Employment
23,365
Total employees (Census CBP)
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting ·NAICS 115210
NAICS 115210 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Support Activities for Animal Production - Industry Benchmarks
$45,166/yr average annual pay, with 306 SBA loans on record for NAICS 115210.
- 6.8%
- Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector margin
- 23K
- Workers employed
- $45,166/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $160M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 115210
California leads Support Activities for Animal Production activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector runs a 6.8% net margin.
- 6.8%
- Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 23K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $45,166/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $160M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Support Activities for Animal Production
Support Activities for Animal Production sits inside Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, a sector that runs a 6.8% net margin overall.
4,791 establishments employ 23,365 workers (4.9/location) at $45,166/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$45,166/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
4,791
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 339; establishment count decreased by 102. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $1.1B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 4.9
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 1,989 |
| Texas | 1,941 |
| Florida | 1,493 |
| New York | 1,119 |
| Kentucky | 998 |
| Pennsylvania | 870 |
| Ohio | 600 |
| Washington | 570 |
| Colorado | 539 |
| Missouri | 500 |
Showing top 10 of 50 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
306
Total Loan Volume
$160M
Avg Loan Size
$523K
Jobs Supported
1,400
Program Breakdown
7(a) 254 (83%)
504 52 (17%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
30 loans in this industry
New Business Share
28.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 41
2021 72
2022 50
2023 41
2024 46
2025 50
2026 6
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Support Activities for Animal Production?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 115210 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector runs a 6.8% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Support Activities for Animal Production?
4,791 business establishments. Together they employ 23,365 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Support Activities for Animal Production?
$45,166/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 4.9 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Support Activities for Animal Production employment?
California leads with 1,989 workers. Texas (1,941) and Florida (1,493) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Support Activities for Animal Production receive?
Support Activities for Animal Production businesses received 306 SBA loans totaling $160 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $523K. These loans supported 1,400 jobs at origination. Most lending (83%) 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: Its Census employment total exceeds 34% of that same 801-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 workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Support Activities for Animal Production
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
- 4,791 establishments, 23,365 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 306 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 115210 · 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.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023
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