Annual Business Survey

The U.S. Census Bureau, with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), plans to conduct the Annual Business Survey (ABS) for five years (2018-2022). The ABS combines Census Bureau firm-level collections to reduce respondent burden, increase data quality, reduce operational costs, and operate more efficiently. The ABS will provide the only comprehensive data on business owner demographics and business characteristics, including financing, research and development (for microbusinesses), and innovation. The 2019 ABS will sample 300,000 businesses.

The latest form for Annual Business Survey expires 2023-05-31 and can be found here.