Iowa had the highest number of chickens of any U.S. state in 2023 with just over 54 million heads. Ohio and Indiana came in second and third place, with around 52 million and 45 million heads respectively. Chickens are one of the most commonly produced livestock in the United States. Chicken farming Farming chickens has a distinct advantage over other livestock in that they require relatively little space and minimal initial investment in order to thrive. In the United States, there are two main kinds of farmed chickens: chickens for meat and egg-laying hens. In 2020, there were approximately 518.3 million chickens in the United States. Poultry consumptionPer capita poultry consumption in the United States is expected to grow slowly in coming years to over 117 pounds per person by 2030. In 2020, the region that spent the most on poultry per consumer unit was the Northeastern United States at 244 U.S. dollars. In comparison, consumer units in the Midwest only spent about 158 U.S. dollars on poultry in that year. When it comes to processed meat and poultry purchases, American consumers tend to prefer national brands to private label.

Explore the USDA poultry production data by state, including the leading poultry-producing states, top broiler chicken producing states, and significant contributors to egg production.

In 2024, about ** million metric tons of broiler meat was estimated to be produced in the United States, the top producer of chicken meat in the world. Brazil was estimated to be the runner up at ** million metric tons of chicken meat in that year. Broiler chicken Broiler meat refers to the type of chicken that is produced for the sole purpose of meat. The global chicken meat industry consists of many different production levels, including feed mills, hatcheries, growing farms, and processing plants. In 2021, there were 25.8 billion chickens worldwide, up from ***** billion chickens in 2000. Per capita consumption of broiler meat in the United States amounted to about **** pounds in 2022, and has generally increased every year since 2010. International poultry trade Though dozens of countries import some volume of broiler meat, Japan topped the list of broiler meat importers in 2022. Brazil and the United States are the two top exporters of broiler meat in the world, at about *** million metric tons, and **** million metric tons respectively.

Learn about the top 10 chicken producing states in the US, including Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, and more. Discover why these states are ideal for chicken production with favorable climates and well-established poultry farming infrastructure.

United States Poultry Production: Condemnation: Other Chicken data was reported at 0.146 lb mn in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.164 lb mn for Sep 2024. United States Poultry Production: Condemnation: Other Chicken data is updated quarterly, averaging 0.151 lb mn from Mar 1990 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 136 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.409 lb mn in Jun 1990 and a record low of 0.000 lb mn in Mar 2009. United States Poultry Production: Condemnation: Other Chicken data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Economic Research Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.RI040: Poultry Production.

United States Red Meat & Poultry: Production: Quarterly: Farm data was reported at 31.714 lb mn in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 13.372 lb mn for Sep 2024. United States Red Meat & Poultry: Production: Quarterly: Farm data is updated quarterly, averaging 29.587 lb mn from Mar 1989 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 144 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 67.000 lb mn in Dec 1993 and a record low of 13.094 lb mn in Sep 2017. United States Red Meat & Poultry: Production: Quarterly: Farm data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Economic Research Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.RI022: Red Meat and Poultry Production.

This product system represents the poultry meat produced for human consumption as a result of producing one broiler. Both types of live weight poultry are at the farm gate, ready for transport to the processing plant, although not necessarily at the same farm. It includes the fraction of a spent hen attributable to the production of one broiler. Product system boundaries include all material and energy flows associated with crop production and live poultry operations, including the handling and disposal of mortalities and manure. Inventory flows began with one day old baby chicks in the grandparent generation, continued through the parent generation, and ended with live market-weight broilers and culled hens ready for transport to processing at the farm gate. Where applicable, the recommendations of the Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance (LEAP) Partnership were followed, which provided guidelines for assessing the greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and fossil energy use from poultry (LEAP, 2015a) and animal feed supply chains (LEAP, 2015b). Resources in this dataset:Resource Title: Product System Model for United States Poultry Production 2010. File Name: ua_poultry_03082018.zipResource Description: .zip file contains JSON-LD files, which can be imported into openLCA Resource Software Recommended: openLCA,url: http://www.openlca.org/

The North America Poultry Meat Market is segmented by Form (Canned, Fresh / Chilled, Frozen, Processed), by Distribution Channel (Off-Trade, On-Trade) and by Country (Canada, Mexico, United States). Market value in USD and market volume in tonnes are presented. Key data points observed include production and price.

The U.S. state with the highest number of laying hens in 2023 was Iowa with approximately 44.4 million head of chicken. The United States is also the fourth leading producer of eggs worldwide. Egg industry The global production volume of eggs reached about 86.4 million metric tons in 2021, up from about 55 million metric tons in 2000. The vast majority of the world’s chicken eggs are produced in China. In 2021, some 586 billion eggs were laid in China, about five times more than the United States. The total value of eggs produced in the United States peaked in 2015, but has since decreased. Egg retail in the United States In the United States eggs are a popular breakfast food as well as an ingredient in many recipes. Since chicken eggs seem to be more or less homogenous across different brands, private label eggs are the leading fresh egg brand in the United States in terms of dollar sales. In 2022, the best selling name brand of fresh eggs was Eggland’s Best, followed by Vital Farms and Pete & Gerry’s.

