| 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 | 122,677,156 | 9.0% | 7.8% | 13.4% | 18.9% | 50.9% | 23.2% | 76.8% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 1,503,601 | 22.6% | 10.8% | 21.6% | 23.1% | 21.9% * | 41.1% | 58.9% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 11,948,002 | 3.7% | 5.1% | 15.0% | 25.8% | 50.5% | 15.0% | 85.0% |
| Construction | 6,234,221 | 16.7% | 14.0% | 28.4% | 22.9% | 18.1% | 47.4% | 52.6% |
| Utilities and transp. | 5,904,346 | 4.8% | 5.0% | 9.3% | 17.5% | 63.4% | 13.4% | 86.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 5,566,655 | 8.5% | 10.1% | 18.7% | 23.2% | 39.6% | 26.1% | 73.9% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 12,061,548 | 7.0% | 3.8% | 5.9% | 18.0% | 65.3% | 13.7% | 86.3% |
| Retail trade | 15,032,662 | 10.4% | 8.0% | 12.0% | 13.1% | 56.5% | 24.0% | 76.0% |
| Professional services | 33,727,589 | 8.0% | 6.7% | 10.7% | 20.7% | 53.9% | 19.9% | 80.1% |
| Other services | 30,698,532 | 10.7% | 10.3% | 16.0% | 15.9% | 47.0% | 29.2% | 70.8% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 85,305,931 | 8.5% | 8.1% | 13.3% | 17.5% | 52.6% | 23.4% | 76.6% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 18,761,278 | 14.8% | 9.9% | 16.9% | 19.3% | 39.1% | 32.0% | 68.0% |
| Nonprofit | 18,609,947 | 4.9% | 4.4% | 10.8% | 25.1% | 54.7% | 13.6% | 86.4% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 6,047,517 | 37.4% | 19.0% | 27.7% | 13.4% | 2.4% * | 70.9% | 29.1% |
| 5-9 years | 7,232,194 | 27.1% | 21.0% | 26.7% | 20.4% | 4.8% | 60.9% | 39.1% |
| 10-19 years | 16,146,537 | 17.6% | 14.7% | 22.8% | 25.1% | 19.8% | 44.7% | 55.3% |
| 20 or more years | 93,250,908 | 4.2% | 4.9% | 9.9% | 18.1% | 63.0% | 13.5% | 86.5% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 78,425,900 | 0.1% | 0.7% | 4.4% | 17.5% | 77.2% | 2.3% | 97.7% |
| 1 location only | 44,251,256 | 24.6% | 20.4% | 29.4% | 21.4% | 4.2% | 60.4% | 39.6% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 9,117,204 | 19.7% | 15.8% | 18.9% | 14.9% | 30.7% | 45.4% | 54.6% |
| 25-49 % | 10,645,425 | 9.4% | 8.9% | 18.3% | 18.9% | 44.5% | 26.3% | 73.7% |
| 50-74 % | 16,816,266 | 11.2% | 8.2% | 11.1% | 15.1% | 54.4% | 24.5% | 75.5% |
| 75% or more | 86,098,260 | 7.3% | 6.8% | 12.7% | 20.1% | 53.1% | 20.3% | 79.7% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 103,875,161 | 10.4% | 9.0% | 15.3% | 20.4% | 44.9% | 26.8% | 73.2% |
| Has union employees | 18,801,995 | 1.1% | 1.2% | 3.3% | 10.6% | 83.8% | 3.5% | 96.5% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 22,892,827 | 11.6% | 9.5% | 14.5% | 17.5% | 46.9% | 28.3% | 71.7% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 99,784,329 | 8.3% | 7.4% | 13.2% | 19.2% | 51.8% | 22.1% | 77.9% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 27,645,672 | 13.6% | 11.5% | 22.2% | 20.1% | 32.6% | 36.3% | 63.7% |
| 25-49 % | 31,654,746 | 5.4% | 5.5% | 9.4% | 18.1% | 61.6% | 15.0% | 85.0% |
| 50-74 % | 36,666,760 | 7.2% | 5.9% | 10.6% | 18.3% | 57.9% | 17.8% | 82.2% |
| 75% or more | 26,709,978 | 10.7% | 9.3% | 13.1% | 19.4% | 47.4% | 26.9% | 73.1% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 49,362,640 | 10.9% | 11.1% | 18.8% | 19.3% | 39.9% | 31.7% | 68.3% |
| 25-49 % | 56,427,413 | 3.8% | 4.5% | 9.1% | 18.2% | 64.3% | 12.2% | 87.8% |
| 50-74 % | 13,308,939 | 13.6% | 9.1% | 12.5% | 21.5% | 43.3% | 28.2% | 71.8% |
| 75% or more | 3,578,164 | 45.5% | 9.8% | 10.8% | 14.9% | 19.0% | 62.0% | 38.0% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2020 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.
