2024 plan-year Industry rank #19 of 21 DOL Form 5500

Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing Retirement Plans

1,269 ERISA-covered retirement plans in the Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing industry, holding $31.4B for 575,089 participants per 2024 Form 5500 filings.

$31.4B across 1,269 plans

According to DOL Form 5500 filings (plan year 2024), the Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing industry sponsors 1,269 ERISA-covered retirement plans holding $31.4B for 575,089 participants, ranking #19 of 21 industries by plan assets, with 75.3% structured as 401(k)s.

  • #19 of 21 industries
  • 75.3% 401(k) plans

The industry in one line

Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing sponsors 1,269 ERISA-covered retirement plans holding $31.4B for 575,089 participants, the 19th-largest industry by plan assets.

$31.4B
total plan assets
1,269
employer plans
$25M
average plan size
75.3%
of plans are 401(k)s
Plans
1,269
401(k) Plans
955
75.3% of plans
Total Assets
$31.4B
Participants
575,089

What the Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing Industry Plan Filings Show

The Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing industry sponsors 1,269 ERISA-covered retirement plans according to 2024 Form 5500 filings, ranking #19 of 21 industries on PlainRetire by total plan assets. Within the industry, 75.3% of plans are 401(k) defined-contribution arrangements (955 plans), with the remainder split across defined-benefit pension plans, profit-sharing arrangements, ESOPs, and money-purchase plans. The average plan in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing holds $25M in end-of-year assets and covers 453 participants.

Industry-level totals reflect aggregate sponsor disclosures on Form 5500 Schedule H and Schedule I and provide a useful frame for benchmarking individual employer plans. They are not a substitute for plan-specific Summary Plan Description review when evaluating any single plan. Industry classification is self-reported by sponsors based on the primary economic activity of the sponsoring employer. Plans whose sponsor industry has changed across years (mergers, restructurings) carry the most-recent classification on file.

Plan Type Breakdown (Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing)

Plan Type Plans Participants Total Assets
401(k) 955 533,167 $24.0B
Defined Benefit (Pension) 73 21,712 $5.3B
ESOP 52 11,491 $1.4B
Profit Sharing 160 5,807 $544M
Other 16 2,523 $109M
Money Purchase 13 389 $24M

Largest Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing Plans by Assets

Top 30 Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing retirement plans ranked by 2024 end-of-year total assets.

# Plan Sponsor State Type Participants Assets
1 Tyson Foods, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan Tyson Foods, Inc. AR 401(k) 118,403 $3.7B
2 Group Retirement Income Plan No.16 Growmark Inc. IL Defined Benefit (Pension) 4,082 $1.1B
3 The Perdue Savings Plan Perdue Farms Inc MD 401(k) 18,867 $708M
4 Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8 Growmark Inc. IL Defined Benefit (Pension) 1,802 $680M
5 Wayne-Sanderson Farms 401(k) Retirement Plan Wayne Farms LLC GA 401(k) 23,402 $596M
6 The Wonderful Company LLC 401(k) Plan The Wonderful Company CA 401(k) 5,404 $590M
7 Siteone Savings and Investment Plan Siteone Landscape Supply Inc GA 401(k) 6,989 $519M
8 Growmark Member Cooperative 401(k) Savings Plan Growmark, Inc. IL 401(k) 7,332 $475M
9 Employee P/S Ret Plan & Trust of Foster Farms Group Foster Poultry Farms CA 401(k) 11,739 $456M
10 Cooperative Savings Plan Cooperative Pension / Savings Board IN 401(k) 4,961 $455M
11 North Coast Holdings Employee Stock Ownership Plan Lewis Tree Service, Inc. NY ESOP 3,042 $451M
12 Foster Farms Group Pension Plan Foster Poultry Farms CA Defined Benefit (Pension) 2,319 $382M
13 The Restated Ag Processing Inc Retirement Plan Ag Processing Inc NE Defined Benefit (Pension) 1,105 $379M
14 Farm Bureau Employees' Retirement Plan Michigan Farm Bureau MI Defined Benefit (Pension) 229 $292M
15 Growmark 401(k) Plan Growmark, Inc. IL 401(k) 2,180 $286M
16 Lumber Industry Pension Plan Board of Trustees, Cic-Forest Products Retirement WA Defined Benefit (Pension) N/A $255M
17 Porterville Citrus, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan Porterville Citrus, Inc. CA ESOP 405 $249M
18 World Wildlife Fund, Inc. Tax Deferred Pension Plan World Wildlife Fund, Inc. DC 401(k) 734 $233M
19 Farm Bureau Employees' 401(k) Plan Michigan Farm Bureau MI 401(k) 1,191 $231M
20 Mfa Incorporated Retirement Plan Mfa Incorporated MO Defined Benefit (Pension) 1,145 $230M
21 Cooperative Pension Plan Cooperative Pension / Savings Board IN Defined Benefit (Pension) 2,673 $229M
22 The Restated Thrift/Profit Sharing Plan for Cooperatives Ag Processing Inc NE 401(k) 1,127 $187M
23 Cic-Toc Pension Plan Board of Trustees, Cic-Forest Products Retirement WA Defined Benefit (Pension) 49 $184M
24 Olam America Employee Savings Plan Olam Americas, Inc. CA 401(k) 3,048 $176M
25 Driscoll's 401(k) Employee Savings Plan Driscoll's, Inc. CA 401(k) 1,094 $170M
26 Fnc, Inc Savings and Investment Plan Fnc, Inc NE 401(k) 279 $168M
27 Fieldale Farms Corporation Employees' Retirement Savings Plan Fieldale Farms Corporation GA 401(k) 4,738 $164M
28 Agreliant Genetics 401(k) Retirement Plan Agreliant Genetics, LLC IN 401(k) 701 $164M
29 Urus Group LP 401(k) Retirement Plan Urus Group LP WI 401(k) 1,094 $157M
30 The Restated Noncontributory Retirement Plan for Cooperatives New Cooperative, Inc. IA Defined Benefit (Pension) 395 $155M

