In the United States, the chicken industry directly employs about 381,000 people. But if you count all the people who grow chicken feed, drive delivery trucks, serve chicken wings, make the packaging, or work indirectly, that’s a total of 1.5 million jobs.
Chicken is the most affordable source of high-quality protein in the case of meat. This makes it an affordable and reliable source of protein for retailers and consumers.
From farm to your table, and everywhere in between, chicken is vital to the American economy. To learn more about the economic impact of chickens where you live, visit America feeds the chickens.