New Mexico: Land of Enchantment for businesswomen?
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March is Women’s History Month, and the Census Bureau is marking the occasion by bundling data on gender differences in education, job earnings, voting participation and the like. One report (668-page PDF here) gives state-by-state figures on how many businesses are owned by men, by women, and by a combination of the two as of 2002. (See the chart below to avoid lots and lots of scrolling.)
According to the data, women without male co-owners are in charge of more than 30 percent of all businesses in just three states (Hawaii, Maryland, and New Mexico), plus the District of Columbia. They own less than 25 percent of all businesses in Arkansas, Delaware, Idaho, Maine, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
Businesses with both male and female owners — presumably including a lot of literal mom-and-pop stores — are most prevalent in Idaho (21 percent of all businesses), Montana (18 percent), and Nebraska (17 percent). They’re least common in the District of Columbia (6 percent) and Massachusetts and New York (both 8 percent).
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All firms |
Male-owned |
% Male-owned |
Female-owned |
% Female owned |
Equally-owned |
% Equally owned |
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US Total |
22,974,655 |
13,184,033 |
57.39% |
6,489,259 |
28.25% |
2,693,360 |
11.72% |
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Alabama |
309,544 |
188,389 |
60.86% |
81,821 |
26.43% |
30,000 |
9.69% |
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Alaska |
62,145 |
32,108 |
51.67% |
16,308 |
26.24% |
10,427 |
16.78% |
|
|
Arizona |
381,180 |
199,506 |
52.34% |
109,748 |
28.79% |
59,797 |
15.69% |
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|
Arkansas |
209,010 |
119,927 |
57.38% |
49,618 |
23.74% |
33,624 |
16.09% |
|
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California |
2,908,758 |
1,625,297 |
55.88% |
870,496 |
29.93% |
346,753 |
11.92% |
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Colorado |
464,982 |
253,266 |
54.47% |
135,220 |
29.08% |
63,149 |
13.58% |
|
|
Connecticut |
301,571 |
181,355 |
60.14% |
82,118 |
27.23% |
26,698 |
8.85% |
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|
|
63,570 |
34,548 |
54.35% |
15,344 |
24.14% |
7,800 |
12.27% |
|
|
District of Columbia |
47,172 |
24,616 |
52.18% |
15,675 |
33.23% |
2,626 |
5.57% |
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Florida |
1,539,207 |
884,919 |
57.49% |
437,355 |
28.41% |
181,246 |
11.78% |
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Georgia |
674,521 |
395,156 |
58.58% |
196,195 |
29.09% |
64,669 |
9.59% |
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Hawaii |
99,224 |
50,984 |
51.38% |
29,943 |
30.18% |
13,684 |
13.79% |
|
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Idaho |
121,560 |
62,432 |
51.36% |
28,824 |
23.71% |
25,643 |
21.09% |
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|
Illinois |
958,120 |
540,349 |
56.40% |
284,954 |
29.74% |
104,266 |
10.88% |
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Indiana |
433,907 |
244,174 |
56.27% |
118,857 |
27.39% |
57,545 |
13.26% |
|
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Iowa |
236,515 |
127,758 |
54.02% |
63,821 |
26.98% |
36,302 |
15.35% |
|
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Kansas |
219,378 |
116,123 |
52.93% |
59,635 |
27.18% |
35,408 |
16.14% |
|
|
Kentucky |
300,685 |
174,979 |
58.19% |
77,159 |
25.66% |
39,370 |
13.09% |
|
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Louisiana |
328,756 |
186,848 |
56.83% |
86,876 |
26.43% |
44,202 |
13.45% |
|
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Maine |
135,410 |
79,648 |
58.82% |
32,512 |
24.01% |
18,425 |
13.61% |
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Maryland |
443,540 |
248,100 |
