Advocacy’s 2026 Congressional District Profiles shares and analyzes the latest economic data to demonstrate the important role small businesses play in 436 congressional districts across the U.S.
Readers can find each congressional district’s total number of small employers by industry and the number of workers employed by these businesses. Charts, tables, and maps effectively visualize the data, such as the share and distribution of self-employed workers across the district. Readers will learn more about statistics like:
- Montana’s 1st Congressional District led the nation in small business share of employment at 70.4 percent.
- New York’s 12th Congressional District, located in Manhattan, had the most small businesses with employees (51,317).
- California’s 32nd Congressional District, which includes Malibu and parts of Los Angeles, had the highest self-employment rate at 19.2 percent.
The Congressional District Profiles are part of Advocacy’s geographic profile series, which highlights the features of small business economies for policymakers and other stakeholders at the national, state, and local levels, including rural areas. To view the Small Business Profiles for various geographical regions, please visit the State Profiles page on our site.