NAICS 112340

Overview

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the federal standard for classifying business establishments to support the collection, analysis, and publication of statistics on the U.S. economy. Developed under the Office of Management and Budget and adopted in 1997 to replace the SIC, NAICS is maintained jointly with Canada and Mexico; the current classification vintage is 2022. ¹

NAICS 112340 Poultry Hatcheries covers establishments primarily engaged in hatching poultry of any kind and is used across Census Bureau economic programs and related datasets to tabulate industry-level statistics. Within the NAICS structure, this industry is part of Subsector 112 (Animal Production and Aquaculture) and Industry Group 1123 (Poultry and Egg Production). ²

See also on G2X:

• G2X — NAICS 112340 overview
• G2X — NAICS 112310
• G2X — NAICS 112320

What this NAICS covers

• Hatching poultry of any kind (e.g., chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, game birds) as the primary activity. ²
• Hatchery operations that are part of the Poultry and Egg Production industry group. ²
• Establishments classified based on primary activity (hatching), regardless of downstream use of the birds. ²
• Inclusion applies across species; the definition does not restrict to specific poultry types. ²
• Production activities limited to hatching rather than raising or processing animals. ²

Related NAICS and PSC codes

Related classifications are within the Poultry and Egg Production industry group and appear in NAICS cross-references. ²

Type	Code	Descriptor
NAICS	112310	Chicken Egg Production
NAICS	112320	Broilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production
NAICS	112330	Turkey Production
NAICS	112390	Other Poultry Production

Key exclusions and cross-references

• Raising chickens for egg production is classified in NAICS 112310, not in 112340. ²
• Raising broilers and other meat-type chickens is classified in NAICS 112320, not in 112340. ²
• Raising turkeys is classified in NAICS 112330; 112340 is limited to hatching. ²
• Raising other poultry such as ducks, geese, emus, ostriches, pheasants, or quail is classified in NAICS 112390, not in 112340. ²
• Fish hatcheries fall under aquaculture (NAICS 112511), which is outside the poultry industries. ²

2022 NAICS implementation and data availability

Census economic programs are transitioning publications from 2017 to 2022 NAICS; initial 2022 Economic Census releases began in 2024, and full program adoption is planned by the end of 2027. Practitioners should note the vintage used in each dataset when analyzing NAICS 112340 trends. ³

Frequently asked questions

• What activities are included in NAICS 112340?
  Establishments primarily engaged in hatching poultry of any kind—regardless of species—are classified under NAICS 112340. Activities beyond hatching (e.g., raising birds or processing) fall outside this industry. ²

• How is NAICS 112340 different from other poultry industries?
  Hatching is distinct from raising. Egg production belongs to NAICS 112310, meat-type chicken production to 112320, turkey production to 112330, and other poultry raising to 112390. See also on G2X: NAICS 112310, 112320. ²

• Did NAICS 112340 change in the 2022 NAICS revision?
  Census documentation notes the 2022 transition timeline; it does not specify a content change for this industry. Not specified by official sources. ³

• Where can official statistics for NAICS 112340 be found?
  The 2022 Economic Census Sector 11 pages provide links to agriculture tables and files published on the 2022 NAICS basis relevant to NAICS 112340. ⁴

Useful resources

• G2X — NAICS 112340
• U.S. Census Bureau — NAICS main page and 2022 NAICS search. ¹
• 2017 NAICS Manual (official industry definitions, including 112340). ²
• 2022 NAICS Sector 11 — Agriculture data access (Economic Census). ⁴

References

1. U.S. Census Bureau — North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) main page and 2022 NAICS search. https://www.census.gov/naics/?input=ec&year=2022
2. U.S. Census Bureau — 2017 NAICS Manual (official definitions), “112340 Poultry Hatcheries.” https://www2.census.gov/library/reference/naics/publications/2017-NAICS-Manual.pdf
3. U.S. Census Bureau — The Census Bureau’s Implementation of the 2022 NAICS (timeline and overview). https://www.census.gov/library/reference/code-lists/naics/2022/implementation-timeline.html
4. U.S. Census Bureau — 2022 NAICS Sector 11: Agriculture (Economic Census data access). https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2022/econ/economic-census/naics-sector-11.html