| What % of operations are small farms? | % animals raised on small farms | What % of operations are megafarms? | Metric for # of animals | Small farm definition | Megafarm definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 78.1% | 0.1% | 2.6% | 98.1% | - | - | - |
| Chicken | 53.5% | 0.02% | 43.4% | 99.6% | Broiler chickens sold | <2000 chickens/yr (smallest census category) | >100,000 chickens/yr |
| Egg | 94.8% | 1.2% | 0.1% | 75.4% | Hen inventory | <100 hens (2nd smallest census category) | >100,000 hens (largest census category) |
| Pork | 78.0% | 0.4% | 13.5% | 94.5% | Fattening pigs sold | <500 pigs/yr (5th smallest census category) | >5000 pigs/yr (largest census category) |
| Beef | 74.7% | 3.4% | 0.4% | 43.9% | Beef cows sold | <50 cows/yr (3rd smallest census category) | >2500 cows/yr (largest census category) |
| Dairy | 28.1% | 4.6% | 3.5% | 41.9% | Dairy cow inventory | <50 cows (3rd smallest census category) | >2500 cows (largest census category) |