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Convention and Visitors Bureaus

Convention and Visitors Bureaus aren't as ubiquitous as some other kinds of businesses that dominate the nation's shopping malls. Still, across the entire country, there are more than 1,000 Convention and Visitors Bureaus. That means that each one of those Convention and Visitors Bureaus serves about 300,000 citizens on average.

According to national labor statistics, Convention and Visitors Bureaus will typically employ 1 to 4 employees. Hence, Convention and Visitors Bureaus are a noteworthy contributor to the small business economy.

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States with Convention and Visitors Bureaus
(Ordered by # per 100,000 Residents)

#
State
Businesses
Businesses per 100K Residents
1.
Wyoming
13
2.65
2.
Alaska
16
2.56
3.
District of Columbia
8
1.41
4.
Maine
17
1.34
5.
Hawaii
16
1.32
6.
West Virginia
23
1.28
7.
North Dakota
7
1.09
8.
Montana
9
1.00
9.
Minnesota
44
0.90
10.
New Mexico
14
0.77
11.
Georgia
57
0.71
12.
South Dakota
5
0.67
13.
Vermont
4
0.66
14.
Ohio
68
0.60
15.
Indiana
36
0.59
16.
Utah
13
0.58
17.
Iowa
17
0.58
18.
Washington
32
0.55
19.
Colorado
23
0.53
20.
Oregon
18
0.53
21.
Wisconsin
27
0.50
22.
Rhode Island
5
0.48
23.
Michigan
43
0.43
24.
Arizona
22
0.43
25.
Louisiana
18
0.40
26.
Missouri
22
0.39
27.
Delaware
3
0.38
28.
Pennsylvania
42
0.34
29.
Maryland
18
0.34
30.
Alabama
15
0.34
31.
Illinois
41
0.33
32.
New Hampshire
4
0.32
33.
South Carolina
12
0.30
34.
North Carolina
24
0.30
35.
California
97
0.29
36.
Virginia
20
0.28
37.
Oklahoma
9
0.26
38.
Kansas
7
0.26
39.
Florida
41
0.26
40.
New York
47
0.25
41.
Tennessee
14
0.25
42.
Connecticut
8
0.24
43.
Nebraska
4
0.23
44.
Idaho
3
0.23
45.
Kentucky
9
0.22
46.
Nevada
4
0.20
47.
Massachusetts
12
0.19
48.
Texas
34
0.16
49.
Arkansas
4
0.15
50.
New Jersey
9
0.11

Number of Convention and Visitors Bureaus by Number of Employees
(Data for Entire United States)

Range
Number of Employees
1 to 4
623
5 to 9
219
10 to 19
115
20 to 49
59
50 to 99
32
100 to 249
9
250 to 499
2
500 to 999
0
1000 or more
0

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