Analysis
NAICS 111920 is the 2022 national industry for cotton farming, part of 11192 (Cotton Farming). Census lists 2 example activities under it in the official index.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include cotton farming, field and seed production and cottonseed farming.
Its goods appear in 14 statistical lines of the US tariff schedule, mostly under headings 5201 () and 1207 (other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken). That link is how import data is matched to domestic producers, for example in trade-remedy cases.
For example, ginning cotton are classified in 115111 (Cotton Ginning) instead.
Census lists 1 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 115111. Businesses that do several things are classified by their primary activity, the one that generates the most value, so check those boundaries before settling on this code.
County Business Patterns does not cover crop and animal production, so there is no establishment count for it; farms are counted by the Census of Agriculture instead.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in growing cotton.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Ginning cotton | 115111 Cotton Ginning |
Index entries (2)
- Cotton farming, field and seed production
- Cottonseed farming