There were 130,772 women-owned firms in Missouri in 2007, up from 120,457 in 2002, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007 Survey of Business Owners. This was a 8.6 percent increase in the number of women-owned firms in the state. These firms accounted for more than $20.2 billion in sales and receipts in 2007.
In the U.S., there were 7.8 million women-owned firms in 2007, up 19.9 percent from 2002. Sales and receipts from women-owned firms totaled $1.2 trillion in 2007. Women-owned firms made up 28.8 percent of all firms and 3.9 percent of all sales and receipts in the U.S.
States with the largest number of women-owned businesses were California (1,039,208), Texas (609,947), New York (594,517), Florida (581,096) and Illinois (343,073). In addition, California also had the largest gross sales from women-owned firms. Missouri ranked 20th among the states in the total number of women-owned firms.
| States with the Largest Number of Women-Owned Firms | |||||
| Rank | Area | Women-Owned Firms | Total Firms | Percent of US Total Firms | Receipts ($1,000) |
| **** | United States | 7,792,115 | 27,092,908 | 28.8% | $1,196,608,004 |
| 1 | California | 1,039,208 | 3,425,510 | 3.8% | $182,981,823 |
| 2 | Texas | 609,947 | 2,164,852 | 2.3% | $96,803,111 |
| 3 | New York | 594,517 | 1,956,733 | 2.2% | $83,851,312 |
| 4 | Florida | 581,096 | 2,009,589 | 2.1% | $76,502,545 |
| 5 | Illinois | 343,073 | 1,123,817 | 1.3% | $53,411,130 |
| 6 | Georgia | 278,290 | 901,105 | 1.0% | $40,707,463 |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | 265,038 | 981,501 | 1.0% | $46,348,768 |
| 8 | Ohio | 249,180 | 897,939 | 0.9% | $40,803,123 |
| 9 | Michigan | 248,381 | 816,972 | 0.9% | $30,904,400 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 225,500 | 798,791 | 0.8% | $31,925,319 |
| 20 | Missouri | 130,772 | 501,064 | 0.5% | $20,234,979 |
Twenty-five states, including Missouri, had more than 100,000 businesses owned by women. Eleven states had more than 200,000 women-owned firms in 2007.
States with the highest percentage of women-owned businesses, as a percent of all firms, were spread throughout the United States. States with the largest percentage of women-owned businesses were the District of Columbia (34.5 percent), Maryland (32.6 percent), New Mexico (31.7 percent), Hawaii (31.0 percent) and Georgia (30.9 percent).
| States with the Highest Percentage of Women-Owned Firms | |||||
| Rank | Area | Women-Owned Firms | Total Firms | Women-Owned Firms as a Percent of All Firms | Receipts ($1,000) |
| **** | United States | 7,792,115 | 27,092,908 | 28.8% | $1,196,608,004 |
| 1 | District of Columbia | 19,291 | 55,887 | 34.5% | $3,775,077 |
| 2 | Maryland | 172,083 | 528,112 | 32.6% | $22,231,876 |
| 3 | New Mexico | 49,915 | 157,231 | 31.7% | $6,822,313 |
| 4 | Hawaii | 37,343 | 120,374 | 31.0% | $4,933,768 |
| 5 | Georgia | 278,290 | 901,105 | 30.9% | $40,707,463 |
| 6 | Illinois | 343,073 | 1,123,817 | 30.5% | $53,411,130 |
| 7 | Michigan | 248,381 | 816,972 | 30.4% | $30,904,400 |
| 8 | New York | 594,517 | 1,956,733 | 30.4% | $83,851,312 |
| 9 | California | 1,039,208 | 3,425,510 | 30.3% | $182,981,823 |
| 10 | Virginia | 192,033 | 638,643 | 30.1% | $30,080,519 |
| 33 | Missouri | 130,772 | 501,064 | 26.1% | $20,234,979 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Survey of Business
Owners, 2007
For more information on Women-Owned Businesses see: Missouri Women-Owned Business By County and Missouri Women-Owned Business By Industry.
Updated February 2012.
