There were 207 nursing and residential care facilities in the U.S. that had 500 or more employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
CBP data indicates that there are more establishments categorized as health care and social assistance businesses with 500 or more employees in the U.S. than in any other category.
The following table shows how many nursing and residential care facilities with 500 or more employees were in the U.S. during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Nursing and residential care facilities with 500 or more employees in the U.S. (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
80,295
2013
82,166
2014
85,089
2015
86,653
2016
88,560
