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.
* 'Higher education' and 'other education' are sub-categories of 'education'.
** 'Hospitals and primary care facilities' and 'other health care' are sub-categories of 'health'.
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Revenues of public charities by subsector U.S. 2016
This statistic displays the revenues of public charities in the United States in 2016, by subsector. In 2016, public charities in the health subsector had revenues totaling about **** trillion U.S. dollars.
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Urban Institute. (June 18, 2020). Revenues of public charities in the United States in 2016, by subsector (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 06, 2026, from /statistics/189286/revenues-of-public-charities-by-subsector-in-the-united-states-2008/
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Urban Institute, Revenues of public charities in the United States in 2016, by subsector (in billion U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/189286/revenues-of-public-charities-by-subsector-in-the-united-states-2008/ (last visited August 06, 2026)
Revenues of public charities in the United States in 2016, by subsector (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Urban Institute, June 18, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/189286/revenues-of-public-charities-by-subsector-in-the-united-states-2008/
