This statistic shows the total inventory of all chickens in the U.S. from 2000 to 2023. In 2023, the number of all chickens in the United States totaled around 522 million.
Total number of all chickens in the U.S. from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s)*
Characteristic
Number in thousands
2023
522,578
2022
517,331
2021
526,057
2020
518,279
2019
532,203
2018
527,573
2017
504,536
2016
496,119
2015
476,981
2014
479,050
2013
474,902
2012
466,944
2011
454,364
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US Department of Agriculture, & Economic Research Service. (February 20, 2024). Total number of all chickens in the U.S. from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/196028/total-number-of-all-chickens-in-the-us-since-2000/
US Department of Agriculture, und Economic Research Service. "Total number of all chickens in the U.S. from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s)*." Chart. February 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/196028/total-number-of-all-chickens-in-the-us-since-2000/
US Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. (2024). Total number of all chickens in the U.S. from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/196028/total-number-of-all-chickens-in-the-us-since-2000/
US Department of Agriculture, and Economic Research Service. "Total Number of All Chickens in The U.S. from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/196028/total-number-of-all-chickens-in-the-us-since-2000/
US Department of Agriculture & Economic Research Service, Total number of all chickens in the U.S. from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/196028/total-number-of-all-chickens-in-the-us-since-2000/ (last visited February 24, 2025)
Total number of all chickens in the U.S. from 2000 to 2023 (in 1,000s)* [Graph], US Department of Agriculture, & Economic Research Service, February 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/196028/total-number-of-all-chickens-in-the-us-since-2000/
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