Number of establishments in the U.S. music industry 2017

The number of music publishers in the United States dropped from 705 in 2016 to 696 in 2017, however establishments operating as sound recording studios increased in number, growing by over one hundred year on year.

Number of establishments in the music industry in the United States from 2007 to 2017, by sector

Characteristic	Sound recording studios	Music publishers	Other sound recording industries	Integrated record production/distribution	Record production	Record production and distribution (overall)
2017	1,840	696	433	-	-	682
2016	1,703	705	403	397	353	750
2015	1,700	707	401	400	356	756
2014	1,693	734	448	393	372	765
2013	1,698	722	524	402	361	763
2012	1,680	764	480	417	357	774
2011	1,673	797	422	446	344	790
2010	1,662	786	454	450	391	841
2009	1,674	749	469	430	349	779
2008	1,793	723	485	445	374	819
2007	1,722	731	463	455	356	811

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Release date

November 2019

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United States

Survey time period

2007 to 2017

Supplementary notes

Note: An establishment is a single physical location at which business is conducted and/or services are provided. It is not necessarily identical to a company or enterprise, which may consist of one establishment or more.
For figures on record production and distribution, as of 2017 figures are no longer broken down to reflect integrated production and distribution.

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