Table 4
Meatpacking is a key part of several state economies: Gross State Product, value of shipments (revenues), payroll, and value-added in meatpacking in 2022, in millions of dollars, top 13 states
| Total ($millions) | Meatpacking ($millions) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Gross State Product | Value of shipments | Payroll | Value-added |
| Nebraska | 167,480 | 27,990 | 1,784 | 8,334 |
| Kansas | 212,612 | 24,270 | 1,127 | 7,733 |
| Iowa | 242,753 | 18,621 | 1,657 | 4,948 |
| South Dakota | 69,069 | 2,640 | 353 | 497 |
| Wisconsin | 400,621 | 10,732 | 984 | 3,534 |
| Colorado | 494,673 | 8,847 | 512 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 454,993 | 7,577 | 622 | 1,885 |
| Oklahoma | 245,976 | 3,865 | 487 | 1,055 |
| Illinois | 1,040,353 | 13,614 | 1,193 | 4,260 |
| Missouri | 400,265 | 5,213 | 525 | 1,335 |
| Utah | 261,081 | 3,388 | 254 | 1,199 |
| Idaho | 112,290 | 1,425 | 131 | 397 |
| Kentucky | 261,541 | 2,834 | 292 | 747 |
Note: Meatpacking is NAICS code 3116 (Animal Slaughtering and Processing) with Poultry Processing (NAICS code 316615) removed.
Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) gross state product and 2022 Economic Census of Manufacturing data.
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