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NAICS 511110
Newspaper publishers

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual, quarterly 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	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

51	Information	137,678	891,845,956	194,670,163	3,736,061
511	Publishing industries (except Internet)	32,287	242,216,369	65,680,724	1,089,585
5111	Newspaper, periodical, book, & directory publishers	22,334	138,710,521	30,745,775	732,877
51111	Newspaper publishers	8,603	46,179,063	13,734,533	401,170
511110	Newspaper publishers	8,603	46,179,063	13,734,533	401,170

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
51	Information	370,376	899,396,034	232,698	62.8	7,550,078	0.8	137,678	891,845,956
511	Publishing industries (except Internet)	101,683	244,196,180	69,396	68.2	1,979,811	0.8	32,287	242,216,369
5111	Newspaper, periodical, book, & directory publishers	N	N	N	N	N	N	22,334	138,710,521
51111	Newspaper publishers	N	N	N	N	N	N	8,603	46,179,063
511110	Newspaper publishers	N	N	N	N	N	N	8,603	46,179,063

Definition: NAICS 511110 Newspaper publishers

This industry comprises establishments known as newspaper publishers. Establishments in this industry carry out operations necessary for producing and distributing newspapers, including gathering news; writing news columns, feature stories, and editorials; and selling and preparing advertisements. These establishments may publish newspapers in print or electronic form.

Cross-References.

Establishments publishing newspapers exclusively on the Internet are classified in Industry 516110, Internet Publishing and Broadcasting;
Establishments primarily engaged in printing newspapers without publishing are classified in Industry 323110, Printing;
Establishments, such as trade associations, schools and universities, and social welfare organizations that publish newsletters for distribution to their membership, but that are not commonly known as newspaper publishers, are classified according to their primary activity designation;
Establishments primarily engaged in supplying the news media with information, such as news, reports, and pictures, are classified in Industry 519110, News Syndicates; and
Establishments of independent representatives primarily engaged in selling advertising space are classified in Industry 541840, Media Representatives.

Historical Comparability - Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS

Figures to the left of 1997 NAICS codes indicate the percent of 2002 receipts (as classified by 1997 NAICS) represented by that part; and link to a complementary table where other parts of the 1997 NAICS are shown. Table description discusses features and symbols.
2002 NAICS code	1997 NAICS code	Pt.	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Receipts		Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees	Link to SIC (1997 data)

2002 NAICS code	1997 NAICS code	Pt.	Description	Estab- lish- ments	($1,000)	(Pct)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees	Link to SIC (1997 data)
511110			Newspaper publishers	8,609	46,230,666	100.0	13,752,087	401,669
100% of	511110		Newspaper publishers (Except Internet publishers)	8,609	46,230,666	100.0	13,752,087	401,669

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	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

511110	Newspaper publishers	2002	8,652	46,453,109	13,848,428	403,254
		1997	8,758	41,601,011	11,789,095	403,355
		% change	-1.2	11.7	17.5	0.0

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Geographic Distribution -- Newspaper publishers: 2002

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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-
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ments

Receipts
($1,000)

Receipts
% of
U.S.

