In 2021, there were more than 14.61 thousand advertising agencies across the United States, up 10 percent from approximately 13.27 thousand a decade earlier. Within the same period, the number of public relations (PR) firms in the U.S. increased by less than five percent, amounting to almost 8.57 thousand in 2021.
Number of establishments in the advertising and related services industry in the United States from 2007 to 2021, by segment
The source adds the following information: "An establishment is a single physical location at which business is conducted, services are provided, or industrial operations are performed. It is not necessarily identical with a firm or enterprise, which may consist of one establishment or more."
Before the release of 2012 data, outdoor advertising was named display advertising.
Data preceding 2021 comes from earlier releases.
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US Census Bureau. (April 27, 2023). Number of establishments in the advertising and related services industry in the United States from 2007 to 2021, by segment [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184810/establishments-in-us-advertising-and-related-services/
US Census Bureau. "Number of establishments in the advertising and related services industry in the United States from 2007 to 2021, by segment." Chart. April 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184810/establishments-in-us-advertising-and-related-services/
US Census Bureau. (2023). Number of establishments in the advertising and related services industry in the United States from 2007 to 2021, by segment. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184810/establishments-in-us-advertising-and-related-services/
US Census Bureau. "Number of Establishments in The Advertising and Related Services Industry in The United States from 2007 to 2021, by Segment." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184810/establishments-in-us-advertising-and-related-services/
US Census Bureau, Number of establishments in the advertising and related services industry in the United States from 2007 to 2021, by segment Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184810/establishments-in-us-advertising-and-related-services/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of establishments in the advertising and related services industry in the United States from 2007 to 2021, by segment [Graph], US Census Bureau, April 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184810/establishments-in-us-advertising-and-related-services/
