| The current edition of The State of Small Businesses: A Report of the President claims that there are an estimated 21.5 million businesses in the United States. | |
| The same report also stated that 80% of all businesses have less than nine employees. | |
| Further, the report stated that 6.6% of all businesses in the U.S. have one to four employees. | |
| There are probably fewer than 60,000 businesses in the U.S. with 500 or more employees. |



