As of January 2022, the most profitable industry in the United States was money-center banking, with a profit margin of 35.61 percent. Money-center banking covers banks located in major financial centers which deal with national and international markets. The profit margin of the financial services sector was a close second, with a profit margin of 32.33 percent.
Most profitable industries in the United States as of January 2022
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Statistics on Accounting services in the U.S.
Industry overview
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- Premium Statistic Revenue of accounting services in the U.S. 2010-2022
- Basic Statistic Leading U.S. accounting firms by revenue 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Revenue distribution of the leading U.S. accounting firms by service line 2020
- Premium Statistic Number of accountants and auditors employed in the U.S. 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks employed in the U.S. 2012-2021
Employment
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- Premium Statistic States with the most accountants and auditors in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Highest paying states for accounting and auditing in the U.S. 2021
- Basic Statistic Number of partners of the leading accounting firms in the U.S. 2021
- Basic Statistic Number of professionals at the leading accounting firms in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Number of employees of the leading accounting firms in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of employees from minority groups in accounting services in the U.S. 2022
"Big Four" in U.S.
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- Basic Statistic Revenue of the Big Four accounting / audit firms worldwide by region 2021
- Basic Statistic Gross revenue of the Big Four accounting / audit firms in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Gross revenue of Deloitte in the U.S. 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Gross revenue of PwC in the U.S. 2012-2020
- Premium Statistic Gross revenue of EY in the U.S. 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Gross revenue of KPMG in the U.S. 2012-2020
Outlook
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- Advisory services revenue of the leading accounting firms worldwide 2017
- Top locations of Shared Service Centers (SSC) by country 2019
- Revenue growth of professional services organizations worldwide by region 2015-2021
- Employable billable utilization at professional services organizations by region 2021
- Revenue share of BDO in the U.S. by service line 2020-2021
- Fee income of the leading accounting firms worldwide 2020-2021
- Geographic coverage of Shared Service Centers (SSCs) 2017
- Finance and accounting salary ranges in U.S. by role 2020
- Days to recruit and hire at professional services organizations by region 2021
- Value of discrepancies in GDP at current prices India FY 2012-2022
- U.S. least profitable industries 2022
- Innovation score in Slovenia 2014-2021
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- GDP share of professional and producer services Hong Kong 2011-2021, by category
- Legal and accounting services industry employees New Zealand 2020, by region
- Advisory services revenue of the leading accounting firms worldwide 2017
- Top locations of Shared Service Centers (SSC) by country 2019
- Revenue growth of professional services organizations worldwide by region 2015-2021
- Employable billable utilization at professional services organizations by region 2021
- Revenue share of BDO in the U.S. by service line 2020-2021
- Fee income of the leading accounting firms worldwide 2020-2021
- Geographic coverage of Shared Service Centers (SSCs) 2017
- Finance and accounting salary ranges in U.S. by role 2020
- Days to recruit and hire at professional services organizations by region 2021
- Value of discrepancies in GDP at current prices India FY 2012-2022
- U.S. least profitable industries 2022
- Innovation score in Slovenia 2014-2021
Leonard N. Stern School of Business. (January 5, 2022). Most profitable industries in the United States as of January 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 20, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/317657/most-profitable-industries-us/
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Leonard N. Stern School of Business. (2022). Most profitable industries in the United States as of January 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/317657/most-profitable-industries-us/
Leonard N. Stern School of Business. "Most Profitable Industries in The United States as of January 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/317657/most-profitable-industries-us/
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Most profitable industries in the United States as of January 2022 [Graph], Leonard N. Stern School of Business, January 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/317657/most-profitable-industries-us/