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Useful Stats I: 2001 Firm Births, Deaths by State
The latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau, partially funded by the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy, shows firm births, deaths, and the net change for 2001, at the national and state level. Often called business "churning," the figures reflect one measure of entrepreneurial activity within a state.
The greatest positive net change as a percentage of all establishments within the state was California's 2.5 percent increase; on the other end of the spectrum was West Virginia's 1.4 percent decrease. Nationally, there was a 0.8 percent increase in the number of establishments between 2000 and 2001.
The tables also present change in employment by firm size and state for 1999, 2000 and 2001.
A PDF version of the tables showing establishment changes by firm size and state is located at: http://www.sba.gov/advo/stats/data.html