This statistic shows changes in the composition of new entrepreneurs in the United States between 1996 and 2018, by age. In 2018, about 25 percent of entrepreneurs in the United States were aged between 20 and 34 years. This is a decrease from 1996, when 34.3 percent of entrepreneurs were between the ages of 20 and 34.
Share of entrepreneurs in the United States in 1996 and 2018, by age
Profit from additional features by authenticating your Admin account
Please authenticate by going to "My account" → "Administration".
Then you will be able to mark statistics as favourites and use personal statistics alerts.
This feature is limited to our corporate solutions.
Please contact us to get started with full access to dossiers, forecasts, studies and international data.
Corporate Account
Statista Accounts:
Access All Statistics. Starting from $468 / Year
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
This statistic is not included in your account.
Single Account
Your perfect start with Statista
Instant access to 1m statistics
Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
Detailed references
$59$39 / Month *
in the first 12 months
Corporate Account
Full access
Corporate solution including all features.
* All products require an annual contract; Prices do not include sales tax.
Statista Accounts:
Access All Statistics. Starting from $468 / Year
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
Kauffman Foundation. (September 23, 2019). Share of entrepreneurs in the United States in 1996 and 2018, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 31, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/224596/changes-in-composition-of-new-entrepreneurs-in-the-us-by-age/
Kauffman Foundation. "Share of entrepreneurs in the United States in 1996 and 2018, by age." Chart. September 23, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 31, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/224596/changes-in-composition-of-new-entrepreneurs-in-the-us-by-age/
Kauffman Foundation. (2019). Share of entrepreneurs in the United States in 1996 and 2018, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 31, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/224596/changes-in-composition-of-new-entrepreneurs-in-the-us-by-age/
Kauffman Foundation. "Share of Entrepreneurs in The United States in 1996 and 2018, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/224596/changes-in-composition-of-new-entrepreneurs-in-the-us-by-age/
Kauffman Foundation, Share of entrepreneurs in the United States in 1996 and 2018, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/224596/changes-in-composition-of-new-entrepreneurs-in-the-us-by-age/ (last visited May 31, 2020)
We use cookies to personalize contents and ads, offer social media features, and analyze access to our website. In your browser settings you can configure or disable this, respectively, and can delete any already placed cookies. For details, please see your browser’s Help section (by pressing F1). Please see our privacy statement for details about how we use data.
