813110 Religious Organizations

Official definition

This industry comprises (1) establishments primarily engaged in operating religious organizations, such as churches, religious temples, mosques, and monasteries, and/or (2) establishments primarily engaged in administering an organized religion or promoting religious activities.

Examples Census gives

• Churches
• Shrines, religious
• Monasteries (except schools)
• Synagogues
• Mosques, religious
• Temples, religious

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS descriptions.

When to use a different code

Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:

• Schools, colleges, or universities operated by religious organizations are classified in Sector 61, Educational Services.
• Radio and television stations operated by religious organizations are classified in Industry Group 5161, Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations.
• Publishing houses operated by religious organizations are classified in Subsector 513, Publishing Industries.
• Establishments operated by religious organizations primarily engaged in health and social assistance for individuals are classified in Sector 62, Health Care and Social Assistance.
• Used merchandise retail establishments operated by religious organizations are classified in Industry 459510, Used Merchandise Retailers.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS cross-references.

Activities listed under 813110

The Census index assigns these 13 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Bible societies
• Churches
• Convents (except schools)
• Ministries, religious
• Missions, religious organization
• Monasteries (except schools)
• Mosques, religious
• Places of worship
• Religious organizations
• Retreat houses, religious
• Shrines, religious
• Synagogues
• Temples, religious

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 813110

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 813110, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $13 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: 9491), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 94910Activities of religious organizationsUK SIC

Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.