U.S. Census Bureau

Statistics of U.S. Businesses: 2004:
All industries
United States

 
U.S. - All industries - by Employment Size of Enterprise
Introductory text includes scope and methodology. Table includes only establishments with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
Employment size of enterprise Firms Estab-
lish-
ments
Paid
employees
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
All firms 5,885,784 7,387,724 115,074,924 4,253,995,732
Firms with no employees (as of March 12) 802,034 803,355 0 40,043,549
Firms with 1 to 4 employees 2,777,680 2,782,252 5,844,637 165,904,564
Firms with 5 to 9 employees 1,043,448 1,055,937 6,852,769 195,519,100
Firms with 10 to 19 employees 632,682 666,574 8,499,681 257,802,789
Firms with 20 to 99 employees 526,355 692,677 20,642,614 670,418,442
Firms with 100 to 499 employees 86,538 330,447 16,757,751 587,676,161
Firms with 500 employees or more 17,047 1,056,482 56,477,472 2,336,631,127
Firms with 500 to 749 employees 5,695 66,305 3,449,491 130,408,281
Firms with 750 to 999 employees 2,709 41,835 2,331,851 87,180,964
Firms with 1,000 to 1,499 employees 2,828 57,479 3,444,427 132,832,629
Firms with 1,500 to 2,499 employees 2,281 76,491 4,396,430 179,582,908
Firms with 2,500 employees or more 3,534 814,372 42,855,273 1,806,626,345
Firms with 2,500 to 4,999 employees 1,739 106,893 6,038,196 262,111,452
Firms with 5,000 to 9,999 employees 905 120,311 6,378,292 278,396,903
Firms with 10,000 employees or more 890 587,168 30,438,785 1,266,117,990

 
 
U.S. - All industries - by Year
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Year Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
link to 2005 detail 2005 5,983,546 10.5% 1.8% 0.3% 116,317,003 81.7% 64.1% 49.6%
link to 2004 detail 2004 5,885,784 10.7% 1.8% 0.3% 115,074,924 81.6% 63.6% 49.1%
link to 2003 detail 2003 5,767,127 10.7% 1.8% 0.3% 113,398,043 81.6% 63.8% 49.3%
link to 2002 detail 2002 5,697,759 10.7% 1.7% 0.3% 112,400,654 81.7% 64.0% 49.9%
link to 2001 detail 2001 5,657,774 11.0% 1.8% 0.3% 115,061,184 82.1% 64.4% 50.1%
link to 2000 detail 2000 5,652,544 10.9% 1.8% 0.3% 114,064,976 82.0% 64.2% 49.9%
link to 1999 detail 1999 5,607,743 10.7% 1.7% 0.3% 110,705,661 81.6% 63.8% 49.7%
link to 1998 detail 1998 5,579,177 10.6% 1.7% 0.3% 108,117,731 81.2% 63.3% 49.1%
  1997 5,541,918 10.5% 1.7% 0.3% 105,299,123 80.9% 62.7% 48.2%
  1996 5,478,047 10.4% 1.7% 0.3% 102,187,297 80.5% 62.3% 48.0%
  1995 5,369,068 10.5% 1.7% 0.3% 100,314,946 80.5% 62.1% 47.5%
  1994 5,276,964 10.2% 1.7% 0.3% 96,721,594 80.2% 61.9% 47.3%
  1993 5,193,642 10.2% 1.7% 0.3% 94,773,913 79.9% 61.5% 46.9%
  1992 5,095,356 10.3% 1.6% 0.3% 92,825,797 79.8% 61.3% 47.0%
  1991 5,051,025 10.3% 1.6% 0.3% 92,307,559 79.7% 61.2% 46.9%

 
 
