List of Chicken Farmers in the USA

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 1,438 chicken farmers in the USA, one in every 44,416 US companies. Most of them are small: nine in ten have one to four people, and only 25 firms employ 50 people or more. One in twenty-four chicken farmers is based in Laurel, Monroe, Salisbury, Carthage and Leesville. Below you find the largest chicken farmers in the USA, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our US company database or through the Company Data API.

1,438 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies1,4381 in44,416 US companiesCities824Largest cityLaurel 18Sole traders40%Employees1-4 (92%)Revenue< $100K (50%)Email7%Phone77%Website14%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Allen Harim Foods, LLC	USA	Millsboro	29984 Pinnacle Way	Sussex	19966	allenharimllc.*****	2011	$178,552,598	1,600	Corporation	5	5025685
2	Fries Farms, L.L.C.	USA	Claxton	8816 Us Highway 301	Evans	30417-5428	claxtonpoultry.*****	1949	$95,589,159	1,600	Corporation	6	K424269
3	Red Bird Farms Distribution Company	USA	Englewood	2520 S Raritan St	Arapahoe	80110-1125	redbirdchicken.*****	1990	$10,651,453	65	Corporation	3	19901013593
4	Sylvest Farms, INC.	USA	Montgomery	3500 West Blvd	Montgomery	36108-4536	sylvestfarms.*****	1988	$5,381,950	1,300	Corporation	7	000-018-044
5	Golden Rod Broilers, INC.	USA	Cullman	85 13th St Ne	Cullman	35055-5907	co.*****	1959	$4,094,048	1,010	Corporation	2	000-008-166
6	David Elliot Poultry Farm, INC.	USA	Scranton	300 Breck St	Lackawanna	18505-1602	davidelliotpoultry.*****	1942	$2,576,703	110	Corporation	N/A	0000108993
7	Centurion Poultry Incorporated	USA	Lexington	1095 Washington Rd	Oglethorpe	30648-2919	centurionpoultry.*****	1991	$2,567,675	120	Corporation	6	N/A
8	Jcg Farms Of Alabama LLC	USA	Park Ridge	1300 Higgins Rd Ste 100	Cook	60068-5766	kochfoods.*****	2014	$2,486,196	6	Corporation	2	N/A
9	Lakeville Growers	USA	Petaluma	2700 Lakeville Hwy	Sonoma	94954-5606	petalumapoultry.*****	1972	$2,352,939	200	Partnership of unknown type	4	N/A
10	Embrovac, LLC	USA	Tamaqua	616 Dairy Rd	Schuylkill	18252-5526	embrovac-llc-pa.*****	2009	$2,343,202	33	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	N/A
11	Bo Bo Poultry Market INC.	USA	Brooklyn	1131 Grand St	Kings	11211-1811	bobochicken.*****	1989	$2,314,652	45	Corporation	N/A	1348298
12	Bryan Briana Poultry LLC	USA	Fairmont	1564 Bailey Rd	Wake	28340-9009	N/A	2022	$1,590,000	50	Corporation	N/A	2329531
13	Golden Valley Colony, INC.	USA	Ryegate	100 Golden Valley Colony Ln	Golden Valley	59074-9704	charlescapertonlaw.*****	1978	$1,197,574	1	Corporation	2	D049112
14	Pasture Raised Foods, LLC	USA	Elgin	296 Blisard Rd	Bastrop	78621-5082	greenerpastureschicken.*****	2018	$1,137,929	6	Corporation	N/A	0802683280
15	Wingfingers Of Mobile, LLC	USA	Mobile	6321 Cottage Hill Rd	Mobile	36609-3112	wingfingers.*****	2020	$1,033,471	7	Corporation	N/A	000-813-231
16	Baffoni's Poultry Farm, INC.	USA	Johnston	324 Greenville Ave	Providence	02919-2620	baffonispoultryfarm.*****	1962	$1,031,322	30	Corporation	N/A	000001860
17	Fris Chkn LLC	USA	Dover	615 S Dupont Hwy	Kent	19901-4517	N/A	2024	$992,194	3	Corporation	656	3892146
18	Ingram Farms, INC.	USA	Cullman	85 13th St Ne	Cullman	35055-5907	ingramfarm.*****	1966	$985,583	18	Corporation	N/A	000-160-902
19	Hiday Poultry Farms, LLC	USA	Eugene	26543 Nye Rd	Lane	97408	N/A	2008	$980,921	9	Corporation	N/A	20392791
20	George's Farms, INC.	USA	Springdale	402 W Robinson Ave	Washington	72764	georgesinc.*****	1973	$876,068	561	Corporation	29	100021579
21	Holmes Foods, INC.	USA	Gonzales	2170 Fm 108 S	Gonzales	78629-6529	holmesfoods.*****	1962	$803,089	6	Corporation	N/A	N/A
22	Neilson Gloyd	USA	Mossyrock	148 Aldrich Rd	Lewis	98564-9609	N/A	1980	$799,019	1	Proprietorship	N/A	N/A
23	Peppa's Jerk Chicken INC.	USA	Brooklyn	791 Prospect Pl	Kings	11216-3601	peppasonline.*****	2015	$757,731	6	Corporation	N/A	4713270
24	Richard Rawlins	USA	Fairview	29471 Highway Hh	Newton	64842-8158	N/A	1987	$712,770	1	Proprietorship	N/A	N/A
25	Ayp Poultry, LLC	USA	Lee	1813 Ne Juniper Dr	Madison	32059-4855	N/A	2015	$636,825	2	Corporation	N/A	L14000194604