The Census of Agriculture, produced by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), provides a complete count of America's farms, ranches and the people who grow our food. The census is conducted every five years, most recently in 2022, and provides an in-depth look at the agricultural industry. This layer was produced from data obtained from the USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) Large Datasets download page. The data were transformed and prepared for publishing using the Pivot Table geoprocessing tool in ArcGIS Pro and joined to county boundaries. The county boundaries are 2022 vintage and come from Living Atlas ACS 2022 feature layers.Dataset SummaryPhenomenon Mapped: Chicken productionGeographic Extent: 48 contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto RicoProjection: Web Mercator Auxiliary SphereSource: USDA National Agricultural Statistics ServiceUpdate Frequency: 5 yearsData Vintage: 2022Publication Date: April 2024AttributesNote that some values are suppressed as "Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations", "Not applicable", or "Less than half the rounding unit". These have been coded in the data as -999, -888, and -777 respectively. You should account for these values when symbolizing or doing any calculations.Some chicken production commodity fields are broken out into ranges based on the number of head of chickens. For space reasons, a general sample of the fields is listed here.Commodities included in this layer: Chickens, Broilers - InventoryChickens, Broilers - Operations with InventoryChickens, Broilers - Operations with Sales - Sales: (Based on number of head)Chickens, Broilers - Operations with SalesChickens, Broilers - Sales, Measured in HeadChickens, Broilers, Production Contract - Operations with ProductionChickens, Broilers, Production Contract - Production, Measured in HeadChickens, Layers - InventoryChickens, Layers - Operations with Inventory - Inventory: (Based on number of head)Chickens, Layers - Operations with InventoryChickens, Layers - Operations with SalesChickens, Layers - Sales, Measured in HeadChickens, Layers, Production Contract - Operations with ProductionChickens, Layers, Production Contract - Production, Measured in HeadChickens, Pullets, Replacement - InventoryChickens, Pullets, Replacement - Operations with InventoryChickens, Pullets, Replacement - Operations with SalesChickens, Pullets, Replacement - Sales, Measured in HeadChickens, Pullets, Replacement, Production Contract - Operations with ProductionChickens, Pullets, Replacement, Production Contract - Production, Measured in HeadChickens, Roosters - InventoryChickens, Roosters - Operations with InventoryChickens, Roosters - Operations with SalesChickens, Roosters - Sales, Measured in HeadGeography NoteIn Alaska, one or more county-equivalent entities (borough, census area, city, municipality) are included in an agriculture census area.What can you do with this layer?This layer is designed for data visualization. Identify features by clicking on the map to reveal the pre-configured pop-up. You may change the field(s) being symbolized. When symbolizing other fields, you will need to update the popup accordingly. Simple summary statistics are supported by this data.Questions?Please leave a comment below if you have a question about this layer, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Discover the top 10 states with the highest poultry production in the United States, including Georgia, Arkansas, Alabama, North Carolina, Mississippi, Texas, South Carolina, Maryland, Kentucky, and California. Learn about the different poultry industries in each state and their contributions to the local economy and national food supply.

In 2019, chicken production amounted to approximately 44 billion pounds in the United States. In comparison, however, 7.6 billion pounds of turkey were produced in the United States in 2018.

Market Size statistics on the Chicken & Turkey Meat Production industry in United States

Poultry Production: Annual: Federally Inspected: Other Chicken data was reported at 562.419 lb mn in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 587.686 lb mn for 2023. Poultry Production: Annual: Federally Inspected: Other Chicken data is updated yearly, averaging 521.176 lb mn from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2024, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 587.686 lb mn in 2023 and a record low of 486.811 lb mn in 1996. Poultry Production: Annual: Federally Inspected: Other Chicken data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Economic Research Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.RI040: Poultry Production.

This EnviroAtlas dataset summarizes by county the number of farm operations that sell broiler chickens and the number of heads they sell. The data come from the Census of Agriculture, which is administered every five years by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), and include the years 2002, 2007, 2012, and 2017. Operations are categorized into small, medium, or large, based on how many heads they sell. For each county and Census year, the dataset reports the number of farm operations that sell broiler chickens, the number of heads they sold throughout the Census year, and a breakdown of the operations into small, medium, and large. This dataset was produced the US EPA to support research and online mapping activities related to EnviroAtlas. EnviroAtlas (https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas) allows the user to interact with a web-based, easy-to-use, mapping application to view and analyze multiple ecosystem services for the contiguous United States. The dataset is available as downloadable data (https://edg.epa.gov/data/Public/ORD/EnviroAtlas) or as an EnviroAtlas map service. Additional descriptive information about each attribute in this dataset can be found in its associated EnviroAtlas Fact Sheet (https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas/enviroatlas-fact-sheets).

Employment statistics on the Chicken Egg Production industry in United States

United States Long Term Projections: Young Chicken: Production data was reported at 53,427.026 lb mn in 2034. This records an increase from the previous number of 52,745.394 lb mn for 2033. United States Long Term Projections: Young Chicken: Production data is updated yearly, averaging 49,586.152 lb mn from Dec 2022 (Median) to 2034, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 53,427.026 lb mn in 2034 and a record low of 45,711.000 lb mn in 2022. United States Long Term Projections: Young Chicken: Production data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Department of Agriculture. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.RI045: Agricultural Projections: Young Chicken.

This dataset provides information on 46 in Mississippi, United States as of June, 2025. It includes details such as email addresses (where publicly available), phone numbers (where publicly available), and geocoded addresses. Explore market trends, identify potential business partners, and gain valuable insights into the industry. Download a complimentary sample of 10 records to see what's included.

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This dataset provides information on 30 in Washington, United States as of May, 2025. It includes details such as email addresses (where publicly available), phone numbers (where publicly available), and geocoded addresses. Explore market trends, identify potential business partners, and gain valuable insights into the industry. Download a complimentary sample of 10 records to see what's included.