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Number of Firms, Sales Volume and Employement in Arizona and Phoenix-Mesa MSA where Women Own 50% or more of the Firm (2004)
	Total Number of Privately- Held Firms	Number of 50% or More Women Owned Firms	% Total	Total Employment	Employment in Firms 50% or more Owned by Women	% of Total Private Sector Employment	Sales ($000)
Arizona	388,333	219,894	56.6%	1,979,000	484,214	24.5%	60,296,582
Phoenix- Mesa MSA	250,300	136,845	54.7%	1,435,950	304,408	21.2%	41,176,987

Western MSAs Ranked By Percent of Total Number of Privately Held Firms Owned 50 percent or More By Women (2004)
Westren States by % of Total		State	Total # of Firms	Number of 50% or more Women Owned Firms	% Total	Employment in Firms 50% or more Owned by Women	Sales ($000)
1	Portland- Vancouver	OR-WA	174,095	100,449	57.7%	196,461	24,458,239
2	Seattle-Bellevue- Everett	WA	224,392	127,537	56.8%	253,769	35,506,862
3	Phoenix-Mesa	AZ	250,300	136,845	54.7%	304,408	41,176,987
4	Las Vegas	NV-AZ	115,876	62,222	53.7%	123,486	18,809,284
5	Sacramento	CA	115,066	60,394	52.5%	104,854	17,335,870
6	Oakland	CA	185,087	95,016	51.3%	199,629	31,981,290
7	San Diego	CA	214,272	107,837	50.3%	354,168	29,700,623
8	Riverside-San Bernardino	CA	183,959	92,347	50.2%	247,383	32,168,988
	Total Top Western MSAs		3,426,730	1,695,835	49.5%	3,577,683	501,854,230
9	Denver	CO	225,758	111,234	49.3%	168,681	25,512,372
10	Fort Worth-Arlington	TX	137,769	67,359	48.9%	147,077	16,554,925
11	Salt Lake City-Ogden	UT	124,006	58,894	47.5%	122,557	14,585,652
12	Dallas	TX	313,910	148,276	47.2%	266,340	38,333,078
13	Orange County	CA	253,494	119,478	47.1%	225,930	39,236,605
14	San Antonio	TX	113,829	53,101	46.6%	128,397	14,540,238
15	San Francisco	CA	197,897	90,834	45.9%	179,746	36,196,990
16	Houston	TX	354,990	158,239	44.6%	324,876	50,156,809
17	Austin-San Marcos	TX	108,246	47,865	44.2%	102,231	13,365,663
18	San Jose	CA	133,784	57,908	43.3%	127,690	22,233,755
19	Los Angeles-Long Beach	CA	780,298	334,939	42.9%	702,019	113,302,883

Western States Ranked By Percent of Total Number of Privately Held Firms Owned 50% or More By Women (2004)
Western States Average Ranking	State	Total # of Firms	Number of 50% or more Women Owned Firms	% Total	Employment in Firms 50% or more Owned by Women	Sales ($000)
12	Wyoming	52,831	32,040	60.6%	51,585	6,208,576
10	Idaho	126,102	74,713	59.2%	140,743	16,959,144
3	Washington	475,188	280,075	58.9%	538,087	70,398,286
6	Oregon	317,345	186,704	58.8%	355,826	42,515,391
9	New Mexico	145,222	84,048	57.9%	176,931	18,999,798
4	Arizona	388,333	219,894	56.6%	484,214	60,296,582
11	Montana	105,133	57,817	55.0%	86,090	9,908,767
7	Nevada	166,321	89,501	53.8%	177,803	29,216,458
5	Colorado	470,562	245,185	52.1%	358,227	49,824,725
8	Utah	204,149	102,194	50.1%	217,260	22,795,105
1	California	2,571,405	1,249,343	48.6%	2,818,949	406,217,440
2	Texas	1,659,061	791,387	47.7%	1,515,034	197,112,725

Number of Privately-Held, 50% or More Women-Owned Firms, Employment, and Sales by State (2004)
	State	Number of Firms	Employment	Sales ($000)	Average Ranking
1	U.S. Total	10,630,045	19,083,277	2,455,137,953
2	Alabama	142,063	239,413	26,271,152	28
3	Alaska	36,404	54,667	8,490,173	45
4	Arizona	219,894	484,214	60,296,582	14
5	Arkansas	103,686	230,348	25,678,838	31
6	California	1,249,343	2,818,949	406,217,440	1
7	Colorado	245,185	358,227	49,824,725	16
8	Connecticut	118,583	153,659	16,328,176	34
9	Delaware	27,000	39,115	3,946,726	50
10	Florida	716,209	1,012,659	152,346,212	3
11	Georgia	301,582	393,614	55,096,260	12
12	Hawaii	41,280	59,669	7,914,132	44
13	Idaho	74,713	140,743	16,959,144	37
14	Illinois	459,147	917,908	111,721,712	5
15	Indiana	221,194	367,682	46,287,256	18
16	Iowa	115,534	229,243	30,949,499	29
17	Kansas	115,703	202,664	26,361,652	30
18	Kentucky	142,228	308,739	35,521,146	24
19	Louisiana	148,531	301,248	32,570,328	25
20	Maine	63,049	75,214	9,041,941	41
21	Maryland	197,631	313,122	35,393,455	23
22	Massachusetts	233,139	352,355	41,580,452	21
23	Michigan	357,298	611,791	78,242,224	7
24	Minnesota	208,933	388,444	44,969,159	20
25	Mississippi	80,343	149,248	19,629,358	36
26	Missouri	227,841	518,481	58,452,098	12
27	Montana	57,817	86,090	9,908,767	40
28	Nebraska	69,769	129,292	17,353,615	38
29	Nevada	89,501	177,803	29,216,458	32
30	New Hampshire	48,790	78,738	8,804,336	43
31	New Jersey	282,118	438,284	69,207,922	11
32	New Mexico	84,048	176,931	18,999,798	35
33	New York	682,105	799,018	117,868,442	4
34	North Carolina	303,661	576,495	71,274,283	9
35	North Dakota	26,861	52,868	5,316,160	49
36	Ohio	353,130	663,182	83,122,355	6
37	Oklahoma	142,620	262,392	31,391,822	26
38	Oregon	186,704	355,826	42,515,391	22
39	Pennsylvania	348,372	631,591	80,087,730	7
40	Rhode Island	35,461	55,204	5,462,827	47
41	South Carolina	128,447	242,731	29,444,305	27
42	South Dakota	37,115	79,296	11,903,461	41
43	Tennessee	218,894	368,324	46,404,982	18
44	Texas	791,387	1,515,034	197,112,725	2
45	Utah	102,194	217,260	22,795,105	33
46	Vermont	34,393	61,990	5,894,987	46
47	Virginia	233,085	422,243	46,071,177	16
48	Washington	280,075	538,087	70,398,286	10
49	West Virginia	56,005	92,359	10,213,949	39
50	Wisconsin	193,605	491,755	59,815,649	15
51	Wyoming	32,040	51,585	6,208,576	48

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