Employment
238,635
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 311615
NAICS 311615 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Poultry Processing - Industry Benchmarks
$43,477/yr average annual pay, with 24 SBA loans on record for NAICS 311615.
- 6.7%
- Manufacturing sector margin
- 239K
- Workers employed
- $43,477/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $29M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 311615
Georgia leads Poultry Processing activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Manufacturing sector runs a 6.7% net margin.
- 6.7%
- Manufacturing sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 239K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $43,477/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $29M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Poultry Processing
Poultry Processing sits inside Manufacturing, a sector that runs a 6.7% net margin overall.
520 establishments employ 238,635 workers (458.9/location) at $43,477/yr average annual pay. Georgia leads employment, followed by Alabama and Mississippi.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$43,477/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
520
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 9,087; establishment count increased by 1. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $10.4B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 458.9
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 31,093 |
| Alabama | 23,866 |
| Mississippi | 17,668 |
| Texas | 16,381 |
| Delaware | 8,439 |
| Tennessee | 6,429 |
| South Carolina | 6,158 |
| Louisiana | 3,600 |
| Ohio | 3,591 |
| Iowa | 2,708 |
Showing top 10 of 34 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
24
Total Loan Volume
$29M
Avg Loan Size
$1224K
Jobs Supported
722
Program Breakdown
7(a) 23 (96%)
504 1 (4%)
Top SBA Lender
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company
6 loans in this industry
New Business Share
41.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 1
2021 3
2022 2
2023 5
2024 5
2025 8
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Poultry Processing?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 311615 level. Georgia leads this industry nationally. The broader Manufacturing sector runs a 6.7% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Poultry Processing?
520 business establishments. Together they employ 238,635 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Poultry Processing?
$43,477/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 458.9 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Poultry Processing employment?
Georgia leads with 31,093 workers. Alabama (23,866) and Mississippi (17,668) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Poultry Processing receive?
Poultry Processing businesses received 24 SBA loans totaling $29 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1224K. These loans supported 722 jobs at origination. Most lending (96%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Comparable industry benchmarks
These links are calculated from the current national dataset. They are comparison paths, not recommendations or evidence that businesses operate alike.
How this ranks: Its Census employment total exceeds 88% of that same 801-industry cohort. Calculated by ranking this industry's reported value against every other industry at the same NAICS digit-level, not the whole dataset: comparing a 6-digit detail industry to a 2-digit sector would mix incompatible scales.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Poultry Processing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 520 establishments, 238,635 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 24 SBA loans on record. SBA lending rankings
Disclaimer: Public IRS/Census data, not financial or tax advice. See our full disclaimer.
Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 311615 · Data year: 2023
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023
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