NAICS Sector 51 · IRS SOI + Census CBP 2023

Information

Publishing Industries (except Internet) alone holds 37% of level-3 employment inside Information (Herfindahl 0.260, anchored).

5.9%
Avg net margin
3.4M
Workers
74
Industries
$1.2T
Annual receipts

Publishing Industries (except Internet) anchors Information (37% of level-3 employment), but sibling NAICS-3 lines still take meaningful shares. Read it as an anchor-plus-breadth sector, not a one-line map.

#1 · NAICS 511

Publishing Industries (except Internet)

1,262,348 · 37%

#2 · NAICS 517

Telecommunications

912,645 · 27%

#3 · NAICS 518

Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

629,527 · 19%

Anchor mix · Herfindahl 0.260 (moderate) · top-three 82% of level-3 employment.

Where Information employment sits

Census CBP level-2 sector rows · California holds 26.2% · top 5 = 53.8%

  1. #1 California 891,636
  2. #2 New York 328,460
  3. #3 Texas 293,377
  4. #4 Florida 175,767
  5. #5 Massachusetts 141,099

Sector ranks #14 of 24 by establishment count.

SBA lending in NAICS 51

FY2020–FY2025 · 7(a)+504 roll-up · #19/24 sectors by loan count

Loans

3,669

Volume

$1.8B

Jobs at origination

32,894

Top lender

Newtek Bank, National Association

FY2020→FY2025: 452→813 loans (rising, +361).

CBP payroll per worker: $132/yr · SOI receipts/est $7.4M.

Highest-margin industries in Information

Pre-tax net margin by sub-industry, IRS Statistics of Income 2023.

Broadcasting (except Interne…10.5%Publishing Industries (excep…9.4%Motion Picture and Sound Rec…9.3%Telecommunications7%Other Information Services6.8%

All Industries in This Sector

Industry Profit Margin
Broadcasting (except Internet)

NAICS 515

 10.5%
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

NAICS 518

 -5.7%
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries

NAICS 512

 9.3%
Other Information Services

NAICS 519

 6.8%
Publishing Industries (except Internet)

NAICS 511

 9.4%
Telecommunications

NAICS 517

 7.0%

Top Profit Margins

Largest Employers

  1. #1 Publishing Industries (except Internet) 1,262,348
  2. #2 Telecommunications 912,645
  3. #3 Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 629,527
  4. #4 Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries 333,045
  5. #5 Broadcasting (except Internet) 262,310

Frequently Asked Questions

Which sub-industries dominate Information employment?
Publishing Industries (except Internet) leads with 1,262,348 workers (37% of level-3 headcount); next are Telecommunications (912,645) and Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services (629,527). Top-3 share is 82%; Herfindahl 0.260 (moderate).
Who finances Information small businesses?
3,669 SBA 7(a)/504 loans totaling $1.8B (FY2020–FY2026); sector loan-count rank #19/24. FY2020→FY2025 loan counts went 452→813 (rising). Busiest lender on record: Newtek Bank, National Association.
Where is Information employment concentrated geographically?
California leads with 891,636 workers (26.2% of Census CBP sector headcount); next are New York (328,460) and Texas (293,377). Top-5 share is 53.8%. Figures use level-2 sector rows only.
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Census CBP 2023 + IRS SOI 2013 for NAICS 51 · SBA 7(a)/504 $1.8B. CSV: sector 51 rows.

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