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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Information in Virginia, 2026 Edition

NAICS 51
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
3,929
Employees
92,833
Annual payroll
$11.48B

2. National context

Virginia accounts for 2.44% of the 160,946 US establishments in this sector and ranks 12th out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

VA avg annual wage
$123,692
US avg annual wage
$141,904

Virginia sector wages are -12.8% versus the national average for NAICS 51.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
1,571
SAM debarred/excluded
2,781

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
#1Fairfax County84939,901
#2Loudoun County3218,132
#3Arlington County2027,341
GovBids
Federal contract opportunities and awards. Filter by NAICS, agency, set-aside.
NewFilings
Fresh business filings from Secretary of State data across 10 states.
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.