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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation in Pennsylvania, 2026 Edition

NAICS 71
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
5,226
Employees
100,048
Annual payroll
$4.49B

2. National context

Pennsylvania accounts for 3.21% of the 162,960 US establishments in this sector and ranks 6th out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

PA avg annual wage
$44,890
US avg annual wage
$47,463

Pennsylvania sector wages are -5.4% versus the national average for NAICS 71.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
3,563
SAM debarred/excluded
4,961

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

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1Allegheny County68813,481
#2Philadelphia County57323,834
#3Montgomery County4908,466
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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.