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Size of the US Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing industry

NAICS 311613, Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing. 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)
$7.9 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
7,055
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
215
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
78
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$828.8 million
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 7,055 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 7,6782019-Q2: 7,7782019-Q3: 7,7162019-Q4: 7,8302020-Q1: 7,9752020-Q2: 7,7092020-Q3: 7,7302020-Q4: 7,8312021-Q1: 7,8712021-Q2: 7,7302021-Q3: 7,7972021-Q4: 7,8682022-Q1: 7,8992022-Q2: 7,8252022-Q3: 7,9322022-Q4: 7,9572023-Q1: 8,2802023-Q2: 8,2922023-Q3: 8,3952023-Q4: 8,5462024-Q1: 8,3712024-Q2: 8,2092024-Q3: 8,1352024-Q4: 8,0512025-Q1: 7,4732025-Q2: 7,4462025-Q3: 7,2852025-Q4: 7,3542026-Q1: 7,055NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q17,0552022
2025-Q47,3542022
2025-Q37,2852022
2025-Q27,4462022
2025-Q17,4732022
2024-Q48,0512022
2024-Q38,1352022
2024-Q28,2092022
2024-Q18,3712022
2023-Q48,5462022
2023-Q38,3952022
2023-Q28,2922022
2023-Q18,2802022
2022-Q47,9572022
2022-Q37,9322022
2022-Q27,8252022
2022-Q17,8992022
2021-Q47,8682017
2021-Q37,7972017
2021-Q27,7302017
2021-Q17,8712017
2020-Q47,8312017
2020-Q37,7302017
2020-Q27,7092017
2020-Q17,9752017
2019-Q47,8302017
2019-Q37,7162017
2019-Q27,7782017
2019-Q17,6782017

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 11,297 · 2023
2017: 8,8742018: 8,8182019: 9,2622020: 10,3002021: 10,5912022: 11,1962023: 11,297
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PeriodValue
202311,297
202211,196
202110,591
202010,300
20199,262
20188,818
20178,874

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 215 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 2122019-Q2: 2112019-Q3: 2112019-Q4: 2112020-Q1: 2052020-Q2: 1982020-Q3: 2042020-Q4: 2062021-Q1: 2072021-Q2: 2072021-Q3: 2052021-Q4: 2062022-Q1: 2052022-Q2: 2092022-Q3: 2112022-Q4: 2142023-Q1: 2172023-Q2: 2162023-Q3: 2252023-Q4: 2192024-Q1: 2192024-Q2: 2182024-Q3: 2202024-Q4: 2232025-Q1: 2192025-Q2: 2182025-Q3: 2182025-Q4: 2192026-Q1: 215NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q12152022
2025-Q42192022
2025-Q32182022
2025-Q22182022
2025-Q12192022
2024-Q42232022
2024-Q32202022
2024-Q22182022
2024-Q12192022
2023-Q42192022
2023-Q32252022
2023-Q22162022
2023-Q12172022
2022-Q42142022
2022-Q32112022
2022-Q22092022
2022-Q12052022
2021-Q42062017
2021-Q32052017
2021-Q22072017
2021-Q12072017
2020-Q42062017
2020-Q32042017
2020-Q21982017
2020-Q12052017
2019-Q42112017
2019-Q32112017
2019-Q22112017
2019-Q12122017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 219 · 2023
2017: 2032018: 2082019: 2122020: 2122021: 2132022: 1972023: 219
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PeriodValue
2023219
2022197
2021213
2020212
2019212
2018208
2017203

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $175.6 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $117.9 million2019-Q2: $115.3 million2019-Q3: $115.8 million2019-Q4: $124.4 million2020-Q1: $130.3 million2020-Q2: $114.6 million2020-Q3: $119.4 million2020-Q4: $137.4 million2021-Q1: $129.2 million2021-Q2: $122.4 million2021-Q3: $131.2 million2021-Q4: $146.8 million2022-Q1: $162.7 million2022-Q2: $145.6 million2022-Q3: $146.1 million2022-Q4: $157.5 million2023-Q1: $161.8 million2023-Q2: $153.8 million2023-Q3: $143.7 million2023-Q4: $164.9 million2024-Q1: $167.4 million2024-Q2: $154.2 million2024-Q3: $149.5 million2024-Q4: $163.6 million2025-Q1: $147.4 million2025-Q2: $145.7 million2025-Q3: $138.6 million2025-Q4: $160.2 million2026-Q1: $175.6 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$175.6 million2022
2025-Q4$160.2 million2022
2025-Q3$138.6 million2022
2025-Q2$145.7 million2022
2025-Q1$147.4 million2022
2024-Q4$163.6 million2022
2024-Q3$149.5 million2022
2024-Q2$154.2 million2022
2024-Q1$167.4 million2022
2023-Q4$164.9 million2022
2023-Q3$143.7 million2022
2023-Q2$153.8 million2022
2023-Q1$161.8 million2022
2022-Q4$157.5 million2022
2022-Q3$146.1 million2022
2022-Q2$145.6 million2022
2022-Q1$162.7 million2022
2021-Q4$146.8 million2017
2021-Q3$131.2 million2017
2021-Q2$122.4 million2017
2021-Q1$129.2 million2017
2020-Q4$137.4 million2017
2020-Q3$119.4 million2017
2020-Q2$114.6 million2017
2020-Q1$130.3 million2017
2019-Q4$124.4 million2017
2019-Q3$115.8 million2017
2019-Q2$115.3 million2017
2019-Q1$117.9 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $828.8 million · 2023
2017: $471.0 million2018: $489.4 million2019: $517.2 million2020: $589.1 million2021: $634.7 million2022: $710.8 million2023: $828.8 million
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PeriodValue
2023$828.8 million
2022$710.8 million
2021$634.7 million
2020$589.1 million
2019$517.2 million
2018$489.4 million
2017$471.0 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 Wages7,0552026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages2152026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$175.6 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$828.8 million20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns11,29720232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns21920232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$684.9 million20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census11,20120222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census22720222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census7820222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$7.9 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

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.