Public charities by subsector U.S. 2021

This statistic displays the number of public charities by subsector in the United States in 2021. In 2021, approximately 315,640 public charities were working in religious sectors, more than any other sector that year.

Number of public charities in the United States in 2021, by subsector

Characteristic	Number of public charities
Religion	315,640
Human services	292,523
Education	229,458
Arts and culture	142,648
Health	133,718
Community and economic development	114,623
Sports and recreation	112,509
Environment	91,380
Public safety	50,260
Philanthropy	45,416
Public affairs	28,158
Information and communications	21,525
Human rights	18,359
International relations	13,491
Science	10,166
Agriculture, fishing, and forestry	8,676
Social sciences	3,668

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Release date

March 2022

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United States

Survey time period

2021

Supplementary notes

Reporting public charities include only organizations that both reported (filed IRS Forms 990) and were required to do so. The following were excluded: foreign organizations, government-associated organizations, and organizations without state identifiers.

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