TUCKER, GA. — The US Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY), National Chicken Council, National Turkey Federation and United Egg Producers released a study detailing the poultry industry’s impact on jobs, wages, and federal and state revenue in the United States.

According to the study, which was funded by USPOULTRY, the poultry industry provides 2,012,269 jobs, $125.6 billion in wages, $555.9 billion in economic activity and $33.7 billion in government revenue.

“We are pleased to continue providing this valuable tool across the industry that shows the positive economic impact the poultry industry has on our nation and communities,” said John Starkey, president of USPOULTRY.

The study breaks down its findings into three categories — chicken, turkey and eggs — which include the following key data:

• The chicken industry provides 1,517,797 jobs, $94.9 billion in wages, $417 billion in economic activity and $25.5 billion in government revenue.
• The turkey industry provides 362,437 jobs, $22.7 billion in wages, $99.5 billion in economic activity and $6.1 billion in government revenue.
• The egg industry provides 112,723 jobs, $6.9 billion in wages, $33.7 billion in economic activity and $1.8 billion in government revenue.

The associations provided the data on interactive websites that can be viewed collectively or by individual product, and then sorted nationally by state, congressional district, state house district or state senate district, and county.