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Size of the US Poultry and Egg Production industry

NAICS 1123, Poultry and Egg Production. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Employment
49,575
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
2,737
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 49,575 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 45,7072019-Q2: 46,1582019-Q3: 46,0182019-Q4: 46,3612020-Q1: 45,7562020-Q2: 46,1072020-Q3: 45,4212020-Q4: 45,2792021-Q1: 44,9962021-Q2: 44,1462021-Q3: 43,3062021-Q4: 43,5882022-Q1: 43,4942022-Q2: 43,5852022-Q3: 43,5692022-Q4: 44,0052023-Q1: 45,0342023-Q2: 45,9362023-Q3: 45,5492023-Q4: 45,8562024-Q1: 45,6832024-Q2: 46,0952024-Q3: 46,5132024-Q4: 47,3422025-Q1: 47,9852025-Q2: 48,6192025-Q3: 48,5762025-Q4: 49,4032026-Q1: 49,575NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q149,5752022
2025-Q449,4032022
2025-Q348,5762022
2025-Q248,6192022
2025-Q147,9852022
2024-Q447,3422022
2024-Q346,5132022
2024-Q246,0952022
2024-Q145,6832022
2023-Q445,8562022
2023-Q345,5492022
2023-Q245,9362022
2023-Q145,0342022
2022-Q444,0052022
2022-Q343,5692022
2022-Q243,5852022
2022-Q143,4942022
2021-Q443,5882017
2021-Q343,3062017
2021-Q244,1462017
2021-Q144,9962017
2020-Q445,2792017
2020-Q345,4212017
2020-Q246,1072017
2020-Q145,7562017
2019-Q446,3612017
2019-Q346,0182017
2019-Q246,1582017
2019-Q145,7072017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 2,737 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 2,1192019-Q2: 2,1342019-Q3: 2,1642019-Q4: 2,1892020-Q1: 2,1982020-Q2: 2,2142020-Q3: 2,2282020-Q4: 2,2652021-Q1: 2,2772021-Q2: 2,2982021-Q3: 2,3222021-Q4: 2,3422022-Q1: 2,3622022-Q2: 2,3822022-Q3: 2,4202022-Q4: 2,4332023-Q1: 2,4342023-Q2: 2,4602023-Q3: 2,4912023-Q4: 2,5902024-Q1: 2,6072024-Q2: 2,6092024-Q3: 2,6272024-Q4: 2,6412025-Q1: 2,6542025-Q2: 2,6932025-Q3: 2,6952025-Q4: 2,7152026-Q1: 2,737NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q12,7372022
2025-Q42,7152022
2025-Q32,6952022
2025-Q22,6932022
2025-Q12,6542022
2024-Q42,6412022
2024-Q32,6272022
2024-Q22,6092022
2024-Q12,6072022
2023-Q42,5902022
2023-Q32,4912022
2023-Q22,4602022
2023-Q12,4342022
2022-Q42,4332022
2022-Q32,4202022
2022-Q22,3822022
2022-Q12,3622022
2021-Q42,3422017
2021-Q32,3222017
2021-Q22,2982017
2021-Q12,2772017
2020-Q42,2652017
2020-Q32,2282017
2020-Q22,2142017
2020-Q12,1982017
2019-Q42,1892017
2019-Q32,1642017
2019-Q22,1342017
2019-Q12,1192017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $739.6 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $496.4 million2019-Q2: $489.1 million2019-Q3: $515.7 million2019-Q4: $550.4 million2020-Q1: $504.0 million2020-Q2: $514.0 million2020-Q3: $534.4 million2020-Q4: $588.4 million2021-Q1: $493.1 million2021-Q2: $523.1 million2021-Q3: $561.2 million2021-Q4: $621.2 million2022-Q1: $521.8 million2022-Q2: $543.6 million2022-Q3: $615.1 million2022-Q4: $658.5 million2023-Q1: $613.7 million2023-Q2: $615.0 million2023-Q3: $653.3 million2023-Q4: $683.3 million2024-Q1: $635.5 million2024-Q2: $635.4 million2024-Q3: $688.5 million2024-Q4: $775.5 million2025-Q1: $716.5 million2025-Q2: $697.1 million2025-Q3: $771.6 million2025-Q4: $823.8 million2026-Q1: $739.6 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$739.6 million2022
2025-Q4$823.8 million2022
2025-Q3$771.6 million2022
2025-Q2$697.1 million2022
2025-Q1$716.5 million2022
2024-Q4$775.5 million2022
2024-Q3$688.5 million2022
2024-Q2$635.4 million2022
2024-Q1$635.5 million2022
2023-Q4$683.3 million2022
2023-Q3$653.3 million2022
2023-Q2$615.0 million2022
2023-Q1$613.7 million2022
2022-Q4$658.5 million2022
2022-Q3$615.1 million2022
2022-Q2$543.6 million2022
2022-Q1$521.8 million2022
2021-Q4$621.2 million2017
2021-Q3$561.2 million2017
2021-Q2$523.1 million2017
2021-Q1$493.1 million2017
2020-Q4$588.4 million2017
2020-Q3$534.4 million2017
2020-Q2$514.0 million2017
2020-Q1$504.0 million2017
2019-Q4$550.4 million2017
2019-Q3$515.7 million2017
2019-Q2$489.1 million2017
2019-Q1$496.4 million2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages49,5752026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages2,7372026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$739.6 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published

Breakdown

Industries within Poultry and Egg Production

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
11231Chicken Egg Production—24,5702026-Q1 · QCEW
11232Broilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production—7,9392026-Q1 · QCEW
11233Turkey Production—4,5922026-Q1 · QCEW
11234Poultry Hatcheries—10,4642026-Q1 · QCEW
11239Other Poultry Production—2,0102026-Q1 · QCEW

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.