Demographics & Statistics
Population
Business
- Minority firms represented 15% of all 'classifiable' firms located in the state.
- The number of minority firms in Nevada increased by 60% between 1997 and 2002, compared to 31% for all 'classifiable' firms in the state.
- If minority business activity in Nevada matched the state's minority population percentage in 2002, the number of minority firms in the state would have reached 58,700 and generated over $25 billion in gross receipts and employed more than 172,000 workers.
- Nevada had the 29th largest minority population in the country, numbering 778,000 or 36% of the state's total population in 2002.
Labor
LABOR MARKET EMPLOYMENT
LARGEST EMPLOYERS
Tourism