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SurveyUpdated 23 Oct 2026

47.3%of US small employer firms operated at a profit in 2024

47.3% of US small employer firms operated at a profit in 2024 (2024, Federal Reserve Banks, Small Business Credit Survey)

Margin of error: +/- 1.9 points (95% CI)

SurveyChecked at source, 23 Oct 2026SmallUSASmall business · Finance
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What this number really says

47.3% of US small employer firms operated at a profit in 2024 (2024).

47.3%

the latest figure (2024)

Small

company size covered

Survey

type of source

Why you can trust it. Federal Reserve Banks, Small Business Credit Survey: survey, sampled survey with a published method. 6,525 small employer firms; 95% confidence interval +/- 1.9 points.

Key facts

  • Period 2024
  • Region USA
  • Company size Small
  • Next data Yearly

Source: Federal Reserve Banks, Small Business Credit Survey, 2024

Method and use

How it was measured, and how to use it

How it was measured
Publisher
Federal Reserve Banks, Small Business Credit Survey
Source type
Survey: Sampled survey with a published method
What it measures
47.3% of US small employer firms operated at a profit in 2024
Data period
2024 (ends 31 Dec 2024)
Published by the source
3 Mar 2026
Who is counted
6,525 small employer firms; 95% confidence interval +/- 1.9 points.
Margin of error
+/- 1.9 points (95% CI)
In the source's words
Share of firms that operated at a profit in 2024 47.3 +/− 1.9
Checked at source
23 Oct 2026: Read in the 2026 Report on Employer Firms PDF, Table 2.
Reuse
Free to quote with credit. Convenience sample, not random; cite "Federal Reserve Banks, Small Business Credit Survey".
Next expected update
Yearly (Federal Reserve Banks, yearly)
Original page
www.fedsmallbusiness.org: Small Business Credit Survey
Data files
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Full change log

No changes recorded yet. First checked at the source on 23 Oct 2026.

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Federal Reserve Banks. (2026). 47.3% of US small employer firms operated at a profit in 2024. Via digitaltreed, https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/small-business/small-business-profitable-2024

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"47.3% of US small employer firms operated at a profit in 2024." Federal Reserve Banks, Small Business Credit Survey, 2024. digitaltreed, https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/small-business/small-business-profitable-2024.

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47.3% of US small employer firms operated at a profit in 2024, for 2024, according to Federal Reserve Banks, Small Business Credit Survey. We checked it at the source on 23 Oct 2026.

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