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Size of the US Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services industry

NAICS 51821, Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services. 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)
$329 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
488,955
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
55,979
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
12,054
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$93.0 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 488,955 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 335,7462019-Q2: 344,4882019-Q3: 347,3842019-Q4: 355,3262020-Q1: 362,0512020-Q2: 358,0622020-Q3: 362,5912020-Q4: 368,9082021-Q1: 374,1912021-Q2: 386,9802021-Q3: 394,6862021-Q4: 407,9002022-Q1: 447,5862022-Q2: 468,0522022-Q3: 479,1942022-Q4: 483,3402023-Q1: 489,8442023-Q2: 487,2492023-Q3: 480,7302023-Q4: 480,8332024-Q1: 482,0082024-Q2: 485,1642024-Q3: 483,7992024-Q4: 482,8352025-Q1: 482,8382025-Q2: 481,8782025-Q3: 483,9692025-Q4: 485,2032026-Q1: 488,955NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1488,9552022
2025-Q4485,2032022
2025-Q3483,9692022
2025-Q2481,8782022
2025-Q1482,8382022
2024-Q4482,8352022
2024-Q3483,7992022
2024-Q2485,1642022
2024-Q1482,0082022
2023-Q4480,8332022
2023-Q3480,7302022
2023-Q2487,2492022
2023-Q1489,8442022
2022-Q4483,3402022
2022-Q3479,1942022
2022-Q2468,0522022
2022-Q1447,5862022
2021-Q4407,9002017
2021-Q3394,6862017
2021-Q2386,9802017
2021-Q1374,1912017
2020-Q4368,9082017
2020-Q3362,5912017
2020-Q2358,0622017
2020-Q1362,0512017
2019-Q4355,3262017
2019-Q3347,3842017
2019-Q2344,4882017
2019-Q1335,7462017

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 629,527 · 2023
2017: 525,5282018: 546,8892019: 552,9372020: 557,4092021: 552,7892022: 570,1882023: 629,527
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PeriodValue
2023629,527
2022570,188
2021552,789
2020557,409
2019552,937
2018546,889
2017525,528

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 55,979 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 25,1392019-Q2: 26,0442019-Q3: 26,8442019-Q4: 27,5322020-Q1: 28,3992020-Q2: 29,1952020-Q3: 30,6202020-Q4: 32,2172021-Q1: 34,1032021-Q2: 36,0712021-Q3: 38,2162021-Q4: 40,2382022-Q1: 43,3892022-Q2: 45,7172022-Q3: 48,0422022-Q4: 49,6112023-Q1: 51,2972023-Q2: 52,3282023-Q3: 53,4422023-Q4: 53,9972024-Q1: 54,3512024-Q2: 55,1182024-Q3: 55,5982024-Q4: 55,9562025-Q1: 54,9592025-Q2: 55,0872025-Q3: 55,5942025-Q4: 55,9362026-Q1: 55,979NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q155,9792022
2025-Q455,9362022
2025-Q355,5942022
2025-Q255,0872022
2025-Q154,9592022
2024-Q455,9562022
2024-Q355,5982022
2024-Q255,1182022
2024-Q154,3512022
2023-Q453,9972022
2023-Q353,4422022
2023-Q252,3282022
2023-Q151,2972022
2022-Q449,6112022
2022-Q348,0422022
2022-Q245,7172022
2022-Q143,3892022
2021-Q440,2382017
2021-Q338,2162017
2021-Q236,0712017
2021-Q134,1032017
2020-Q432,2172017
2020-Q330,6202017
2020-Q229,1952017
2020-Q128,3992017
2019-Q427,5322017
2019-Q326,8442017
2019-Q226,0442017
2019-Q125,1392017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 18,544 · 2023
2017: 17,5972018: 17,5262019: 17,2972020: 17,2732021: 17,2972022: 17,5392023: 18,544
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PeriodValue
202318,544
202217,539
202117,297
202017,273
201917,297
201817,526
201717,597

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $27.5 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $11.7 billion2019-Q2: $10.7 billion2019-Q3: $10.7 billion2019-Q4: $11.6 billion2020-Q1: $13.2 billion2020-Q2: $11.6 billion2020-Q3: $11.8 billion2020-Q4: $13.3 billion2021-Q1: $15.0 billion2021-Q2: $14.0 billion2021-Q3: $14.1 billion2021-Q4: $17.3 billion2022-Q1: $19.0 billion2022-Q2: $18.0 billion2022-Q3: $18.4 billion2022-Q4: $18.9 billion2023-Q1: $21.9 billion2023-Q2: $20.1 billion2023-Q3: $20.1 billion2023-Q4: $21.2 billion2024-Q1: $24.2 billion2024-Q2: $23.3 billion2024-Q3: $21.5 billion2024-Q4: $25.3 billion2025-Q1: $26.5 billion2025-Q2: $24.6 billion2025-Q3: $24.1 billion2025-Q4: $24.5 billion2026-Q1: $27.5 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$27.5 billion2022
2025-Q4$24.5 billion2022
2025-Q3$24.1 billion2022
2025-Q2$24.6 billion2022
2025-Q1$26.5 billion2022
2024-Q4$25.3 billion2022
2024-Q3$21.5 billion2022
2024-Q2$23.3 billion2022
2024-Q1$24.2 billion2022
2023-Q4$21.2 billion2022
2023-Q3$20.1 billion2022
2023-Q2$20.1 billion2022
2023-Q1$21.9 billion2022
2022-Q4$18.9 billion2022
2022-Q3$18.4 billion2022
2022-Q2$18.0 billion2022
2022-Q1$19.0 billion2022
2021-Q4$17.3 billion2017
2021-Q3$14.1 billion2017
2021-Q2$14.0 billion2017
2021-Q1$15.0 billion2017
2020-Q4$13.3 billion2017
2020-Q3$11.8 billion2017
2020-Q2$11.6 billion2017
2020-Q1$13.2 billion2017
2019-Q4$11.6 billion2017
2019-Q3$10.7 billion2017
2019-Q2$10.7 billion2017
2019-Q1$11.7 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $93.0 billion · 2023
2017: $53.8 billion2018: $57.7 billion2019: $62.3 billion2020: $67.0 billion2021: $83.9 billion2022: $83.2 billion2023: $93.0 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$93.0 billion
2022$83.2 billion
2021$83.9 billion
2020$67.0 billion
2019$62.3 billion
2018$57.7 billion
2017$53.8 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 Wages488,9552026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages55,9792026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$27.5 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$93.0 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns629,52720232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns18,54420232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$80.5 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census658,34120222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census18,52620222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census12,05420222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$329 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
518210Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services$329 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census488,9552026-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.