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In Many States, SMEs Are Responsible for a
Sizable Portion of Total Exports
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| State |
SME Share of Known Exports (in percent), 2003
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| United States |
27.2
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| Wyoming |
74.1
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| Florida |
51.6
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| Montana |
50.7
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| Alaska |
49.0
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| Rhode Island |
48.8
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| New York |
47.8
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| New Hampshire |
43.1
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| California |
42.2
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| Hawaii |
40.5
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| New Jersey |
39.1
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| Maine |
38.6
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| Nebraska |
35.1
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| Pennsylvania |
33.0
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| Minnesota |
30.8
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| Oklahoma |
29.4
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| Maryland |
28.3
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| Connecticut |
27.7
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| Mississippi |
26.8
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| Massachusetts |
25.5
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| Virginia |
25.5
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| South Dakota |
24.6
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| Illinois |
23.4
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| Wisconsin |
23.4
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| Louisiana |
23.2
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| Oregon |
23.0
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| Nevada |
22.5
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| Arkansas |
22.5
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| Missouri |
21.9
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| North Dakota |
21.9
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| Texas |
21.7
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| Kansas |
21.6
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| North Carolina |
21.4
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| Georgia |
21.3
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| Kentucky |
21.0
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| Iowa |
20.3
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| Utah |
20.2
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| Alabama |
19.4
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| Tennessee |
18.4
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| West Virginia |
18.1
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| Michigan |
17.9
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| Ohio |
17.8
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| Arizona |
17.2
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| Colorado |
16.9
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| Idaho |
16.9
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| Delaware |
15.6
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| South Carolina |
15.3
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| Washington |
15.1
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| Indiana |
12.4
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| Vermont |
10.8
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| New Mexico |
10.2
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Definitions: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have fewer than 500 employees. Large firms have 500 or more employees.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Exporter Database.
Prepared by the Office
of Trade & Industry Information, Manufacturing and Services,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.