** 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.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.
| 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 | 1,032,260 | 0.14% | 0.17% | 0.25% | 0.34% | 0.44% | 0.27% | 0.27% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 202,851 | 3.69% | 3.13% | 4.73% | 6.22% | 7.57% * | 5.94% | 5.94% |
| Mining and manufacturing | 408,074 | 0.38% | 0.47% | 1.07% | 1.53% | 1.72% | 0.84% | 0.84% |
| Construction | 313,644 | 1.18% | 1.20% | 2.10% | 2.52% | 2.51% | 2.45% | 2.45% |
| Utilities and transp. | 441,603 | 0.63% | 0.90% | 1.42% | 2.40% | 3.16% | 1.44% | 1.44% |
| Wholesale trade | 288,838 | 1.01% | 1.08% | 1.72% | 2.26% | 2.71% | 1.80% | 1.80% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 496,581 | 0.52% | 0.48% | 0.72% | 1.40% | 1.74% | 0.89% | 0.89% |
| Retail trade | 512,780 | 0.65% | 0.65% | 0.93% | 1.23% | 1.63% | 1.11% | 1.11% |
| Professional services | 687,094 | 0.32% | 0.34% | 0.48% | 0.79% | 1.00% | 0.58% | 0.58% |
| Other services | 798,572 | 0.45% | 0.49% | 0.72% | 0.82% | 1.35% | 0.89% | 0.89% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 1,080,584 | 0.20% | 0.23% | 0.34% | 0.47% | 0.64% | 0.39% | 0.39% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 501,484 | 0.62% | 0.58% | 0.92% | 1.06% | 1.43% | 1.03% | 1.03% |
| Nonprofit | 543,184 | 0.34% | 0.38% | 0.71% | 1.21% | 1.42% | 0.66% | 0.66% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 240,722 | 1.71% | 1.36% | 1.98% | 1.98% | 0.86% * | 2.29% | 2.29% |
| 5-9 years | 272,185 | 1.37% | 1.36% | 1.70% | 1.97% | 1.05% | 2.07% | 2.07% |
| 10-19 years | 463,243 | 0.76% | 0.76% | 1.06% | 1.39% | 1.53% | 1.36% | 1.36% |
| 20 or more years | 1,045,398 | 0.14% | 0.17% | 0.28% | 0.41% | 0.52% | 0.27% | 0.27% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 1,002,612 | 0.03% | 0.07% | 0.20% | 0.46% | 0.49% | 0.13% | 0.13% |
| 1 location only | 559,100 | 0.42% | 0.47% | 0.59% | 0.69% | 0.62% | 0.80% | 0.80% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 347,444 | 1.07% | 1.08% | 1.37% | 1.42% | 2.11% | 1.81% | 1.81% |
| 25-49 % | 423,970 | 0.72% | 0.71% | 1.39% | 1.43% | 2.08% | 1.34% | 1.34% |
| 50-74 % | 561,323 | 0.60% | 0.56% | 0.78% | 1.09% | 1.60% | 1.02% | 1.02% |
| 75% or more | 1,026,460 | 0.18% | 0.21% | 0.32% | 0.47% | 0.60% | 0.35% | 0.35% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 1,029,851 | 0.17% | 0.20% | 0.30% | 0.39% | 0.55% | 0.34% | 0.34% |
| Has union employees | 663,563 | 0.18% | 0.22% | 0.40% | 1.00% | 1.10% | 0.35% | 0.35% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 574,025 | 0.50% | 0.50% | 0.72% | 0.89% | 1.30% | 0.88% | 0.88% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 1,032,194 | 0.17% | 0.20% | 0.30% | 0.41% | 0.53% | 0.32% | 0.32% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 641,205 | 0.49% | 0.52% | 0.84% | 0.97% | 1.29% | 0.97% | 0.97% |
| 25-49 % | 868,435 | 0.33% | 0.38% | 0.59% | 0.97% | 1.23% | 0.63% | 0.63% |
| 50-74 % | 736,296 | 0.30% | 0.32% | 0.51% | 0.73% | 0.95% | 0.54% | 0.54% |
| 75% or more | 658,327 | 0.44% | 0.46% | 0.62% | 0.90% | 1.27% | 0.81% | 0.81% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 861,598 | 0.32% | 0.37% | 0.55% | 0.65% | 0.97% | 0.66% | 0.66% |
| 25-49 % | 949,416 | 0.19% | 0.22% | 0.39% | 0.62% | 0.76% | 0.37% | 0.37% |
| 50-74 % | 458,882 | 0.73% | 0.71% | 0.96% | 1.31% | 1.83% | 1.20% | 1.20% |
| 75% or more | 178,890 | 2.36% | 1.10% | 1.43% | 2.79% | 2.33% | 2.85% | 2.85% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2020 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.
** 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.
Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.