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For Immediate Release

WASHINGTON, DC — March 15, 2005 — Americans for the Arts today released Creative Industries 2005: The Congressional Report, which presents detailed analysis of arts-related businesses, institutions, and organizations in all 435 Congressional districts and the District of Columbia. The study reveals that arts-centric businesses represent 4.4 percent of all businesses and 2.2 percent of all jobs in the United States and are present in every Congressional district in the nation:

• More than 578,000 arts-related businesses employ 2.965 million people.
• 49 Congressional districts have more than 10,000 arts-centric employees.
• More than half of the districts have at least 5,200 arts-centric employees.
• The 8th Congressional district in New York City has the most – with 119,320.
• Even the district with the least has 1,554 people employed in the arts.

Combining Dun & Bradstreet data (current as of January 2005) and geo-economic analysis, the study tracks and maps the presence of these arts-related entities in six creative industries: museum and collections; performing arts; visual arts and photography; film, radio, and TV; design and publishing; and arts schools and services. These creative industries range from nonprofit museums, symphonies, and theaters to for-profit film, architecture, and advertising companies.

“The arts have become an economic and employment powerhouse throughout the nation,” said Robert L. Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts. “This study shows, in addition to the intrinsic value of the arts, that arts-centric businesses contribute significantly to local economies in all U.S. Congressional districts.”

When ranked by the number of employees in arts-centric businesses, institutions, and organizations, the top 50 Congressional districts are:

1. New York, 14th (Manhattan, Queens – Rep. Carolyn Maloney)  119,320
2. New York, 8th  (Brooklyn, Manhattan – Rep. Jerrold Nadler)    81,969
3. California, 30th (Los Angeles – Rep. Henry A. Waxman)     64,512
4. Illinois, 7th (Chicago – Rep. Danny K. Davis)      44,709
5. California, 29th (Pasadena – Rep. Adam Schiff)      37,831
6. California, 28th (Los Angeles – Rep. Howard L. Berman)     33,816
7. Pennsylvania, 2nd (Philadelphia – Rep. Chaka Fattah)     31,304
8. California, 8th (San Francisco – Rep. Nancy Pelosi)      28,047
9. California, 33rd (Los Angeles – Rep. Diane Watson)      22,499
10. Georgia, 5th (Atlanta – Rep. John Lewis)       21,798
11. District of Columbia, (Washington – Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton)    20,618
12. California, 27th (Sherman Oaks – Rep. Brad Sherman)     19,579
13. Washington, 7th (Seattle – Rep. Jim McDermott)      19,378
14. New York, 28th (Buffalo, Rochester – Rep. Louise Slaughter)    19,163
15. Massachusetts, 8th (Cambridge, Roxbury – Rep. Michael Capuano)    18,854
16. California, 36th (El Segundo – Rep. Jane Harman)      17,931
17. Minnesota, 5th  (Minneapolis – Rep. Michael Olav Sabo)     17,873
18. Colorado, 1st (Denver – Rep. Diane L. DeGette)      16,511
19. California, 48th (Newport Beach – Rep. Christopher Cox)     16,427
20. Texas, 30th (Dallas, Irving – Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson)     15,615
21. Missouri, 1st (St. Louis – Rep. William Lacy Clay)      15,381
22. Texas, 32nd (Dallas – Rep. Pete Sessions)       14,025
23. Tennessee, 5th (Nashville, Mt. Juliet – Rep. Jim Cooper)     13,984
24. Texas, 7th (Houston – Rep. John A. Culberson)      13,952
25. Oregon, 1st (Portland – Rep. David Wu)       13,482
26. Florida, 8th (Orlando, Eustis, Ocala – Rep. Ric Keller)     13,369
27. North Carolina, 12th (Charlotte, Greensboro – Rep. Melvin Watt)    13,102
28. Illinois, 13th (Clarendon Hills – Rep. Judy Biggert)      13,013
29. Florida, 18th (Miami – Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen)      12,845
30. Massachusetts, 9th (Boston, Brockton – Rep. Stephen F. Lynch)    12,581
31. California, 31st (Los Angeles – Rep. Xavier Becerra)     12,460
32. Connecticut, 4th (Bridgeport, Stamford – Rep. Chris Shays)        12,424
33. Virginia, 8th (Alexandria, Reston – Rep. Jim Moran)      12,305
34. Michigan, 9th (Farmington Hills, Troy – Rep. Joe Knollenberg)    12,286
35. Texas, 21st (San Antonio, Austin – Rep. Lamar Smith)      11,579
36. Indiana, 7th (Indianapolis – Rep. Julia Carson)      11,383
37. California, 47th (Garden Grove – Rep. Loretta Sanchez)     11,258
38. Pennsylvania, 14th (McKeesport, Pittsburgh – Rep. Mike Doyle)    11,203
39. California, 34th (Los Angeles – Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard)     11,198
40. Minnesota, 3rd (Minnetonka – Rep. Jim Ramstad)      11,137
41. California, 53rd (San Diego – Rep. Susan A. Davis)       10,853
42. California, 6th (San Rafael, Santa Rosa – Rep. Lynn Woolsey)    10,743
43. Florida, 10th (St. Petersburg, Largo – Rep. C.W. Bill Young)    10,655
44. Florida, 22nd (Ft. Lauderdale – Rep. Clay Shaw)      10,412
45. New York, 18th (Rockland, Yonkers – Rep. Nita M. Lowey)     10,359
46. California, 9th (Oakland – Rep. Barbara Lee)       10,342
47. Utah, 1st (Ogden, Brigham City, Salt Lake City – Rep. Rob Bishop)   10,338
48. Wisconsin, 4th (Milwaukee – Rep. Gwen Moore)       10,182
49. Ohio, 11th (Shaker Heights – Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones)      10,174
50. Ohio, 15th (Columbus – Rep. Deborah Pryce)         9,906

The maps and full ranking of every Congressional district in the nation are available at www.AmericansForTheArts.org/CreativeIndustries.

For additional information on the study, contact John Bianchi—212.576.2700.

Americans for the Arts is the leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America. With offices in Washington, DC, and New York City, it has a record of more than 40 years of service. Americans for the Arts is dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts. Additional information is available at www.AmericansForTheArts.org.

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