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Employer establishments: accommodation and food services in Alabama

Employer establishments: accommodation and food services in Alabama was 10,067 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.6% from 2022. That is the 26th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count10,067
Change on 2022+1.6%
Rank26th of 51US states ranked
Series high10,0672023
Series low8,3312012
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Employer establishments: accommodation and food services in Alabama, 2012 to 2023

8,0008,5009,0009,50010K10.5K2012201420162018202020232012: 8,331 count2013: 8,383 count2014: 8,395 count2015: 8,551 count2016: 8,819 count2017: 9,109 count2018: 9,143 count2019: 9,332 count2020: 9,322 count2021: 9,563 count2022: 9,911 count2023: 10,067 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-06-26.
All 12 values
Periodcount
202310,067
20229,911
20219,563
20209,322
20199,332
20189,143
20179,109
20168,819
20158,551
20148,395
20138,383
20128,331

Compared with United States

Place2023
Alabama10,067
United States784,882

Rankings

Definition

Number of establishments with paid employees in accommodation and food services (hotels, restaurants and bars) (NAICS 72), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns.

County Business Patterns: establishments (single physical locations, not firms) with paid employees during the pay period including 12 March. Excludes the self-employed and businesses without employees (nonemployer_establishments_*), government employers, crop and animal production, rail transportation, the Postal Service and private households. Establishment counts are not perturbed; the noise Census adds since 2017 applies to employment and payroll, which are not served here. Published about 18 months after the reference year.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms (Employer establishments: accommodation and food services, Alabama, 2012 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/

MLA 9

County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms, Employer establishments: accommodation and food services, Alabama, 2012 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 June 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-accommodation-food-services/alabama. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms. Employer establishments: accommodation and food services, Alabama, 2012 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-accommodation-food-services/alabama.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms, Employer establishments: accommodation and food services, Alabama, 2012 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-accommodation-food-services/alabama (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the employer establishments: accommodation and food services in Alabama?

Employer establishments: accommodation and food services in Alabama was 10,067 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.6% from 2022. That is the 26th highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employer establishments: accommodation and food services in Alabama?

10,067 in 2023, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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