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Size of the US Social Assistance industry

NAICS 624, Social Assistance. 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)
$279 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Value added (GDP by industry)
$249 billion
2025 · GDP by Industry
Current dollars
Revenue, not seasonally adjusted
$89.4 billion
2026-Q2 · Quarterly Services Survey
Employer firms, current dollars
Employment
5,077,021
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
1,285,054
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
144,894
2022 · Economic Census

Over time

How it has changed

Revenue, seasonally adjusted · Quarterly Services SurveyLatest $87.9 billion · 2026-Q2
2009-Q1: $33.8 billion2009-Q2: $34.8 billion2009-Q3: $34.8 billion2009-Q4: $34.6 billion2010-Q1: $36.1 billion2010-Q2: $35.5 billion2010-Q3: $36.2 billion2010-Q4: $35.7 billion2011-Q1: $35.1 billion2011-Q2: $36.4 billion2011-Q3: $36.1 billion2011-Q4: $37.9 billion2012-Q1: $37.1 billion2012-Q2: $36.5 billion2012-Q3: $36.1 billion2012-Q4: $36.7 billion2013-Q1: $37.2 billion2013-Q2: $37.1 billion2013-Q3: $38.0 billion2013-Q4: $37.6 billion2014-Q1: $38.3 billion2014-Q2: $38.7 billion2014-Q3: $39.9 billion2014-Q4: $40.9 billion2015-Q1: $41.5 billion2015-Q2: $41.6 billion2015-Q3: $41.4 billion2015-Q4: $41.7 billion2016-Q1: $42.4 billion2016-Q2: $43.4 billion2016-Q3: $44.9 billion2016-Q4: $45.3 billion2017-Q1: $47.7 billion2017-Q2: $47.8 billion2017-Q3: $47.6 billion2017-Q4: $47.7 billion2018-Q1: $48.0 billion2018-Q2: $50.3 billion2018-Q3: $51.0 billion2018-Q4: $52.3 billion2019-Q1: $52.1 billion2019-Q2: $52.6 billion2019-Q3: $54.1 billion2019-Q4: $52.6 billion2020-Q1: $54.9 billion2020-Q2: $50.0 billion2020-Q3: $55.7 billion2020-Q4: $59.6 billion2021-Q1: $59.9 billion2021-Q2: $62.7 billion2021-Q3: $63.7 billion2021-Q4: $66.7 billion2022-Q1: $66.0 billion2022-Q2: $66.9 billion2022-Q3: $70.3 billion2022-Q4: $70.1 billion2023-Q1: $73.1 billion2023-Q2: $73.8 billion2023-Q3: $75.9 billion2023-Q4: $76.7 billion2024-Q1: $79.3 billion2024-Q2: $81.5 billion2024-Q3: $80.6 billion2024-Q4: $82.3 billion2025-Q1: $83.6 billion2025-Q2: $85.3 billion2025-Q3: $87.4 billion2025-Q4: $85.4 billion2026-Q1: $86.3 billion2026-Q2: $87.9 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q2$87.9 billion
2026-Q1$86.3 billion
2025-Q4$85.4 billion
2025-Q3$87.4 billion
2025-Q2$85.3 billion
2025-Q1$83.6 billion
2024-Q4$82.3 billion
2024-Q3$80.6 billion
2024-Q2$81.5 billion
2024-Q1$79.3 billion
2023-Q4$76.7 billion
2023-Q3$75.9 billion
2023-Q2$73.8 billion
2023-Q1$73.1 billion
2022-Q4$70.1 billion
2022-Q3$70.3 billion
2022-Q2$66.9 billion
2022-Q1$66.0 billion
2021-Q4$66.7 billion
2021-Q3$63.7 billion
2021-Q2$62.7 billion
2021-Q1$59.9 billion
2020-Q4$59.6 billion
2020-Q3$55.7 billion
2020-Q2$50.0 billion
2020-Q1$54.9 billion
2019-Q4$52.6 billion
2019-Q3$54.1 billion
2019-Q2$52.6 billion
2019-Q1$52.1 billion
2018-Q4$52.3 billion
2018-Q3$51.0 billion
2018-Q2$50.3 billion
2018-Q1$48.0 billion
2017-Q4$47.7 billion
2017-Q3$47.6 billion
2017-Q2$47.8 billion
2017-Q1$47.7 billion
2016-Q4$45.3 billion
2016-Q3$44.9 billion
2016-Q2$43.4 billion
2016-Q1$42.4 billion
2015-Q4$41.7 billion
2015-Q3$41.4 billion
2015-Q2$41.6 billion
2015-Q1$41.5 billion
2014-Q4$40.9 billion
2014-Q3$39.9 billion
2014-Q2$38.7 billion
2014-Q1$38.3 billion
2013-Q4$37.6 billion
2013-Q3$38.0 billion
2013-Q2$37.1 billion
2013-Q1$37.2 billion
2012-Q4$36.7 billion
2012-Q3$36.1 billion
2012-Q2$36.5 billion
2012-Q1$37.1 billion
2011-Q4$37.9 billion
2011-Q3$36.1 billion
2011-Q2$36.4 billion
2011-Q1$35.1 billion
2010-Q4$35.7 billion
2010-Q3$36.2 billion
2010-Q2$35.5 billion
2010-Q1$36.1 billion
2009-Q4$34.6 billion
2009-Q3$34.8 billion
2009-Q2$34.8 billion
2009-Q1$33.8 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Quarterly Services Survey · Employer firms, current dollars · Agency label: Social Assistance

