There were 175 religious, grantmaking, civic, professional and similar organizations businesses in the U.S. that had 500 or more employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
CBP data indicates that there are more establishments categorized as health care and social assistance businesses with 500 or more employees in the U.S. than in any other category.
The following table shows how many religious, grantmaking, civic, professional and similar organizations businesses with 500 or more employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional and similar organizations businesses with 500 or more employees in the U.S. (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
307,100
2013
307,474
2014
307,512
2015
306,974
2016
309,148
