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Cash receipts: meat animals: North Carolina
What US farms took in from selling meat animals each year, in billions of dollars, with USDA's forecast for the nation's current year.
Up to dateThree times a year: in February, around the start of September and around the start of December. Last published Sep 3, 2026. Next expected November 2026.
The latest figures and how they have changed
North Carolina, 2025
$3.66 billion
Up 23.8% from $2.95 billion in 2024
United States, 2025
$164.57 billion
Up 17.9% from $139.62 billion in 2024
North CarolinaUnited StatesUSDA forecast
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What the numbers say
- North Carolina's cash receipts is less than 0.1 times the US average.
- Since 2016 it has risen 55.5%, from $2.35 billion to $3.66 billion.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | North Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | No figure | $170.33 billion (USDA forecast) |
| 2025 | $3.66 billion | $164.57 billion |
| 2024 | $2.95 billion | $139.62 billion |
| 2023 | $3.06 billion | $128.39 billion |
| 2022 | $3.43 billion | $116.92 billion |
| 2021 | $3.18 billion | $100.69 billion |
| 2020 | $2.17 billion | $82.48 billion |
| 2019 | $2.38 billion | $87.96 billion |
| 2018 | $2.38 billion | $87.95 billion |
| 2017 | $2.65 billion | $87.97 billion |
| 2016 | $2.35 billion | $82.73 billion |
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Source: USDA Economic Research Service (ERS), Farm Income and Wealth Statistics. State and US estimates released Sep 3, 2026. Retrieved Oct 21, 2026; snapshot 2026-10-21.1. Dollars as published, not adjusted for inflation.
What this measures
It is the money farms received from selling these products, before any costs, and the nation's latest year is a USDA forecast.