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Size of the US Dairy Product (except Frozen) Manufacturing industry

NAICS 31151, Dairy Product (except Frozen) Manufacturing. 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

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$147 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
143,829
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
1,800
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
766
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$9.4 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 143,829 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 130,4042019-Q2: 131,5852019-Q3: 130,5372019-Q4: 131,5022020-Q1: 130,8792020-Q2: 130,4782020-Q3: 130,6512020-Q4: 132,7212021-Q1: 131,4512021-Q2: 131,5742021-Q3: 130,8042021-Q4: 134,4292022-Q1: 134,8012022-Q2: 135,4252022-Q3: 136,0512022-Q4: 138,1472023-Q1: 139,0992023-Q2: 140,7162023-Q3: 140,7562023-Q4: 141,8322024-Q1: 141,1582024-Q2: 142,2282024-Q3: 142,8412024-Q4: 143,8512025-Q1: 143,0202025-Q2: 143,3492025-Q3: 142,9932025-Q4: 144,2242026-Q1: 143,829NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1143,8292022
2025-Q4144,2242022
2025-Q3142,9932022
2025-Q2143,3492022
2025-Q1143,0202022
2024-Q4143,8512022
2024-Q3142,8412022
2024-Q2142,2282022
2024-Q1141,1582022
2023-Q4141,8322022
2023-Q3140,7562022
2023-Q2140,7162022
2023-Q1139,0992022
2022-Q4138,1472022
2022-Q3136,0512022
2022-Q2135,4252022
2022-Q1134,8012022
2021-Q4134,4292017
2021-Q3130,8042017
2021-Q2131,5742017
2021-Q1131,4512017
2020-Q4132,7212017
2020-Q3130,6512017
2020-Q2130,4782017
2020-Q1130,8792017
2019-Q4131,5022017
2019-Q3130,5372017
2019-Q2131,5852017
2019-Q1130,4042017

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

Employment · County Business PatternsLatest 139,981 · 2023
2017: 127,9482018: 127,8312019: 131,1122020: 131,6662021: 133,2242022: 139,1952023: 139,981
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PeriodValue
2023139,981
2022139,195
2021133,224
2020131,666
2019131,112
2018127,831
2017127,948

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 1,800 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 1,5952019-Q2: 1,6172019-Q3: 1,6272019-Q4: 1,6352020-Q1: 1,6212020-Q2: 1,7002020-Q3: 1,6682020-Q4: 1,6612021-Q1: 1,6662021-Q2: 1,6832021-Q3: 1,7022021-Q4: 1,7192022-Q1: 1,7182022-Q2: 1,7432022-Q3: 1,7632022-Q4: 1,7722023-Q1: 1,7572023-Q2: 1,7602023-Q3: 1,7742023-Q4: 1,7842024-Q1: 1,7972024-Q2: 1,8232024-Q3: 1,8392024-Q4: 1,8382025-Q1: 1,8142025-Q2: 1,8132025-Q3: 1,8232025-Q4: 1,8142026-Q1: 1,800NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q11,8002022
2025-Q41,8142022
2025-Q31,8232022
2025-Q21,8132022
2025-Q11,8142022
2024-Q41,8382022
2024-Q31,8392022
2024-Q21,8232022
2024-Q11,7972022
2023-Q41,7842022
2023-Q31,7742022
2023-Q21,7602022
2023-Q11,7572022
2022-Q41,7722022
2022-Q31,7632022
2022-Q21,7432022
2022-Q11,7182022
2021-Q41,7192017
2021-Q31,7022017
2021-Q21,6832017
2021-Q11,6662017
2020-Q41,6612017
2020-Q31,6682017
2020-Q21,7002017
2020-Q11,6212017
2019-Q41,6352017
2019-Q31,6272017
2019-Q21,6172017
2019-Q11,5952017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 1,236 · 2023
2017: 1,2612018: 1,2592019: 1,2622020: 1,2452021: 1,2222022: 1,2322023: 1,236
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PeriodValue
20231,236
20221,232
20211,222
20201,245
20191,262
20181,259
20171,261

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $3.2 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $2.1 billion2019-Q2: $2.0 billion2019-Q3: $1.9 billion2019-Q4: $2.1 billion2020-Q1: $2.1 billion2020-Q2: $2.0 billion2020-Q3: $2.0 billion2020-Q4: $2.3 billion2021-Q1: $2.2 billion2021-Q2: $2.2 billion2021-Q3: $2.1 billion2021-Q4: $2.4 billion2022-Q1: $2.4 billion2022-Q2: $2.2 billion2022-Q3: $2.4 billion2022-Q4: $2.4 billion2023-Q1: $2.7 billion2023-Q2: $2.4 billion2023-Q3: $2.4 billion2023-Q4: $2.6 billion2024-Q1: $2.9 billion2024-Q2: $2.6 billion2024-Q3: $2.6 billion2024-Q4: $2.8 billion2025-Q1: $3.1 billion2025-Q2: $2.7 billion2025-Q3: $2.8 billion2025-Q4: $2.9 billion2026-Q1: $3.2 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$3.2 billion2022
2025-Q4$2.9 billion2022
2025-Q3$2.8 billion2022
2025-Q2$2.7 billion2022
2025-Q1$3.1 billion2022
2024-Q4$2.8 billion2022
2024-Q3$2.6 billion2022
2024-Q2$2.6 billion2022
2024-Q1$2.9 billion2022
2023-Q4$2.6 billion2022
2023-Q3$2.4 billion2022
2023-Q2$2.4 billion2022
2023-Q1$2.7 billion2022
2022-Q4$2.4 billion2022
2022-Q3$2.4 billion2022
2022-Q2$2.2 billion2022
2022-Q1$2.4 billion2022
2021-Q4$2.4 billion2017
2021-Q3$2.1 billion2017
2021-Q2$2.2 billion2017
2021-Q1$2.2 billion2017
2020-Q4$2.3 billion2017
2020-Q3$2.0 billion2017
2020-Q2$2.0 billion2017
2020-Q1$2.1 billion2017
2019-Q4$2.1 billion2017
2019-Q3$1.9 billion2017
2019-Q2$2.0 billion2017
2019-Q1$2.1 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $9.4 billion · 2023
2017: $7.0 billion2018: $7.3 billion2019: $7.5 billion2020: $8.0 billion2021: $8.3 billion2022: $8.9 billion2023: $9.4 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$9.4 billion
2022$8.9 billion
2021$8.3 billion
2020$8.0 billion
2019$7.5 billion
2018$7.3 billion
2017$7.0 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages143,8292026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages1,8002026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$3.2 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$9.4 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns139,98120232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns1,23620232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$8.9 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census139,32920222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census1,23820222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census76620222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$147 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Dairy Product (except Frozen) Manufacturing

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
311511Fluid Milk Manufacturing$50.6 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census57,3622026-Q1 · QCEW
311512Creamery Butter Manufacturing$8.9 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census3,9082026-Q1 · QCEW
311513Cheese Manufacturing$66.3 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census62,3722026-Q1 · QCEW
311514Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing$21.1 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census20,1872026-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.