SBA Size Standards by NAICS Code and Industry

Size standards for small businesses are defined by either a monetary threshold in millions of dollars or a maximum number of employees, matched to specific NAICS industry codes. The table is published by the Small Business Administration and was last updated in February 2020. It uses the 2012 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as modified by the Office of Management and Budget.

Use Cases

• Determine small business eligibility for federal contracts by checking if a company's revenue or employee count falls below the 'Size Standards in millions of dollars' or 'Size standards in number of employees' for its 'NAICS Codes'.
• Analyze regulatory thresholds across industries by comparing the monetary and employee-based 'Size Standards' linked to 'NAICS Industry Description'.
• Build a lookup tool for business advisors by joining external company data using 'NAICS Codes' as a key to apply the correct 'Size Standards'.
• Study the distribution of size standards by examining the 'Footnotes' column for exceptions or special cases within specific industry classifications.

Strengths

• Provides official U.S. government definitions for small business size standards.
• Links standards directly to the standardized NAICS industry classification system.

Limitations

• Data recency is unknown beyond the February 2020 update; standards may have changed.
• The dataset's row count and completeness are unspecified.

Provenance

Source

Small Business Administration (SBA), hosted by data.cityofnewyork.us.

Collection Method

Official regulatory table published by the SBA.

Time Range

Based on NAICS standards effective January 1, 2012.

Freshness

Last updated 2020-02-08; update frequency is null.

Geography

United States.