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Size of the US Religious Organizations industry

NAICS 813110, Religious Organizations. 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

Employment
205,739
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
26,381
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Annual payroll
$45.2 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 205,739 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 201,4562019-Q2: 198,4812019-Q3: 197,5642019-Q4: 202,4372020-Q1: 200,0792020-Q2: 173,0352020-Q3: 174,8202020-Q4: 179,8952021-Q1: 181,1102021-Q2: 181,9632021-Q3: 182,6242021-Q4: 191,4022022-Q1: 192,6102022-Q2: 189,8882022-Q3: 190,5302022-Q4: 195,5542023-Q1: 197,9042023-Q2: 195,3102023-Q3: 196,4002023-Q4: 201,3622024-Q1: 202,3142024-Q2: 198,9902024-Q3: 199,7362024-Q4: 205,4322025-Q1: 205,8412025-Q2: 203,5472025-Q3: 201,9582025-Q4: 207,9432026-Q1: 205,739NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1205,7392022
2025-Q4207,9432022
2025-Q3201,9582022
2025-Q2203,5472022
2025-Q1205,8412022
2024-Q4205,4322022
2024-Q3199,7362022
2024-Q2198,9902022
2024-Q1202,3142022
2023-Q4201,3622022
2023-Q3196,4002022
2023-Q2195,3102022
2023-Q1197,9042022
2022-Q4195,5542022
2022-Q3190,5302022
2022-Q2189,8882022
2022-Q1192,6102022
2021-Q4191,4022017
2021-Q3182,6242017
2021-Q2181,9632017
2021-Q1181,1102017
2020-Q4179,8952017
2020-Q3174,8202017
2020-Q2173,0352017
2020-Q1200,0792017
2019-Q4202,4372017
2019-Q3197,5642017
2019-Q2198,4812017
2019-Q1201,4562017

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 1,576,295 · 2023
2017: 1,690,3782018: 1,693,6612019: 1,682,9032020: 1,649,3622021: 1,481,3702022: 1,538,2482023: 1,576,295
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PeriodValue
20231,576,295
20221,538,248
20211,481,370
20201,649,362
20191,682,903
20181,693,661
20171,690,378

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 26,381 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 23,6222019-Q2: 23,7132019-Q3: 23,8582019-Q4: 23,8792020-Q1: 24,0002020-Q2: 24,0992020-Q3: 24,2542020-Q4: 24,3842021-Q1: 24,5072021-Q2: 24,5562021-Q3: 24,7162021-Q4: 24,8532022-Q1: 25,1182022-Q2: 25,2702022-Q3: 25,2532022-Q4: 25,3722023-Q1: 25,6422023-Q2: 25,7702023-Q3: 25,8872023-Q4: 26,0062024-Q1: 25,8822024-Q2: 26,0102024-Q3: 26,1272024-Q4: 26,1872025-Q1: 26,1882025-Q2: 26,1962025-Q3: 26,3102025-Q4: 26,3472026-Q1: 26,381NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q126,3812022
2025-Q426,3472022
2025-Q326,3102022
2025-Q226,1962022
2025-Q126,1882022
2024-Q426,1872022
2024-Q326,1272022
2024-Q226,0102022
2024-Q125,8822022
2023-Q426,0062022
2023-Q325,8872022
2023-Q225,7702022
2023-Q125,6422022
2022-Q425,3722022
2022-Q325,2532022
2022-Q225,2702022
2022-Q125,1182022
2021-Q424,8532017
2021-Q324,7162017
2021-Q224,5562017
2021-Q124,5072017
2020-Q424,3842017
2020-Q324,2542017
2020-Q224,0992017
2020-Q124,0002017
2019-Q423,8792017
2019-Q323,8582017
2019-Q223,7132017
2019-Q123,6222017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 186,801 · 2023
2017: 186,5482018: 185,8202019: 185,0712020: 183,3272021: 185,6682022: 185,5562023: 186,801
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PeriodValue
2023186,801
2022185,556
2021185,668
2020183,327
2019185,071
2018185,820
2017186,548

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $2.1 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $1.5 billion2019-Q2: $1.5 billion2019-Q3: $1.5 billion2019-Q4: $1.6 billion2020-Q1: $1.6 billion2020-Q2: $1.5 billion2020-Q3: $1.5 billion2020-Q4: $1.6 billion2021-Q1: $1.5 billion2021-Q2: $1.6 billion2021-Q3: $1.6 billion2021-Q4: $1.7 billion2022-Q1: $1.6 billion2022-Q2: $1.7 billion2022-Q3: $1.8 billion2022-Q4: $1.8 billion2023-Q1: $1.8 billion2023-Q2: $1.8 billion2023-Q3: $1.8 billion2023-Q4: $2.0 billion2024-Q1: $1.9 billion2024-Q2: $1.9 billion2024-Q3: $1.9 billion2024-Q4: $2.1 billion2025-Q1: $2.0 billion2025-Q2: $2.0 billion2025-Q3: $2.0 billion2025-Q4: $2.1 billion2026-Q1: $2.1 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$2.1 billion2022
2025-Q4$2.1 billion2022
2025-Q3$2.0 billion2022
2025-Q2$2.0 billion2022
2025-Q1$2.0 billion2022
2024-Q4$2.1 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.9 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.9 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.9 billion2022
2023-Q4$2.0 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.8 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.8 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.8 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.8 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.8 billion2022
2022-Q2$1.7 billion2022
2022-Q1$1.6 billion2022
2021-Q4$1.7 billion2017
2021-Q3$1.6 billion2017
2021-Q2$1.6 billion2017
2021-Q1$1.5 billion2017
2020-Q4$1.6 billion2017
2020-Q3$1.5 billion2017
2020-Q2$1.5 billion2017
2020-Q1$1.6 billion2017
2019-Q4$1.6 billion2017
2019-Q3$1.5 billion2017
2019-Q2$1.5 billion2017
2019-Q1$1.5 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $45.2 billion · 2023
2017: $37.6 billion2018: $38.4 billion2019: $39.3 billion2020: $38.6 billion2021: $39.2 billion2022: $42.3 billion2023: $45.2 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$45.2 billion
2022$42.3 billion
2021$39.2 billion
2020$38.6 billion
2019$39.3 billion
2018$38.4 billion
2017$37.6 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 Wages205,7392026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages26,3812026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$2.1 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$45.2 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns1,576,29520232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns186,80120232017–2023 · 7 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.