Top Broiler Producing States
In 2018 the United States produced 9,037,100,000 broilers weighing 56,791,100,000 pounds, liveweight 1/.
| (000 Head) | (000 Pounds) | |
|---|---|---|
| STATE | NUMBER | LIVE-WEIGHT |
| Georgia | 1,361,400 | 8,168,400 |
| Arkansas | 1,092,000 | 7,316,400 |
| North Carolina | 873,600 | 6,901,400 |
| Alabama | 1,123,700 | 6,801,400 |
| Mississippi | 748,800 | 4,711,100 |
| Texas | 653,500 | 4,247,800 |
| Kentucky | 303,300 | 1,971,500 |
| Delaware | 263,600 | 1,924,300 |
| South Carolina | 237,800 | 1,807,300 |
| Maryland | 289,400 | 1,736,400 |
| Virginia | 278,900 | 1,673,400 |
| Missouri | 293,100 | 1,465,500 |
| Oklahoma | 196,800 | 1,318,600 |
| Pennsylvania | 200,100 | 1,140,600 |
| Tennessee | 177,300 | 939,700 |
| Ohio | 107,900 | 561,100 |
| Florida | 65,400 | 385,900 |
| Minnesota | 59,100 | 360,500 |
| West Virginia | 83,300 | 316,500 |
| Wisconsin | 53,800 | 226,000 |
| Other States2 | 573,300 | 3,435,500 |
| Total3 | 9,037,100 | 56,791,100 |
1 December 1, 2017, through November 30, 2018.
2 CA, IL, IN, IA, LA, MI, NE, OR, and WA combined to avoid disclosing individual operations
3 Excludes States producing less than 500,000 broilers May 2019
