Minority Business Development Agency

1401 Constitution Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20230

202-482-2332

www.mbda.gov

Entrepreneurial Parity Offers Greater Economic Impact

Entrepreneurial 

parity is defined 

as reaching 

proportionality 

between the NHPI 

adult population and 

business measures, 

such as number of 

firms, gross receipts, 

and employees. 

Quick Facts a

◊ There are 38,000 Native Hawaiian and Pacific 

Islander-owned firms in the U.S. 

◊ NHPI-owned firms contribute $6.3 billion in 

economic output and 37,801 jobs NHPI-owned 

firms per year.

◊ NHPI-owned firms with employees average 9 

workers and $1.3 million in annual receipts. 

◊ NHPI-owned firms are more concentrated in 

California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, New York, 

Texas, and Washington.

a U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 Survey of Business Wwners, June 2010 

b U.S. Census Bureau, Annual population estimates, June 2010

c U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Survey of Business Owners, September 2006 

d

 U.S. Census Bureau, Ownership Characteristics of U.S. Exporting Firms, June 2012

e

University of Georgia, Selig Center for Economic Growth, The Multicultural Economy 2009

NHPI Firms

All Minority

Firms

Non-Minority 

Firms

Number of 

firms

38

thousand

5.8

million

20.1

million

Combined gross 

receipts

$6.3

billion

$1.0 

trillion

$9.8 

trillion

Average gross 

receipts

$168

thousand

$178

thousand

$488

thousand

Number of firms 

with employees

4

thousand

767

thousand

4.3

million

Combined

receipts of firms 

with employees

$5.3

billion

$860.5 

billion

$9.1 

trillion

Average receipts 

of firms with 

employees

$1.3

million

$1.1

million

$2.1

million

Number of paid 

employees 

38

thousand

5.8

million

50.1 

million

Economic Impact: $34.4 Billion in Revenues and 185,000 Jobs a

0

25

50

75

100

$0.0

$12.5

$25.0

$37.5

$50.0

0

50

100

150

200

Entrepreneurial Parity of Native Hawaiian/Paci
c Islander-Owned Firms

38

83

Actual Parity

Number of Firms (in thousands)

$6.3

$34.5

Actual Parity

Gross Receipts (in billions)

185

178

Actual Parity

Paid Employees (in thousands)

a,c

Population Buying Power e

Native Hawaiian/

Pacific Islander

Asian 

American

All 

Minority

NonMinority

Included in Asian $508.6

billion

$2.46

trillion

$8.25

trillion

Fact Sheet

Native Hawaiian & Pacific

 Islander-Owned Firms
Exports and Global Reachd

◊ NHPI-owned firms operating in 2007 were more 

likely to have operations established abroad 

(3.1% of firms), compared to non-minority firms 

(.5%) operating in the same year.

◊ NHPI-owned firms that export average $8.8 

million in annual receipts, compared to their nonexporting counterparts with average receipts of 

$168,000.

◊ Exports generate 16% of total revenue for NHPIowned exporting firms, compared to 5.4% for all 

non-minority exporting firms.

Growth in Number of NHPI-Owned Firms (2002—2007) c

Two percent of NHPI-owned firms are considered highrevenue. These firms are responsible for 70% of the total 

receipts and 69% of all jobs created by NHPI-owned firms. 

-10%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Native Hawaiian/

Pacic Islander Firms Non-Minority Firms

Gross Receipts

Growth of NHPI-Owned Firms (2002-2007)

Employees

48%

21%

-1%

29% 30%

Number of

Firms

9%

a,b

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

Firms $1 Million and Above Firms Under $1 Million

Total Receipts Total Employees

30%

70% 69%

31%

High-Revenue NHPI-Owned Firms

(Annual receipts over $1 million)

a

7%

Industry Sectors of NHPI-Owned Firms 

6%

10%

26%

13%

10%

10%

10%

7%

Construction

Retail Trade

Healthcare & Social Assistance

Professional, Scientic &

Technical Services

Administrative Support, Waste

Management & Remediation

Real Estate & Leasing

Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

Transportation & Warehousing

Other

a

0 to < 3%

3 to < 5%

5 to < 30%

Suppressed Data

WA

OR

MT ND

MN

WI

NV

ID

WY

SD

IA

CA

AZ

UT

TX

FL

NE

KS CO

NM

AK

OK AR

LA

MI

OH

IN IL

TN

KY

GA

MS

SC

NC

VA

PA

NY

VT

ME

NH

AL

CT

HI

MO

MD

WV

◆ NJ

MA

Other sectors include agriculture, utilities, manufacturing, 

wholesale, information, finance & insurance, 

accommodation & food services, and more.

RI

DE

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