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Top 25 Industry associations based in the United States

Name: Industry associations based in the United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 1,976 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 1,976 industry associations headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 34,325 professional contacts across them, including 8,253 with verified work emails. Washington is the largest hub.

This list covers industry associations headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest industry associations based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 1,976 industry associations based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to industry associations: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	National Association Of Realtors	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	3,166 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) is America’s largest trade association, representing more than 1.5 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	National Restaurant Association	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	1,215 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At the National Restaurant Association, we strive to help every one of our members build customer loyalty, find financial success and provide rewarding careers in foodservice.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	National Association Of Home Builders	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	1,010 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) strives to protect the American Dream of housing opportunities for all, while working to achieve professional success for its…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Associated Builders And Contractors	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	960 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded on the merit shop philosophy, ABC and its 67 chapters nationwide help our members develop people, win work and deliver that work safely, ethically and profitably for the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	U.S. Chamber Of Commerce	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	693 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Chamber of Commerce of the United States is the world’s largest business organization.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	American Bankers Association	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	569 contacts →
	Partial evidence “American Bankers Association is a banking trade association of community, regional, and money center banks, holding companies, savings associations, trust companies, and savings…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	IAB	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	469 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) empowers the media and marketing industries to thrive in the digital economy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	Associated General Contractors Of America	Strong evidence	Arlington, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	458 contacts →
	Strong evidence “For more than 100 years the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) has been and still is the leading association for the construction industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	National Retail Federation	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	444 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The National Retail Federation, the world’s largest retail trade association, passionately advocates for the people, policies and ideas that help retail thrive.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	Irrigation Association	Partial evidence	Fairfax, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	413 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Irrigation Association is the leading membership organization for irrigation equipment and system manufacturers, dealers, distributors, designers, consultants, contractors and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Agricultural Retailers Association	Partial evidence	Arlington, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	403 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) advocates, influences, educates and provides services to support sellers of seeds, nutrients, crop protection products, farm…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Retail Industry Leaders Association Rila	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	402 contacts →
	Partial evidence “RILA is the US trade association for leading retailers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	California Association Of Realtors	Partial evidence	Sacramento, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	380 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® is one of the largest state trade organizations in the United States, with members dedicated to the advancement of professionalism in real…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	I.A.T.S.E. Local 44	Strong evidence	North Hollywood, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	351 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Affiliated Property Craftspersons Local 44 is a professional association of craft persons having specialized skills and talents within the entertainment industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Painting Contractors Association PCA	Strong evidence	Maryland Heights, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	344 contacts →
	Strong evidence “PCA Mission: The Painting Contractors Association serves the coating and wall covering industry with standards, education, training, advocacy, and best practices essential to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Specialty Coffee Association	Indirect evidence	Irvine, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	313 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “SCA is the global stage for specialty coee, where culture, commerce and community collide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Nationwide Marketing Group	Indirect evidence	Winston-salem, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	278 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “For more than 50 years, we've partnered with entrepreneurs across North America to provide the buying power, business intelligence, marketing expertise, operational support, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Affiliated Distributors AD	Indirect evidence	Wayne, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	272 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AD is a member-owned organization, passionate about bringing growth-oriented independent distributors and best-in-class supplier partners together with the purpose to outperform…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	AVIXA	Partial evidence	Fairfax, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	268 contacts →
	Partial evidence “AVIXA™ is the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association, producer of InfoComm trade shows around the world, co-owner of Integrated Systems Europe, and the international…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	Fmi- The Food Industry Association	Strong evidence	Arlington, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	250 contacts →
	Strong evidence “As the food industry association, FMI works with and on behalf of the entire industry to advance a safer, healthier and more efficient consumer food supply.FMI is a champion for…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	Events Industry Council	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	249 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Events Industry Council (EIC)’s more than 30 member organizations represent more than 103,500 individuals and 19,500 firms and properties involved in the meetings, conventions…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	National Apartment Association Naahq	Partial evidence	Arlington, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	245 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The National Apartment Association envisions a world where rental housing is a valued partner in every community.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	Direct Selling Association	Partial evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	231 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Direct Selling Association (DSA) is the U.S.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	SIFMA	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	214 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SIFMA is the voice of the nation’s securities industry, bringing together the shared interests of hundreds of broker-dealers, investment banks and asset managers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	American Hotel & Lodging Association	Indirect evidence	Washington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	214 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AHLA is the only national organization dedicated to serving the interests of hoteliers on the front line, behind the scenes, and on Capitol Hill.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: industry associations. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names industry associations.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of industry associations, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name industry associations. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Industry associations based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

24.0%Verified-email coverage

17.4Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

6.0%Largest-city concentration · Washington

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

1,212

11-50

442

51-200

162

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 1,976 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among industry associations, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “industry associations”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names industry associations), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among industry associations, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 8,253 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Industry associations by metro

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names industry associations, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many industry associations are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 1,976 industry associations headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

National Association Of Realtors, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most industry associations?

Washington leads with 119 headquartered companies, followed by New York (46) and Chicago (38).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 8,253 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,976 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.