Top Broiler Producing States

In 2022 the United States produced 9,165,400,000 broilers (9.165 billion) weighing 59,348,100,000 pounds, liveweight (59.348 billion pounds).

STATENUMBER
(000)
LIVEWEIGHT
(000 / pounds)
North Carolina976,2008,102,500
Georgia1,308,4007,850,400
Arkansas1,051,4007,359,800
Alabama1,204,7006,746,300
Texas723,3004,918,400
Mississippi670,7004,292,500
Virginia294,5001,884,800
South Carolina235,6001,814,100
Delaware234,0001,801,800
Missouri318,3001,750,700
Maryland269,2001,749,800
Kentucky254,4001,679,000
Oklahoma215,3001,507,100
Pennsylvania224,3001,278,500
Tennessee190,7001,144,200
Ohio127,200572,400
Florida63,000390,600
West Virginia78,500298,300
Minnesota40,600259,800
Wisconsin57,100228,400
Other States1628,0003,718,700
Total9,165,40059,348,100
December 1, 2021, through November 30, 2022
1 CA, IL, IN, IA, LA, MI, NE, NY, OR, & WA combined to avoid disclosing individual operations
Poultry-Production and Value, 2022 Summary, April 2023, USDA/NASS

Source: All data is from USDA. No estimated or forward-looking figures are provided by NCC.