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California Veteran Owned Business Numbers

The following is a statistical look at veteran owned small businesses (VOSB) and service disabled veteran owned small business (SDVOSB) numbers in the state of California.

239,658 California Veteran Owned Businesses

GEOGRAPHICAL AREA ALL FIRMS VETERAN OWNED
(at least 51%)
50% VETERAN OWNED / 50% NON-VETERAN OWNED
UNITED STATES 27,110,362 2,449,477 1,220,841
California 3,426,953 239,658 130,550
Percentage of U.S. 12.6% 9.8% 10.7%
Percentage of VOSB / SDVOSB California businesses: 7% 3.8%
CA: 7% vs. the national state average: 9.04% -2.04% (23% Lower)

Interesting facts about businesses owned by veterans in California:

California currently represents 12.6% of the total businesses in the United States and represents 9.8% of the total Veteran Owned Businesses in the United States.

7% of the total number of businesses in California are majority-owned (51%+) by veterans which interestingly enough is nearly 23% (-2.04%) lower than the national state average of 9.04%. In short, California holds a very large number of small businesses in the United States owned by military veterans (9.8% of our country's total). However, the overall percentage of businesses in California is 23% less than the national average which is a considerable difference compared to many of states.

View the entire national statistics list of Veteran Owned Businesses in the United States.

Click here to view our entire list of Veteran Owned Businesses and/or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses in California including our directory of veteran owned businesses in California broken down by counties, cities and categories.

This statistics shows how many Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) are located in California. For more information about these statistics contact Veteran Owned Business at (877) 862-5478 or email us at [email protected].

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