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Tennessee egg & poultry statistics
Clear, citable figures about egg production in Tennessee and the United States, collected from primary USDA sources.
Last updated October 26, 2026
What this page covers
The numbers behind a familiar staple.
Eggs are part of everyday food culture, but the production behind them is easy to lose sight of. This reference brings together the latest annual figures for Tennessee alongside the national context.
Each figure links to the report that published it and names its reporting year. These are industry figures, not production claims about New Sentinel Acres.
Current figures
Egg production at a glance
Use the links below to verify or cite the original source for each statistic.
- 01445.7 millioneggs produced in Tennessee in 2025
This includes table and hatching eggs for the December 2024 through November 2025 production year.
USDA NASS, Poultry Production and Value 2025 Summary, released April 2026 - 02$105.3 millionvalue of Tennessee egg production in 2025
The USDA reports the value of all eggs produced in the state during the same production year.
USDA NASS, Poultry Production and Value 2025 Summary, released April 2026 - 033.7%increase in Tennessee egg production from 2024 to 2025
Calculated from USDA’s reported totals of 429.8 million eggs in 2024 and 445.7 million in 2025.
USDA NASS, Poultry Production and Value 2025 Summary, released April 2026 - 04105 billioneggs produced in the United States in 2025
The total was 4% below the preceding year, according to the annual USDA summary.
USDA NASS, Chickens and Eggs 2025 Summary, released February 2026 - 05$31.5 billionvalue of all U.S. egg production in 2025
The annual value rose 49% from 2024, even as total egg production declined.
USDA NASS, Poultry Production and Value 2025 Summary, released April 2026 - 0690.1 billionU.S. table eggs produced in 2025
Table eggs are the eggs produced for food, separate from hatching egg production.
USDA NASS, Chickens and Eggs 2025 Summary, released February 2026 - 07365 millionaverage U.S. laying hens in 2025
The average number of layers was 3% lower than in 2024.
USDA NASS, Chickens and Eggs 2025 Summary, released February 2026 - 08288eggs per average U.S. layer in 2025
This annual average was 1% lower than in 2024.
USDA NASS, Chickens and Eggs 2025 Summary, released February 2026 - 0922.5 dozenprojected U.S. table-egg availability per person in 2026
USDA uses availability as a supply-based proxy for consumption, not a survey of individual eating habits.
USDA ERS, per-capita availability outlook, published June 2026
Sources & method
Built for careful use.
We use primary U.S. Department of Agriculture publications, favoring annual summaries when they are available. State and national reports may cover different reporting periods, so every figure keeps its own date instead of being blended into a single estimate.
We will refresh this page when the underlying annual reports update. If you quote a figure, link to its stable numbered entry above and cite the source named with it.
Suggested citation: New Sentinel Acres, “Tennessee Egg & Poultry Statistics,” updated October 26, 2026, newsentinelacres.com/tennessee-egg-statistics.
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