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Where in the USA?

Laurel has the most chicken farmers in the USA (18), ahead of Monroe (14), Salisbury (10), Carthage (9) and Leesville (9). Together the five hold one in twenty-four of them.

Cities by number of firms

824 US cities have at least one chicken farmer; 3 have ten or more; 528 have exactly one.

How many chicken farmers are there in the USA?

Chicken farmers in the USA

1,438

21 October 2026

There are 1,438 chicken farmers in the USA in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 44,416 US companies. None was entered in the register so far in 2026.

Structure

Single-site firms: 1,389 97%
Head offices: 12
Branch offices: 37

Classification

Our platform filter is SIC 0251.

430 of the 1,438 are corporations and LLCs (30%); 580 are sole traders. They come from the state business registers and our US register data, through the Company Data API.

Largest chicken farmers in the USA

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Laurel. Click a name for the record.

Wayne-Sanderson Farms is the largest chicken farmer in the USA by headcount. 25 firms employ 50 people or more; 22 employ 100 or more.

1Bryan1,928 staff
2Millsboro1,600 staff
3Claxton1,600 staff
4Montgomery1,300 staff
5Cullman1,010 staff
6Jack800 staff
7Morton581 staff
8Springdale552 staff
9Gainesville524 staff
10Fort Smith364 staff

By employee size · 1,438 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	1,319	92%
5-9	62	4%
10-19	15	1%
20-49	17	1%
50-99	3	0.2%
100-199	8	0.6%
200-499	6	0.4%
500-999	6	0.4%
1,000+	2	0.1%

92% have 1 to 4 people; 17 have 20 to 49; 25 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	701	50%
$100K-$500K	667	48%
$500K-$1M	17	1%
$1M-$5M	12	0.9%
$5M-$10M	1	<0.1%
$10M-$50M	1	<0.1%
$50M-$100M	1	<0.1%
$100M-$500M	1	<0.1%

50% under $100,000; 12 between $1M and $5M; 4 above $5M.

Firm sizes in the USA

Of the 1,438 US chicken farmers with a known headcount, 1,319 (92%) have one to four people, 62 have five to nine, 32 have ten to 49 and 25 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (701, 50%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all US companies

Micro under 101,381 96%
Small 10 to 4932 2%
Medium 50 to 24917 1%
Large 250+8 0.6%

Grey line: the share among all US companies (96% have under ten staff).

