Minority Business Development Agency

1401 Constitution Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20230

202-482-2332

www.mbda.gov Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 Survey of Business Owners, June 2010 

Black or

African 

American

American 

Indian & 

Alaska Native Asian

Hispanic or 

Latino

Native 

Hawaiian & 

Other Pacific 

Islander

All Minority 

Firms

Non-Minority 

Firms

Number of 

firms 16,041 4,985 26,375 36,619 623 81,949 490,877

Combined gross 

receipts

$6.8

billion

$2.7

billion

$33.7

billion

$22.3

billion

$294.6

million

$65.7

billion $1.2trillion

Average gross 

receipts $426,876 $534,305 $1,278,583 $609,433 $472,907 $801,121 $2,454,206

Number of firms 

with employees 1,854 1,011 11,856 10,547 99 24,813 232,168

Receipts of firms 

with employees $6.5 

billion

$2.6

billion

$33.0

billion

$21.2

billion

$280.4

million

$63.4

billion $1.2trillion

Average receipts 

of firms with 

employees

$3.5

million

$2.5

million

$2.8

million

$2.0

million

$2.8

million

$2.6

million $5.1million

Number of paid 

employees 28,399 13,947 166,307 135,019 1,714 342,183 5,586,760

Economic Impact: $66 Billion in Annual Economic Output and 342,000 Workers

-15%

-10%

-5%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Minority Firms Non-Minority Firms

Employees

Growth of U.S. Manufacturers (2002 - 2007) 

Gross Receipts

0.3%

-10.7%

17.3%

27.4%

18.9%

Number of Firms

-4.0%

Between 2002 and 2007, minority-owned manufacturing firms 

maintained employment levels, while employment at non-minority 

manufacturing firms declined by nearly 11%.

Between FY 2009 

and 2013, MBDA

facilitated $2.8 

billion in contracts for 

manufacturing firms.

Manufacturing

$2.8 Billion 

Other Industry Sectors

$10 Billion

MBDA Helps U.S. Manufacturing Firms Obtain

 $2.8 Billion in Contracts

Fact Sheet

U.S. Minority-Owned Manufacturers

November 2014
State Percentage of Minority-Owned Manufacturing Firms (2007)

Subsector

Firms with 

Employees

Employer

Receipts

Paid 

Employees

Average 

Employment

Computers & electronic 1,236 $8.6 B 24,876 20

Food 3,665 $8.5 B 50,137 14

Fabricated metal 3,474 $8.5 B 49,712 14

Plastics & rubber 600 $5.3 B 28,143 47

Chemical 731 $4.3 B 13,366 18

Transportation & 

equipment 589 $4.0 B 15,039 26

Miscellaneous 3,023 $4.0 B 22,654 7

Apparel 3,163 $3.9 B 41,761 13

Printing & related 

support 2,455 $2.9 B 21,592 9

Machinery 944 $2.7 B 12,999 14

Furniture & related 

products 1,488 $1.9 B 14,992 10

Primary metal 283 $1.4 B 5,945 21

Electrical equipment, 

appliance & 

components

289 $1.4 B 6,296 22

Nonmetalic mineral 

products 492 $1.3 B 7,835 16

Wood products 566 $1.2 B 7,665 14

Other manufacturing * 1,858 $3.6 B 19,169 10

Quick Facts

◊ There are almost 82,000 minority-owned 

manufacturing firms.

◊ Minority-owned manufacturers with 

employees are heavily concentrated 

in food, fabricated metal and apparel 

subsectors; but two subsectors that 

generate more average employees 

per firm are plastics & rubber and 

transportation & equipment. 

◊ About 14% of all minority-owned 

manufacturing firms generate sales from 

exports. 

◊ Minority-owned manufacturing firms are 

more likely to have global operations 

compared to non-minority manufacturing 

firms.

◊ Hispanic Americans own 45% of all 

minority-owned manufacturing firms 

and generate 34% of the $65.7 

billion earned by all minority-owned 

manufacturers.

* Other manufacturing includes paper, beverage and 

tobacco, textile product mills, petroleum and coal 

products, and leather and allied products.

Minority-Owned Manufacturers by Subsector (2007)

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