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Size of the US Dairy Product Manufacturing industry

NAICS 3115, Dairy Product Manufacturing. 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

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$157 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
169,246
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
2,800
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
1,176
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$10.9 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 169,246 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 151,6362019-Q2: 154,6262019-Q3: 152,8282019-Q4: 152,7232020-Q1: 152,0392020-Q2: 151,8722020-Q3: 152,2732020-Q4: 154,1142021-Q1: 153,3632021-Q2: 155,2842021-Q3: 153,7122021-Q4: 157,1612022-Q1: 158,1542022-Q2: 160,9412022-Q3: 160,9602022-Q4: 162,0412023-Q1: 163,0492023-Q2: 167,0292023-Q3: 166,5832023-Q4: 165,7532024-Q1: 165,9912024-Q2: 169,4162024-Q3: 168,8752024-Q4: 168,1542025-Q1: 167,2462025-Q2: 169,5512025-Q3: 168,3462025-Q4: 168,3742026-Q1: 169,246NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1169,2462022
2025-Q4168,3742022
2025-Q3168,3462022
2025-Q2169,5512022
2025-Q1167,2462022
2024-Q4168,1542022
2024-Q3168,8752022
2024-Q2169,4162022
2024-Q1165,9912022
2023-Q4165,7532022
2023-Q3166,5832022
2023-Q2167,0292022
2023-Q1163,0492022
2022-Q4162,0412022
2022-Q3160,9602022
2022-Q2160,9412022
2022-Q1158,1542022
2021-Q4157,1612017
2021-Q3153,7122017
2021-Q2155,2842017
2021-Q1153,3632017
2020-Q4154,1142017
2020-Q3152,2732017
2020-Q2151,8722017
2020-Q1152,0392017
2019-Q4152,7232017
2019-Q3152,8282017
2019-Q2154,6262017
2019-Q1151,6362017

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

Employment · County Business PatternsLatest 164,416 · 2023
2017: 148,7512018: 149,2952019: 151,6982020: 153,7922021: 155,9912022: 162,5952023: 164,416
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PeriodValue
2023164,416
2022162,595
2021155,991
2020153,792
2019151,698
2018149,295
2017148,751

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 2,800 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 2,2212019-Q2: 2,2482019-Q3: 2,2702019-Q4: 2,2842020-Q1: 2,2672020-Q2: 2,3582020-Q3: 2,3412020-Q4: 2,3312021-Q1: 2,3342021-Q2: 2,3542021-Q3: 2,4262021-Q4: 2,4562022-Q1: 2,4732022-Q2: 2,5322022-Q3: 2,5682022-Q4: 2,5882023-Q1: 2,5802023-Q2: 2,6222023-Q3: 2,6662023-Q4: 2,6762024-Q1: 2,6822024-Q2: 2,7912024-Q3: 2,8492024-Q4: 2,8762025-Q1: 2,7982025-Q2: 2,7952025-Q3: 2,8202025-Q4: 2,8242026-Q1: 2,800NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q12,8002022
2025-Q42,8242022
2025-Q32,8202022
2025-Q22,7952022
2025-Q12,7982022
2024-Q42,8762022
2024-Q32,8492022
2024-Q22,7912022
2024-Q12,6822022
2023-Q42,6762022
2023-Q32,6662022
2023-Q22,6222022
2023-Q12,5802022
2022-Q42,5882022
2022-Q32,5682022
2022-Q22,5322022
2022-Q12,4732022
2021-Q42,4562017
2021-Q32,4262017
2021-Q22,3542017
2021-Q12,3342017
2020-Q42,3312017
2020-Q32,3412017
2020-Q22,3582017
2020-Q12,2672017
2019-Q42,2842017
2019-Q32,2702017
2019-Q22,2482017
2019-Q12,2212017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 1,750 · 2023
2017: 1,6882018: 1,6922019: 1,7032020: 1,6722021: 1,6642022: 1,7202023: 1,750
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PeriodValue
20231,750
20221,720
20211,664
20201,672
20191,703
20181,692
20171,688

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $3.5 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $2.4 billion2019-Q2: $2.2 billion2019-Q3: $2.2 billion2019-Q4: $2.4 billion2020-Q1: $2.4 billion2020-Q2: $2.3 billion2020-Q3: $2.3 billion2020-Q4: $2.6 billion2021-Q1: $2.5 billion2021-Q2: $2.5 billion2021-Q3: $2.4 billion2021-Q4: $2.7 billion2022-Q1: $2.7 billion2022-Q2: $2.6 billion2022-Q3: $2.8 billion2022-Q4: $2.8 billion2023-Q1: $3.1 billion2023-Q2: $2.7 billion2023-Q3: $2.8 billion2023-Q4: $3.0 billion2024-Q1: $3.3 billion2024-Q2: $2.9 billion2024-Q3: $2.9 billion2024-Q4: $3.1 billion2025-Q1: $3.5 billion2025-Q2: $3.0 billion2025-Q3: $3.1 billion2025-Q4: $3.3 billion2026-Q1: $3.5 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$3.5 billion2022
2025-Q4$3.3 billion2022
2025-Q3$3.1 billion2022
2025-Q2$3.0 billion2022
2025-Q1$3.5 billion2022
2024-Q4$3.1 billion2022
2024-Q3$2.9 billion2022
2024-Q2$2.9 billion2022
2024-Q1$3.3 billion2022
2023-Q4$3.0 billion2022
2023-Q3$2.8 billion2022
2023-Q2$2.7 billion2022
2023-Q1$3.1 billion2022
2022-Q4$2.8 billion2022
2022-Q3$2.8 billion2022
2022-Q2$2.6 billion2022
2022-Q1$2.7 billion2022
2021-Q4$2.7 billion2017
2021-Q3$2.4 billion2017
2021-Q2$2.5 billion2017
2021-Q1$2.5 billion2017
2020-Q4$2.6 billion2017
2020-Q3$2.3 billion2017
2020-Q2$2.3 billion2017
2020-Q1$2.4 billion2017
2019-Q4$2.4 billion2017
2019-Q3$2.2 billion2017
2019-Q2$2.2 billion2017
2019-Q1$2.4 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $10.9 billion · 2023
2017: $8.0 billion2018: $8.3 billion2019: $8.5 billion2020: $9.1 billion2021: $9.5 billion2022: $10.2 billion2023: $10.9 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$10.9 billion
2022$10.2 billion
2021$9.5 billion
2020$9.1 billion
2019$8.5 billion
2018$8.3 billion
2017$8.0 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages169,2462026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages2,8002026-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
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$10.9 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns164,41620232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns1,75020232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$10.2 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census162,36820222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census1,69620222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census1,17620222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$157 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Dairy Product Manufacturing

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
31151Dairy Product (except Frozen) Manufacturing$147 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census143,8292026-Q1 · QCEW
31152Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing$10.4 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census25,4172026-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.