Latino-owned businesses are a significant and growing force in the U.S. economy, with the five-year average growth rate of Latino firms doubling or tripling that of the national, non-Latino-owned business average for the past fifteen years. This brief research report, extrapolated from deeper insights found in the State of Latino Entrepreneurship 2016 report, highlights key facts about the growth of Latino-owned businesses in the U.S., including the tangible impact Latino business creation has had on the U.S. economy over the past decade.