Value added, seasonally adjusted annual rate · GDP by IndustryLatest $261 billion · 2026-Q1
2005-Q1: $70.9 billion2005-Q2: $71.7 billion2005-Q3: $73.0 billion2005-Q4: $74.1 billion2006-Q1: $75.2 billion2006-Q2: $76.6 billion2006-Q3: $77.3 billion2006-Q4: $78.5 billion2007-Q1: $79.1 billion2007-Q2: $80.1 billion2007-Q3: $81.4 billion2007-Q4: $82.7 billion2008-Q1: $84.0 billion2008-Q2: $85.1 billion2008-Q3: $86.2 billion2008-Q4: $87.3 billion2009-Q1: $87.6 billion2009-Q2: $87.8 billion2009-Q3: $87.7 billion2009-Q4: $87.8 billion2010-Q1: $88.9 billion2010-Q2: $89.8 billion2010-Q3: $90.3 billion2010-Q4: $89.9 billion2011-Q1: $87.7 billion2011-Q2: $88.3 billion2011-Q3: $89.0 billion2011-Q4: $89.7 billion2012-Q1: $95.7 billion2012-Q2: $95.4 billion2012-Q3: $96.1 billion2012-Q4: $96.9 billion2013-Q1: $100 billion2013-Q2: $101 billion2013-Q3: $103 billion2013-Q4: $104 billion2014-Q1: $104 billion2014-Q2: $106 billion2014-Q3: $108 billion2014-Q4: $109 billion2015-Q1: $111 billion2015-Q2: $113 billion2015-Q3: $114 billion2015-Q4: $116 billion2016-Q1: $118 billion2016-Q2: $120 billion2016-Q3: $123 billion2016-Q4: $124 billion2017-Q1: $125 billion2017-Q2: $127 billion2017-Q3: $129 billion2017-Q4: $131 billion2018-Q1: $133 billion2018-Q2: $135 billion2018-Q3: $137 billion2018-Q4: $140 billion2019-Q1: $142 billion2019-Q2: $145 billion2019-Q3: $149 billion2019-Q4: $152 billion2020-Q1: $154 billion2020-Q2: $133 billion2020-Q3: $157 billion2020-Q4: $154 billion2021-Q1: $153 billion2021-Q2: $155 billion2021-Q3: $156 billion2021-Q4: $160 billion2022-Q1: $171 billion2022-Q2: $176 billion2022-Q3: $181 billion2022-Q4: $189 billion2023-Q1: $192 billion2023-Q2: $196 billion2023-Q3: $202 billion2023-Q4: $207 billion2024-Q1: $218 billion2024-Q2: $224 billion2024-Q3: $230 billion2024-Q4: $236 billion2025-Q1: $240 billion2025-Q2: $248 billion2025-Q3: $254 billion2025-Q4: $256 billion2026-Q1: $261 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q1$261 billion
2025-Q4$256 billion
2025-Q3$254 billion
2025-Q2$248 billion
2025-Q1$240 billion
2024-Q4$236 billion
2024-Q3$230 billion
2024-Q2$224 billion
2024-Q1$218 billion
2023-Q4$207 billion
2023-Q3$202 billion
2023-Q2$196 billion
2023-Q1$192 billion
2022-Q4$189 billion
2022-Q3$181 billion
2022-Q2$176 billion
2022-Q1$171 billion
2021-Q4$160 billion
2021-Q3$156 billion
2021-Q2$155 billion
2021-Q1$153 billion
2020-Q4$154 billion
2020-Q3$157 billion
2020-Q2$133 billion
2020-Q1$154 billion
2019-Q4$152 billion
2019-Q3$149 billion
2019-Q2$145 billion
2019-Q1$142 billion
2018-Q4$140 billion
2018-Q3$137 billion
2018-Q2$135 billion
2018-Q1$133 billion
2017-Q4$131 billion
2017-Q3$129 billion
2017-Q2$127 billion
2017-Q1$125 billion
2016-Q4$124 billion
2016-Q3$123 billion
2016-Q2$120 billion
2016-Q1$118 billion
2015-Q4$116 billion
2015-Q3$114 billion
2015-Q2$113 billion
2015-Q1$111 billion
2014-Q4$109 billion
2014-Q3$108 billion
2014-Q2$106 billion
2014-Q1$104 billion
2013-Q4$104 billion
2013-Q3$103 billion
2013-Q2$101 billion
2013-Q1$100 billion
2012-Q4$96.9 billion
2012-Q3$96.1 billion
2012-Q2$95.4 billion
2012-Q1$95.7 billion
2011-Q4$89.7 billion
2011-Q3$89.0 billion
2011-Q2$88.3 billion
2011-Q1$87.7 billion
2010-Q4$89.9 billion
2010-Q3$90.3 billion
2010-Q2$89.8 billion
2010-Q1$88.9 billion
2009-Q4$87.8 billion
2009-Q3$87.7 billion
2009-Q2$87.8 billion
2009-Q1$87.6 billion
2008-Q4$87.3 billion
2008-Q3$86.2 billion
2008-Q2$85.1 billion
2008-Q1$84.0 billion
2007-Q4$82.7 billion
2007-Q3$81.4 billion
2007-Q2$80.1 billion
2007-Q1$79.1 billion
2006-Q4$78.5 billion
2006-Q3$77.3 billion
2006-Q2$76.6 billion
2006-Q1$75.2 billion
2005-Q4$74.1 billion
2005-Q3$73.0 billion
2005-Q2$71.7 billion
2005-Q1$70.9 billion