55.94% |
137,410 |
30.98% |
43,644 |
9.84% |
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|
Mass. |
563,539 |
338,774 |
60.12% |
161,918 |
28.73% |
44,148 |
7.83% |
|
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Michigan |
735,531 |
415,649 |
56.51% |
217,673 |
29.59% |
81,773 |
11.12% |
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Minnesota |
443,827 |
249,864 |
56.30% |
123,905 |
27.92% |
55,415 |
12.49% |
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Mississippi |
187,602 |
109,802 |
58.53% |
47,102 |
25.11% |
23,150 |
12.34% |
|
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Missouri |
439,485 |
236,814 |
53.88% |
120,443 |
27.41% |
67,963 |
15.46% |
|
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Montana |
100,402 |
53,243 |
53.03% |
24,519 |
24.42% |
18,448 |
18.37% |
|
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Nebraska |
145,380 |
75,334 |
51.82% |
38,679 |
26.61% |
25,250 |
17.37% |
|
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Nevada |
169,505 |
90,764 |
53.55% |
47,675 |
28.13% |
23,934 |
14.12% |
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New Hampshire |
125,388 |
75,722 |
60.39% |
31,024 |
24.74% |
13,886 |
11.07% |
|
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New Jersey |
708,837 |
435,681 |
61.46% |
185,197 |
26.13% |
65,294 |
9.21% |
|
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New Mexico |
136,711 |
67,813 |
49.60% |
42,254 |
30.91% |
20,461 |
14.97% |
|
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New York |
1,707,168 |
1,023,995 |
59.98% |
505,077 |
29.59% |
129,465 |
7.58% |
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North Carolina |
642,597 |
377,276 |
58.71% |
173,874 |
27.06% |
71,542 |
11.13% |
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North Dakota |
56,781 |
31,070 |
54.72% |
13,203 |
23.25% |
9,071 |
15.98% |
|
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Ohio |
817,693 |
482,619 |
59.02% |
229,972 |
28.12% |
81,102 |
9.92% |
|
|
Oklahoma |
291,610 |
163,301 |
56.00% |
75,025 |
25.73% |
44,803 |
15.36% |
|
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Oregon |
299,505 |
151,986 |
50.75% |
88,317 |
29.49% |
48,733 |
16.27% |
|
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Penn. |
874,255 |
541,628 |
61.95% |
227,117 |
25.98% |
77,668 |
8.88% |
|
|
Rhode Island |
87,446 |
51,644 |
59.06% |
23,195 |
26.52% |
8,229 |
9.41% |
|
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South Carolina |
292,984 |
176,494 |
60.24% |
76,831 |
26.22% |
28,230 |
9.64% |
|
|
South Dakota |
69,536 |
38,040 |
54.71% |
15,573 |
22.40% |
11,960 |
17.20% |
|
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Tennessee |
454,366 |
273,177 |
60.12% |
117,935 |
25.96% |
51,255 |
11.28% |
|
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Texas |
1,734,509 |
1,018,189 |
58.70% |
468,705 |
27.02% |
207,591 |
11.97% |
|
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Utah |
193,003 |
110,123 |
57.06% |
48,475 |
25.12% |
26,757 |
13.86% |
|
|
Vermont |
72,321 |
39,461 |
54.56% |
18,989 |
26.26% |
9,843 |
13.61% |
|
|
Virginia |
529,520 |
300,830 |
56.81% |
157,030 |
29.66% |
54,229 |
10.24% |
|
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Washington |
467,290 |
238,041 |
50.94% |
137,394 |
29.40% |
75,315 |
16.12% |
|
|
West Virginia |
113,087 |
63,891 |
56.50% |
31,301 |
27.68% |
12,518 |
11.07% |
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Meet the Author
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393,241 |
222,124 |
56.49% |
104,170 |
26.49% |
54,024 |
13.74% |
|
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Wyoming |
53,103 |
27,513 |
51.81% |
12,945 |
24.38% |
9,583 |
18.05% |
|
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US Total |
22,974,655 |
13,184,033 |
57.39% |
6,489,259 |
28.25% |
2,693,360 |
11.72% |
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