4. Arkansas
Number produced: 962 million
Pounds produced: 6.16 billion
Value of production: $3.31 billion
Tyson Foods, the largest producer of broiler chickens in the entire country, originated from Springdale, Arkansas, so it’d be a miracle for Arkansas not to have a giant chicken industry. The state excels not only in chickens but the entire poultry industry, the biggest portion of the agricultural sector in the state.
