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
Characteristic
Advertising agencies
Public relations agencies
Outdoor advertising
Direct mail advertising
Media representatives
Advertising material distribution services
Media buying agencies
Other services related to advertising
2021
14,612
8,567
2,532
1,963
1,282
1,246
841
7,110
2020
14,279
8,632
2,413
2,005
1,301
1,125
871
7,099
2019
13,845
8,505
2,462
2,155
1,317
960
912
7,296
2018
13,737
8,548
2,765
2,341
1,320
845
931
7,487
2017
13,737
8,469
2,640
2,508
1,298
720
991
7,650
2016
13,800
8,484
2,556
2,545
1,566
929
939
7,476
2015
13,356
8,470
2,542
2,648
1,509
896
919
7,172
2014
13,279
8,311
2,631
2,691
1,493
847
936
7,294
2013
13,101
8,317
2,706
2,827
1,507
827
948
7,447
2012
13,167
8,084
2,668
2,979
1,557
852
974
7,752
2011
13,269
8,204
2,440
2,982
1,742
1,026
1,041
7,117
2010
13,248
8,219
2,378
3,088
1,775
998
946
7,683
2009
13,706
7,892
2,495
3,191
1,804
1,035
945
7,942
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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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