6%	4,210,662	35.4%
36	Florida	11,215,492	100.0%	7,139,073	63.7%	4,076,419	36.3%
37	Alabama	3,087,663	100.0%	1,956,020	63.3%	1,131,644	36.7%
38	South Carolina	3,353,199	100.0%	2,117,778	63.2%	1,235,421	36.8%
39	Rhode Island	187,533	100.0%	118,388	63.1%	69,145	36.9%
40	New York	10,602,665	100.0%	6,358,248	60.0%	4,244,417	40.0%
41	Tennessee	2,967,734	100.0%	1,766,940	59.5%	1,200,794	40.5%
42	Georgia	9,586,641	100.0%	5,356,028	55.9%	4,230,613	44.1%
43	Arkansas	806,933	100.0%	449,844	55.7%	357,088	44.3%
44	Delaware	342,921	100.0%	187,935	54.8%	154,986	45.2%
45	Louisiana	3,361,653	100.0%	1,837,177	54.7%	1,524,477	45.3%
46	Connecticut	842,615	100.0%	453,390	53.8%	389,225	46.2%
47	Mississippi	2,085,035	100.0%	981,654	47.1%	1,103,381	52.9%
48	Vermont	10,389	100.0%	3,629	34.9%	6,760	65.1%
49	Nebraska	296,272	100.0%		0.0%	83,600	28.2%
50	Maine	109,672	100.0%		0.0%		0.0%
51	Wyoming	30,102	100.0%		0.0%		0.0%