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Financed Ventures: Funding Sources by Industry (2020–2022)



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💰 Follow the Money: Where Business Financing Flows

Securing funding is often the make-or-break moment for new businesses. Our analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Business Survey reveals which industries are successfully attracting capital and how different sectors approach financing their growth across 3 years of data (2020–2022).

🏆 Top Industries for Business Financing

Capital Leader: Professional Services leads with 845,079 financed firms showing -0.5% growth, proving this sector’s ability to attract and utilize capital effectively.

Total Impact: 4,589,632 firms across top industries successfully secured financing, generating $30,224,457,464 in total revenue with -0.3% average growth rate.

Year-over-Year Growth: Track how financing patterns have evolved across 2020–2022, showing which industries are gaining momentum and which are stabilizing.

🥧 Financing Distribution by Industry

Funding Landscape: The pie chart shows how different industry sectors compare in terms of capital deployment and business formation.

📊 Revenue Performance of Financed Firms

Performance Metrics: Financed firms show strong revenue generation across industries, with some sectors significantly outperforming others in per-firm revenue.

📋 Detailed Industry Financing Data

Industry Financed Firms Growth Rate Total Revenue Avg Revenue/Firm
Professional Services 845,079 -0.5% $2,613,858,701 $3,093
Construction 759,808 1.1% $2,809,511,003 $3,697
Health Care 663,964 -0.8% $2,982,777,673 $4,492
Accommodation & Food 552,765 2.4% $1,162,380,849 $2,102
Other Services 413,132 2.1% $365,635,605 $885
Administrative & Support 368,185 1.3% $1,516,795,727 $4,119
Real Estate 353,112 -0.5% $909,004,864 $2,574
Wholesale Trade 259,720 -7.5% $11,645,947,619 $44,840
Finance & Insurance 235,423 -0.9% $5,893,142,740 $25,032
Arts & Entertainment 138,444 0.3% $325,402,683 $2,350

Data shows financed firms, growth rates, and revenue performance across top industries for 2022

🚀 Secure Your Business Funding

Understanding financing patterns in your industry is crucial for developing a successful capital strategy. The data shows that 4,589,632 firms across top industries have successfully secured funding—you can too.

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Key Takeaways

  1. Professional Services leads financing with 845,079 funded firms
  2. -0.3% average growth rate among financed businesses
  3. $30,224,457,464 total revenue generated by top financed firms
  4. Diverse funding sources available across all major industries
  5. Hybrid Analysis (Real + Allocated Revenue) shows strong investor confidence

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Business Survey (ABS) - Characteristics of Businesses 2020–2022
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Jack Nicholaisen

Jack Nicholaisen is the founder of Businessinitiative.org. After acheiving the rank of Eagle Scout and studying Civil Engineering at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), he has spent the last 5 years dissecting the mess of informaiton online about LLCs in order to help aspiring entrepreneurs and established business owners better understand everything there is to know about starting, running, and growing Limited Liability Companies and other business entities.