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Statistics for Black-Owned Firms in the United States and Southeastern States (2002)

State	All Firms		Firms With Paid Employees
	Firms (#)	Sales & Receipts (In Thousands)	Firms (#)	Sales & Receipts (In Thousands)	Employees (#)	Annual Payroll (In Thousands)
United States	1,197,988	92,681,562	94,862	69,779,134	770,746	18,065,552
Alabama	28,684	1,749,266	2,230	1,284,923	16,687	360,972
Arkansas	8,944	480,924	694	317,825	4,976	80,328
Florida	102,074	6,036,889	7,070	4,035,443	56,337	979,157
Georgia	90,480	5,924,755	6,170	4,167,215	40,400	932,436
Kentucky	7,595	1,090,724	633	954,101	7,664	176,005
Louisiana	40,252	1,994,686	2,792	1,324,239	21,655	376,143
Mississippi	25,004	1,333,119	2,008	808,326	11,450	199,655
North Carolina	52,134	3,680,302	4,869	2,754,868	40,008	721,501
South Carolina	28,620	1,691,900	2,500	1,121,712	17,334	290,974
Tennessee	26,816	1,766,374	2,078	1,243,434	18,849	353,576
Virginia	41,158	3,497,475	4,601	2,770,225	37,856	987,217
West Virginia	1,475	155,704	123	133,180	1,371	27,886

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Survey of Business Owners.
 

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