Production Head and Live Weight

	Million Head		Million Pounds Liveweight
YEAR	BROILERS	TOTAL CHICKEN	BROILERS	TOTAL CHICKEN

1955	1,092	1,467	3,350	4,973
1956	1,334	1,720	4,270	5,909
1957	1,448	1,758	4,683	6,022
1958	1,660	2,005	5,431	6,921
1959	1,737	2,048	5,763	7,109
1960	1,795	2,125	6,017	7,181
1961	1,991	2,331	6,823	8,002
1962	2,023	2,343	6,907	8,066
1963	2,102	2,416	7,276	8,388
1964	2,161	2,477	7,521	8,637
1965	2,334	2,635	8,111	9,321
1966	2,571	2,907	8,889	10,044
1967	2,592	2,913	9,183	10,448
1968	2,620	2,918	9,326	10,512
1969	2,789	3,098	10,048	11,195
1970	2,987	3,239	10,819	12,010
1971	2,945	3,215	10,818	12,058
1972	3,075	3,326	11,480	12,674
1973	3,009	3,256	11,220	12,380
1974	2,993	3,259	11,320	12,581
1975	2,950	3,187	11,096	12,189
1976	3,283	3,515	12,517	13,613
1977	3,400	3,637	12,993	14,117
1978	3,613	3,851	14,022	15,059
1979	3,951	4,199	15,519	16,721
1980	3,963	4,204	15,539	16,717
1981	4,148	4,390	16,520	17,735
1982	4,149	4,395	16,760	17,932
1983	4,148	4,416	17,038	18,175
1984	4,283	4,508	17,861	18,928
1985	4,470	4,690	18,810	19,835
1986	4,649	4,867	19,661	20,687
1987	5,004	5,222	21,523	22,541
1988	5,238	5,462	22,464	23,503
1989	5,517	5,716	23,979	24,906
1990	5,864	6,072	25,631	26,606
1991	6,137	6,335	27,203	28,144
1992	6,402	6,609	28,829	29,795
1993	6,694	6,892	30,618	31,582
1994	7,018	7,219	32,528	33,550
1995	7,326	7,530	34,222	35,295
1996	7,598	7,772	36,483	37,407
1997	7,764	7,955	37,541	38,466
1998	7,934	8,134	38,557	39,534
1999	8,146	8,360	40,829	41,888
2000	8,284	8,502	41,626	42,739
2001	8,390	8,592	42,452	43,484
2002	8,591	8,791	44,059	45,098
2003	8,493	8,683	43,958	44,943
2004	8,741	8,933	45,796	46,795
2005	8,872	9,066	47,856	48,755
2006	8,868	9,042	48,830	49,862
2007	8,907	9,075	49,331	50,244
2008	9,009	9,185	50,472	51,379
2009	8,550	8,801	47,752	48,659
2010	8,624	8,797	49,153	50,056
2011	8,608	8,790	50,082	51,023
2012	8,438	8,547	49,530	50,428
2013	8,534	8,720	50,678	50,601
2014	8,545	8,736	51,379	52,331
2015	8,689	8,886	53,376	54,373
2016	8,777	8,984	54,259	55,316
2017	8,914	9,104	55,574	56,575
2018	9,038	9,229	56,798	57,822
2019	9,177	9,364	58,259	59,273
2020	9,222	9,407	59,406	60,434
2021	9,131	9,311	59,248	60,248
2022	9,191	9,362	59,510	60,506
2023	9,236	9,417	60,222	61,283
2024	9,329	9,511	61,068	62,123

Source: USDA/NASS Poultry-Production & Value

Note: Annual estimates cover December 1 previous year through November 30. Excludes states producing less than 500,000 broilers. “Other” chicken is mostly spent fowl, heavy and light. Updated June 2025

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