JUNE 27, 2024 — The U.S. Census Bureau today released the 2022 County Business Patterns (CBP). This annual series of statistics provides subnational economic data by industry.

The number of establishments, employment during the week of March 12, first quarter payroll and annual payroll are provided for nearly 1,000 industries, as defined by the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The data are available at the national, state, combined statistical area, metropolitan/micropolitan statistical area, county, congressional district and ZIP Code levels.

The CBP also includes data for Puerto Rico and the Island Areas at the state and county-equivalent levels.

The data are useful for studying economic activity of small areas. Federal agencies use the data to determine employee concentrations and trends by industry. Private businesses use the data to analyze market potential, measure the effectiveness of sales and advertising programs, set sales quotas and develop budgets. State and local government offices use the data to assess business changes, develop fiscal policies and plan future policies and programs.

CBP data are derived from the Business Register, a database of all known single- and multi-establishment employer companies maintained and updated by the Census Bureau. It contains nonsurvey data, usually tax return information.

CBP datasets from 1986 to the current reference year can be downloaded. In addition, CBP tables from 2012 to the current reference year are available on data.census.gov.

No news release associated with this product. Tip sheet only.

###