Georgia Business Owner Statistics
Figures about Georgia businesses and their owners, most worked out by The Hive Law from published government and survey data, with sources and math shown.
These pages share figures about Georgia businesses and their owners. Most are figures The Hive Law worked out itself. We build them from data published by government agencies, such as the U.S. Census Bureau, and by national surveys. Every page lists its sources, shows how we got its main figures, and says plainly what, if anything, we had to assume. Each page also says whether a figure counts businesses or people. They are not the same, because one person can own several businesses and one business can have several owners.
These pages are written for two kinds of readers. If you own a business in Georgia, they give you the numbers in plain words, and each page links to our guides on the questions it raises. If you are a journalist or researcher, each page shows its sources and how we got its main figures. Near the top of each page is a Key Findings list. The list names where each figure’s data comes from and links to the section that shows how we got it. Near the end of each page, under “How to Cite This Page,” there is a ready-made line.
Georgia Business Owner Statistics by Topic
Business Succession
We estimate how many Georgia businesses have no plan to be sold or handed on, and look at it by the owner's age, by industry, and by whether the business has employees.
Business Owners Reporting a Disability
We count how many Georgians who work in their own business as their main job report each of six Census difficulties, and look at it by age, by industry, and next to employees of the same age.
Own a business in Georgia? The figures on these pages raise real questions about planning for your business: who can act for you if you cannot, and what happens to it when you retire or die. Read our guides for Georgia business owners.
Questions About Georgia Business Owner Statistics
The Hive Law’s Georgia business owner statistics come from data published by U.S. government agencies and by national surveys. The page on Georgia’s business succession gap uses data from the U.S. Small Business Administration, the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics, and a Gallup survey of business owners. The page on Georgia business owners reporting a disability uses the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, plus two other Census Bureau tables. The Hive Law worked out most of the figures from these sources and quotes the rest as the agencies published them. Each page lists its sources at the end.
Most of The Hive Law’s business owner statistics are Georgia figures, taken from Georgia data such as Census counts of Georgia businesses and Census survey records for Georgians who work in their own business. The page on Georgia’s business succession gap also applies some national figures to Georgia, such as a national survey rate or U.S. death rates, and shows a few national figures on their own, such as Gallup’s survey results, labeled as national. The page on Georgia business owners reporting a disability uses Georgia data throughout, with one U.S. figure shown next to a Georgia one for comparison. When a page uses a national figure, it says so.
Each of The Hive Law’s Georgia business owner statistics pages shows the year each set of data describes. That year is often earlier than the year the page was published. For example, the page on Georgia’s business succession gap uses business counts from 2022. Those are the most recent counts the SBA publishes. That page also uses owner data from 2023 and a Gallup survey carried out in 2024. The page on Georgia business owners reporting a disability uses Census survey data for 2024 and for an average year across 2020 to 2024, plus one Census business survey from 2023.
Every one of The Hive Law’s Georgia business owner statistics pages includes a ready-made citation line near its end. The line gives The Hive Law, the page title, the year, and the page’s web address. Each figure in a page’s Key Findings list also names where its data comes from and links to the section that shows how we got it.
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