WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29: AMERICAN INDIAN BUSINESSES
Profile America -- Sunday, November 29th. As National American Indian Heritage Month draws to a close, attention is being focused on the increasing role American Indians and Alaska Natives play in the country's economy. Businesses owned by this group grew in a recent 5 year period to number more than 200,000, generating nearly $27 billion in annual business. The largest number of firms owned by American Indians and Alaska Natives -- more than 38,000 -- is in California, while the top cities are New York, Los Angeles, and Gallup, New Mexico. Nearly a third of these businesses are involved in construction, repair, maintenance and personal services. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at http://www.census.gov.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Facts for Features, CB08-FF.18
Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look under the "Newsroom" button).
SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau
