Poultry & eggs · NASS annual estimates, 2025
Where are turkeys raised?
Minnesota raises the most turkeys: 17% of the 194 million turkeys raised in the US in 2025.
Among states with published figures, next come North Carolina (14%) and Arkansas (11%).
- US total, 2025
- 194 million turkeysNASS estimate
- Top state
- Minnesota17% of total
- Farms reporting, 2022
- 23,431in 50 states
- Farm value, 2025
- $5.6 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 turkeys raised during the year. The Census counts turkeys on farms on December 31, 2022.
Which state raises the most turkeys?
Minnesota raises the most turkeys: 17% of the 194 million turkeys raised 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 raise the most turkeys?
From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports turkeys for 2,427 counties. NASS withholds 686 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wayne County, NC | 4,034,035 | 4% |
| Sanpete County, UT | 3,322,434 | 3% |
| Sampson County, NC | 3,290,350 | 3% |
| Rockingham County, VA | 2,483,317 | 3% |
| Kandiyohi County, MN | 2,441,677 | 3% |
| Duplin County, NC | 2,152,073 | 2% |
| Carroll County, AR | 2,141,322 | 2% |
| Boone County, AR | 2,053,730 | 2% |
| Dubois County, IN | 2,013,905 | 2% |
| Mercer County, OH | 1,826,696 | 2% |
| Daviess County, IN | 1,822,545 | 2% |
| Stearns County, MN | 1,796,151 | 2% |
| Kershaw County, SC | 1,744,814 | 2% |
| Logan County, AR | 1,511,680 | 2% |
| Johnson County, AR | 1,372,800 | 1% |
How has the number of turkeys raised changed?
NASS annual estimates, 2000 to 2025.
Turkeys by the numbers
Each note is calculated from USDA NASS data; the source is listed under it.
How concentrated
The top three states, Minnesota, North Carolina and Arkansas, account for 43% of the turkeys raised in the US.
NASS annual estimates, 2025
How widespread
Farms in 50 states reported turkeys in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 23,431 farms in all.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Top county
Wayne County, North Carolina has 4% of the turkeys on US farms, the most of any county with a published figure.
2022 Census of Agriculture
Ten-year change
The number of turkeys raised in the US fell 17% between 2015 and 2025, from 233 million turkeys to 194 million turkeys.
NASS annual estimates
Biggest year
The biggest year in NASS estimates since 2000 was 2002, at 275 million turkeys.
NASS annual estimates
Long-time leader
Minnesota has led NASS's state estimates for turkeys every year since 2003.
NASS annual estimates
Farm value
NASS puts the value of US turkeys production in 2025 at $5.6 billion.
NASS annual estimates
Census to Census
The number of turkeys on US farms fell 7% between the 1997 and 2022 Censuses of Agriculture, from 104 million turkeys to 97.3 million turkeys.
Censuses of Agriculture, 1997 to 2022
About this data
The annual survey counts turkeys raised during the year. The Census counts turkeys 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: TURKEYS - INVENTORY; TURKEYS - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN HEAD. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.