The Survey of Business Owners (SBO) provides the only comprehensive, regularly collected source of information on selected economic and demographic characteristics for businesses and business owners by gender, ethnicity, race, and veteran status.
News
Census Bureau Releases New Demographic Data on Nonemployer Businesses
The U.S. Census Bureau today released a new annual data product that provides demographic characteristics for nonemployer businesses in the United States.
National Aviation History Month: November 2020
The 2019 M3 Survey reported the value of shipments of U.S. total defense aircraft and parts at $55.6B and nondefense aircraft and parts at $135.6B.
Polish-American Heritage Month: October 2020
The 2019 American Community Survey estimated the U.S. population at 328.2M and about 9.0M (about 2.7%) reported Polish ancestry.
Publications
Negocios de propiedad hispana: 1997
Este informe, basado en los datos de la Encuesta de Empresas Comerciales Minoritarias de 1997, presenta los resultados de las empresas propiedad de hispanos.
Minority-Owned Businesses: 1997
This brief, based on 1997 Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises data, presents findings on minority-owned businesses in the United States.
Hispanic-Owned Businesses: 1997
This brief, based on 1997 Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises data, presents findings on Hispanic-owned businesses in the United States.
Data
SBO - Veteran Business Owners: 2002 Tables
These Veteran Business Owners tables are from the 2002 Survey of Business Owners.
SBO - Other Asians-Owned Firms: 2002 Tables
These Other Asians-Owned Firms tables are from the 2002 Survey of Business Owners.
SBO - Veteran-Owned Businesses: 2002 Tables
These Veteran-Owned Firms tables are from the 2002 Survey of Business Owners.