All industries - by State
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State Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
link to industry detail United States 5,885,784 10.7% 1.8% 0.3% 115,074,924 81.6% 63.6% 49.1%
link to industry detail Alabama 79,426 14.9% 5.0% 2.7% 1,629,141 81.6% 63.6% 49.3%
link to industry detail Alaska 16,513 12.1% 4.7% 3.0% 223,153 75.1% 55.4% 40.5%
link to industry detail Arizona 101,196 14.6% 5.2% 2.7% 2,044,134 83.2% 65.9% 51.0%
link to industry detail Arkansas 53,235 13.7% 4.9% 2.8% 1,007,512 81.0% 63.8% 50.4%
link to industry detail California 696,301 12.1% 2.6% 0.8% 13,264,918 81.5% 62.5% 47.5%
link to industry detail Colorado 124,279 11.8% 4.1% 2.2% 1,908,508 79.3% 61.1% 48.0%
link to industry detail Connecticut 77,996 14.4% 4.8% 2.5% 1,537,461 81.8% 63.7% 49.6%
link to industry detail Delaware 20,979 18.9% 9.8% 6.7% 391,682 83.3% 66.4% 54.0%
link to industry detail District of Columbia 15,866 25.5% 12.5% 7.0% 436,865 87.7% 71.6% 52.6%
link to industry detail Florida 404,061 9.4% 2.5% 1.0% 6,864,987 81.6% 66.4% 54.4%
link to industry detail Georgia 172,434 13.4% 4.5% 2.1% 3,452,451 83.1% 66.7% 53.3%
link to industry detail Hawaii 25,815 15.2% 5.5% 3.1% 473,500 80.2% 60.2% 43.2%
link to industry detail Idaho 35,613 12.4% 4.6% 2.8% 488,676 75.2% 55.2% 41.8%
link to industry detail Illinois 259,734 13.7% 4.0% 1.6% 5,217,160 82.7% 64.5% 49.3%
link to industry detail Indiana 117,672 15.3% 4.9% 2.4% 2,586,799 83.1% 65.4% 50.1%
link to industry detail Iowa 65,784 14.1% 4.7% 2.5% 1,241,864 81.2% 62.6% 46.8%
link to industry detail Kansas 61,838 14.7% 5.3% 2.9% 1,116,277 80.6% 61.5% 45.4%
link to industry detail Kentucky 72,910 15.4% 5.4% 2.9% 1,489,497 82.0% 64.1% 49.0%
link to industry detail Louisiana 83,068 15.4% 4.6% 2.4% 1,623,680 80.8% 59.9% 44.8%
link to industry detail Maine 35,385 11.9% 4.3% 2.5% 494,256 76.0% 56.2% 38.7%
link to industry detail Maryland 112,268 14.4% 4.7% 2.3% 2,151,474 81.4% 62.4% 46.7%
link to industry detail Massachusetts 146,331 13.7% 4.3% 1.9% 2,979,690 82.6% 65.3% 50.3%
link to industry detail Michigan 193,690 13.5% 3.6% 1.5% 3,895,914 81.6% 63.0% 47.9%
link to industry detail Minnesota 123,203 13.8% 4.2% 2.0% 2,393,126 82.5% 63.9% 48.0%
link to industry detail Mississippi 48,426 14.8% 5.3% 3.1% 928,313 80.9% 63.0% 49.0%
link to industry detail Missouri 125,481 13.8% 4.3% 2.1% 2,421,450 82.2% 63.8% 49.6%
link to industry detail Montana 30,528 10.5% 3.5% 2.2% 314,865 67.3% 43.6% 28.6%
link to industry detail Nebraska 42,184 14.2% 5.2% 3.0% 774,311 80.9% 62.7% 48.3%
link to industry detail Nevada 46,482 16.7% 7.3% 4.2% 1,022,011 85.3% 70.1% 55.7%
link to industry detail New Hampshire 33,089 14.8% 5.5% 3.2% 551,001 78.8% 58.6% 43.5%
link to industry detail New Jersey 207,431 11.6% 3.4% 1.5% 3,609,640 80.4% 63.1% 49.0%
link to industry detail New Mexico 36,615 15.6% 6.1% 3.8% 580,576 77.8% 56.7% 41.7%
link to industry detail New York 441,188 10.3% 2.6% 0.9% 7,433,686 80.5% 63.2% 47.9%
link to industry detail North Carolina 170,016 13.4% 4.0% 1.9% 3,365,633 81.9% 64.3% 51.0%
link to industry detail North Dakota 17,572 14.8% 5.8% 3.4% 265,663 77.1% 55.6% 36.9%
link to industry detail Ohio 211,445 14.7% 4.1% 1.7% 4,762,205 83.2% 65.3% 50.4%
link to industry detail Oklahoma 71,531 13.2% 4.5% 2.5% 1,195,043 79.0% 59.6% 45.1%
link to industry detail Oregon 88,513 12.4% 4.2% 2.2% 1,355,542 77.4% 58.0% 43.1%
link to industry detail Pennsylvania 241,215 13.7% 3.8% 1.6% 5,107,044 82.6% 64.9% 49.7%
link to industry detail Rhode Island 26,539 14.9% 5.6% 3.4% 434,706 79.2% 58.5% 41.8%
link to industry detail South Carolina 81,081 14.2% 4.9% 2.6% 1,560,573 81.0% 63.3% 50.0%
link to industry detail South Dakota 21,330 13.9% 5.3% 3.1% 308,010 75.8% 54.0% 36.5%
link to industry detail Tennessee 101,983 15.5% 5.4% 2.8% 2,347,335 84.1% 67.7% 53.9%
link to industry detail Texas 381,627 13.0% 3.4% 1.3% 8,118,483 82.9% 65.7% 52.0%
link to industry detail Utah 53,225 13.7% 5.2% 3.2% 935,126 81.4% 63.4% 50.0%
link to industry detail Vermont 19,503 12.8% 5.0% 3.1% 256,132 73.2% 52.3% 36.4%
link to industry detail Virginia 150,365 13.7% 4.3% 2.1% 3,054,816 82.3% 65.2% 51.2%
link to industry detail Washington 143,691 12.0% 3.7% 1.8% 2,268,913 78.2% 59.0% 44.2%
link to industry detail West Virginia 32,917 14.5% 5.5% 3.3% 568,619 78.7% 59.9% 44.9%
link to industry detail Wisconsin 117,647 15.0% 4.2% 2.0% 2,435,143 81.9% 62.2% 46.1%
link to industry detail Wyoming 17,007 12.9% 5.1% 3.3% 187,360 68.5% 45.4% 31.2%

