Who is the Entrepreneur? Race and Ethnicity, Age, and Immigration Trends Among New Entrepreneurs in the United States, 1996-2019
Date of Publication:
July, 2020
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In this brief, we report on trends in race and ethnicity, age, and immigration among new entrepreneurs in the United States between 1996 and 2019.
Featured highlights:
- The share of all new entrepreneurs who are Latino more than doubled between 1996 and 2019 while the share who are White decreased over the same period.
- New entrepreneurs were largely young in 1996, and were more likely to represent all ages by 2019.
- In 2019, about 1 in 4 new entrepreneurs was an immigrant. This is close to twice the share of entrepreneurs that were immigrants in 1996.
Citation:
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (2020, July) Who is the Entrepreneur? Race and Ethnicity, Age, and Immigration Trends among New Entrepreneurs in the United States, 1996–2019. https://www.kauffman.org/entrepreneurship/reports/race-ethnicity-age-immigration-trends-united-states-entrepreneurs-1996-2019/
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