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 3 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

Chicken farmers in Laurel

Laurel has 18 chicken farmers, <0.1% of all 32,219 Laurel companies and 2381% above the national share. Nearly all Laurel firms have fewer than five people; none has 50 or more. 0 new firms were entered in 2026, 4 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 17 · 94%
5-9: 0 · 0%
10-19: 0 · 0%
20-49: 1 · 6%
50+: 0 · 0%

Legal form

Sole traders: 5 · 28%
Partnerships: 3 · 17%
Corporations and LLCs: 3 · 17%
Other or none: 7 · 39%

Of the US total: 1.3%
Of all Laurel companies: <0.1%
Against the national share: 24.8×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 0
Entered 2025: 0
Of USA's 2026 entries: 0%

Old

Before 1990: 4 · 22%
1990 or later: 14 · 78%
Of USA's pre-1990 firms: 0.8%

Reachable

Email: 0 · 0%
Phone: 12 · 67%
Website: 0 · 0%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 7 · 41%
$100K-$500K: 10 · 59%
$500K-$1M: 0 · 0%
$1M and more: 0 · 0%

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How reachable are they?

Chicken farmers are easier to reach than the average US company: 77% list a phone number and 14% a website.

Email104 7%
Phone1,102 77%
Website205 14%

Grey line: all US companies (email 15%, phone 42%, website 24%).

The full list with these fields is in our US company database.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 58 veterinarians for every chicken farmer in the USA.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Veterinarians	83,637	56%	73%
Universities	27,728	92%	41%
Technical Schools	16,442	52%	73%
Website Designers	12,831	94%	87%
Translation Companies	2,835	77%	83%
Chicken Farmers	1,438	14%	92%

In other countries

The USA has more chicken farmers than South Africa or the Netherlands.

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
Brazil	7,878	0.3
The USA	1,438	0.0
South Africa	632	0.1
The Netherlands	520	0.1
Germany	264	0.0

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The oldest firms in the USA

Our data holds 0 US chicken farmers from before 1900, 13 from before 1950 and 484 from before 1990.

1900
1. Fountain City
1940
1. Winterville
1940
1. Chancellor
1942
1. Scranton
1946
1. Hilo
1946
1. Mineral Springs

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1990

484

US chicken farmers date from before 1990

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Sole traders or corporations: how they are organised

Two in five US chicken farmers work as sole traders, against 5% of all US companies. Three in ten are corporations and LLCs.

Sole traders58040%
Partnerships826%
Corporations and LLCs43030%
No form on record or other34624%

Single-site: 97%
Head offices: 12
Branches: 37

All US companies: 5% sole traders, 1% partnerships, 68% corporations and LLCs.

Frequently asked questions

How many chicken farmers are there in the USA?

There are 1,438 chicken farmers in the USA in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 44,416 US companies.

Which is the largest chicken farmer in the USA?

Wayne-Sanderson Farms in Bryan, with 1,928 staff. By revenue Allen Harim Foods in Millsboro leads with $178.6 million a year.

Which US city has the most chicken farmers?

Laurel, with 18, ahead of Monroe (14), Salisbury (10), Carthage (9) and Leesville (9).

How many chicken farmers are there in Laurel?

18, which is <0.1% of all 32,219 Laurel companies and 2381% above the national share.

How big is a typical chicken farmer?

Small. 92% of the 1,438 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 25 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are US chicken farmers sole traders or companies?

Two in five (580) are sole traders, 6% are partnerships and 30% (430) are corporations and LLCs.

How many chicken farmers started in 2026?

0 were entered in the US register so far in 2026, after 0 in 2025.

What is the oldest chicken farmer in the USA?

Sutter Farms in Fountain City, 1900, followed by Fleming Farms in Winterville (1940) and Wilks and Wilks in Chancellor (1940). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers chicken farmers?

Our platform filters them on SIC 0251 (broiler, fryer, and roaster chickens).

Can I download the full list?

Yes. All 1,438 firms with address, phone, email, legal form, employees, revenue and founding year, as Excel, CSV or through the API.

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