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NAICS 2022 nationalIndustry USA Verified: Census NAICS 2022 · 2026-01-01
541820

NAICS 541820 — Public Relations Agencies

Public Relations Agencies

NAICS 541820 is the national industry code for public relations agencies establishments in the United States. The Small Business Administration sets a size standard of $19.0 for this classification. It forms part of the hierarchical North American Industry Classification System maintained by the Census Bureau.

SBA: $19.0 View full SBA standard

Exclusions & Cross-References

Activities classified under other official NAICS codes:

  • social media influencer marketing agency (See 561310 Employment placement agencies and executive search services)
  • social media influencers (See 711512 Independent actors, comedians and performers (CAN))

Official Illustrative Examples

Primary activities officially recognized by Census Bureau / Statistics Canada:

lobbying services (i.e., lobbyists) political consulting services public relations agencies public relations consultants, offices of social media consulting services

Official data

Feature Description
Official name North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2022
Issuing authority U.S. Census Bureau with OMB, Statistics Canada, and INEGI
Tax authority Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Purpose Statistical business classification and federal contracting (SAM.gov, SBA standards)
Used in SAM.gov registration, SBA size determinations, IRS tax classification, SEC EDGAR (via SIC crosswalk)
Active since 2022 (current edition)
Hierarchy level Sector (2-digit)
Source https://www.census.gov/naics/

NAICS hierarchy path

Trace the classification from the broadest sector down to this national industry code.

Cross-references & crosswalks

SBA size standard description

Public Relations Agencies

Changes to receipts-based standard: [object Object]

Official resources