NAICS Code 51921 — Libraries and Archives

NAICS Industry in the official 2022 North American Industry Classification System (U.S. Census Bureau). It contains 1 direct sub-code.

Code	51921
Title	Libraries and Archives
Level	NAICS Industry (5-digit)
Edition	NAICS 2022 edition

Official definition (2022 NAICS)

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing library or archive services. These establishments are engaged in maintaining collections of documents (e.g., books, journals, newspapers, and music) and facilitating the use of such documents (recorded information regardless of its physical form and characteristics) as required to meet the informational, research, educational, or recreational needs of their user. These establishments may also acquire, research, store, preserve, and generally make accessible to the public historical documents, photographs, maps, audio material, audiovisual material, and other archival material of historical interest. All or portions of these collections may be accessible electronically.

This national industry shares the official Census description of 519210.

Where 51921 sits in the hierarchy

Level	Code	Title
Sector	51	Information
Subsector	519	Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services
Industry Group	5192	Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services
NAICS Industry	51921	Libraries and Archives

Codes under 51921

Code	Title
519210	Libraries and Archives

Related NAICS Industry codes

• 51929 — Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services

Data: official 2022 NAICS structure, descriptions and Census concordances, U.S. Census Bureau — U.S. government works in the public domain (17 U.S.C. §105). Suggested reference, not an official determination.