Top Broiler Producing States

North Carolina, Georgia, Arkansas, Alabama, and Texas were the top five states for liveweight broiler production in 2025.

Total federally inspected liveweight broiler production in 2025 was 62.245 billion pounds, 1.9 percent above the 61.068 billion pounds in 2024.

Source: All data is from USDA. No estimated or forward-looking figures are provided by NCC.

STATE	NUMBER (000)	LIVEWEIGHT (000 / pounds)
North Carolina	984,700	8,271,500
Georgia	1,317,300	8,167,300
Arkansas	1,052,700	7,790,000
Alabama	1,183,600	6,628,200
Texas	731,800	5,049,400
Mississippi	701,100	4,697,400
Maryland	322,000	2,093,000
Delaware	263,000	2,025,100
Kentucky	291,000	1,978,800
South Carolina	237,000	1,730,100
Virginia	248,400	1,564,900
Missouri	284,200	1,563,100
Oklahoma	181,300	1,468,500
Pennsylvania	244,500	1,418,100

Other States¹	1,354,600	7,799,600
Total	9,397,200	62,245,000
December 1, 2024, through November 30, 2025
¹ CA, FL, IL, IN, IA, LA, MI, MN, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OR, WA & WI combined to avoid disclosing individual operations
Poultry-Production and Value, 2025 Summary, April 2026, USDA/NASS

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