NAICS Code 92 – Public Administration
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The Public Administration sector consists of establishments of federal, state, and local government agencies that administer, oversee, and manage public programs and have executive, legislative, or judicial authority over other institutions within a given area. These agencies also set policy, create laws, adjudicate civil and criminal legal cases, and provide for public safety and for national defense. In general, government establishments in the Public Administration sector oversee governmental programs and activities that are not performed by private establishments. Establishments in this sector typically are engaged in the organization and financing of the production of public goods and services, most of which are provided for free or at prices that are not economically significant.
Government establishments also engage in a wide range of productive activities covering not only public goods and services but also individual goods and services similar to those produced in sectors typically identified with private-sector establishments. In general, ownership is not a criterion for classification in NAICS. Therefore, government establishments engaged in the production of private-sector-like goods and services should be classified in the same industry as private-sector establishments engaged in similar activities.As a practical matter, it is difficult to identify separate establishment detail for many government agencies. To the extent that separate establishment records are available, the administration of governmental programs is classified in NAICS Code 92 - Public Administration, while the operation of governmental programs is classified elsewhere in NAICS based on the activities performed. For example, the governmental administrative authority for an airport is classified in NAICS Code 92612 - Regulation and Administration of Transportation Programs, while operating the airport is classified in NAICS Code 48811 - Airport Operations. When separate records for multi-establishment companies are not available to distinguish between the administration of a governmental program and the operation of it, the establishment is classified in NAICS Code 92 - Public Administration.Examples of government-provided goods and services that are classified in sectors other than Public Administration include: schools, classified in NAICS Code 61 - Educational Services; health care facilities, classified in NAICS Code 62 - Health Care and Social Assistance; establishments operating transportation facilities, classified in Sector 48-49, Transportation and Warehousing; the operation of utilities, classified in NAICS Code 22 - Utilities; and the Government Printing Office, classified in NAICS Code 323 - Printing and Related Support Activities.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, NAICS 2022
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- U.S. Census Bureau · NAICS 2022
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2017 Economic Census
2017 Economic Census
- Establishments (2017)
- 287,954
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NAICS classification hierarchy
Five official Census levels, from sector to national industry, plus a commercial extended level.
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Sector 92 Public Administration
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- 921 Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
- 922 Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities
- 923 Administration of Human Resource Programs
- 924 Administration of Environmental Quality Programs
- 925 Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development
- 926 Administration of Economic Programs
- 927 Space Research and Technology
- 928 National Security and International Affairs
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