February 3, 2012
Population Data Series: The Many Languages of Missouri
According to 2006-2010 American Community Survey estimates, 5.9 percent (326,142) of Missouri's population age five and over spoke a language other than English at home. Twenty percent of the United States population for the same time period spoke a non-English language at home. The five most common non-English languages spoken in Missouri homes were Spanish (2.7 percent), German (0.4 percent), Chinese (0.3 percent), French (0.3 percent) and Vietnamese (0.2 percent).Missouri Small Business Profile Released by the Small Business Administration (SBA)
In 2009, Missouri was home to 490,763 small businesses, representing 97.6 percent of all employers and 48.1 percent of the private-sector workforce. As a large part of the state's economy, these businesses are central to Missouri's economic health and well-being. This SBA profile uses the latest available data to illustrate the status of Missouri's small businesses.
