There were 11 agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting businesses in the U.S. that had 500 or more employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
CBP data indicates that there are more establishments categorized as health care and social assistance businesses with 500 or more employees in the U.S. than in any other category.
The following table shows how many agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting businesses with 500 or more employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting businesses with 500 or more employees in the U.S. (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
22,046
2013
22,111
2014
21,844
2015
22,368
2016
22,594
