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Size of the US Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers industry

NAICS 42446, Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers. 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)
$23.1 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
27,305
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
2,791
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
1,816
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$1.3 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 27,305 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 27,6312019-Q2: 28,5972019-Q3: 28,4502019-Q4: 28,2752020-Q1: 27,9872020-Q2: 24,6682020-Q3: 25,2172020-Q4: 25,4952021-Q1: 24,9452021-Q2: 26,6412021-Q3: 26,7522021-Q4: 27,6842022-Q1: 26,6862022-Q2: 27,9232022-Q3: 27,6262022-Q4: 27,5202023-Q1: 27,0952023-Q2: 27,8672023-Q3: 27,8042023-Q4: 27,5572024-Q1: 27,1982024-Q2: 28,1792024-Q3: 28,0762024-Q4: 27,7842025-Q1: 27,6162025-Q2: 28,5062025-Q3: 28,3572025-Q4: 27,9922026-Q1: 27,305NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q127,3052022
2025-Q427,9922022
2025-Q328,3572022
2025-Q228,5062022
2025-Q127,6162022
2024-Q427,7842022
2024-Q328,0762022
2024-Q228,1792022
2024-Q127,1982022
2023-Q427,5572022
2023-Q327,8042022
2023-Q227,8672022
2023-Q127,0952022
2022-Q427,5202022
2022-Q327,6262022
2022-Q227,9232022
2022-Q126,6862022
2021-Q427,6842017
2021-Q326,7522017
2021-Q226,6412017
2021-Q124,9452017
2020-Q425,4952017
2020-Q325,2172017
2020-Q224,6682017
2020-Q127,9872017
2019-Q428,2752017
2019-Q328,4502017
2019-Q228,5972017
2019-Q127,6312017

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 22,111 · 2023
2017: 21,9142018: 22,6682019: 23,3772020: 23,3682021: 20,9782022: 22,9942023: 22,111
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PeriodValue
202322,111
202222,994
202120,978
202023,368
201923,377
201822,668
201721,914

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 2,791 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 2,6872019-Q2: 2,7012019-Q3: 2,6892019-Q4: 2,7022020-Q1: 2,7112020-Q2: 2,7062020-Q3: 2,7192020-Q4: 2,7332021-Q1: 2,7112021-Q2: 2,7172021-Q3: 2,7312021-Q4: 2,7602022-Q1: 2,7562022-Q2: 2,7612022-Q3: 2,7922022-Q4: 2,8062023-Q1: 2,7932023-Q2: 2,7812023-Q3: 2,7772023-Q4: 2,7832024-Q1: 2,7432024-Q2: 2,7572024-Q3: 2,7742024-Q4: 2,7772025-Q1: 2,7512025-Q2: 2,7542025-Q3: 2,7822025-Q4: 2,7832026-Q1: 2,791NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q12,7912022
2025-Q42,7832022
2025-Q32,7822022
2025-Q22,7542022
2025-Q12,7512022
2024-Q42,7772022
2024-Q32,7742022
2024-Q22,7572022
2024-Q12,7432022
2023-Q42,7832022
2023-Q32,7772022
2023-Q22,7812022
2023-Q12,7932022
2022-Q42,8062022
2022-Q32,7922022
2022-Q22,7612022
2022-Q12,7562022
2021-Q42,7602017
2021-Q32,7312017
2021-Q22,7172017
2021-Q12,7112017
2020-Q42,7332017
2020-Q32,7192017
2020-Q22,7062017
2020-Q12,7112017
2019-Q42,7022017
2019-Q32,6892017
2019-Q22,7012017
2019-Q12,6872017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 2,008 · 2023
2017: 1,9982018: 1,9982019: 2,0062020: 2,0102021: 1,9692022: 1,9642023: 2,008
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
20232,008
20221,964
20211,969
20202,010
20192,006
20181,998
20171,998

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $483.1 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $359.2 million2019-Q2: $367.9 million2019-Q3: $373.2 million2019-Q4: $413.5 million2020-Q1: $389.6 million2020-Q2: $303.1 million2020-Q3: $345.4 million2020-Q4: $417.5 million2021-Q1: $338.0 million2021-Q2: $376.2 million2021-Q3: $416.8 million2021-Q4: $520.2 million2022-Q1: $410.6 million2022-Q2: $427.3 million2022-Q3: $458.1 million2022-Q4: $487.7 million2023-Q1: $453.6 million2023-Q2: $443.2 million2023-Q3: $447.1 million2023-Q4: $504.2 million2024-Q1: $462.9 million2024-Q2: $451.2 million2024-Q3: $458.5 million2024-Q4: $522.9 million2025-Q1: $469.8 million2025-Q2: $470.8 million2025-Q3: $478.9 million2025-Q4: $542.2 million2026-Q1: $483.1 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$483.1 million2022
2025-Q4$542.2 million2022
2025-Q3$478.9 million2022
2025-Q2$470.8 million2022
2025-Q1$469.8 million2022
2024-Q4$522.9 million2022
2024-Q3$458.5 million2022
2024-Q2$451.2 million2022
2024-Q1$462.9 million2022
2023-Q4$504.2 million2022
2023-Q3$447.1 million2022
2023-Q2$443.2 million2022
2023-Q1$453.6 million2022
2022-Q4$487.7 million2022
2022-Q3$458.1 million2022
2022-Q2$427.3 million2022
2022-Q1$410.6 million2022
2021-Q4$520.2 million2017
2021-Q3$416.8 million2017
2021-Q2$376.2 million2017
2021-Q1$338.0 million2017
2020-Q4$417.5 million2017
2020-Q3$345.4 million2017
2020-Q2$303.1 million2017
2020-Q1$389.6 million2017
2019-Q4$413.5 million2017
2019-Q3$373.2 million2017
2019-Q2$367.9 million2017
2019-Q1$359.2 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $1.3 billion · 2023
2017: $1.0 billion2018: $1.1 billion2019: $1.1 billion2020: $1.1 billion2021: $1.2 billion2022: $1.4 billion2023: $1.3 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$1.3 billion
2022$1.4 billion
2021$1.2 billion
2020$1.1 billion
2019$1.1 billion
2018$1.1 billion
2017$1.0 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 Wages27,3052026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages2,7912026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$483.1 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$1.3 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns22,11120232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns2,00820232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$1.3 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census21,68920222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census1,91120222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census1,81620222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$23.1 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
424460Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers$23.1 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census27,3052026-Q1 · QCEW

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.