Original question: "Overall, how has this business been affected by the Coronavirus pandemic?"
The Small Business Pulse Survey is a voluntary survey that requests information of single-location employer businesses with between 1-499 employees and receipts of $1,000 or more in the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
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COVID-19 impact on small businesses in the U.S. as of April 2022
During a survey, **** percent of surveyed small businesses in the United States claimed that the COVID-19 pandemic had a large negative effect on business. In comparison, only *** percent of respondents said that the pandemic had a large positive effect on their business.
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U.S. Census Bureau. (April 21, 2022). Overall impact of COVID-19 on small businesses in the United States as of April 2022 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/1220920/us-covid-19-impact-small-businesses/
U.S. Census Bureau. "Overall impact of COVID-19 on small businesses in the United States as of April 2022." Chart. April 21, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/1220920/us-covid-19-impact-small-businesses/
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U.S. Census Bureau. "Overall Impact of Covid-19 on Small Businesses in The United States as of April 2022." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 21 Apr 2022, /statistics/1220920/us-covid-19-impact-small-businesses/
U.S. Census Bureau, Overall impact of COVID-19 on small businesses in the United States as of April 2022 ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/1220920/us-covid-19-impact-small-businesses/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Overall impact of COVID-19 on small businesses in the United States as of April 2022 [Graph], U.S. Census Bureau, April 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1220920/us-covid-19-impact-small-businesses/