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NAICS 221
Utilities

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual data
	Employers	Nonemployers	Compare to '97	States	Products, Size, etc.

Employers: 2002
Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown below. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

22	Utilities	17,103	398,907,044	42,417,830	663,044
221	Utilities	17,103	398,907,044	42,417,830	663,044
2211	Electric power generation, transmission, & distribution	9,394	325,028,371	35,559,960	535,675
2212	Natural gas distribution	2,376	66,515,186	5,369,818	85,447
2213	Water, sewage, & other systems	5,333	7,363,487	1,488,052	41,922

Nonemployers: 2002
Data based on 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. Table includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	NAICS Title	All firms		Nonemployers				Employers
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Establishments		Receipts		Establish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Number	% of all	$1,000	% of all	Establish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)
N = Not available
22	Utilities	29,778	399,455,910	12,675	42.6	548,866	0.1	17,103	398,907,044
221	Utilities	29,778	399,455,910	12,675	42.6	548,866	0.1	17,103	398,907,044

Definition: NAICS 221 Utilities

Industries in the Utilities subsector provide electric power, natural gas, steam supply, water supply, and sewage removal through a permanent infrastructure of lines, mains, and pipes. Establishments are grouped together based on the utility service provided and the particular system or facilities required to perform the service.

Historical comparability

NAICS 221, Utilities, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

For comparisons with data before 1997, see the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

Comparative Statistics: 2002 and 1997

Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. "% change" rows show percent change between 1997 and 2002.
1997 NAICS code	1997 NAICS Description	Year	Establishments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

221	Utilities	2002	17,103	398,907,044	42,417,830	663,044
		1997	15,513	411,713,327	36,594,684	702,703
		% change	10.2	-3.1	15.9	-5.6

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Geographic Distribution -- Utilities: 2002

Data for the Utilities sector are published for the U.S., states and metropolitan areas

Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown above. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.

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Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Revenue
($1,000)

Revenue
% of
U.S.

Revenue
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

17,103

398,907,044

100.00

1,384

42,417,830

663,044

California

1,144

3,814,616

57,461

New York

402

3,305,174

46,199

Texas

2,222

3,123,223

51,972

Illinois

466

2,576,932

34,964

Pennsylvania

672

2,395,327

33,853

Ohio

602

1,892,953

25,055

Georgia

572

1,658,725

25,455

Florida

563

1,644,351

28,476

Missouri

399

1,332,168

19,540

New Jersey

271

1,259,286

21,241

North Carolina

375

1,216,131

20,515

Massachusetts

249

1,019,363

14,206

Virginia

294

958,378

15,097

Alabama

503

948,747

16,014

Wisconsin

307

896,457

14,156

Indiana

508

860,761

15,324

Connecticut

129

846,781

10,575

Minnesota

279

835,871

12,474

Maryland

105

817,161

12,237

Louisiana

566

706,341

11,899

Oregon

219

543,500

8,381

South Carolina

298

540,018

10,008

Kentucky

342

529,109

9,113

Colorado

396

523,457

8,503

Oklahoma

413

506,937

9,677

Iowa

330

435,623

8,127

Mississippi

592

432,184

8,614

Arkansas

403

394,159

7,354

Nevada

109

390,001

5,731

Kansas

263

368,601

6,603

West Virginia

223

358,253

6,189

Washington

327

321,603

5,617

Utah

146

302,789

4,223

New Mexico

220

257,647

5,042

Idaho

184

199,812

3,703

New Hampshire

197,608

3,305

North Dakota

118

190,949

3,316

Delaware

187,211

2,670

Hawaii

180,207

2,445

Montana

221

177,740

3,057

Tennessee

158

154,611

3,493

Wyoming

134,477

2,218

Maine

109

131,894

2,857

Vermont

124,713

1,767

Alaska

113,593

1,721

South Dakota

151

100,704

2,065

Rhode Island

98,626

1,552

All other states, including those below

669

100.00

2,320,317

37,781

Nebraska

132

92,741

1,199

Arizona

236

(10k-24k)

Michigan

399

(10k-24k)

District of Columbia

(2500-4999)

Products Lines for Utilities
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
40000	Industry total	398,907,04	100.00
49000	Electricity - generation and distribution sales	291,761,90	73.14
49020	Natural gas distribution to final consumer	49,473,949	12.40
49030	Natural gas - power marketing and brokering sales	22,958,025	5.76
	-Other	34,713,161	8.70

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Utilities
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
EC02-00C-COMP	Comparative Statistics	2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis	US, states
EC02-22SL-LS	Product Lines	Product Lines by Kind of Business	US
EC02-22SS-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Revenue Size of Establishments	US
		Employment Size of Establishments	US
		Single Unit & Multiunit Firms	US
		Revenue Size of Firms	US
		Employment Size of Firms	US
		Concentration by Largest Firms	US
		Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-22A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, metros
SB02-00A	Survey of Business Owners	Business Ownership by Gender, Hispanic or Latino Origin, and Race	US

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 221
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
Annual Capital Expenditures Survey	Annual	Capital expenditures for structures and equipment for companies with paid employees	US
County Business Patterns	Annual	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment	US, states, metro areas, counties
Nonemployer Statistics	Annual	Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees	US, states, metro areas, counties
Statistics of U.S. Businesses	Annual	Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise	US, states, metro areas