263M
Broilers produced
2025 USDA/NASS state agriculture overview; production measured in head.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service ↗FLOCK & FOLKS / DELAWARE
Delaware is chicken country. Let’s count carefully.
Follow broiler production, corn and soybean markets, farm economics and the people who live alongside the industry.
263MBROILERS / 2025 USDA SNAPSHOT
One state. A lot of data. Count carefully.
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THE BIG PICTURE
Poultry is a major part of Delaware agriculture. The numbers become more interesting — and more honest — when production, processing, flock inventory, input prices and human population are kept in their proper categories.
THE LATEST SNAPSHOT
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1,059,952
Delaware residents
Census Bureau population estimate, July 1, 2025.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts ↗~248 : 1
Production / population
Annual broilers produced divided by resident population; not consumption per person.
Source: Calculated from USDA/NASS and Census Bureau ↗These are dated reference points, not a live feed. Each metric carries its source and reporting period. See the source library for definitions and limitations.
THE DESK
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Focused guides to the questions that matter — no inflated dashboards, no unexplained numbers.
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The broiler count
Separate annual production, standing flock and processing.
Explore topic ↗02Feed & grain inputs
Track local crop reference prices with proper caveats.
Explore topic ↗03Flock vs. folks
Explore production-to-population comparisons.
Explore topic ↗04People & places
See how Delaware’s three counties are changing.
Explore topic ↗05Poultry health
Find official animal-health and biosecurity information.
Explore topic ↗A NOTE ON DATA
Useful information starts with honest definitions.
Periods, units, geography and data status matter. We show them alongside the numbers — and link to the original records so you can check our work.