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Size of the US Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing industry

NAICS 3253, Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical 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)
$48.8 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
37,299
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
1,629
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
766
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$3.5 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 37,299 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 36,1642019-Q2: 36,5592019-Q3: 35,6782019-Q4: 35,8062020-Q1: 36,9382020-Q2: 37,0582020-Q3: 36,5502020-Q4: 37,0882021-Q1: 37,7142021-Q2: 38,0502021-Q3: 37,3452021-Q4: 37,7842022-Q1: 37,2432022-Q2: 37,6772022-Q3: 37,3622022-Q4: 37,5682023-Q1: 38,0722023-Q2: 38,4662023-Q3: 37,7402023-Q4: 37,5322024-Q1: 37,2222024-Q2: 37,5182024-Q3: 36,9032024-Q4: 36,8422025-Q1: 37,3982025-Q2: 37,5202025-Q3: 36,7442025-Q4: 36,8792026-Q1: 37,299NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q137,2992022
2025-Q436,8792022
2025-Q336,7442022
2025-Q237,5202022
2025-Q137,3982022
2024-Q436,8422022
2024-Q336,9032022
2024-Q237,5182022
2024-Q137,2222022
2023-Q437,5322022
2023-Q337,7402022
2023-Q238,4662022
2023-Q138,0722022
2022-Q437,5682022
2022-Q337,3622022
2022-Q237,6772022
2022-Q137,2432022
2021-Q437,7842017
2021-Q337,3452017
2021-Q238,0502017
2021-Q137,7142017
2020-Q437,0882017
2020-Q336,5502017
2020-Q237,0582017
2020-Q136,9382017
2019-Q435,8062017
2019-Q335,6782017
2019-Q236,5592017
2019-Q136,1642017

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 37,403 · 2023
2017: 30,8562018: 32,0452019: 33,7642020: 33,1622021: 33,2462022: 34,4782023: 37,403
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PeriodValue
202337,403
202234,478
202133,246
202033,162
201933,764
201832,045
201730,856

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 1,629 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 1,3072019-Q2: 1,3232019-Q3: 1,3202019-Q4: 1,3332020-Q1: 1,3822020-Q2: 1,3802020-Q3: 1,4002020-Q4: 1,4102021-Q1: 1,4172021-Q2: 1,4192021-Q3: 1,4302021-Q4: 1,4452022-Q1: 1,4882022-Q2: 1,4702022-Q3: 1,4762022-Q4: 1,4942023-Q1: 1,5052023-Q2: 1,5102023-Q3: 1,5242023-Q4: 1,5422024-Q1: 1,5352024-Q2: 1,5672024-Q3: 1,5742024-Q4: 1,5582025-Q1: 1,5682025-Q2: 1,5802025-Q3: 1,5912025-Q4: 1,6202026-Q1: 1,629NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q11,6292022
2025-Q41,6202022
2025-Q31,5912022
2025-Q21,5802022
2025-Q11,5682022
2024-Q41,5582022
2024-Q31,5742022
2024-Q21,5672022
2024-Q11,5352022
2023-Q41,5422022
2023-Q31,5242022
2023-Q21,5102022
2023-Q11,5052022
2022-Q41,4942022
2022-Q31,4762022
2022-Q21,4702022
2022-Q11,4882022
2021-Q41,4452017
2021-Q31,4302017
2021-Q21,4192017
2021-Q11,4172017
2020-Q41,4102017
2020-Q31,4002017
2020-Q21,3802017
2020-Q11,3822017
2019-Q41,3332017
2019-Q31,3202017
2019-Q21,3232017
2019-Q11,3072017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 1,033 · 2023
2017: 9752018: 9902019: 9912020: 1,0142021: 1,0132022: 1,0492023: 1,033
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
20231,033
20221,049
20211,013
20201,014
2019991
2018990
2017975

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.1 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $830.7 million2019-Q2: $733.4 million2019-Q3: $724.9 million2019-Q4: $779.5 million2020-Q1: $875.3 million2020-Q2: $778.0 million2020-Q3: $750.4 million2020-Q4: $943.1 million2021-Q1: $909.0 million2021-Q2: $828.0 million2021-Q3: $787.6 million2021-Q4: $970.5 million2022-Q1: $1.1 billion2022-Q2: $884.2 million2022-Q3: $852.5 million2022-Q4: $938.6 million2023-Q1: $1.1 billion2023-Q2: $955.8 million2023-Q3: $852.2 million2023-Q4: $949.0 million2024-Q1: $996.0 million2024-Q2: $940.1 million2024-Q3: $850.0 million2024-Q4: $1.0 billion2025-Q1: $1.0 billion2025-Q2: $976.8 million2025-Q3: $882.6 million2025-Q4: $1.0 billion2026-Q1: $1.1 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$1.1 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.0 billion2022
2025-Q3$882.6 million2022
2025-Q2$976.8 million2022
2025-Q1$1.0 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.0 billion2022
2024-Q3$850.0 million2022
2024-Q2$940.1 million2022
2024-Q1$996.0 million2022
2023-Q4$949.0 million2022
2023-Q3$852.2 million2022
2023-Q2$955.8 million2022
2023-Q1$1.1 billion2022
2022-Q4$938.6 million2022
2022-Q3$852.5 million2022
2022-Q2$884.2 million2022
2022-Q1$1.1 billion2022
2021-Q4$970.5 million2017
2021-Q3$787.6 million2017
2021-Q2$828.0 million2017
2021-Q1$909.0 million2017
2020-Q4$943.1 million2017
2020-Q3$750.4 million2017
2020-Q2$778.0 million2017
2020-Q1$875.3 million2017
2019-Q4$779.5 million2017
2019-Q3$724.9 million2017
2019-Q2$733.4 million2017
2019-Q1$830.7 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $3.5 billion · 2023
2017: $2.3 billion2018: $2.4 billion2019: $2.6 billion2020: $2.7 billion2021: $2.8 billion2022: $3.2 billion2023: $3.5 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$3.5 billion
2022$3.2 billion
2021$2.8 billion
2020$2.7 billion
2019$2.6 billion
2018$2.4 billion
2017$2.3 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 Wages37,2992026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages1,6292026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.1 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$3.5 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns37,40320232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns1,03320232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$2.9 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census37,28220222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census1,04720222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census76620222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$48.8 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
32531Fertilizer and Compost Manufacturing$30.2 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census23,4302026-Q1 · QCEW
32532Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing$18.6 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census13,8692026-Q1 · QCEW

Companies

Public companies in this industry

Companies Palanor tracks whose GICS classification maps to NAICS 3253. The mapping is Palanor’s, one GICS sub-industry to one NAICS code; a company’s own mix of business can span several.

  • CF CF Industries
  • CTVA Corteva
  • MOS Mosaic Company (The)
  • SMG Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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.