Nationwide industries with similar retirement plan scale

Two DOL Form 5500-derived peer sets for Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing: nearest tracked industries by plan filing count (1,269 plans here) and nearest by aggregate plan assets ($31.4B here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar plan count

Nearest other industries by reported employer plan filings.

Similar total assets

Nearest other industries by aggregate end-of-year plan assets (plan-count peers above are excluded).

Questions about Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing plans

How many retirement plans are in the Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing industry? ▼
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing sponsors 1,269 ERISA-covered retirement plans according to 2024 Form 5500 filings, including 955 401(k) plans (75.3% of plans in the industry). Total assets across all plans in the industry sum to $31.4B, covering 575,089 participants.
What's the average plan size in the Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing industry? ▼
The average Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing retirement plan holds $25M in assets and covers 453 participants. This is an arithmetic mean across all 1,269 plans in the industry, actual plan sizes vary widely, with a small number of very large plans pulling the average up. See the table above for the largest plans by assets.
Where does this industry data come from? ▼
Industry classification comes from each plan sponsor's Form 5500 filing with the U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA). Sponsors self-classify into one of approximately 20 industry categories based on the primary economic activity of the sponsoring employer. The category labels follow the DOL plan-sponsor industry taxonomy.
What plan types are most common in the Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing industry? ▼
In Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing, the most common plan type by total assets is 401(k) (955 plans, $24.0B in assets). Other common types include: Defined Benefit (Pension) (73), ESOP (52), Profit Sharing (160).

Related guides

See also these PlainRetire explainers for interpreting Form 5500 industry totals and comparing plans.

Explore from Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing

Unclassified

Closest peer by total plan assets ($117M, 39 plans)
Tyson Foods, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan

Largest Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing plan on file · $3.7B
401(k)

Dominant type here by assets · 955 plans, $24.0B
All industries

Industry #19 of 21 by total Form 5500 plan assets

What to do with Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing plan data

1,269 plans across the Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing sector offer a baseline for benchmarking your own plan.

Industry classification is self-reported by plan sponsors on Form 5500. Plans may span multiple sectors.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor EBSA Form 5500 public-disclosure dataset, 2024 plan year. Industry classification self-reported by sponsors.

Reference: IRS Publication 560, Retirement Plans for Small Business.

Every figure on PlainRetire is rendered directly from the Department of Labor's Form 5500 annual return filings, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-25.