| Characteristics | Total | Less than 10 employees | 10-24 employees | 25-99 employees | 100-999 employees | 1000 or more employees | Less than 50 employees | 50 or more employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,177 | 3,768 | 7,946 | 7,321 | 6,915 | 5,533 | 6,503 | 6,105 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 6,908 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 4,432 | -- | 9,153 | 4,494 | 4,615 | 3,909 | 7,752 | 4,133 |
| Construction | 7,927 | -- | 12,107 | 7,403 | 8,849 | 6,235 | 8,425 | 7,688 |
| Utilities and transp. | 6,184 | -- | -- | 6,539 | 6,018 | 6,126 | 5,969 | 6,215 |
| Wholesale trade | 5,800 | -- | 5,379 | 7,044 | 7,455 | 5,144 | 4,724 | 6,347 |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 6,295 | -- | -- | 8,645 | 7,114 | 5,636 | 6,916 | 6,239 |
| Retail trade | 5,773 | -- | 3,482 | 9,697 | 7,985 | 4,132 | 5,847 | 5,754 |
| Professional services | 5,984 | 4,628 * | 8,748 | 8,641 | 6,357 | 5,212 | 7,467 | 5,720 |
| Other services | 8,107 | 3,125 * | 6,547 | 5,621 | 9,372 | 9,385 | 4,803 | 9,248 |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 6,322 | 3,184 | 8,622 | 7,164 | 7,101 | 5,626 | 6,753 | 6,210 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 6,354 | 5,559 * | 5,455 | 8,862 | 6,829 | 5,328 | 6,297 | 6,371 |
| Nonprofit | 5,619 | -- | 5,887 | 5,514 | 6,460 | 5,422 | 4,522 | 5,688 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 8,734 | -- | -- | 8,036 | 6,369 | -- | 6,004 | 10,911 |
| 5-9 years | 7,361 | 6,661 | 6,277 | 8,282 | 7,190 | 9,439 | 7,729 | 7,076 |
| 10-19 years | 6,750 | 4,440 | 5,978 | 7,265 | 7,478 | 6,588 | 5,584 | 7,451 |
| 20 or more years | 5,845 | 2,584 | 8,787 | 7,027 | 6,789 | 5,220 | 6,669 | 5,735 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 5,628 | -- | 4,194 | 7,299 | 6,630 | 5,277 | 5,807 | 5,623 |
| 1 location only | 7,202 | 3,815 | 8,243 | 7,327 | 7,268 | 9,581 | 6,575 | 7,749 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 6,347 | -- | -- | -- | 9,253 | 6,717 | 3,002 * | 7,999 |
| 25-49 % | 5,429 | -- | 7,508 | 8,572 | 5,762 | 4,021 | 7,151 | 5,007 |
| 50-74 % | 6,373 | 1,451 * | 5,888 | 9,249 | 8,879 | 6,011 | 3,532 | 7,022 |
| 75% or more | 6,182 | 4,535 | 8,149 | 7,231 | 6,762 | 5,518 | 6,886 | 6,032 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 6,793 | 3,744 | 7,991 | 7,410 | 7,373 | 6,362 | 6,597 | 6,852 |
| Has union employees | 4,341 | -- | -- | 4,103 | 4,813 | 4,235 | 4,104 * | 4,348 |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 7,116 | -- | -- | 7,076 | 9,201 | 6,461 | 4,514 | 7,755 |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 6,124 | 3,769 | 8,103 | 7,334 | 6,731 | 5,491 | 6,626 | 6,015 |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 6,322 | 4,540 | 7,156 | 6,837 | 7,663 | 5,112 | 6,466 | 6,272 |
| 25-49 % | 5,566 | 4,686 | 8,150 | 6,879 | 5,918 | 4,891 | 7,088 | 5,285 |
| 50-74 % | 6,260 | 2,777 * | 8,628 | 7,693 | 6,830 | 5,967 | 5,936 | 6,324 |
| 75% or more | 6,725 | 3,764 * | 8,948 | 8,761 | 7,387 | 6,129 | 6,684 | 6,731 |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 6,934 | 4,513 | 7,907 | 7,857 | 7,615 | 6,051 | 7,082 | 6,887 |
| 25-49 % | 5,526 | 5,154 * | 8,683 | 6,241 | 6,440 | 4,925 | 6,916 | 5,348 |
| 50-74 % | 6,525 | 3,778 * | 6,800 | 7,581 | 5,890 | 6,982 | 6,016 | 6,639 |
| 75% or more | 6,495 * | 1,670 * | -- | -- | 14,285 | 14,342 | 2,478 * | 13,428 |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2019 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.
** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.
| Characteristics | Total | Less than 10 employees | 10-24 employees | 25-99 employees | 100-999 employees | 1000 or more employees | Less than 50 employees | 50 or more employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 189.58 | 722.22 | 943.24 | 368.72 | 328.71 | 288.64 | 440.57 | 209.81 |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 1,881.44 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mining and manufacturing | 246.02 | -- | 1,974.66 | 726.55 | 301.85 | 295.50 | 1,231.85 | 213.48 |
| Construction | 663.61 | -- | 3,068.63 | 612.78 | 1,253.83 | 331.29 | 1,657.63 | 550.61 |
| Utilities and transp. | 778.22 | -- | -- | 962.10 | 1,122.92 | 995.84 | 929.29 | 882.18 |
| Wholesale trade | 397.91 | -- | 930.11 | 947.86 | 612.06 | 554.68 | 815.52 | 378.03 |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 340.65 | -- | -- | 1,479.37 | 604.71 | 378.33 | 1,316.39 | 350.24 |
| Retail trade | 562.24 | -- | 708.50 | 673.93 | 1,255.44 | 599.72 | 823.39 | 672.23 |
| Professional services | 255.17 | 1,545.33 * | 1,954.42 | 789.02 | 418.38 | 288.23 | 893.29 | 246.67 |
| Other services | 961.46 | 1,181.84 * | 1,173.46 | 1,024.46 | 1,382.64 | 1,790.17 | 769.80 | 1,166.22 |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 217.55 | 577.71 | 1,141.88 | 408.38 | 458.54 | 289.50 | 539.94 | 233.94 |
| For profit, unincorporated | 382.58 | 1,852.68 * | 971.13 | 1,050.88 | 777.19 | 398.18 | 929.61 | 409.62 |
| Nonprofit | 561.81 | -- | 1,107.16 | 721.83 | 460.28 | 804.01 | 717.89 | 593.62 |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1,853.43 | -- | -- | 1,422.65 | 675.76 | -- | 1,390.86 | 2,675.49 |
| 5-9 years | 972.14 | 1,713.63 | 1,202.54 | 1,583.14 | 2,056.72 | 1,638.56 | 1,006.76 | 1,519.58 |
| 10-19 years | 405.73 | 1,112.41 | 952.94 | 970.99 | 677.03 | 885.21 | 605.06 | 529.37 |
| 20 or more years | 168.88 | 659.89 | 1,434.41 | 372.59 | 337.78 | 197.46 | 658.60 | 167.68 |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 164.17 | -- | 542.20 | 592.61 | 286.79 | 198.27 | 751.08 | 167.33 |
| 1 location only | 424.88 | 729.45 | 1,003.87 | 440.70 | 641.38 | 2,838.93 | 479.24 | 664.25 |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1,036.01 | -- | -- | -- | 1,728.96 | 1,708.74 | 935.41 * | 1,146.29 |
| 25-49 % | 655.36 | -- | 1,152.16 | 1,386.46 | 1,505.97 | 602.98 | 1,481.04 | 671.45 |
| 50-74 % | 768.79 | 647.81 * | 1,373.73 | 1,633.49 | 888.58 | 1,203.27 | 733.95 | 930.40 |
| 75% or more | 202.73 | 881.15 | 1,044.33 | 385.93 | 358.42 | 303.84 | 494.14 | 221.76 |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 226.73 | 739.29 | 965.03 | 376.72 | 355.34 | 413.09 | 453.11 | 261.36 |
| Has union employees | 241.33 | -- | -- | 1,134.06 | 608.90 | 268.61 | 1,418.43 * | 244.97 |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 835.14 | -- | -- | 2,077.34 | 1,895.42 | 659.13 | 1,147.52 | 959.47 |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 194.26 | 763.95 | 967.96 | 372.24 | 305.28 | 300.71 | 460.54 | 213.86 |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 340.33 | 1,011.54 | 1,163.94 | 517.78 | 863.19 | 439.52 | 577.46 | 411.73 |
| 25-49 % | 281.62 | 1,388.76 | 1,843.76 | 624.29 | 438.88 | 364.28 | 883.70 | 279.62 |
| 50-74 % | 470.39 | 1,564.61 * | 2,580.13 | 806.52 | 526.11 | 735.50 | 1,153.05 | 514.81 |
| 75% or more | 357.04 | 1,219.88 * | 1,203.75 | 1,184.14 | 471.99 | 488.16 | 952.69 | 384.69 |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 293.43 | 961.84 | 1,624.46 | 523.57 | 549.86 | 428.02 | 704.86 | 315.01 |
| 25-49 % | 194.13 | 2,025.37 * | 1,444.18 | 577.92 | 373.38 | 223.33 | 778.96 | 188.60 |
| 50-74 % | 780.79 | 1,190.67 * | 1,356.29 | 807.15 | 580.74 | 1,611.32 | 740.16 | 937.84 |
| 75% or more | 2,053.96 * | 985.50 * | -- | -- | 2,836.81 | 2,545.25 | 993.27 * | 2,213.88 |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2019 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.
** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.