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Geographic Area and Demographics
Target Area- Washington, DC Metropolitan Area
Minority owned businesses are in greater numbers in southern states and urban areas where minority populations tend to be larger. The District of Columbia and Maryland have concentrations of Minority owned businesses exceeding 20 percent.
| Minority Business Ownership: | ||
| District of Columbia | 3,157 |  |
| Maryland: | ||
| Prince George's County | 3,215 | |
| Montgomery County | 3,819 | |
| Northern Virginia: | ||
| Alexandria City | 425 | |
| Arlington County | 577 | |
| Fairfax County | 3,615 | |
| Falls Church | 194 | |
| Loudoun County | 184 | |
| Total Minority Business Ownership: | 15,186 | |
| Ethnic Group | % of US MBO* | # U.S. MBO* | # D.C. Metro Area MBO* |
| Hispanic Owned | 39.5 % | 1,199,896 | 2,404 |
| Asian Owned | 30.0 % | 912,960 | 8,646 |
| African-American Owned | 27.1 % | 823,499 | 3,988 |
| Native American Owned | 6.5 % | 197,300 | 151 |
| *(MBO=Minority Business Owners) | |||
| (Primary Sources: Minorities in Business - 2001 and SBA Fiscal years 2002 - 2004 Strategic Plan and Resource Guide) | |||