Number of Business Establishments By Ownership Type for All Industries in 2020 Q4

Updated on October 18, 2022.

In 2020 Q4, the number of total covered business establishments for All Industries in the United States was 10,697,552; privately owned business establishments constituted 97.17% (10,394,982) and government owned business establishments constituted 2.83% (302,570).

Key Facts

Total Number of Business Establishments for All Industries increased by 1.736% compared to the previous quarter and did not change compared to a year ago (2019 Q4).
Number of Privately Owned Business Establishments for All Industries increased by 1.787% compared to the previous quarter and did not change compared to a year ago (2019 Q4).
Number of Government Owned Business Establishments for All Industries decreased by 0.011% compared to the previous quarter and did not change compared to a year ago (2019 Q4).

The charts and table below show the number of business establishments by ownership type for All Industries in 2020 Q4, including the change in number of establishments compared to the previous quarter, and the percent change compared to a year ago.

See links at the bottom of this page for similar information for other quarters. You can also see the quarterly links for many other years here, as well as similar data for different industries here.

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employments and Wages (QCEW).

Num. of Business Establishments By Ownership Type for All Industries in 2020 Q4

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Total Government

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Federal Government

Change in Num. of Establishments By Ownership Type for All Industries in 2020 Q4

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Total Government

Number of Business Establishments By Ownership Type for All Industries in 2020 Q4

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Ownership Type	Num. of Business Est.	Change from Prev. Qtr
Total Covered	10697552	182494
Federal Government	61344	-31
State Government	70121	0
Local Government	171105	-3
Private	10394982	182528
Total Government	302570	-34

Number of Business Establishments By Ownership Type for All Industries for other Quarters and Years

Use the links below to see the number of business establishments by ownership type for All Industries for other quarters and years. Also, You can see the quarterly links for many more years here.

Number of Business Establishments By Ownership Type for Other Industries in 2020 Q4

Use the links below to see the number of business establishments by ownership type in 2020 Q4 for the following selected industries. You can also see this information for other industries here.