Information ·NAICS 51911

NAICS 51911 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP

News Syndicates - Industry Benchmarks

7 SBA loans on record, $7M in volume, for NAICS 51911.

9.1%
Information sector margin
N/A
Workers employed
N/A
Avg payroll / employee
$7M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated July 2026

The verdict · NAICS 51911

California leads News Syndicates activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Information sector runs a 9.1% net margin.

9.1%
Information sector margin (IRS SOI)
N/A
Workers employed (Census CBP)
N/A
Avg payroll / employee
$7M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Benchmarking Insights for News Syndicates

News Syndicates sits inside Information, a sector that runs a 9.1% net margin overall.

321 establishments employ N/A workers. California leads employment, followed by District of Columbia and Florida.

Employment

N/A

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

N/A

Annual compensation

Establishments

321

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

establishment count decreased by 34. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.

Financial Detail

Sub-Industries

Industry Profit Margin
News Syndicates

NAICS 519110

 N/A

Top States by Employment

State Employment
California 977
District of Columbia 556
Florida 308
North Dakota 13
Iowa 12
Mississippi 8
Oregon 8
South Carolina 7
Delaware 2

Showing top 10 of 38 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

7

Total Loan Volume

$7M

Avg Loan Size

$1037K

Jobs Supported

45

Program Breakdown

7(a) 7 (100%)
504 0 (0%)

Top SBA Lender

Live Oak Banking Company

2 loans in this industry

New Business Share

14.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (3 yrs)

2020
2
2021
3
2022
2

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Frequently Asked Questions

How profitable is News Syndicates?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 51911 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Information sector runs a 9.1% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in News Syndicates?
321 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in News Syndicates?
Average payroll data for News Syndicates is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most News Syndicates employment?
California leads with 977 workers. District of Columbia (556) and Florida (308) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does News Syndicates receive?
News Syndicates businesses received 7 SBA loans totaling $7 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1037K. These loans supported 45 jobs at origination. Most lending (100%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.

Benchmarking News Syndicates

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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023

NAICS 51911 · 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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