NCBA has recently launched NCB Co-op 100. The NCB Co-op 100 is one way to educate the community about the impact cooperatives have in the United States. As it can be seen from this year’s Co-op 100, the economic impact that cooperatives generate for their members is large.
The responsible of the Co-op 100 web site expressed that “like our Co-op 100 audiences, we are eager to see which co-ops make the list, how they rank compared to the previous year, and what kinds of revenues they are generating. This year, as always, we are delighted to see that co-ops continue to grow and expand, providing vital services to their community and members”.
Did you know?
- Approximately 8,000 housing cooperatives exist in the United States providing 1 million homes.
- There are more than 29,000 co-ops in the United States with Americans holding 350 million co-op memberships.
- Some 250 purchasing cooperatives offer group buying and shared services to more than 50,000 independent businesses.
- Over 7,500 Credit Unions provide financial services to nearly 90 million members
- More than 900 rural electric co-ops deliver electricity to more than 42 million people in 47 states.
- The majority of our country’s 2 million farmers are members of the nearly 3,000 farmer-owned cooperatives. They provide over 250 thousand jobs and annual wages of over $8 billion.
