Ranking of US Industry Groups By Total Revenue in 2018 Q3, Seasonally Adjusted (QSS)
Updated on July 18, 2025.

According to data from the US Census Bureau's quarterly services survey, for 2018 Q3, among US Industry Groups, NAICS 6221 General medical and surgical hospitals had the highest total revenue ($274.13B) (seasonally adjusted), followed by NAICS 6211 Offices of physicians - taxable ($127.83B), and NAICS 2211 Electric power generation, transmission and distribution ($119.19B).

The chart below shows the top 10 industry groups with high total revenue, and the table below shows the ranking for all industry groups in the survey.

Related Topics: US Census QSS Topic List.
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Ranking of US Industry Groups By Total Revenue in 2018 Q3, Seas. Adj. ($)
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Rank Industry Group Total Revenue ($)
1 NAICS 6221 General medical and surgical hospitals 274128000000
2 NAICS 6211 Offices of physicians - taxable 127831000000
3 NAICS 2211 Electric power generation, transmission and distribution 119194000000
4 NAICS 5613 Employment services 107305000000
5 NAICS 5413 Architectural, engineering, and related services 82933000000
6 NAICS 5411 Legal services 76960000000
7 NAICS 5416 Management, scientific, and technical consulting services 68115000000
8 NAICS 5112 Software publishers 63809000000
9 NAICS 4841 General freight trucking 49128000000
10 NAICS 5412 Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services 42858000000
11 NAICS 5417 Scientific research and development services 41719000000
12 NAICS 6214 Outpatient care centers 35897000000
13 NAICS 5418 Advertising, public relations, and related services 29380000000
14 NAICS 5312 Offices of real estate agents and brokers 28794000000
15 NAICS 2212 Natural gas distribution 27363000000
16 NAICS 6241 Individual and family services 26068000000
17 NAICS 5223 Activities related to credit intermediation 25765000000
18 NAICS 4842 Specialized freight trucking 24801000000
19 NAICS 5111 Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers 22382000000
20 NAICS 6216 Home health care services 21863000000
21 NAICS 5152 Cable and other subscription programming 21307000000
22 NAICS 5151 Radio and television broadcasting 21154000000
23 NAICS 5324 Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment rental and leasing 20934000000
24 NAICS 5321 Automotive equipment rental and leasing 16622000000
25 NAICS 5615 Travel arrangement and reservation services 13511000000
26 NAICS 6215 Medical and diagnostic laboratories - taxable 12920000000
27 NAICS 7112 Spectator sports - taxable 11991000000
28 NAICS 6244 Child day care services 11334000000
29 NAICS 6242 Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services 8998000000
30 NAICS 7132 Gambling industries - taxable 8233000000
31 NAICS 7113 Promoters of performing arts, sports, and similar events 8008000000
32 NAICS 6222 Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals 6733000000
33 NAICS 7131 Amusement parks and arcades - taxable 5529000000
34 NAICS 7111 Performing arts companies 4641000000
35 NAICS 2213 Water, sewage and other systems 3836000000
36 NAICS 7114 Agents and managers for artists, athletes, entertainers, and other public figures - taxable 2067000000