Profit Margin
6.8%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting ·NAICS 11
NAICS 11 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting - Industry Benchmarks
$56,903/yr average annual pay, with 4,046 SBA loans on record for NAICS 11.
- 6.8%
- Net margin
- 161K
- Workers employed
- $56,903/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $2.7B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 11
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting runs a 6.8% pre-tax net margin - below the national median - across 23K establishments employing 161K workers.
- 6.8%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 161K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $56,903/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $2.7B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting is reported here with financial measures from IRS Statistics of Income and workforce measures from Census County Business Patterns. The page keeps those source systems distinct, shows unavailable fields rather than estimating them, and links the underlying industry context so readers can compare the same NAICS activity before interpreting a margin or payroll figure.
Source: IRS Statistics of Income 2023 and Census County Business Patterns
Benchmarking Insights for Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sits inside Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting at a 6.8% net margin (below the national median), $422.0B in aggregate receipts across 720,206 returns, averaging $586.0M per establishment.
22,752 establishments employ 161,334 workers (7.1/location) at $56,903/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Washington and Oregon.
Total Receipts
$422.0B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$28.6B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
161,334
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$56,903/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
22,752
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 7,300; establishment count decreased by 580. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Subscribe to this industry's release updates (RSS)Where each dollar of Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting revenue goes
Workforce scale
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting margin vs national reference points
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting net margin 22.6%
Cross-industry median (5%)
p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/8%
Business Structure Breakdown
How businesses in this industry are legally structured (IRS SOI)
C Corporation
136,493 returns 19%
Margin: 4.3% · Receipts: $211.9B
Partnership
154,687 returns 21%
Margin: 27.4% · Receipts: $57.2B
S Corporation
96,322 returns 13%
Margin: 2.2% · Receipts: $120.7B
Sole Proprietorship
332,704 returns 46%
Margin: 3.7% · Receipts: $32.2B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 720,206
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $586.0M
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $9.2B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 7.1
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Fishing, Hunting and Trapping NAICS 114 | 5.1% |
| Forestry and Logging NAICS 113 | 3.1% |
| Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry NAICS 115 | 6.1% |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 27,780 |
| Washington | 13,949 |
| Oregon | 12,242 |
| Florida | 7,716 |
| Georgia | 7,609 |
| Texas | 7,014 |
| Alabama | 5,548 |
| North Carolina | 5,135 |
| Michigan | 5,113 |
| Arkansas | 4,947 |
Showing top 10 of 50 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
4,046
Total Loan Volume
$2.7B
Avg Loan Size
$674K
Jobs Supported
26,239
Program Breakdown
7(a) 3,790 (94%)
504 256 (6%)
Top SBA Lender
First Financial Bank
388 loans in this industry
New Business Share
29.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 556
2021 834
2022 632
2023 577
2024 643
2025 714
2026 90
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting?
$422.0B in total annual receipts across all Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting businesses. Average per business: $586.0M.
How profitable is Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting?
6.8% net profit margin, below the national median.
How many businesses are in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting?
22,752 business establishments. Together they employ 161,334 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting?
$56,903/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 7.1 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting employment?
California leads with 27,780 workers. Washington (13,949) and Oregon (12,242) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting receive?
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting businesses received 4,046 SBA loans totaling $2.7 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $674K. These loans supported 26,239 jobs at origination. Most lending (94%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Comparable industry benchmarks
These links are calculated from the current national dataset. They are comparison paths, not recommendations or evidence that businesses operate alike.
How this ranks: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting reports a higher net margin than 42% of the 19 IRS-tracked industries at the same NAICS detail level. Its Census employment total exceeds 0% of that same 19-industry cohort. Calculated by ranking this industry's reported value against every other industry at the same NAICS digit-level, not the whole dataset: comparing a 6-digit detail industry to a 2-digit sector would mix incompatible scales.
Closest reported net margins
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported IRS pre-tax margin.
- Accommodation and Food Services 6.7%
- Manufacturing 6.7%
- Construction 6.3%
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
- Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 553,036
- Utilities 667,277
- Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 2,391,886
Benchmarking Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
- Net margin: 6.8% vs sector. Browse Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
- 22,752 establishments, 161,334 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 4,046 SBA loans on record. SBA lending rankings
Disclaimer: Public IRS/Census data, not financial or tax advice. See our full disclaimer.
Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 11 · Data year: 2023
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, which released its 2023 County Business Patterns dataset in June 2025, PlainBizBench benchmarks 2,002 U.S. industries against Internal Revenue Service Statistics of Income data. See our methodology for the full compilation process.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023
Every figure on PlainBizBench is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates profit-margin, payroll, entity-type, and SBA-lending benchmarks for this industry, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.
Disclaimer: Public IRS/Census data, not financial or tax advice. See our full disclaimer.