Receipts
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

8,603

46,179,063

100.00

160

13,734,533

401,170

California

679

5,299,479

11.48

151

1,530,719

40,780

New York

515

4,240,870

9.18

221

1,283,736

27,269

Florida

320

2,802,001

6.07

168

781,338

23,665

Texas

632

2,584,529

5.60

119

633,940

19,293

Pennsylvania

282

2,579,527

5.59

209

809,764

21,213

Illinois

395

2,236,980

4.84

178

650,870

18,630

New Jersey

197

1,999,784

4.33

233

672,685

15,758

Massachusetts

180

1,777,121

3.85

276

554,750

12,793

Ohio

295

1,769,328

3.83

155

554,701

15,757

Virginia

200

1,609,548

3.49

221

401,693

11,087

Michigan

253

1,387,252

3.00

138

430,176

13,009

Georgia

246

1,317,740

2.85

153

432,131

14,072

North Carolina

234

1,013,432

2.19

122

314,573

10,407

Colorado

183

1,010,882

2.19

225

239,248

7,481

Missouri

260

925,856

2.00

163

238,189

8,233

Washington

190

904,529

1.96

149

302,282

9,043

Arizona

107

881,068

1.91

162

221,414

6,511

Minnesota

273

857,082

1.86

171

278,363

8,363

District of Columbia

850,196

1.84

1,469

232,466

4,517

Wisconsin

222

798,400

1.73

147

224,665

9,068

Indiana

186

782,236

1.69

127

247,305

8,838

Tennessee

164

703,943

1.52

122

209,724

8,274

Maryland

105

612,960

1.33

113

200,899

5,440

Connecticut

611,393

1.32

177

202,235

5,815

South Carolina

100

482,065

1.04

118

142,881

4,933

Oregon

128

478,583

1.04

136

165,021

4,772

Louisiana

115

471,820

1.02

106

137,764

4,507

Iowa

222

449,046

0.97

153

140,763

5,852

Alabama

118

417,796

0.90

129,506

4,301

Kentucky

156

405,018

0.88

122,503

4,336

Oklahoma

158

358,120

0.78

103

115,206

4,111

Nevada

341,734

0.74

158

77,448

2,118

Nebraska

137

257,146

0.56

149

77,566

3,282

Kansas

172

254,121

0.55

86,594

3,709

Utah

240,853

0.52

104

46,538

2,889

Arkansas

112

223,629

0.48

80,045

3,166

Mississippi

108

218,739

0.47

65,506

2,553

Hawaii

214,889

0.47

174

115,244

2,504

New Mexico

191,700

0.42

103

57,496

2,240

West Virginia

189,683

0.41

105

56,433

2,649

Rhode Island

188,605

0.41

177

68,664

1,665

Maine

185,206

0.40

143

67,046

2,340

Delaware

153,000

0.33

190

43,411

1,628

New Hampshire

146,529

0.32

115

65,307

2,405

Idaho

138,990

0.30

103

41,240

1,764

Montana

131,475

0.28

144

39,795

1,647

South Dakota

122,951

0.27

162

35,104

1,885

Alaska

115,696

0.25

181

29,010

1,034

North Dakota

105,392

0.23

166

34,062

1,493

Vermont

87,231

0.19

142

25,457

994

Wyoming

52,910

0.11

106

21,057

1,077

Products Lines for Newspaper publishers
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	46,179,063	100.00
31061	Newspapers - Print - Sale of ad space: General newspapers - Daily	26,203,434	56.74
31001	Newspapers - Print - Subscriptions & sales: Gen newspapers- Daily	9,157,299	19.83
31062	Newspapers-Print-Sale of ad space: Gen newspapers- Oth than daily	3,479,800	7.54
	-Other	7,338,530	15.89

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Newspaper publishers
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
EC02-00C-BDG	Bridge Between NAICS 2002 and NAICS 1997	Relationships between NAICS 1997 and NAICS 2002 for those industries redefined	US
EC02-00C-COMP	Comparative Statistics	2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis	US, states
EC02-51SL-LS	Product Lines	Product Lines by Kind of Business	US, states
EC02-51SS-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Receipts Size of Establishments	US
		Employment Size of Establishments	US
		Single Unit & Multiunit Firms	US
		Receipts Size of Firms	US
		Employment Size of Firms	US
		Concentration by Largest Firms	US
		Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-51SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Exported Services by Selected Kind of Business	US, states
EC02-51I-01	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
EC02-51A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 511110
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
County Business Patterns	Annual	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment	US, states, metro areas, counties
Quarterly Services Survey: Information Sector Services	Quarterly	Estimated revenue for employer firms	US
Service Annual Survey: Information Sector Services	Annual	Estimated revenue for employer and nonemployer firms	US
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