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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Information in New Jersey, 2026 Edition

NAICS 51
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
3,786
Employees
83,133
Annual payroll
$10.14B

2. National context

New Jersey accounts for 2.35% of the 160,946 US establishments in this sector and ranks 14th out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

NJ avg annual wage
$121,917
US avg annual wage
$141,904

New Jersey sector wages are -14.1% versus the national average for NAICS 51.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
1,355
SAM debarred/excluded
2,454

Exclusion counts are state-wide across all NAICS, not specific to Information. Sourced from OIG LEIE and SAM exclusion lists, as of 2026-05-27.

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1Bergen County54113,777
#2Middlesex County4067,265
#3Essex County3464,914
GovBids
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Sources & attribution
Census County Business Patterns 2022; ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates; OIG LEIE + SAM exclusion lists as of 2026-05-27.
Census data is public domain. Exclusion data sourced from https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp and https://sam.gov/exclusions.