 
 
U.S. - All industries - by Sector
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NAICS
code
Industry title
(with link to definition)
Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
link to industry detail -- All industries 5,885,784 10.7% 1.8% 0.3% 115,074,924 81.6% 63.6% 49.1%
link to industry detail 11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 24,873 7.0% 1.2% 0.4% 182,121 55.1% D D
link to industry detail 21 Mining 18,605 16.0% 4.2% 1.7% 470,280 86.2% 69.0% 55.1%
link to industry detail 22 Utilities 6,695 20.2% 7.2% 2.9% 634,734 96.6% 90.6% 83.1%
link to industry detail 23 Construction 751,098 8.4% 1.0% 0.1% 6,647,641 61.6% 30.0% 13.6%
link to industry detail 31-33 Manufacturing 293,461 25.9% 6.2% 1.4% 13,821,976 91.2% 74.1% 56.0%
link to industry detail 42 Wholesale trade 337,642 14.3% 3.2% 0.9% 5,907,051 78.8% 55.2% 38.4%
link to industry detail 44-45 Retail Trade 734,984 9.8% 1.5% 0.3% 15,351,431 81.2% 66.5% 57.8%
link to industry detail 48-49 Transportation and Warehousing 164,803 12.6% 3.4% 1.3% 4,098,870 87.3% 73.4% 61.7%
link to industry detail 51 Information 75,271 15.3% 4.1% 1.5% 3,472,427 92.8% 83.3% 73.8%
link to industry detail 52 Finance & insurance 251,965 8.6% 2.3% 0.7% 6,481,304 88.3% 78.4% 67.5%
link to industry detail 53 Real estate & rental & leasing 282,765 5.2% 1.3% 0.4% 2,086,085 64.1% 45.2% 30.9%
link to industry detail 54 Professional, scientific, & technical services 734,912 6.5% 1.3% 0.4% 7,569,981 70.9% 52.0% 38.4%
link to industry detail 55 Management of companies & enterprises 26,626 77.4% 56.3% 25.5% 2,824,787 99.4% 96.9% 87.9%
link to industry detail 56 Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service 310,261 12.7% 3.7% 1.1% 8,708,052 88.7% 76.0% 58.9%
link to industry detail 61 Educational services 71,232 24.0% 5.9% 1.6% 2,893,346 91.4% 73.0% 54.0%
link to industry detail 62 Health care & social assistance 588,187 12.9% 3.2% 0.6% 15,814,812 84.2% 70.0% 51.5%
link to industry detail 71 Arts, entertainment, & recreation 111,309 14.2% 2.8% 0.6% 1,889,044 81.7% 54.7% 32.3%
link to industry detail 72 Accommodation & food services 453,433 20.0% 2.3% 0.4% 10,749,811 81.8% 53.7% 38.9%
link to industry detail 81 Other services (except public administration) 671,348 7.0% 0.9% 0.2% 5,416,193 52.8% 25.5% 13.7%
link to industry detail 99 Unclassified 41,157 0.4%0.0 0.0 54,978 9.1% D D


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