There were 414,737 health care and social assistance businesses in the U.S. that had between one and four 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 professional, scientific and technical services businesses with between one and four employees in the U.S. than in any other category.
The following table shows how many health care and social assistance businesses with between one and four employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Health care and social assistance businesses with between one and four employees in the U.S. (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
833,883
2013
843,603
2014
855,252
2015
876,072
2016
890,519
