Poultry & eggs · NASS annual estimates, 2025
Where are eggs produced?
Iowa produces the most eggs: 13% of the 105 billion eggs produced in the US in 2025.
Next come Ohio (11%) and Indiana (10%).
- US total, 2025
- 105 billion eggsNASS estimate
- Top state
- Iowa13% of total
- Farms reporting, 2022
- 240,530in 50 states
- Farm value, 2025
- $31.5 billionvalue of production
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. State view: NASS annual estimates, 2025. County view: 2022 Census of Agriculture (head on farms). The annual survey counts eggs produced. The Census map counts egg-laying hens on farms on December 31, 2022.
Which state produces the most eggs?
Iowa produces the most eggs: 13% of the 105 billion eggs produced in the US in 2025. Ranked by NASS's 2025 estimate.
* Rank among states with published figures. A state whose figure is withheld could rank higher.
Which counties produce the most eggs?
From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports eggs for 3,040 counties. NASS withholds 348 of those county figures to protect individual farms, so a withheld county could be larger than some listed here.
| County | Head on farms | Share of US |
|---|---|---|
| Lancaster County, PA | 13,735,352 | 4% |
| Gonzales County, TX | 9,876,002 | 3% |
| Jay County, IN | 9,755,139 | 3% |
| Darke County, OH | 8,610,584 | 2% |
| Allegan County, MI | 6,495,609 | 2% |
| Mercer County, OH | 5,822,729 | 1% |
| Meeker County, MN | 5,700,533 | 1% |
| Wright County, IA | 5,087,043 | 1% |
| Jasper County, GA | 4,890,427 | 1% |
| Jefferson County, WI | 3,943,485 | 1% |
| Merced County, CA | 3,410,713 | under 1% |
| Kershaw County, SC | 3,006,140 | under 1% |
| Pasco County, FL | 2,636,116 | under 1% |
| Union County, OH | 2,317,440 | under 1% |
| Todd County, KY | 2,266,614 | under 1% |
How has US production of eggs changed?
NASS annual estimates, 2008 to 2025.
Eggs by the numbers
Each note is calculated from USDA NASS data; the source is listed under it.
How concentrated
The top three states, Iowa, Ohio and Indiana, account for 34% of the eggs produced in the US.
NASS annual estimates, 2025
How widespread
Farms in 50 states reported eggs in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 240,530 farms in all.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Top county
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania has 4% of the laying hens on US farms, the most of any county with a published figure.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Ten-year change
US production of eggs rose 7% between 2015 and 2025, from 98.3 billion eggs to 105 billion eggs.
NASS annual estimates
Biggest year
The biggest year in NASS estimates since 2008 was 2019, at 113 billion eggs.
NASS annual estimates
Long-time leader
Iowa has led NASS's state estimates for eggs every year since at least 2008.
NASS annual estimates
Farm value
NASS puts the value of US eggs production in 2025 at $31.5 billion.
NASS annual estimates
Census to Census
The number of laying hens on US farms rose 24% between the 1997 and 2022 Censuses of Agriculture, from 314 million laying hens to 389 million laying hens.
Censuses of Agriculture, 1997 to 2022
About this data
The annual survey counts eggs produced. The Census map counts egg-laying hens on farms on December 31, 2022.
State and national figures come from NASS's annual estimates (final 2025 figures; in-season forecasts are not used). County figures and the county map come from the 2022 Census of Agriculture, the only source that covers every county. NASS withholds some figures, marked "withheld", to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Quick Stats. Series: CHICKENS, LAYERS - INVENTORY; EGGS - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN EGGS. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.