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Hispanic businesses on the rise in SC


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The number of Hispanic-owned businesses grew 48 percent in South Carolina between 1997 and 2002, according to an article in The State, which makes us one of the top five states for Hispanic-owned business growth. In 2002, we had 3,015 Hispanic-owned businesses generating $691.4 million.

The most lucrative industries for Hispanics in South Carolina were retail trade, with $123.7 million in 2002 revenue; construction with $111.3 million; and accommodations/food service with $100.2 million.

Greenville and Richland counties are the major centers of Hispanic business in the state. In 2002, Greenville County had 387 Hispanic-owned businesses, the most of any county, and Richland County had the second most, 327. However, Hispanic-owned businesses in Richland County had the most revenue, $143.5 million, or nearly 21 percent of the revenue of all Hispanic-owned businesses in the state. Among cities, Columbia had the most Hispanic-owned businesses and the most revenue from them: 149 businesses generating $107.7 million.

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