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Size of the US Political Organizations industry

NAICS 81394, Political Organizations. 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

Employment
11,041
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
3,585
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Annual payroll
$640.0 million
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 11,041 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 7,8292019-Q2: 9,4492019-Q3: 11,9122019-Q4: 13,1712020-Q1: 16,1572020-Q2: 13,7812020-Q3: 20,2242020-Q4: 12,7002021-Q1: 8,3122021-Q2: 9,5362021-Q3: 10,0452021-Q4: 10,9542022-Q1: 11,4462022-Q2: 13,6182022-Q3: 18,4332022-Q4: 11,0662023-Q1: 8,0122023-Q2: 8,5772023-Q3: 9,5202023-Q4: 9,5422024-Q1: 11,3902024-Q2: 14,9172024-Q3: 22,0172024-Q4: 11,4982025-Q1: 8,1132025-Q2: 8,4272025-Q3: 9,5842025-Q4: 9,8402026-Q1: 11,041NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q111,0412022
2025-Q49,8402022
2025-Q39,5842022
2025-Q28,4272022
2025-Q18,1132022
2024-Q411,4982022
2024-Q322,0172022
2024-Q214,9172022
2024-Q111,3902022
2023-Q49,5422022
2023-Q39,5202022
2023-Q28,5772022
2023-Q18,0122022
2022-Q411,0662022
2022-Q318,4332022
2022-Q213,6182022
2022-Q111,4462022
2021-Q410,9542017
2021-Q310,0452017
2021-Q29,5362017
2021-Q18,3122017
2020-Q412,7002017
2020-Q320,2242017
2020-Q213,7812017
2020-Q116,1572017
2019-Q413,1712017
2019-Q311,9122017
2019-Q29,4492017
2019-Q17,8292017

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 9,289 · 2023
2017: 8,3992018: 12,0702019: 9,1012020: 17,3262021: 13,6292022: 15,0122023: 9,289
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PeriodValue
20239,289
202215,012
202113,629
202017,326
20199,101
201812,070
20178,399

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 3,585 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 2,5002019-Q2: 2,6352019-Q3: 2,7792019-Q4: 2,9312020-Q1: 3,0422020-Q2: 3,1572020-Q3: 3,2932020-Q4: 3,3802021-Q1: 3,1392021-Q2: 3,1752021-Q3: 3,2882021-Q4: 3,3532022-Q1: 3,5122022-Q2: 3,6812022-Q3: 3,7552022-Q4: 3,7612023-Q1: 3,6692023-Q2: 3,6272023-Q3: 3,7232023-Q4: 3,8062024-Q1: 3,7362024-Q2: 3,8052024-Q3: 3,8032024-Q4: 3,7792025-Q1: 3,4132025-Q2: 3,4162025-Q3: 3,5062025-Q4: 3,5552026-Q1: 3,585NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q13,5852022
2025-Q43,5552022
2025-Q33,5062022
2025-Q23,4162022
2025-Q13,4132022
2024-Q43,7792022
2024-Q33,8032022
2024-Q23,8052022
2024-Q13,7362022
2023-Q43,8062022
2023-Q33,7232022
2023-Q23,6272022
2023-Q13,6692022
2022-Q43,7612022
2022-Q33,7552022
2022-Q23,6812022
2022-Q13,5122022
2021-Q43,3532017
2021-Q33,2882017
2021-Q23,1752017
2021-Q13,1392017
2020-Q43,3802017
2020-Q33,2932017
2020-Q23,1572017
2020-Q13,0422017
2019-Q42,9312017
2019-Q32,7792017
2019-Q22,6352017
2019-Q12,5002017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 2,200 · 2023
2017: 2,3072018: 2,7882019: 2,3712020: 2,5942021: 2,4512022: 2,6862023: 2,200
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PeriodValue
20232,200
20222,686
20212,451
20202,594
20192,371
20182,788
20172,307

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $221.4 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $117.0 million2019-Q2: $135.9 million2019-Q3: $169.8 million2019-Q4: $206.2 million2020-Q1: $247.7 million2020-Q2: $208.6 million2020-Q3: $257.8 million2020-Q4: $318.0 million2021-Q1: $147.9 million2021-Q2: $157.3 million2021-Q3: $164.2 million2021-Q4: $202.3 million2022-Q1: $183.7 million2022-Q2: $226.9 million2022-Q3: $261.0 million2022-Q4: $303.8 million2023-Q1: $169.1 million2023-Q2: $174.2 million2023-Q3: $178.6 million2023-Q4: $209.4 million2024-Q1: $198.9 million2024-Q2: $239.5 million2024-Q3: $300.3 million2024-Q4: $364.5 million2025-Q1: $175.1 million2025-Q2: $186.5 million2025-Q3: $192.6 million2025-Q4: $235.3 million2026-Q1: $221.4 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$221.4 million2022
2025-Q4$235.3 million2022
2025-Q3$192.6 million2022
2025-Q2$186.5 million2022
2025-Q1$175.1 million2022
2024-Q4$364.5 million2022
2024-Q3$300.3 million2022
2024-Q2$239.5 million2022
2024-Q1$198.9 million2022
2023-Q4$209.4 million2022
2023-Q3$178.6 million2022
2023-Q2$174.2 million2022
2023-Q1$169.1 million2022
2022-Q4$303.8 million2022
2022-Q3$261.0 million2022
2022-Q2$226.9 million2022
2022-Q1$183.7 million2022
2021-Q4$202.3 million2017
2021-Q3$164.2 million2017
2021-Q2$157.3 million2017
2021-Q1$147.9 million2017
2020-Q4$318.0 million2017
2020-Q3$257.8 million2017
2020-Q2$208.6 million2017
2020-Q1$247.7 million2017
2019-Q4$206.2 million2017
2019-Q3$169.8 million2017
2019-Q2$135.9 million2017
2019-Q1$117.0 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $640.0 million · 2023
2017: $481.6 million2018: $733.2 million2019: $635.7 million2020: $958.3 million2021: $738.5 million2022: $984.6 million2023: $640.0 million
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PeriodValue
2023$640.0 million
2022$984.6 million
2021$738.5 million
2020$958.3 million
2019$635.7 million
2018$733.2 million
2017$481.6 million

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 Wages11,0412026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages3,5852026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$221.4 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$640.0 million20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns9,28920232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns2,20020232017–2023 · 7 published

Breakdown

Industries within Political Organizations

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
813940Political Organizations—11,0412026-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.