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, GDP by Industry · Current dollars · Agency label: Social assistance

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 5,077,021 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 3,975,0132019-Q2: 4,006,2782019-Q3: 4,016,3692019-Q4: 4,072,5782020-Q1: 4,145,8982020-Q2: 3,680,7992020-Q3: 3,792,0962020-Q4: 3,887,4172021-Q1: 3,909,9152021-Q2: 3,956,1742021-Q3: 3,948,0942021-Q4: 4,049,5772022-Q1: 4,111,1592022-Q2: 4,162,4352022-Q3: 4,204,0582022-Q4: 4,274,1942023-Q1: 4,322,9972023-Q2: 4,416,9412023-Q3: 4,441,4772023-Q4: 4,518,3712024-Q1: 4,617,5662024-Q2: 4,664,4162024-Q3: 4,689,0372024-Q4: 4,775,5802025-Q1: 4,849,6572025-Q2: 5,003,0162025-Q3: 5,003,7042025-Q4: 5,076,8442026-Q1: 5,077,021NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q15,077,0212022
2025-Q45,076,8442022
2025-Q35,003,7042022
2025-Q25,003,0162022
2025-Q14,849,6572022
2024-Q44,775,5802022
2024-Q34,689,0372022
2024-Q24,664,4162022
2024-Q14,617,5662022
2023-Q44,518,3712022
2023-Q34,441,4772022
2023-Q24,416,9412022
2023-Q14,322,9972022
2022-Q44,274,1942022
2022-Q34,204,0582022
2022-Q24,162,4352022
2022-Q14,111,1592022
2021-Q44,049,5772017
2021-Q33,948,0942017
2021-Q23,956,1742017
2021-Q13,909,9152017
2020-Q43,887,4172017
2020-Q33,792,0962017
2020-Q23,680,7992017
2020-Q14,145,8982017
2019-Q44,072,5782017
2019-Q34,016,3692017
2019-Q24,006,2782017
2019-Q13,975,0132017

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 3,742,670 · 2023
2017: 3,318,9102018: 3,347,9582019: 3,427,5752020: 3,493,7142021: 3,209,7642022: 3,421,4422023: 3,742,670
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
20233,742,670
20223,421,442
20213,209,764
20203,493,714
20193,427,575
20183,347,958
20173,318,910

