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Size of the US Health and Personal Care Stores industry

NAICS 4461, Health and Personal Care Stores. 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. This is a NAICS 2017 code that the 2022 edition replaced; the Census surveys that still publish on the 2017 basis keep it alive.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$319 billion
2017 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Sales
$384 billion
2022 · Annual Retail Trade Survey
Employer firms by kind of business, current dollars
Employment
1,066,142
2023 · County Business Patterns
Paid employees in the pay period including March 12
Establishments
89,276
2023 · County Business Patterns
Firms
42,812
2017 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$43.0 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

How it has changed

Sales · Annual Retail Trade SurveyLatest $384 billion · 2022
1992: $88.6 billion1993: $91.5 billion1994: $95.3 billion1995: $101 billion1996: $108 billion1997: $117 billion1998: $128 billion1999: $141 billion2000: $153 billion2001: $165 billion2002: $178 billion2003: $190 billion2004: $197 billion2005: $208 billion2006: $221 billion2007: $234 billion2008: $243 billion2009: $250 billion2010: $257 billion2011: $268 billion2012: $270 billion2013: $275 billion2014: $290 billion2015: $302 billion2016: $312 billion2017: $319 billion2018: $331 billion2019: $338 billion2020: $343 billion2021: $371 billion2022: $384 billion
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PeriodValue
2022$384 billion
2021$371 billion
2020$343 billion
2019$338 billion
2018$331 billion
2017$319 billion
2016$312 billion
2015$302 billion
2014$290 billion
2013$275 billion
2012$270 billion
2011$268 billion
2010$257 billion
2009$250 billion
2008$243 billion
2007$234 billion
2006$221 billion
2005$208 billion
2004$197 billion
2003$190 billion
2002$178 billion
2001$165 billion
2000$153 billion
1999$141 billion
1998$128 billion
1997$117 billion
1996$108 billion
1995$101 billion
1994$95.3 billion
1993$91.5 billion
1992$88.6 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Retail Trade Survey · Employer firms by kind of business, current dollars · Agency label: Health and personal care stores

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 1,082,048 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 1,040,2902019-Q2: 1,036,5922019-Q3: 1,023,8012019-Q4: 1,078,0102020-Q1: 1,020,7992020-Q2: 911,2222020-Q3: 972,7482020-Q4: 1,021,6392021-Q1: 1,007,6592021-Q2: 1,021,8262021-Q3: 1,011,8322021-Q4: 1,082,048
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PeriodValue
2021-Q41,082,048
2021-Q31,011,832
2021-Q21,021,826
2021-Q11,007,659
2020-Q41,021,639
2020-Q3972,748
2020-Q2911,222
2020-Q11,020,799
2019-Q41,078,010
2019-Q31,023,801
2019-Q21,036,592
2019-Q11,040,290

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 1,066,142 · 2023
2017: 1,014,2062018: 1,038,1232019: 1,022,2102020: 1,021,2982021: 990,2312022: 1,036,1572023: 1,066,142
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PeriodValue
20231,066,142
20221,036,157
2021990,231
20201,021,298
20191,022,210
20181,038,123
20171,014,206

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 112,734 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 110,5592019-Q2: 110,7342019-Q3: 111,4852019-Q4: 111,9372020-Q1: 112,1252020-Q2: 111,7072020-Q3: 112,1292020-Q4: 112,5712021-Q1: 111,7342021-Q2: 112,1332021-Q3: 112,5652021-Q4: 112,734
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PeriodValue
2021-Q4112,734
2021-Q3112,565
2021-Q2112,133
2021-Q1111,734
2020-Q4112,571
2020-Q3112,129
2020-Q2111,707
2020-Q1112,125
2019-Q4111,937
2019-Q3111,485
2019-Q2110,734
2019-Q1110,559

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 89,276 · 2023
2017: 97,3652018: 93,4682019: 94,2892020: 93,9092021: 92,3392022: 90,8832023: 89,276
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PeriodValue
202389,276
202290,883
202192,339
202093,909
201994,289
201893,468
201797,365

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $12.9 billion · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: $10.8 billion2019-Q2: $10.1 billion2019-Q3: $10.4 billion2019-Q4: $10.6 billion2020-Q1: $11.0 billion2020-Q2: $9.6 billion2020-Q3: $10.3 billion2020-Q4: $11.6 billion2021-Q1: $10.4 billion2021-Q2: $10.9 billion2021-Q3: $11.2 billion2021-Q4: $12.9 billion
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PeriodValue
2021-Q4$12.9 billion
2021-Q3$11.2 billion
2021-Q2$10.9 billion
2021-Q1$10.4 billion
2020-Q4$11.6 billion
2020-Q3$10.3 billion
2020-Q2$9.6 billion
2020-Q1$11.0 billion
2019-Q4$10.6 billion
2019-Q3$10.4 billion
2019-Q2$10.1 billion
2019-Q1$10.8 billion

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $43.0 billion · 2023
2017: $35.4 billion2018: $36.3 billion2019: $37.1 billion2020: $37.3 billion2021: $36.9 billion2022: $41.0 billion2023: $43.0 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$43.0 billion
2022$41.0 billion
2021$36.9 billion
2020$37.3 billion
2019$37.1 billion
2018$36.3 billion
2017$35.4 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 Wages1,082,0482021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages112,7342021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$12.9 billion2021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
SalesEmployer firms by kind of business, current dollarsAnnual Retail Trade Survey$384 billion20221992–2022 · 31 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$43.0 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns1,066,14220232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns89,27620232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$33.6 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census1,039,48720172017–2017 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census94,66620172017–2017 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census42,81220172017–2017 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$319 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published

Breakdown

Industries within Health and Personal Care Stores

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
44611Pharmacies and Drug Stores$269 billionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census691,1522023 · CBP
44612Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies, and Perfume Stores$22.5 billionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census188,9562023 · CBP
44613Optical Goods Stores$10.4 billionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census79,7622023 · CBP
44619Other Health and Personal Care Stores$17.9 billionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census106,2722023 · CBP

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.