Meat processing plants in the USA
EPA records list 1,589 active meat processors in the US, facilities with codes for meat and poultry slaughtering and processing. The most are in Missouri, California and Arkansas, with 29% of the total.
- Product
- Meat processing plants
- Facilities
- 1,589
- States
- 46
- NAICS
- 311611 and 3 related codes
- Revised
- November 1, 2026
By state
States with at least 15 such facilities have their own page with the facility list.
| State | Facilities | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 184 | 11.6% |
| California | 181 | 11.4% |
| Arkansas | 99 | 6.2% |
| Georgia | 85 | 5.3% |
| Texas | 79 | 5.0% |
| Alabama | 78 | 4.9% |
| Iowa | 68 | 4.3% |
| North Carolina | 67 | 4.2% |
| Nebraska | 57 | 3.6% |
| Illinois | 54 | 3.4% |
| Virginia | 52 | 3.3% |
| Mississippi | 51 | 3.2% |
| Minnesota | 47 | 3.0% |
| Pennsylvania | 46 | 2.9% |
| Kansas | 39 | 2.5% |
| Oklahoma | 32 | 2.0% |
| Maryland | 30 | 1.9% |
| Wisconsin | 28 | 1.8% |
| Michigan | 26 | 1.6% |
| Ohio | 25 | 1.6% |
| Indiana | 24 | 1.5% |
| Tennessee | 24 | 1.5% |
| Florida | 21 | 1.3% |
| Kentucky | 20 | 1.3% |
| Louisiana | 20 | 1.3% |
| South Carolina | 17 | 1.1% |
| Washington | 17 | 1.1% |
| New Jersey | 16 | 1.0% |
| Delaware | 12 | 0.8% |
| Massachusetts | 11 | 0.7% |
| Utah | 11 | 0.7% |
| New York | 10 | 0.6% |
| South Dakota | 10 | 0.6% |
| Colorado | 9 | 0.6% |
| Oregon | 9 | 0.6% |
| Idaho | 8 | 0.5% |
| Maine | 5 | 0.3% |
| New Mexico | 3 | 0.2% |
| West Virginia | 3 | 0.2% |
| Arizona | 2 | 0.1% |
| Connecticut | 2 | 0.1% |
| North Dakota | 2 | 0.1% |
| Vermont | 2 | 0.1% |
| Alaska | 1 | 0.1% |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 0.1% |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 0.1% |
EPA ECHO active facilities listing NAICS 311611, 311612, 311613, 311615. Codes are reported by facilities and not checked here. How these records work.
Biggest clusters
- Vernon, CA: 20
- Omaha, NE: 16
- Gainesville, GA: 15
- Baltimore, MD: 15
- Albertville, AL: 12
- Springdale, AR: 11
- Turlock, CA: 11
- Fresno, CA: 10
Codes counted
- Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering (NAICS 311611)
- Meat Processed from Carcasses (NAICS 311612)
- Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing (NAICS 311613)
- Poultry Processing (NAICS 311615)
This sits inside food manufacturing, which has 31,130 establishments and 1,707,316 jobs (Census, 2023). See the industry.