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 1,285,054 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 921,1032019-Q2: 927,1402019-Q3: 936,1292019-Q4: 942,4362020-Q1: 1,002,5782020-Q2: 1,005,2492020-Q3: 1,015,4702020-Q4: 1,065,1342021-Q1: 1,030,4842021-Q2: 1,037,5642021-Q3: 1,050,2212021-Q4: 1,069,5912022-Q1: 1,050,1512022-Q2: 1,068,5342022-Q3: 1,066,7742022-Q4: 1,089,0022023-Q1: 1,092,2762023-Q2: 1,060,6692023-Q3: 1,073,3562023-Q4: 1,105,5622024-Q1: 1,132,0162024-Q2: 1,164,5962024-Q3: 1,196,3952024-Q4: 1,235,3272025-Q1: 1,165,3622025-Q2: 1,185,5562025-Q3: 1,220,9882025-Q4: 1,260,0512026-Q1: 1,285,054NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q11,285,0542022
2025-Q41,260,0512022
2025-Q31,220,9882022
2025-Q21,185,5562022
2025-Q11,165,3622022
2024-Q41,235,3272022
2024-Q31,196,3952022
2024-Q21,164,5962022
2024-Q11,132,0162022
2023-Q41,105,5622022
2023-Q31,073,3562022
2023-Q21,060,6692022
2023-Q11,092,2762022
2022-Q41,089,0022022
2022-Q31,066,7742022
2022-Q21,068,5342022
2022-Q11,050,1512022
2021-Q41,069,5912017
2021-Q31,050,2212017
2021-Q21,037,5642017
2021-Q11,030,4842017
2020-Q41,065,1342017
2020-Q31,015,4702017
2020-Q21,005,2492017
2020-Q11,002,5782017
2019-Q4942,4362017
2019-Q3936,1292017
2019-Q2927,1402017
2019-Q1921,1032017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 199,242 · 2023
2017: 175,3442018: 180,3432019: 182,1372020: 184,9702021: 188,7062022: 195,2802023: 199,242
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2023199,242
2022195,280
2021188,706
2020184,970
2019182,137
2018180,343
2017175,344

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $44.3 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $24.3 billion2019-Q2: $25.1 billion2019-Q3: $25.3 billion2019-Q4: $26.5 billion2020-Q1: $26.4 billion2020-Q2: $24.9 billion2020-Q3: $25.8 billion2020-Q4: $28.7 billion2021-Q1: $26.2 billion2021-Q2: $28.3 billion2021-Q3: $28.7 billion2021-Q4: $31.7 billion2022-Q1: $29.4 billion2022-Q2: $32.3 billion2022-Q3: $34.4 billion2022-Q4: $34.8 billion2023-Q1: $34.7 billion2023-Q2: $35.9 billion2023-Q3: $36.6 billion2023-Q4: $38.4 billion2024-Q1: $38.4 billion2024-Q2: $39.7 billion2024-Q3: $40.3 billion2024-Q4: $42.0 billion2025-Q1: $41.4 billion2025-Q2: $43.4 billion2025-Q3: $44.0 billion2025-Q4: $45.9 billion2026-Q1: $44.3 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$44.3 billion2022
2025-Q4$45.9 billion2022
2025-Q3$44.0 billion2022
2025-Q2$43.4 billion2022
2025-Q1$41.4 billion2022
2024-Q4$42.0 billion2022
2024-Q3$40.3 billion2022
2024-Q2$39.7 billion2022
2024-Q1$38.4 billion2022
2023-Q4$38.4 billion2022
2023-Q3$36.6 billion2022
2023-Q2$35.9 billion2022
2023-Q1$34.7 billion2022
2022-Q4$34.8 billion2022
2022-Q3$34.4 billion2022
2022-Q2$32.3 billion2022
2022-Q1$29.4 billion2022
2021-Q4$31.7 billion2017
2021-Q3$28.7 billion2017
2021-Q2$28.3 billion2017
2021-Q1$26.2 billion2017
2020-Q4$28.7 billion2017
2020-Q3$25.8 billion2017
2020-Q2$24.9 billion2017
2020-Q1$26.4 billion2017
2019-Q4$26.5 billion2017
2019-Q3$25.3 billion2017
2019-Q2$25.1 billion2017
2019-Q1$24.3 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $125 billion · 2023
2017: $77.9 billion2018: $81.0 billion2019: $86.5 billion2020: $87.8 billion2021: $94.7 billion2022: $109 billion2023: $125 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2023$125 billion
2022$109 billion
2021$94.7 billion
2020$87.8 billion
2019$86.5 billion
2018$81.0 billion
2017$77.9 billion

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

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
Value added (GDP by industry)Current dollarsGDP by Industry$249 billion20251997–2025 · 29 published
Value added, seasonally adjusted annual rateCurrent dollarsGDP by Industry$261 billion2026-Q12005-Q1–2026-Q1 · 85 published
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages5,077,0212026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages1,285,0542026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$44.3 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$125 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns3,742,67020232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns199,24220232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$113 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census3,688,71320222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census193,05320222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census144,89420222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$279 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
Revenue, not seasonally adjustedEmployer firms, current dollarsQuarterly Services Survey$89.4 billion2026-Q22009-Q1–2026-Q2 · 70 published
Revenue, seasonally adjustedEmployer firms, current dollarsQuarterly Services Survey$87.9 billion2026-Q22009-Q1–2026-Q2 · 70 published

Breakdown

Industries within Social Assistance

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
6241Individual and Family Services$153 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census3,581,7612026-Q1 · QCEW
6242Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services$53.2 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census230,0092026-Q1 · QCEW
6243Vocational Rehabilitation Services$14.3 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census276,7502026-Q1 · QCEW
6244Child Care Services$58.4 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census988,5012026-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.