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Size of the US Snack Food Manufacturing industry

NAICS 31191, Snack Food 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)
$42.6 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
64,923
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
1,266
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
636
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$4.0 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 64,923 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 58,7792019-Q2: 59,1992019-Q3: 59,1202019-Q4: 60,2822020-Q1: 59,4122020-Q2: 58,2322020-Q3: 59,4872020-Q4: 60,7942021-Q1: 60,8012021-Q2: 59,9452021-Q3: 60,5182021-Q4: 62,2522022-Q1: 62,3262022-Q2: 62,7772022-Q3: 63,8122022-Q4: 64,3092023-Q1: 65,5572023-Q2: 65,0352023-Q3: 65,0382023-Q4: 65,5942024-Q1: 65,4422024-Q2: 65,7142024-Q3: 66,4622024-Q4: 67,2592025-Q1: 66,7022025-Q2: 65,7152025-Q3: 65,6332025-Q4: 64,6042026-Q1: 64,923NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q164,9232022
2025-Q464,6042022
2025-Q365,6332022
2025-Q265,7152022
2025-Q166,7022022
2024-Q467,2592022
2024-Q366,4622022
2024-Q265,7142022
2024-Q165,4422022
2023-Q465,5942022
2023-Q365,0382022
2023-Q265,0352022
2023-Q165,5572022
2022-Q464,3092022
2022-Q363,8122022
2022-Q262,7772022
2022-Q162,3262022
2021-Q462,2522017
2021-Q360,5182017
2021-Q259,9452017
2021-Q160,8012017
2020-Q460,7942017
2020-Q359,4872017
2020-Q258,2322017
2020-Q159,4122017
2019-Q460,2822017
2019-Q359,1202017
2019-Q259,1992017
2019-Q158,7792017

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 68,548 · 2023
2017: 58,6882018: 59,7192019: 62,7582020: 62,3062021: 60,4122022: 67,3742023: 68,548
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PeriodValue
202368,548
202267,374
202160,412
202062,306
201962,758
201859,719
201758,688

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 1,266 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 8172019-Q2: 8252019-Q3: 8522019-Q4: 8612020-Q1: 8662020-Q2: 8662020-Q3: 8802020-Q4: 8952021-Q1: 9342021-Q2: 9452021-Q3: 9642021-Q4: 9762022-Q1: 9812022-Q2: 1,0002022-Q3: 1,0332022-Q4: 1,0352023-Q1: 1,0552023-Q2: 1,0812023-Q3: 1,1012023-Q4: 1,1002024-Q1: 1,1252024-Q2: 1,1372024-Q3: 1,1612024-Q4: 1,1702025-Q1: 1,2062025-Q2: 1,2202025-Q3: 1,2222025-Q4: 1,2352026-Q1: 1,266NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q11,2662022
2025-Q41,2352022
2025-Q31,2222022
2025-Q21,2202022
2025-Q11,2062022
2024-Q41,1702022
2024-Q31,1612022
2024-Q21,1372022
2024-Q11,1252022
2023-Q41,1002022
2023-Q31,1012022
2023-Q21,0812022
2023-Q11,0552022
2022-Q41,0352022
2022-Q31,0332022
2022-Q21,0002022
2022-Q19812022
2021-Q49762017
2021-Q39642017
2021-Q29452017
2021-Q19342017
2020-Q48952017
2020-Q38802017
2020-Q28662017
2020-Q18662017
2019-Q48612017
2019-Q38522017
2019-Q28252017
2019-Q18172017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 758 · 2023
2017: 6762018: 6872019: 7172020: 7102021: 7042022: 7512023: 758
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PeriodValue
2023758
2022751
2021704
2020710
2019717
2018687
2017676

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.1 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $760.1 million2019-Q2: $747.5 million2019-Q3: $758.9 million2019-Q4: $822.8 million2020-Q1: $782.5 million2020-Q2: $772.2 million2020-Q3: $775.6 million2020-Q4: $895.6 million2021-Q1: $801.7 million2021-Q2: $813.9 million2021-Q3: $845.2 million2021-Q4: $982.0 million2022-Q1: $881.8 million2022-Q2: $893.1 million2022-Q3: $964.9 million2022-Q4: $971.8 million2023-Q1: $1.0 billion2023-Q2: $993.9 million2023-Q3: $978.6 million2023-Q4: $1.0 billion2024-Q1: $1.1 billion2024-Q2: $1.0 billion2024-Q3: $1.0 billion2024-Q4: $1.1 billion2025-Q1: $1.1 billion2025-Q2: $1.1 billion2025-Q3: $1.1 billion2025-Q4: $1.1 billion2026-Q1: $1.1 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$1.1 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.1 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.1 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.1 billion2022
2025-Q1$1.1 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.1 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.0 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.0 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.1 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.0 billion2022
2023-Q3$978.6 million2022
2023-Q2$993.9 million2022
2023-Q1$1.0 billion2022
2022-Q4$971.8 million2022
2022-Q3$964.9 million2022
2022-Q2$893.1 million2022
2022-Q1$881.8 million2022
2021-Q4$982.0 million2017
2021-Q3$845.2 million2017
2021-Q2$813.9 million2017
2021-Q1$801.7 million2017
2020-Q4$895.6 million2017
2020-Q3$775.6 million2017
2020-Q2$772.2 million2017
2020-Q1$782.5 million2017
2019-Q4$822.8 million2017
2019-Q3$758.9 million2017
2019-Q2$747.5 million2017
2019-Q1$760.1 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $4.0 billion · 2023
2017: $2.9 billion2018: $2.9 billion2019: $3.0 billion2020: $3.2 billion2021: $3.2 billion2022: $3.6 billion2023: $4.0 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$4.0 billion
2022$3.6 billion
2021$3.2 billion
2020$3.2 billion
2019$3.0 billion
2018$2.9 billion
2017$2.9 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 Wages64,9232026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages1,2662026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.1 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$4.0 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns68,54820232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns75820232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$3.3 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census62,41720222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census76320222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census63620222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$42.6 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Snack Food Manufacturing

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
311911Roasted Nuts and Peanut Butter Manufacturing$14.4 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census16,9162026-Q1 · QCEW
311919Other Snack Food Manufacturing$28.1 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census48,0072026-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.