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In Many States, SMEs Are Responsible for a
Sizable Portion of Total Exports

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State
SME Share of Known Exports (in percent), 2003
United States
27.2
Wyoming
74.1
Florida
51.6
Montana
50.7
Alaska
49.0
Rhode Island
48.8
New York
47.8
New Hampshire
43.1
California
42.2
Hawaii
40.5
New Jersey
39.1
Maine
38.6
Nebraska
35.1
Pennsylvania
33.0
Minnesota
30.8
Oklahoma
29.4
Maryland
28.3
Connecticut
27.7
Mississippi
26.8
Massachusetts
25.5
Virginia
25.5
South Dakota
24.6
Illinois
23.4
Wisconsin
23.4
Louisiana
23.2
Oregon
23.0
Nevada
22.5
Arkansas
22.5
Missouri
21.9
North Dakota
21.9
Texas
21.7
Kansas
21.6
North Carolina
21.4
Georgia
21.3
Kentucky
21.0
Iowa
20.3
Utah
20.2
Alabama
19.4
Tennessee
18.4
West Virginia
18.1
Michigan
17.9
Ohio
17.8
Arizona
17.2
Colorado
16.9
Idaho
16.9
Delaware
15.6
South Carolina
15.3
Washington
15.1
Indiana
12.4
Vermont
10.8
New Mexico
10.2

Definitions: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have fewer than 500 employees. Large firms have 500 or more employees.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Exporter Database.

 

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