2022 NAICS national industry in sector 71 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
711219 Other Spectator Sports
NAICS 711219 is the US industry code for other spectator sports. This U.S.
- Code
- 711219 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Other Spectator Sports
- Part of
- Spectator Sports
- SBA small business limit
- Average annual receipts up to $16.5 million
- Closest UK SIC
- 93191, 93199 (details)
Changes coming. The NAICS 2027 revision applies to data from 1 January 2027, and SBA proposed new size standards on 20 August 2026. The values on this page are the ones in force today; we update this page when the official files change.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises (1) independent athletes, such as professional or semiprofessional golfers, boxers, and race car drivers, primarily engaged in participating in live sporting or racing events before a paying audience; (2) owners of racing participants, such as cars, dogs, and horses, primarily engaged in entering them in racing events or other spectator events; and (3) establishments, such as sports trainers, primarily engaged in providing specialized services required to support participants in sports events or competitions.
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Establishments primarily engaged in operating racetracks without casinos are classified in U.S. Industry 711212, Racetracks.
- Establishments primarily engaged in representing or managing the careers of sports figures are classified in Industry 711410, Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures.
- Independent athletes engaged in providing sports instruction without participating in sporting events before a paying audience are classified in Industry 611620, Sports and Recreation Instruction.
- Independent athletes exclusively engaged in endorsing products or making speeches are classified in Industry 711510, Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers.
- Establishments primarily engaged in operating off-track betting parlors or online sports betting sites are classified in Industry 713290, Other Gambling Industries.
- Establishments primarily engaged in raising horses, mules, donkeys, and other equines are classified in Industry 112920, Horses and Other Equine Production.
Activities listed under 711219
The Census index assigns these 36 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Athletes, amateur, independent
- Athletes, independent (i.e., participating in live sports events)
- Automobile racing teams
- Boxers, independent professional
- Dog owners, race (i.e., racing dogs)
- Dog racing kennels
- Drivers, harness or race car
- Figure skaters, independent
- Golfers, independent professional (i.e., participating in sports events)
- Harness drivers
- Horse racing stables
- Jockeys, horse racing
- Kennels, dog racing
- Mixed martial artists, independent professional
- Motorcycle racing teams
- Professional athletes, independent (i.e., participating in sports events)
- Race car drivers
- Race car owners (i.e., racing cars)
- Race dog owners (i.e., racing dogs)
- Racehorse owners (i.e., racing horses)
- Racehorse trainers
- Racehorse training
- Racing stables, horse
- Racing teams (e.g., automobile, motorcycle, snowmobile)
- Referees and umpires
- Skiers, independent (i.e., participating in sports events)
- Snowmobile racing teams
- Sports professionals, independent (i.e., participating in sports events)
- Sports team scouting services, independent
- Sports trainers, independent
- Stables, horse racing
- Stock car racing teams
- Tennis professionals, independent (i.e., participating in sports events)
- Training race dogs
- Training racehorses
- Wrestlers, independent professional
SBA size standard for 711219
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 711219, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $16.5 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.
Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.
Closest UK SIC 2007 codes
There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 9319), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
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Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.