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Norfolk VA Norfolk SWaM Certified Businesses Pulse: 2026 statistics from 551 public records
The most common classification is DBE: 124 of 551 records (22.5%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: Norfolk Open Data — Norfolk SWaM Certified Businesses (393b-ph9i)).
Data as of · Compiled by Zalwin from Norfolk Open Data — Norfolk SWaM Certified Businesses (393b-ph9i)
Key findings
- Zalwin's Norfolk VA Norfolk SWaM Certified Businesses Pulse dataset holds 551 Norfolk VA Norfolk SWaM Certified Businesses Pulse records dated 2024-10-15 to 2026-12-21 (as of 2026-11-03; source: Norfolk Open Data — Norfolk SWaM Certified Businesses (393b-ph9i)). #
- The most common classification is DBE: 124 of 551 records (22.5%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: Norfolk Open Data — Norfolk SWaM Certified Businesses (393b-ph9i)). #
- 134 of 551 records (24.3%) are dated within the 30 days before 2026-11-03 (source: Norfolk Open Data — Norfolk SWaM Certified Businesses (393b-ph9i)). #
- In Virginia, the leading classification is DBE with 124 of 551 records (22.5%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: Norfolk Open Data — Norfolk SWaM Certified Businesses (393b-ph9i)). #
Norfolk VA Norfolk SWaM Certified Businesses Pulse records by state
| Group | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 551 | 100.0% |
Norfolk VA Norfolk SWaM Certified Businesses Pulse records by classification
| Group | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DBE | 124 | 22.5% |
| Micro; Minority Owned; Small; Women Owned | 92 | 16.7% |
| Small | 74 | 13.4% |
| Micro; Small | 49 | 8.9% |
| Micro; Minority Owned; Small | 47 | 8.5% |
| Minority Owned; Small; Women Owned | 34 | 6.2% |
| Micro; Small; Women Owned | 31 | 5.6% |
| Small; Women Owned | 18 | 3.3% |
| Minority Owned; Small | 18 | 3.3% |
| DBE; Micro; Minority Owned; Small | 5 | 0.9% |
| Micro; Minority Owned; Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned; Small | 4 | 0.7% |
| DBE; Minority Owned; Small | 4 | 0.7% |
| DBE; Micro; Small; Women Owned | 4 | 0.7% |
| fsd; Micro; Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned; Small | 3 | 0.5% |
| edw; Micro; Minority Owned; Small; Women Owned | 3 | 0.5% |
Methodology and data provenance
- Sample: 551 public records dated 2024-10-15 to 2026-12-21; illustrative samples excluded.
- Source: Norfolk Open Data — Norfolk SWaM Certified Businesses (393b-ph9i). Refreshed automatically about every 24 hours; figures above are as of 2026-11-03.
- Shares are of all records in the dataset; totals and medians use only records with a stated min metric / volume.
- Organization-level data only. Informational; verify individual records at the official source.
Cite this study
Zalwin Research, "Norfolk VA Norfolk SWaM Certified Businesses Pulse statistics" (data as of 2026-11-03), https://zalwin.com/research/vanorfolkswamcertifiedbupulse
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