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Size of the US Animal Food Manufacturing industry

NAICS 3111, Animal Food 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)
$74.7 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
77,583
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
3,092
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
1,241
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$4.5 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 77,583 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 63,7032019-Q2: 63,6932019-Q3: 63,3172019-Q4: 64,1582020-Q1: 64,5462020-Q2: 64,6312020-Q3: 64,4492020-Q4: 66,1052021-Q1: 67,5722021-Q2: 67,8602021-Q3: 67,7882021-Q4: 69,4192022-Q1: 70,9142022-Q2: 71,0722022-Q3: 72,0022022-Q4: 72,9042023-Q1: 72,9632023-Q2: 73,7262023-Q3: 73,2292023-Q4: 74,0282024-Q1: 74,8412024-Q2: 75,4502024-Q3: 74,5132024-Q4: 75,2542025-Q1: 76,2262025-Q2: 76,5072025-Q3: 75,8102025-Q4: 76,0542026-Q1: 77,583NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q177,5832022
2025-Q476,0542022
2025-Q375,8102022
2025-Q276,5072022
2025-Q176,2262022
2024-Q475,2542022
2024-Q374,5132022
2024-Q275,4502022
2024-Q174,8412022
2023-Q474,0282022
2023-Q373,2292022
2023-Q273,7262022
2023-Q172,9632022
2022-Q472,9042022
2022-Q372,0022022
2022-Q271,0722022
2022-Q170,9142022
2021-Q469,4192017
2021-Q367,7882017
2021-Q267,8602017
2021-Q167,5722017
2020-Q466,1052017
2020-Q364,4492017
2020-Q264,6312017
2020-Q164,5462017
2019-Q464,1582017
2019-Q363,3172017
2019-Q263,6932017
2019-Q163,7032017

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 64,800 · 2023
2017: 50,2592018: 52,4912019: 56,8892020: 57,9212021: 57,4152022: 60,4352023: 64,800
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PeriodValue
202364,800
202260,435
202157,415
202057,921
201956,889
201852,491
201750,259

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 3,092 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 2,3702019-Q2: 2,4092019-Q3: 2,4022019-Q4: 2,4182020-Q1: 2,4192020-Q2: 2,4222020-Q3: 2,4432020-Q4: 2,4602021-Q1: 2,4562021-Q2: 2,4922021-Q3: 2,5402021-Q4: 2,5792022-Q1: 2,6382022-Q2: 2,6572022-Q3: 2,6862022-Q4: 2,7242023-Q1: 2,7582023-Q2: 2,7852023-Q3: 2,8242023-Q4: 2,8512024-Q1: 2,8572024-Q2: 2,8972024-Q3: 2,9122024-Q4: 2,9322025-Q1: 2,9432025-Q2: 2,9642025-Q3: 2,9692025-Q4: 2,9872026-Q1: 3,092NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q13,0922022
2025-Q42,9872022
2025-Q32,9692022
2025-Q22,9642022
2025-Q12,9432022
2024-Q42,9322022
2024-Q32,9122022
2024-Q22,8972022
2024-Q12,8572022
2023-Q42,8512022
2023-Q32,8242022
2023-Q22,7852022
2023-Q12,7582022
2022-Q42,7242022
2022-Q32,6862022
2022-Q22,6572022
2022-Q12,6382022
2021-Q42,5792017
2021-Q32,5402017
2021-Q22,4922017
2021-Q12,4562017
2020-Q42,4602017
2020-Q32,4432017
2020-Q22,4222017
2020-Q12,4192017
2019-Q42,4182017
2019-Q32,4022017
2019-Q22,4092017
2019-Q12,3702017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 1,914 · 2023
2017: 1,7962018: 1,8732019: 1,8092020: 1,8082021: 1,8422022: 1,8692023: 1,914
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PeriodValue
20231,914
20221,869
20211,842
20201,808
20191,809
20181,873
20171,796

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.7 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $1.0 billion2019-Q2: $966.0 million2019-Q3: $929.4 million2019-Q4: $1.1 billion2020-Q1: $1.2 billion2020-Q2: $1.0 billion2020-Q3: $1.0 billion2020-Q4: $1.2 billion2021-Q1: $1.1 billion2021-Q2: $1.1 billion2021-Q3: $1.1 billion2021-Q4: $1.3 billion2022-Q1: $1.3 billion2022-Q2: $1.2 billion2022-Q3: $1.3 billion2022-Q4: $1.3 billion2023-Q1: $1.4 billion2023-Q2: $1.3 billion2023-Q3: $1.3 billion2023-Q4: $1.4 billion2024-Q1: $1.5 billion2024-Q2: $1.4 billion2024-Q3: $1.4 billion2024-Q4: $1.5 billion2025-Q1: $1.6 billion2025-Q2: $1.4 billion2025-Q3: $1.5 billion2025-Q4: $1.6 billion2026-Q1: $1.7 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$1.7 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.6 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.5 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.4 billion2022
2025-Q1$1.6 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.5 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.4 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.4 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.5 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.4 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.3 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.3 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.4 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.3 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.3 billion2022
2022-Q2$1.2 billion2022
2022-Q1$1.3 billion2022
2021-Q4$1.3 billion2017
2021-Q3$1.1 billion2017
2021-Q2$1.1 billion2017
2021-Q1$1.1 billion2017
2020-Q4$1.2 billion2017
2020-Q3$1.0 billion2017
2020-Q2$1.0 billion2017
2020-Q1$1.2 billion2017
2019-Q4$1.1 billion2017
2019-Q3$929.4 million2017
2019-Q2$966.0 million2017
2019-Q1$1.0 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $4.5 billion · 2023
2017: $2.8 billion2018: $2.9 billion2019: $3.2 billion2020: $3.5 billion2021: $3.6 billion2022: $3.9 billion2023: $4.5 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$4.5 billion
2022$3.9 billion
2021$3.6 billion
2020$3.5 billion
2019$3.2 billion
2018$2.9 billion
2017$2.8 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 Wages77,5832026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages3,0922026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.7 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$4.5 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns64,80020232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns1,91420232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$4.0 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census61,90220222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census1,91620222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census1,24120222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$74.7 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Animal Food Manufacturing

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
31111Animal Food Manufacturing$74.7 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census77,5832026-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.