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Size of the US Direct Life, Health, and Medical Insurance Carriers industry

NAICS 52411, Direct Life, Health, and Medical Insurance Carriers. 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)
$1.90 trillion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
636,556
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
13,664
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
1,345
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$103 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 636,556 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 624,1742019-Q2: 630,4472019-Q3: 632,5162019-Q4: 643,8932020-Q1: 639,6252020-Q2: 638,1162020-Q3: 633,7842020-Q4: 640,0512021-Q1: 634,5092021-Q2: 629,5702021-Q3: 626,9422021-Q4: 641,5852022-Q1: 634,6002022-Q2: 635,5032022-Q3: 641,0392022-Q4: 652,5192023-Q1: 647,2672023-Q2: 652,3062023-Q3: 651,6662023-Q4: 654,4382024-Q1: 666,1172024-Q2: 666,6232024-Q3: 662,9222024-Q4: 657,8982025-Q1: 646,6922025-Q2: 641,1062025-Q3: 635,0652025-Q4: 641,3252026-Q1: 636,556NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1636,5562022
2025-Q4641,3252022
2025-Q3635,0652022
2025-Q2641,1062022
2025-Q1646,6922022
2024-Q4657,8982022
2024-Q3662,9222022
2024-Q2666,6232022
2024-Q1666,1172022
2023-Q4654,4382022
2023-Q3651,6662022
2023-Q2652,3062022
2023-Q1647,2672022
2022-Q4652,5192022
2022-Q3641,0392022
2022-Q2635,5032022
2022-Q1634,6002022
2021-Q4641,5852017
2021-Q3626,9422017
2021-Q2629,5702017
2021-Q1634,5092017
2020-Q4640,0512017
2020-Q3633,7842017
2020-Q2638,1162017
2020-Q1639,6252017
2019-Q4643,8932017
2019-Q3632,5162017
2019-Q2630,4472017
2019-Q1624,1742017

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 944,645 · 2023
2017: 877,7572018: 870,1472019: 891,4252020: 872,5512021: 861,9292022: 856,2992023: 944,645
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PeriodValue
2023944,645
2022856,299
2021861,929
2020872,551
2019891,425
2018870,147
2017877,757

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 13,664 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 9,8302019-Q2: 9,9922019-Q3: 10,0802019-Q4: 10,2702020-Q1: 10,2672020-Q2: 10,4752020-Q3: 10,7902020-Q4: 11,0262021-Q1: 10,5582021-Q2: 10,6162021-Q3: 10,8822021-Q4: 11,3892022-Q1: 11,5592022-Q2: 11,8622022-Q3: 12,0362022-Q4: 12,2192023-Q1: 12,2392023-Q2: 12,4222023-Q3: 13,5262023-Q4: 13,6622024-Q1: 13,7422024-Q2: 13,8682024-Q3: 13,8182024-Q4: 13,8422025-Q1: 13,6102025-Q2: 13,6032025-Q3: 13,5882025-Q4: 13,6792026-Q1: 13,664NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q113,6642022
2025-Q413,6792022
2025-Q313,5882022
2025-Q213,6032022
2025-Q113,6102022
2024-Q413,8422022
2024-Q313,8182022
2024-Q213,8682022
2024-Q113,7422022
2023-Q413,6622022
2023-Q313,5262022
2023-Q212,4222022
2023-Q112,2392022
2022-Q412,2192022
2022-Q312,0362022
2022-Q211,8622022
2022-Q111,5592022
2021-Q411,3892017
2021-Q310,8822017
2021-Q210,6162017
2021-Q110,5582017
2020-Q411,0262017
2020-Q310,7902017
2020-Q210,4752017
2020-Q110,2672017
2019-Q410,2702017
2019-Q310,0802017
2019-Q29,9922017
2019-Q19,8302017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 11,821 · 2023
2017: 13,9702018: 14,7652019: 14,3932020: 14,0562021: 12,3962022: 12,6342023: 11,821
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PeriodValue
202311,821
202212,634
202112,396
202014,056
201914,393
201814,765
201713,970

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $26.0 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $20.7 billion2019-Q2: $13.8 billion2019-Q3: $13.2 billion2019-Q4: $14.2 billion2020-Q1: $21.9 billion2020-Q2: $14.4 billion2020-Q3: $13.6 billion2020-Q4: $15.4 billion2021-Q1: $21.5 billion2021-Q2: $14.8 billion2021-Q3: $14.1 billion2021-Q4: $15.4 billion2022-Q1: $23.3 billion2022-Q2: $15.1 billion2022-Q3: $15.5 billion2022-Q4: $15.3 billion2023-Q1: $24.5 billion2023-Q2: $15.9 billion2023-Q3: $15.5 billion2023-Q4: $16.3 billion2024-Q1: $25.9 billion2024-Q2: $17.1 billion2024-Q3: $16.7 billion2024-Q4: $16.4 billion2025-Q1: $25.1 billion2025-Q2: $16.7 billion2025-Q3: $16.0 billion2025-Q4: $16.4 billion2026-Q1: $26.0 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$26.0 billion2022
2025-Q4$16.4 billion2022
2025-Q3$16.0 billion2022
2025-Q2$16.7 billion2022
2025-Q1$25.1 billion2022
2024-Q4$16.4 billion2022
2024-Q3$16.7 billion2022
2024-Q2$17.1 billion2022
2024-Q1$25.9 billion2022
2023-Q4$16.3 billion2022
2023-Q3$15.5 billion2022
2023-Q2$15.9 billion2022
2023-Q1$24.5 billion2022
2022-Q4$15.3 billion2022
2022-Q3$15.5 billion2022
2022-Q2$15.1 billion2022
2022-Q1$23.3 billion2022
2021-Q4$15.4 billion2017
2021-Q3$14.1 billion2017
2021-Q2$14.8 billion2017
2021-Q1$21.5 billion2017
2020-Q4$15.4 billion2017
2020-Q3$13.6 billion2017
2020-Q2$14.4 billion2017
2020-Q1$21.9 billion2017
2019-Q4$14.2 billion2017
2019-Q3$13.2 billion2017
2019-Q2$13.8 billion2017
2019-Q1$20.7 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $103 billion · 2023
2017: $81.7 billion2018: $86.3 billion2019: $87.9 billion2020: $89.2 billion2021: $90.5 billion2022: $95.0 billion2023: $103 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$103 billion
2022$95.0 billion
2021$90.5 billion
2020$89.2 billion
2019$87.9 billion
2018$86.3 billion
2017$81.7 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 Wages636,5562026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages13,6642026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$26.0 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$103 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns944,64520232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns11,82120232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$96.3 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census887,74120222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census12,73320222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census1,34520222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$1.90 trillion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Direct Life, Health, and Medical Insurance Carriers

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
524113Direct Life Insurance Carriers$601 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census204,4192026-Q1 · QCEW
524114Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers$1.30 trillionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census432,1372026-Q1 · QCEW

Companies

Public companies in this industry

Companies Palanor tracks whose GICS classification maps to NAICS 52411. The mapping is Palanor’s, one GICS sub-industry to one NAICS code; a company’s own mix of business can span several.

  • AFL Aflac
  • BHF Brighthouse Financial
  • GL Globe Life
  • MET MetLife
  • PRI Primerica
  • PFG Principal Financial Group
  • PRU Prudential Financial
  • UNM Unum

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.