Amazon Reveals the Top 10 States with the Most Digital Entrepreneurs Per Capita & the Top 10 States with the Fastest Growing ...
July 09 2020 - 6:01AM
Business Wire
Iowa, Delaware, and California have the most
digital entrepreneurs – small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs)
selling in Amazon’s stores – per capita
Iowa, Washington, and Alabama have the fastest
growing digital entrepreneurs based on year-over-year growth
47 states are home to more than 1,000 SMBs
selling in Amazon’s stores, and 26 states have more than 5,000
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) today revealed the top 10 states with the
most small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) selling in Amazon’s
stores per capita, and the top 10 states with the fastest growing
SMBs selling in Amazon’s stores. As companies and individuals have
turned to selling online to grow sales amidst the pandemic, Iowa,
Delaware, California, Wyoming, and New Jersey have the most SMBs
per capita reaching customers in Amazon’s stores, while SMBs in
Iowa, Washington, Alabama, Virginia, and Louisiana are growing
their businesses the fastest on average in Amazon’s stores. Amazon
also revealed that overall, 47 states are each home to more than
1,000 SMB sellers and 26 states each have more than 5,000 SMB
sellers.
This announcement comes ahead of the release of Amazon’s 2020
SMB Impact Report, which will unveil more new data on the growth
SMBs selling in Amazon’s stores have seen in the past 12
months.
“Iowa is home to thousands of small and medium-sized businesses
selling in Amazon’s stores, and we’re working hard to support their
growth despite the global pandemic,” said Keri Cusick, head of
small business empowerment at Amazon. “Both top 10 lists we
revealed today demonstrate innovation in every corner of the
country, with states like Iowa, Delaware, Wyoming, and Alabama
coming out on top.”
The top 10 states with the most digital entrepreneurs per
capita:
- Iowa – with nearly 10,000 SMB sellers
- Delaware – with over 3,000 SMB sellers
- California – with over 100,000 SMB sellers
- Wyoming – with over 1,000 SMB sellers
- New Jersey – with over 20,000 SMB sellers
- Vermont – with over 1,000 SMB sellers
- New York – with nearly 50,000 SMB sellers
- Utah – with over 7,000 SMB sellers
- New Hampshire – with over 3,000 SMB sellers
- Florida – with over 50,000 SMB sellers
The top 10 states with the fastest year-over-year growth by
digital entrepreneurs:
- Iowa – 57% growth
- Washington – 56% growth
- Alabama – 53% growth
- Virginia – 50% growth
- Louisiana – 49% growth
- Georgia – 45% growth
- West Virginia – 45% growth
- South Dakota – 45% growth
- Rhode Island – 40% growth
- Alaska – 38% growth
“It’s always surprising to see what interesting businesses
selling in Amazon’s stores are hidden in all the different nooks
and crannies around town,” said Tahmi DeSchepper, one of more than
a dozen Fairfield, IA businesses selling products in Amazon’s
stores. “My handmade jewelry business has been booming since
joining Amazon. Amazon helped me double my sales last year, and I'm
expecting another 50 to 75 percent increase in sales this year,
despite the pandemic.”
“Launching on Amazon is by far the best decision I’ve made for
my business,” said Blake Anderson, CEO of Pet Parents® based in
Ankeny, IA. “We’ve reached more customers than we ever could have
on our own and have continued to grow more than 90 percent
year-over-year. Thanks to our growth with Amazon, we now have 15
local employees in Ankeny, just moved into a 7,000 square foot
office and warehouse, and are in the process of expanding
further.”
Small and medium-sized businesses selling in Amazon’s stores
come from every state in the U.S., and more than 130 countries
around the world. In 2019, more than 15,000 American SMBs exceeded
$1 million in sales in Amazon’s stores worldwide, and nearly 25,000
surpassed $500,000 in sales. Products from small and medium-sized
businesses make up more than half of all items sold in Amazon’s
stores worldwide.
Amazon spent $15 billion last year on logistics, tools,
services, programs, and people to help small and medium-sized
businesses around the globe succeed in its online stores. As part
of this investment, the company launched Amazon Small Business
Academy to help small businesses in the U.S. harness the power of
the internet to reach more customers, build their brand, and grow
sales. Through a combination of free in-person seminar events, live
webinars, and community college classes across the country, Amazon
Small Business Academy will help thousands of American
entrepreneurs gain digital strategy and brand building skills to
make their ambitions reality.
To learn more about the millions of small and medium-sized
businesses growing with Amazon, visit:
aboutamazon.com/supporting-small-businesses.
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