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Size of the US Biomass Electric Power Generation industry

NAICS 221117, Biomass Electric Power Generation. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$947.9 million
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
2,279
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
229
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
75
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$273.6 million
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 2,279 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 2,2202019-Q2: 1,8962019-Q3: 1,7842019-Q4: 1,8102020-Q1: 1,8772020-Q2: 1,9322020-Q3: 2,0102020-Q4: 2,1012021-Q1: 2,2622021-Q2: 2,1832021-Q3: 1,9512021-Q4: 1,9602022-Q1: 2,1092022-Q2: 2,0442022-Q3: 2,0442022-Q4: 2,1212023-Q1: 2,2812023-Q2: 2,3402023-Q3: 2,3922023-Q4: 2,3982024-Q1: 2,4282024-Q2: 2,3782024-Q3: 2,3462024-Q4: 2,3112025-Q1: 2,3452025-Q2: 2,3192025-Q3: 2,3062025-Q4: 2,2692026-Q1: 2,279NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q12,2792022
2025-Q42,2692022
2025-Q32,3062022
2025-Q22,3192022
2025-Q12,3452022
2024-Q42,3112022
2024-Q32,3462022
2024-Q22,3782022
2024-Q12,4282022
2023-Q42,3982022
2023-Q32,3922022
2023-Q22,3402022
2023-Q12,2812022
2022-Q42,1212022
2022-Q32,0442022
2022-Q22,0442022
2022-Q12,1092022
2021-Q41,9602017
2021-Q31,9512017
2021-Q22,1832017
2021-Q12,2622017
2020-Q42,1012017
2020-Q32,0102017
2020-Q21,9322017
2020-Q11,8772017
2019-Q41,8102017
2019-Q31,7842017
2019-Q21,8962017
2019-Q12,2202017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Employment · County Business PatternsLatest 2,268 · 2023
2017: 2,0392018: 1,9422019: 2,1802020: 1,9232021: 1,9422022: 2,5132023: 2,268
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PeriodValue
20232,268
20222,513
20211,942
20201,923
20192,180
20181,942
20172,039

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 229 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 1512019-Q2: 1502019-Q3: 1512019-Q4: 1492020-Q1: 1442020-Q2: 1482020-Q3: 1572020-Q4: 1552021-Q1: 1562021-Q2: 1612021-Q3: 1552021-Q4: 1572022-Q1: 1712022-Q2: 1732022-Q3: 1852022-Q4: 1822023-Q1: 1902023-Q2: 1992023-Q3: 2122023-Q4: 2102024-Q1: 2182024-Q2: 2222024-Q3: 2242024-Q4: 2232025-Q1: 2272025-Q2: 2242025-Q3: 2262025-Q4: 2242026-Q1: 229NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q12292022
2025-Q42242022
2025-Q32262022
2025-Q22242022
2025-Q12272022
2024-Q42232022
2024-Q32242022
2024-Q22222022
2024-Q12182022
2023-Q42102022
2023-Q32122022
2023-Q21992022
2023-Q11902022
2022-Q41822022
2022-Q31852022
2022-Q21732022
2022-Q11712022
2021-Q41572017
2021-Q31552017
2021-Q21612017
2021-Q11562017
2020-Q41552017
2020-Q31572017
2020-Q21482017
2020-Q11442017
2019-Q41492017
2019-Q31512017
2019-Q21502017
2019-Q11512017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 116 · 2023
2017: 1512018: 1292019: 1242020: 1212021: 1102022: 1132023: 116
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PeriodValue
2023116
2022113
2021110
2020121
2019124
2018129
2017151

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $83.4 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $57.0 million2019-Q2: $46.6 million2019-Q3: $38.4 million2019-Q4: $41.4 million2020-Q1: $49.8 million2020-Q2: $43.2 million2020-Q3: $43.3 million2020-Q4: $52.9 million2021-Q1: $59.9 million2021-Q2: $52.4 million2021-Q3: $49.6 million2021-Q4: $53.1 million2022-Q1: $63.4 million2022-Q2: $52.2 million2022-Q3: $56.0 million2022-Q4: $68.3 million2023-Q1: $80.3 million2023-Q2: $63.8 million2023-Q3: $61.8 million2023-Q4: $66.7 million2024-Q1: $74.6 million2024-Q2: $65.9 million2024-Q3: $63.1 million2024-Q4: $65.7 million2025-Q1: $83.3 million2025-Q2: $68.8 million2025-Q3: $64.2 million2025-Q4: $68.3 million2026-Q1: $83.4 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$83.4 million2022
2025-Q4$68.3 million2022
2025-Q3$64.2 million2022
2025-Q2$68.8 million2022
2025-Q1$83.3 million2022
2024-Q4$65.7 million2022
2024-Q3$63.1 million2022
2024-Q2$65.9 million2022
2024-Q1$74.6 million2022
2023-Q4$66.7 million2022
2023-Q3$61.8 million2022
2023-Q2$63.8 million2022
2023-Q1$80.3 million2022
2022-Q4$68.3 million2022
2022-Q3$56.0 million2022
2022-Q2$52.2 million2022
2022-Q1$63.4 million2022
2021-Q4$53.1 million2017
2021-Q3$49.6 million2017
2021-Q2$52.4 million2017
2021-Q1$59.9 million2017
2020-Q4$52.9 million2017
2020-Q3$43.3 million2017
2020-Q2$43.2 million2017
2020-Q1$49.8 million2017
2019-Q4$41.4 million2017
2019-Q3$38.4 million2017
2019-Q2$46.6 million2017
2019-Q1$57.0 million2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $273.6 million · 2023
2017: $164.1 million2018: $162.7 million2019: $181.0 million2020: $174.9 million2021: $189.4 million2022: $273.8 million2023: $273.6 million
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PeriodValue
2023$273.6 million
2022$273.8 million
2021$189.4 million
2020$174.9 million
2019$181.0 million
2018$162.7 million
2017$164.1 million

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages2,2792026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages2292026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$83.4 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$273.6 million20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns2,26820232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns11620232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$212.5 million20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census2,14320222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census13820222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census7520222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$947.9 million20222017–2022 · 2 published

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.