The Top 10 US Cities For Women-Owned Businesses

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Between 2007 and 2016, the number of women-owned businesses in Memphis rose from 31,454 to just under 70,000. That is a 122.2% increase, more than in any other metro area in the country.

Top Ten Cities with the Highest Growth % in women-owned businesses

1. Memphis – 122.2%
2. Detroit – 121.4%
3. Charlotte – 105.4%
4. Miami – 94.7%
5. Orlando – 83.5%
6. Atlanta – 75.8%
7. Dallas – 74.3%
8. Houston – 70.4%
9. Las Vegas – 69.8%
10. Austin – 65.2%

Top Ten Cities with the Highest Growth in Number of women-owned businesses

1. New York City – (+271,000 WOBs)
2. Los Angeles – (+225,000 WOBs)
3. Miami – (+220,000 WOBs)
4. Detroit – (+140,000 WOBs)
5. Atlanta – (+133,000 WOBs)
6. Houston – (+107,000 WOBs)
7. Chicago – (+105,500 WOBs)
8. Dallas – (+100,000 WOBs)
9. Riverside – (+60,000 WOBs)
10. Washington DC (+57,000 WOBs)

The number of women-owned businesses in the U.S. increased from 7,793,139 in 2007 to 11,313,900 in 2016.

Via howmuch.net