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Size of the US Animal Production and Aquaculture industry

NAICS 112, Animal Production and Aquaculture. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Employment
269,105
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
29,254
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 269,105 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 260,7922019-Q2: 269,6402019-Q3: 266,5772019-Q4: 265,2072020-Q1: 264,4072020-Q2: 271,2852020-Q3: 267,1962020-Q4: 264,6642021-Q1: 262,0882021-Q2: 267,3172021-Q3: 263,0592021-Q4: 261,3402022-Q1: 260,2582022-Q2: 268,3142022-Q3: 266,0632022-Q4: 263,5322023-Q1: 264,2412023-Q2: 272,6302023-Q3: 268,9602023-Q4: 265,7852024-Q1: 263,7932024-Q2: 270,7252024-Q3: 268,3612024-Q4: 266,5522025-Q1: 266,1712025-Q2: 274,3522025-Q3: 272,1522025-Q4: 270,1642026-Q1: 269,105NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1269,1052022
2025-Q4270,1642022
2025-Q3272,1522022
2025-Q2274,3522022
2025-Q1266,1712022
2024-Q4266,5522022
2024-Q3268,3612022
2024-Q2270,7252022
2024-Q1263,7932022
2023-Q4265,7852022
2023-Q3268,9602022
2023-Q2272,6302022
2023-Q1264,2412022
2022-Q4263,5322022
2022-Q3266,0632022
2022-Q2268,3142022
2022-Q1260,2582022
2021-Q4261,3402017
2021-Q3263,0592017
2021-Q2267,3172017
2021-Q1262,0882017
2020-Q4264,6642017
2020-Q3267,1962017
2020-Q2271,2852017
2020-Q1264,4072017
2019-Q4265,2072017
2019-Q3266,5772017
2019-Q2269,6402017
2019-Q1260,7922017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 29,254 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 26,3312019-Q2: 26,4792019-Q3: 26,6312019-Q4: 26,7702020-Q1: 26,8712020-Q2: 26,9702020-Q3: 27,0922020-Q4: 27,2512021-Q1: 27,2572021-Q2: 27,3722021-Q3: 27,5602021-Q4: 27,7112022-Q1: 27,8902022-Q2: 27,9952022-Q3: 28,1502022-Q4: 28,3082023-Q1: 28,5252023-Q2: 28,5392023-Q3: 28,7322023-Q4: 28,9152024-Q1: 28,7372024-Q2: 28,8382024-Q3: 28,9072024-Q4: 29,0122025-Q1: 28,9402025-Q2: 29,0392025-Q3: 29,1302025-Q4: 29,2072026-Q1: 29,254NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q129,2542022
2025-Q429,2072022
2025-Q329,1302022
2025-Q229,0392022
2025-Q128,9402022
2024-Q429,0122022
2024-Q328,9072022
2024-Q228,8382022
2024-Q128,7372022
2023-Q428,9152022
2023-Q328,7322022
2023-Q228,5392022
2023-Q128,5252022
2022-Q428,3082022
2022-Q328,1502022
2022-Q227,9952022
2022-Q127,8902022
2021-Q427,7112017
2021-Q327,5602017
2021-Q227,3722017
2021-Q127,2572017
2020-Q427,2512017
2020-Q327,0922017
2020-Q226,9702017
2020-Q126,8712017
2019-Q426,7702017
2019-Q326,6312017
2019-Q226,4792017
2019-Q126,3312017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $3.5 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $2.6 billion2019-Q2: $2.6 billion2019-Q3: $2.7 billion2019-Q4: $2.9 billion2020-Q1: $2.7 billion2020-Q2: $2.8 billion2020-Q3: $2.8 billion2020-Q4: $3.1 billion2021-Q1: $2.7 billion2021-Q2: $2.8 billion2021-Q3: $2.9 billion2021-Q4: $3.3 billion2022-Q1: $2.9 billion2022-Q2: $3.0 billion2022-Q3: $3.2 billion2022-Q4: $3.4 billion2023-Q1: $3.2 billion2023-Q2: $3.2 billion2023-Q3: $3.3 billion2023-Q4: $3.5 billion2024-Q1: $3.2 billion2024-Q2: $3.3 billion2024-Q3: $3.4 billion2024-Q4: $3.7 billion2025-Q1: $3.4 billion2025-Q2: $3.5 billion2025-Q3: $3.6 billion2025-Q4: $4.0 billion2026-Q1: $3.5 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$3.5 billion2022
2025-Q4$4.0 billion2022
2025-Q3$3.6 billion2022
2025-Q2$3.5 billion2022
2025-Q1$3.4 billion2022
2024-Q4$3.7 billion2022
2024-Q3$3.4 billion2022
2024-Q2$3.3 billion2022
2024-Q1$3.2 billion2022
2023-Q4$3.5 billion2022
2023-Q3$3.3 billion2022
2023-Q2$3.2 billion2022
2023-Q1$3.2 billion2022
2022-Q4$3.4 billion2022
2022-Q3$3.2 billion2022
2022-Q2$3.0 billion2022
2022-Q1$2.9 billion2022
2021-Q4$3.3 billion2017
2021-Q3$2.9 billion2017
2021-Q2$2.8 billion2017
2021-Q1$2.7 billion2017
2020-Q4$3.1 billion2017
2020-Q3$2.8 billion2017
2020-Q2$2.8 billion2017
2020-Q1$2.7 billion2017
2019-Q4$2.9 billion2017
2019-Q3$2.7 billion2017
2019-Q2$2.6 billion2017
2019-Q1$2.6 billion2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages269,1052026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages29,2542026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$3.5 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published

Breakdown

Industries within Animal Production and Aquaculture

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
1121Cattle Ranching and Farming—163,2012026-Q1 · QCEW
1122Hog and Pig Farming—26,2402026-Q1 · QCEW
1123Poultry and Egg Production—49,5752026-Q1 · QCEW
1124Sheep and Goat Farming—1,5652026-Q1 · QCEW
1125Aquaculture—7,2092026-Q1 · QCEW
1129Other Animal Production—21,3152026-Q1 · QCEW

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.