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In Every State, a Majority of Exporters Are SMEs

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State
SMEs
Large Firms
Total Firms
United States
218,382
6,808
225,190
California
53,700
3,058
56,758
Florida
29,033
2,363
31,396
New York
28,590
2,225
30,815
Texas
23,216
2,478
25,694
Illinois
15,659
2,166
17,825
New Jersey
14,267
1,554
15,821
Ohio
11,309
1,626
12,935
Pennsylvania
11,031
1,576
12,607
Michigan
10,827
1,489
12,316
Massachusetts
9,013
1,169
10,182
Georgia
8,158
1,476
9,634
Washington
8,451
1,061
9,512
North Carolina
6,905
1,274
8,179
Wisconsin
5,620
995
6,615
Minnesota
5,460
934
6,394
Indiana
5,110
1,100
6,210
Virginia
4,705
986
5,691
Tennessee
4,117
1,106
5,223
Connecticut
4,469
640
5,109
Arizona
4,235
729
4,964
Oregon
4,219
655
4,874
Missouri
3,755
814
4,569
Maryland
3,779
748
4,527
South Carolina
3,608
810
4,418
Colorado
3,547
576
4,123
Kentucky
2,424
810
3,234
Louisiana
2,551
553
3,104
Alabama
2,257
635
2,892
Iowa
1,895
495
2,390
Oklahoma
1,963
419
2,382
New Hampshire
1,944
319
2,263
Kansas
1,803
433
2,236
Utah
1,809
384
2,193
Nevada
1,494
302
1,796
Arkansas
1,303
444
1,747
Mississippi
1,220
441
1,661
Maine
1,372
264
1,636
Nebraska
1,166
326
1,492
Rhode Island
1,272
205
1,477
Idaho
947
202
1,149
Vermont
959
185
1,144
North Dakota
804
155
959
New Mexico
719
171
890
Delaware
664
216
880
Montana
701
136
837
West Virginia
572
250
822
South Dakota
554
196
750
Alaska
510
201
711
Hawaii
554
109
663
Wyoming
218
86
304

Definition: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have fewer than 500 employees.
Notes: Because firms sometimes export to multiple locations, exporter counts cannot be summed to arrive at meaningful totals.
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.

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