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Size of the US Consumer Lending industry

NAICS 522291, Consumer Lending. 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)
$47.6 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
90,291
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
15,528
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
2,918
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$8.1 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

How it has changed

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 90,291 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 102,5922019-Q2: 102,4892019-Q3: 102,9552019-Q4: 104,7622020-Q1: 102,0072020-Q2: 94,8162020-Q3: 92,2222020-Q4: 93,6552021-Q1: 91,4812021-Q2: 90,4442021-Q3: 90,9292021-Q4: 93,4072022-Q1: 91,3732022-Q2: 92,9812022-Q3: 94,3652022-Q4: 94,7502023-Q1: 92,5132023-Q2: 92,4922023-Q3: 92,3052023-Q4: 91,6392024-Q1: 89,7862024-Q2: 88,9022024-Q3: 88,8162024-Q4: 89,6852025-Q1: 88,4832025-Q2: 89,3392025-Q3: 89,9742025-Q4: 91,0292026-Q1: 90,291NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q190,2912022
2025-Q491,0292022
2025-Q389,9742022
2025-Q289,3392022
2025-Q188,4832022
2024-Q489,6852022
2024-Q388,8162022
2024-Q288,9022022
2024-Q189,7862022
2023-Q491,6392022
2023-Q392,3052022
2023-Q292,4922022
2023-Q192,5132022
2022-Q494,7502022
2022-Q394,3652022
2022-Q292,9812022
2022-Q191,3732022
2021-Q493,4072017
2021-Q390,9292017
2021-Q290,4442017
2021-Q191,4812017
2020-Q493,6552017
2020-Q392,2222017
2020-Q294,8162017
2020-Q1102,0072017
2019-Q4104,7622017
2019-Q3102,9552017
2019-Q2102,4892017
2019-Q1102,5922017

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 84,206 · 2023
2017: 92,3252018: 94,4422019: 96,0012020: 97,1712021: 93,1992022: 85,6852023: 84,206
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
202384,206
202285,685
202193,199
202097,171
201996,001
201894,442
201792,325

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 15,528 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 15,7962019-Q2: 15,7092019-Q3: 15,7362019-Q4: 15,8722020-Q1: 15,7642020-Q2: 15,7722020-Q3: 15,8332020-Q4: 15,8162021-Q1: 15,5652021-Q2: 15,6682021-Q3: 15,6832021-Q4: 15,8042022-Q1: 15,5552022-Q2: 15,6782022-Q3: 15,7422022-Q4: 15,6462023-Q1: 15,6472023-Q2: 15,7312023-Q3: 15,8182023-Q4: 15,7142024-Q1: 15,6222024-Q2: 15,4582024-Q3: 15,6002024-Q4: 15,5122025-Q1: 15,3652025-Q2: 15,3962025-Q3: 15,5482025-Q4: 15,5532026-Q1: 15,528NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q115,5282022
2025-Q415,5532022
2025-Q315,5482022
2025-Q215,3962022
2025-Q115,3652022
2024-Q415,5122022
2024-Q315,6002022
2024-Q215,4582022
2024-Q115,6222022
2023-Q415,7142022
2023-Q315,8182022
2023-Q215,7312022
2023-Q115,6472022
2022-Q415,6462022
2022-Q315,7422022
2022-Q215,6782022
2022-Q115,5552022
2021-Q415,8042017
2021-Q315,6832017
2021-Q215,6682017
2021-Q115,5652017
2020-Q415,8162017
2020-Q315,8332017
2020-Q215,7722017
2020-Q115,7642017
2019-Q415,8722017
2019-Q315,7362017
2019-Q215,7092017
2019-Q115,7962017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 12,106 · 2023
2017: 14,2002018: 14,6802019: 14,9912020: 14,7312021: 14,3512022: 13,8452023: 12,106
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
202312,106
202213,845
202114,351
202014,731
201914,991
201814,680
201714,200

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $3.3 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $2.2 billion2019-Q2: $1.7 billion2019-Q3: $1.7 billion2019-Q4: $1.8 billion2020-Q1: $2.2 billion2020-Q2: $1.7 billion2020-Q3: $1.6 billion2020-Q4: $2.0 billion2021-Q1: $2.3 billion2021-Q2: $1.8 billion2021-Q3: $2.5 billion2021-Q4: $2.4 billion2022-Q1: $2.6 billion2022-Q2: $2.0 billion2022-Q3: $2.1 billion2022-Q4: $2.1 billion2023-Q1: $2.7 billion2023-Q2: $2.1 billion2023-Q3: $2.1 billion2023-Q4: $2.2 billion2024-Q1: $2.8 billion2024-Q2: $2.1 billion2024-Q3: $2.1 billion2024-Q4: $2.5 billion2025-Q1: $3.3 billion2025-Q2: $2.5 billion2025-Q3: $2.7 billion2025-Q4: $2.8 billion2026-Q1: $3.3 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$3.3 billion2022
2025-Q4$2.8 billion2022
2025-Q3$2.7 billion2022
2025-Q2$2.5 billion2022
2025-Q1$3.3 billion2022
2024-Q4$2.5 billion2022
2024-Q3$2.1 billion2022
2024-Q2$2.1 billion2022
2024-Q1$2.8 billion2022
2023-Q4$2.2 billion2022
2023-Q3$2.1 billion2022
2023-Q2$2.1 billion2022
2023-Q1$2.7 billion2022
2022-Q4$2.1 billion2022
2022-Q3$2.1 billion2022
2022-Q2$2.0 billion2022
2022-Q1$2.6 billion2022
2021-Q4$2.4 billion2017
2021-Q3$2.5 billion2017
2021-Q2$1.8 billion2017
2021-Q1$2.3 billion2017
2020-Q4$2.0 billion2017
2020-Q3$1.6 billion2017
2020-Q2$1.7 billion2017
2020-Q1$2.2 billion2017
2019-Q4$1.8 billion2017
2019-Q3$1.7 billion2017
2019-Q2$1.7 billion2017
2019-Q1$2.2 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $8.1 billion · 2023
2017: $5.8 billion2018: $6.3 billion2019: $6.8 billion2020: $7.0 billion2021: $8.4 billion2022: $7.3 billion2023: $8.1 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2023$8.1 billion
2022$7.3 billion
2021$8.4 billion
2020$7.0 billion
2019$6.8 billion
2018$6.3 billion
2017$5.8 billion

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 Wages90,2912026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages15,5282026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$3.3 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$8.1 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns84,20620232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns12,10620232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$7.9 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census125,70720222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census14,28020222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census2,91820222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$47.6 billion20222017–2022 · 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.