No. 02 - 02
November 2002

Women Business Owners

Figure 1
Percent Distribution of Minority Women-Owned Businesses

Hispanic = 35 percent;
Black = 33 percent;
Asian and Pacific Islander = 26 percent;
American Indian and Alaska Native = 6 percent

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises, 1997 Economic Census.