This statistic displays the number of public charities by subsector in the United States in 2016. In 2016, 111,797 public charities were working in the human services sector.
Number of public charities in the United States in 2016, by subsector
Reporting public charities include only organizations that both reported (filed IRS Forms 990) and were required to do so. The following were excluded: foreign organizations, government-associated organizations, and organizations without state identifiers.
* 'Higher education' and 'other education' are sub-categories of 'education'.
** 'Hospitals and primary care facilities' and 'other health care' are sub-categories of 'health'.
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Urban Institute. (June 18, 2020). Number of public charities in the United States in 2016, by subsector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/189283/number-of-public-charities-by-subsector-in-the-united-states-2008/
Urban Institute. "Number of public charities in the United States in 2016, by subsector." Chart. June 18, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189283/number-of-public-charities-by-subsector-in-the-united-states-2008/
Urban Institute. (2020). Number of public charities in the United States in 2016, by subsector. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189283/number-of-public-charities-by-subsector-in-the-united-states-2008/
Urban Institute. "Number of Public Charities in The United States in 2016, by Subsector." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189283/number-of-public-charities-by-subsector-in-the-united-states-2008/
Urban Institute, Number of public charities in the United States in 2016, by subsector Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189283/number-of-public-charities-by-subsector-in-the-united-states-2008/ (last visited May 16, 2022)
