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Size of the US Paperboard Mills industry

NAICS 32213, Paperboard Mills. 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)
$41.2 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
27,699
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
280
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
63
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$3.8 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 27,699 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 31,9072019-Q2: 32,3952019-Q3: 32,1572019-Q4: 32,1962020-Q1: 32,1302020-Q2: 31,6982020-Q3: 31,4902020-Q4: 31,3442021-Q1: 31,7642021-Q2: 31,6002021-Q3: 31,5272021-Q4: 31,5932022-Q1: 31,9432022-Q2: 32,6792022-Q3: 32,9242022-Q4: 32,3342023-Q1: 32,4922023-Q2: 32,4132023-Q3: 32,1842023-Q4: 31,9642024-Q1: 31,6922024-Q2: 31,9222024-Q3: 31,4222024-Q4: 31,2372025-Q1: 29,5922025-Q2: 29,4912025-Q3: 28,9582025-Q4: 28,3842026-Q1: 27,699NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q127,6992022
2025-Q428,3842022
2025-Q328,9582022
2025-Q229,4912022
2025-Q129,5922022
2024-Q431,2372022
2024-Q331,4222022
2024-Q231,9222022
2024-Q131,6922022
2023-Q431,9642022
2023-Q332,1842022
2023-Q232,4132022
2023-Q132,4922022
2022-Q432,3342022
2022-Q332,9242022
2022-Q232,6792022
2022-Q131,9432022
2021-Q431,5932017
2021-Q331,5272017
2021-Q231,6002017
2021-Q131,7642017
2020-Q431,3442017
2020-Q331,4902017
2020-Q231,6982017
2020-Q132,1302017
2019-Q432,1962017
2019-Q332,1572017
2019-Q232,3952017
2019-Q131,9072017

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 38,290 · 2023
2017: 34,1172018: 36,8422019: 38,3262020: 36,3542021: 36,8882022: 37,4512023: 38,290
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PeriodValue
202338,290
202237,451
202136,888
202036,354
201938,326
201836,842
201734,117

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 280 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 2632019-Q2: 2632019-Q3: 2652019-Q4: 2642020-Q1: 2602020-Q2: 2592020-Q3: 2612020-Q4: 2622021-Q1: 2572021-Q2: 2552021-Q3: 2552021-Q4: 2592022-Q1: 2632022-Q2: 2642022-Q3: 2672022-Q4: 2682023-Q1: 2732023-Q2: 2742023-Q3: 2742023-Q4: 2752024-Q1: 2812024-Q2: 2782024-Q3: 2782024-Q4: 2812025-Q1: 2792025-Q2: 2782025-Q3: 2772025-Q4: 2812026-Q1: 280NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q12802022
2025-Q42812022
2025-Q32772022
2025-Q22782022
2025-Q12792022
2024-Q42812022
2024-Q32782022
2024-Q22782022
2024-Q12812022
2023-Q42752022
2023-Q32742022
2023-Q22742022
2023-Q12732022
2022-Q42682022
2022-Q32672022
2022-Q22642022
2022-Q12632022
2021-Q42592017
2021-Q32552017
2021-Q22552017
2021-Q12572017
2020-Q42622017
2020-Q32612017
2020-Q22592017
2020-Q12602017
2019-Q42642017
2019-Q32652017
2019-Q22632017
2019-Q12632017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 179 · 2023
2017: 1662018: 1792019: 1712020: 1702021: 1762022: 1752023: 179
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PeriodValue
2023179
2022175
2021176
2020170
2019171
2018179
2017166

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $828.8 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $771.8 million2019-Q2: $667.9 million2019-Q3: $690.7 million2019-Q4: $716.0 million2020-Q1: $772.7 million2020-Q2: $652.1 million2020-Q3: $689.1 million2020-Q4: $768.4 million2021-Q1: $736.2 million2021-Q2: $685.2 million2021-Q3: $722.5 million2021-Q4: $806.9 million2022-Q1: $780.9 million2022-Q2: $736.6 million2022-Q3: $784.1 million2022-Q4: $826.0 million2023-Q1: $853.6 million2023-Q2: $780.3 million2023-Q3: $754.9 million2023-Q4: $826.6 million2024-Q1: $865.7 million2024-Q2: $793.3 million2024-Q3: $766.4 million2024-Q4: $845.3 million2025-Q1: $904.4 million2025-Q2: $783.8 million2025-Q3: $740.2 million2025-Q4: $783.5 million2026-Q1: $828.8 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$828.8 million2022
2025-Q4$783.5 million2022
2025-Q3$740.2 million2022
2025-Q2$783.8 million2022
2025-Q1$904.4 million2022
2024-Q4$845.3 million2022
2024-Q3$766.4 million2022
2024-Q2$793.3 million2022
2024-Q1$865.7 million2022
2023-Q4$826.6 million2022
2023-Q3$754.9 million2022
2023-Q2$780.3 million2022
2023-Q1$853.6 million2022
2022-Q4$826.0 million2022
2022-Q3$784.1 million2022
2022-Q2$736.6 million2022
2022-Q1$780.9 million2022
2021-Q4$806.9 million2017
2021-Q3$722.5 million2017
2021-Q2$685.2 million2017
2021-Q1$736.2 million2017
2020-Q4$768.4 million2017
2020-Q3$689.1 million2017
2020-Q2$652.1 million2017
2020-Q1$772.7 million2017
2019-Q4$716.0 million2017
2019-Q3$690.7 million2017
2019-Q2$667.9 million2017
2019-Q1$771.8 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $3.8 billion · 2023
2017: $2.9 billion2018: $3.2 billion2019: $3.3 billion2020: $3.4 billion2021: $3.5 billion2022: $3.7 billion2023: $3.8 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$3.8 billion
2022$3.7 billion
2021$3.5 billion
2020$3.4 billion
2019$3.3 billion
2018$3.2 billion
2017$2.9 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 Wages27,6992026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages2802026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$828.8 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$3.8 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns38,29020232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns17920232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$3.6 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census36,45820222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census16420222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census6320222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$41.2 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Paperboard Mills

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
322130Paperboard Mills$41.2 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census27,6992026-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.