Analysis
NAICS 115111 is the 2022 national industry for cotton ginning, part of 11511 (Support Activities for Crop Production). Census lists 2 example activities under it in the official index.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 13% and employment fell 23%. The 2018 count used NAICS 2017, so part of a large move can come from codes being redefined rather than from businesses opening or closing.
By establishments it ranks 6th of the 6 codes at this level within Support Activities for Crop Production, with 3.7% of them.
County Business Patterns counts 190 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 1,955 people at an average annual payroll of $68,011 per employee (50th percentile of national industries). 34% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include cotton ginning and ginning cotton.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in ginning cotton.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Index entries (2)
- Cotton ginning
- Ginning cotton