ECONOMIC INDICATORS
OKLAHOMA RANKED #1 BEST STATE FOR NATIVE AMERICAN OWNED BUSINESSES Native American Owned Business Metrics
ESTIMATED PERCENT OF NAO EMPLOYER BUSINESSES
DENSITY OF NAO BUSINESSES WITHIN NATIVE POP.
PERCENT OF NAO SMALL BUSINESSES
# OF NATIVE TRIBES
RANK
STATE
9.7%
6.9%
39
1
OKLAHOMA
6.0%
6.2%
4.2%
22
2
NEW MEXICO
2.1%
11 .1%
5.8%
229
3
ALASKA
3.8%
1 .1%
6.6%
1
4
RHODE ISLAND
0.5%
1 .5%
5.7%
18
5
NEVADA
0.9%
Source:B2B Reviews Best States for Native American-Owned Small Businesses 2025; U.S. Small Business Administration Small Business Profiles for Sates; U.S. Census Bureau ABS (2022) and NES-D (2022)
• “B2B Reviews” Ranks Oklahoma the #1 Best state for Native American Owned Business • 6% of all firms in OK (with employees) are Native American Owned, which is 7.5 times greater than the national average
• OK has the 3rd highest density of Native American owned businesses • Oklahoma has 39 Native tribes ranking it 3rd in this metric
For comprehensive Economic Indicator and Regional Data, please visit your Greater Oklahoma City Chamber Economic Development Division at www.greateroklahomacity.com/economicindicators or contact Eric Long, Research Economist, at 405-297-8976; elong@
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