The U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2025 Delaware profile counted 111,346 small businesses, 98.7% of all Delaware businesses, and 214,539 small-business employees, 50.6% of state employees. Its establishment-dynamics figures cover March 2023 to March 2024: 4,580 establishments opened and 3,753 closed. Those are establishment events, not necessarily unique firms or permanent business failures.
What to keep in view
- 111,346 small businesses in the 2025 profile
- 214,539 small-business employees
- March 2023–March 2024: 4,580 openings and 3,753 closings
How to read this page
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Go to the original records
SBA Office of Advocacy — Delaware 2025 Small Business Profile
Open source ↗Business counts and employer dynamics; definitions and periods are in the profile.