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Size of the US Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing industry

NAICS 31152, Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert 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)
$10.4 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
25,417
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
1,000
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
421
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$1.5 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 25,417 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 21,2322019-Q2: 23,0412019-Q3: 22,2912019-Q4: 21,2212020-Q1: 21,1602020-Q2: 21,3942020-Q3: 21,6222020-Q4: 21,3932021-Q1: 21,9122021-Q2: 23,7102021-Q3: 22,9082021-Q4: 22,7322022-Q1: 23,3532022-Q2: 25,5162022-Q3: 24,9092022-Q4: 23,8942023-Q1: 23,9502023-Q2: 26,3132023-Q3: 25,8272023-Q4: 23,9212024-Q1: 24,8332024-Q2: 27,1882024-Q3: 26,0342024-Q4: 24,3032025-Q1: 24,2262025-Q2: 26,2022025-Q3: 25,3532025-Q4: 24,1502026-Q1: 25,417NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q125,4172022
2025-Q424,1502022
2025-Q325,3532022
2025-Q226,2022022
2025-Q124,2262022
2024-Q424,3032022
2024-Q326,0342022
2024-Q227,1882022
2024-Q124,8332022
2023-Q423,9212022
2023-Q325,8272022
2023-Q226,3132022
2023-Q123,9502022
2022-Q423,8942022
2022-Q324,9092022
2022-Q225,5162022
2022-Q123,3532022
2021-Q422,7322017
2021-Q322,9082017
2021-Q223,7102017
2021-Q121,9122017
2020-Q421,3932017
2020-Q321,6222017
2020-Q221,3942017
2020-Q121,1602017
2019-Q421,2212017
2019-Q322,2912017
2019-Q223,0412017
2019-Q121,2322017

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 24,435 · 2023
2017: 20,8032018: 21,4642019: 20,5862020: 22,1262021: 22,7672022: 23,4002023: 24,435
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PeriodValue
202324,435
202223,400
202122,767
202022,126
201920,586
201821,464
201720,803

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 1,000 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 6262019-Q2: 6312019-Q3: 6432019-Q4: 6492020-Q1: 6462020-Q2: 6582020-Q3: 6732020-Q4: 6702021-Q1: 6682021-Q2: 6712021-Q3: 7242021-Q4: 7372022-Q1: 7552022-Q2: 7892022-Q3: 8052022-Q4: 8162023-Q1: 8232023-Q2: 8622023-Q3: 8922023-Q4: 8922024-Q1: 8852024-Q2: 9682024-Q3: 1,0102024-Q4: 1,0382025-Q1: 9842025-Q2: 9822025-Q3: 9972025-Q4: 1,0102026-Q1: 1,000NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q11,0002022
2025-Q41,0102022
2025-Q39972022
2025-Q29822022
2025-Q19842022
2024-Q41,0382022
2024-Q31,0102022
2024-Q29682022
2024-Q18852022
2023-Q48922022
2023-Q38922022
2023-Q28622022
2023-Q18232022
2022-Q48162022
2022-Q38052022
2022-Q27892022
2022-Q17552022
2021-Q47372017
2021-Q37242017
2021-Q26712017
2021-Q16682017
2020-Q46702017
2020-Q36732017
2020-Q26582017
2020-Q16462017
2019-Q46492017
2019-Q36432017
2019-Q26312017
2019-Q16262017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 514 · 2023
2017: 4272018: 4332019: 4412020: 4272021: 4422022: 4882023: 514
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PeriodValue
2023514
2022488
2021442
2020427
2019441
2018433
2017427

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $385.2 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $263.3 million2019-Q2: $268.0 million2019-Q3: $297.3 million2019-Q4: $272.4 million2020-Q1: $289.0 million2020-Q2: $272.7 million2020-Q3: $281.9 million2020-Q4: $311.1 million2021-Q1: $291.4 million2021-Q2: $308.5 million2021-Q3: $305.4 million2021-Q4: $350.8 million2022-Q1: $301.9 million2022-Q2: $345.0 million2022-Q3: $369.2 million2022-Q4: $338.1 million2023-Q1: $355.8 million2023-Q2: $344.3 million2023-Q3: $354.1 million2023-Q4: $352.2 million2024-Q1: $359.6 million2024-Q2: $364.4 million2024-Q3: $365.1 million2024-Q4: $355.2 million2025-Q1: $364.1 million2025-Q2: $369.0 million2025-Q3: $368.8 million2025-Q4: $386.5 million2026-Q1: $385.2 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$385.2 million2022
2025-Q4$386.5 million2022
2025-Q3$368.8 million2022
2025-Q2$369.0 million2022
2025-Q1$364.1 million2022
2024-Q4$355.2 million2022
2024-Q3$365.1 million2022
2024-Q2$364.4 million2022
2024-Q1$359.6 million2022
2023-Q4$352.2 million2022
2023-Q3$354.1 million2022
2023-Q2$344.3 million2022
2023-Q1$355.8 million2022
2022-Q4$338.1 million2022
2022-Q3$369.2 million2022
2022-Q2$345.0 million2022
2022-Q1$301.9 million2022
2021-Q4$350.8 million2017
2021-Q3$305.4 million2017
2021-Q2$308.5 million2017
2021-Q1$291.4 million2017
2020-Q4$311.1 million2017
2020-Q3$281.9 million2017
2020-Q2$272.7 million2017
2020-Q1$289.0 million2017
2019-Q4$272.4 million2017
2019-Q3$297.3 million2017
2019-Q2$268.0 million2017
2019-Q1$263.3 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $1.5 billion · 2023
2017: $945.3 million2018: $1.0 billion2019: $952.7 million2020: $1.1 billion2021: $1.2 billion2022: $1.3 billion2023: $1.5 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$1.5 billion
2022$1.3 billion
2021$1.2 billion
2020$1.1 billion
2019$952.7 million
2018$1.0 billion
2017$945.3 million

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 Wages25,4172026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages1,0002026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$385.2 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$1.5 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns24,43520232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns51420232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$1.3 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census23,03920222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census45820222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census42120222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$10.4 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
311520Ice 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.