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Size of the US Cheese Manufacturing industry

NAICS 311513, Cheese 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)
$66.3 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
62,372
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
724
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
397
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$3.9 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 62,372 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 55,1992019-Q2: 55,8762019-Q3: 55,7722019-Q4: 56,4272020-Q1: 55,9802020-Q2: 55,8522020-Q3: 55,7782020-Q4: 57,3302021-Q1: 57,2422021-Q2: 57,4062021-Q3: 56,5432021-Q4: 59,0122022-Q1: 58,5222022-Q2: 58,8472022-Q3: 58,9392022-Q4: 60,1552023-Q1: 60,7272023-Q2: 61,0472023-Q3: 61,3042023-Q4: 62,1782024-Q1: 61,5352024-Q2: 61,9392024-Q3: 62,2822024-Q4: 62,6142025-Q1: 62,1302025-Q2: 62,5022025-Q3: 62,3932025-Q4: 62,9462026-Q1: 62,372NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q162,3722022
2025-Q462,9462022
2025-Q362,3932022
2025-Q262,5022022
2025-Q162,1302022
2024-Q462,6142022
2024-Q362,2822022
2024-Q261,9392022
2024-Q161,5352022
2023-Q462,1782022
2023-Q361,3042022
2023-Q261,0472022
2023-Q160,7272022
2022-Q460,1552022
2022-Q358,9392022
2022-Q258,8472022
2022-Q158,5222022
2021-Q459,0122017
2021-Q356,5432017
2021-Q257,4062017
2021-Q157,2422017
2020-Q457,3302017
2020-Q355,7782017
2020-Q255,8522017
2020-Q155,9802017
2019-Q456,4272017
2019-Q355,7722017
2019-Q255,8762017
2019-Q155,1992017

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 60,731 · 2023
2017: 51,0342018: 52,9312019: 56,4652020: 56,7912021: 57,9642022: 60,2192023: 60,731
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PeriodValue
202360,731
202260,219
202157,964
202056,791
201956,465
201852,931
201751,034

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 724 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 6762019-Q2: 6782019-Q3: 6822019-Q4: 6842020-Q1: 6722020-Q2: 6792020-Q3: 6802020-Q4: 6852021-Q1: 6862021-Q2: 6892021-Q3: 6952021-Q4: 7102022-Q1: 7142022-Q2: 7192022-Q3: 7242022-Q4: 7282023-Q1: 7372023-Q2: 7312023-Q3: 7352023-Q4: 7352024-Q1: 7342024-Q2: 7322024-Q3: 7332024-Q4: 7312025-Q1: 7272025-Q2: 7252025-Q3: 7302025-Q4: 7272026-Q1: 724NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q17242022
2025-Q47272022
2025-Q37302022
2025-Q27252022
2025-Q17272022
2024-Q47312022
2024-Q37332022
2024-Q27322022
2024-Q17342022
2023-Q47352022
2023-Q37352022
2023-Q27312022
2023-Q17372022
2022-Q47282022
2022-Q37242022
2022-Q27192022
2022-Q17142022
2021-Q47102017
2021-Q36952017
2021-Q26892017
2021-Q16862017
2020-Q46852017
2020-Q36802017
2020-Q26792017
2020-Q16722017
2019-Q46842017
2019-Q36822017
2019-Q26782017
2019-Q16762017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 568 · 2023
2017: 5612018: 5772019: 5812020: 5682021: 5732022: 5792023: 568
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PeriodValue
2023568
2022579
2021573
2020568
2019581
2018577
2017561

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.2 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $799.4 million2019-Q2: $751.7 million2019-Q3: $763.0 million2019-Q4: $823.0 million2020-Q1: $823.3 million2020-Q2: $783.9 million2020-Q3: $793.1 million2020-Q4: $929.0 million2021-Q1: $862.3 million2021-Q2: $827.6 million2021-Q3: $847.2 million2021-Q4: $988.1 million2022-Q1: $950.4 million2022-Q2: $906.2 million2022-Q3: $963.1 million2022-Q4: $995.0 million2023-Q1: $1.1 billion2023-Q2: $981.4 million2023-Q3: $984.8 million2023-Q4: $1.1 billion2024-Q1: $1.2 billion2024-Q2: $1.0 billion2024-Q3: $1.0 billion2024-Q4: $1.2 billion2025-Q1: $1.2 billion2025-Q2: $1.1 billion2025-Q3: $1.1 billion2025-Q4: $1.2 billion2026-Q1: $1.2 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$1.2 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.2 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.1 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.1 billion2022
2025-Q1$1.2 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.2 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.0 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.0 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.2 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.1 billion2022
2023-Q3$984.8 million2022
2023-Q2$981.4 million2022
2023-Q1$1.1 billion2022
2022-Q4$995.0 million2022
2022-Q3$963.1 million2022
2022-Q2$906.2 million2022
2022-Q1$950.4 million2022
2021-Q4$988.1 million2017
2021-Q3$847.2 million2017
2021-Q2$827.6 million2017
2021-Q1$862.3 million2017
2020-Q4$929.0 million2017
2020-Q3$793.1 million2017
2020-Q2$783.9 million2017
2020-Q1$823.3 million2017
2019-Q4$823.0 million2017
2019-Q3$763.0 million2017
2019-Q2$751.7 million2017
2019-Q1$799.4 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $3.9 billion · 2023
2017: $2.7 billion2018: $2.8 billion2019: $3.0 billion2020: $3.2 billion2021: $3.4 billion2022: $3.8 billion2023: $3.9 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$3.9 billion
2022$3.8 billion
2021$3.4 billion
2020$3.2 billion
2019$3.0 billion
2018$2.8 billion
2017$2.7 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 Wages62,3722026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages7242026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.2 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$3.9 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns60,73120232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns56820232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$3.7 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census58,67020222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census56420222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census39720222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$66.3 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.