How concentrated America's animal feed plants really are, by state

U.S. agriculture · Data as of 2026-09-18 · ALEX Intelligence

19.6% Share of America's Animal Feed Plants in Its Top Three States — California, Texas, Pennsylvania

#	State	Animal Feed Plants
1	California	145
2	Texas	120
3	Pennsylvania	103
4	Iowa	102
5	Wisconsin	94
6	Minnesota	83
7	Missouri	68
8	Illinois	67
9	Ohio	67
10	Indiana	64

Methodology

Source:: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022, NAICS 3111 (Animal food manufacturing)
Measure: Animal Feed Plants, ranked highest first across all U.S. states (46 ranked in total).
How the headline figure is computed: The top three units' combined count divided by the combined count of all 46 ranked units.
Universe: Places below a 5,000-resident floor are excluded so a median computed on a handful of households cannot top the ranking.
Vintage: 2022
Reproduce this query: https://api.census.gov/data/2022/cbp?get=NAME%2CESTAB%2CNAICS2017_LABEL&for=state%3A%2A&NAICS2017=3111&key=YOUR_CENSUS_KEY

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