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In Thirty-Eight States, At Least Eighty Percent of All Exporters Are SMEs
Percent of Companies Exporting Merchandise from Each State that Are Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs), 2003
State |
Percent of Total Exporters That Are SMEs
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United States |
97.0
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California |
94.6
|
New York |
92.8
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Florida |
92.5
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Texas |
90.4
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New Jersey |
90.2
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Washington |
88.8
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Massachusetts |
88.5
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Michigan |
87.9
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Illinois |
87.8
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Pennsylvania |
87.5
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Connecticut |
87.5
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Ohio |
87.4
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Oregon |
86.6
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Rhode Island |
86.1
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Colorado |
86.0
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New Hampshire |
85.9
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Minnesota |
85.4
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Arizona |
85.3
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Wisconsin |
85.0
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Georgia |
84.7
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North Carolina |
84.4
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Maine |
83.9
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North Dakota |
83.8
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Vermont |
83.8
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Montana |
83.8
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Hawaii |
83.6
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Maryland |
83.5
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Nevada |
83.2
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Virginia |
82.7
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Utah |
82.5
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Idaho |
82.4
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Oklahoma |
82.4
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Indiana |
82.3
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Missouri |
82.2
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Louisiana |
82.2
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South Carolina |
81.7
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New Mexico |
80.8
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Kansas |
80.6
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Iowa |
79.3
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Tennessee |
78.8
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Nebraska |
78.2
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Alabama |
78.0
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Delaware |
75.5
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Kentucky |
75.0
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Arkansas |
74.6
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South Dakota |
73.9
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Mississippi |
73.4
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Alaska |
71.7
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Wyoming |
71.7
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West Virginia |
69.6
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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.