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Sixteen States Each Have More Than 5,000 SME Exporters
Number of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) Exporting Merchandise by State, 2003
State | Number of SME Exporters |
U.S. Total |
218,382
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California |
53,700
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Florida |
29,033
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New York |
28,590
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Texas |
23,216
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Illinois |
15,659
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New Jersey |
14,267
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Ohio |
11,309
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Pennsylvania |
11,031
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Michigan |
10,827
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Massachusetts |
9,013
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Washington |
8,451
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Georgia |
8,158
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North Carolina |
6,905
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Wisconsin |
5,620
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Minnesota |
5,460
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Indiana |
5,110
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Virginia |
4,705
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Connecticut |
4,469
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Arizona |
4,235
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Oregon |
4,219
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Tennessee |
4,117
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Maryland |
3,779
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Missouri |
3,755
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South Carolina |
3,608
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Colorado |
3,547
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Louisiana |
2,551
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Kentucky |
2,424
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Alabama |
2,257
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Oklahoma |
1,963
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New Hampshire |
1,944
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Iowa |
1,895
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Utah |
1,809
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Kansas |
1,803
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Nevada |
1,494
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Maine |
1,372
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Arkansas |
1,303
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Rhode Island |
1,272
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Mississippi |
1,220
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Nebraska |
1,166
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Vermont |
959
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Idaho |
947
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North Dakota |
804
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New Mexico |
719
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Montana |
701
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Delaware |
664
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West Virginia |
572
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Hawaii |
554
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South Dakota |
554
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Alaska |
510
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Wyoming |
218
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Definition: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have fewer than 500
employees.
Notes: Because firms sometimes export from more than one state location,
state totals cannot be summed to arrive at a U.S. total.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Exporter Database.
Prepared by the Office
of Trade & Industry Information, Manufacturing and Services,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.