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.

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.

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.

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/

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.

United States Poultry Production: Condemnation data was reported at 127.528 lb mn in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 128.605 lb mn for Sep 2024. United States Poultry Production: Condemnation data is updated quarterly, averaging 111.190 lb mn from Mar 1993 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 128 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 128.605 lb mn in Sep 2024 and a record low of 61.273 lb mn in Mar 1993. United States Poultry Production: Condemnation 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.

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 2023, the state of Veracruz was the leading producer of poultry meat in Mexico, with a production volume of 537.883 thousand metric tons. Ranking second was Jalisco, with 440.35 thousand metric tons produced. That year, the total production volume of pork meat reached over 3.8 million metric tons.

Tamil Nadu had the largest poultry population in India, amounting to 120.8 million in 2019. That same year, Andhra Pradesh ranked second, followed by Telangana. Poultry population in the country stood at 851.8 million, recording a growth of 16.8 percent between 2012 and 2019.

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

United States Poultry Production: Annual: Net Ready to Cook: Broiler data was reported at 46,490.872 lb mn in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 45,890.433 lb mn for 2023. United States Poultry Production: Annual: Net Ready to Cook: Broiler data is updated yearly, averaging 27,041.394 lb mn from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2024, with 55 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 46,490.872 lb mn in 2024 and a record low of 7,686.587 lb mn in 1970. United States Poultry Production: Annual: Net Ready to Cook: Broiler 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.

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.

How many chickens are in the world? The number of chickens worldwide has more than doubled since 1990. In 2023, there were some ***** billion chickens in the world, up from about **** billion chickens in 2000. Chicken farming There are two major types of chickens that are farmed globally: egg laying hens, and broiler chickens. As the names suggest, one produces eggs and the other is raised for meat. In terms of egg production, China produced the highest number of eggs in 2022, at an amazing *** billion. In contrast, the second leading producer, Indonesia, only produced about *** billion eggs in that year. The United States ranked fourth that year in terms of worldwide egg production. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. state with the largest chicken population is Iowa. Broiler meat production In the last several years, poultry has overtaken pork as the most produced type of meat worldwide. The United States has the highest volume of broiler meat production of any country, at around **** million metric tons in 2023. Brazil and China came in second and third in terms of broiler meat production, at **** million and **** million metric tons, respectively.

United States Poultry Production: Annual: Net Ready to Cook data was reported at 52,173.902 lb mn in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 51,934.452 lb mn for 2023. United States Poultry Production: Annual: Net Ready to Cook data is updated yearly, averaging 32,963.507 lb mn from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2024, with 55 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 52,173.902 lb mn in 2024 and a record low of 10,192.994 lb mn in 1970. United States Poultry Production: Annual: Net Ready to Cook 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.

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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.

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