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. Map of Beef Cow Distribution

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USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service - January 1, 2009 Inventory vs. 2008 Inventory

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.  .  . . .	.  Rank	.  State	# Beef Cows... 2009	# Beef Cows... 2008	.  % Change	2009 as a  % of Total
	1	Texas	5,170,000	5,150,000	0.39%	16.26%
	2	Oklahoma	2,038,000	2,053,000	-0.73%	6.48%
	3	Missouri	1,992,000	2,070,000	-3.77%	6.54%
	4	Nebraska	1,851,000	1,883,000	-1.70%	5.95%
	5	South Dakota	1,616,000	1,644,000	-1.70%	5.19%
	6	Kansas	1,508,000	1,505,000	0.20%	4.75%
	7	Montana	1,494,000	1,503,000	-0.60%	4.75%
	8	Kentucky	1,114,000	1,159,000	-3.88%	3.66%
	9	Tennessee	951,000	1,079,000	-11.86%	3.41%
	10	Florida	942,000	940,000	0.21%	2.97%
	11	Iowa	925,000	965,000	-4.15%	3.05%
	12	Arkansas	891,000	943,000	-5.51%	2.98%
	13	North Dakota	885,000	924,000	-4.22%	2.92%
	14	Colorado	720,000	724,000	-0.55%	2.29%
	15	Wyoming	713,000	723,000	-1.38%	2.28%
	16	Alabama	668,000	667,000	0.15%	2.11%
	17	Virginia	633,000	692,000	-8.53%	2.18%
	18	California	615,000	655,000	-6.11%	2.07%
	19	Georgia	536,000	553,000	-3.07%	1.75%
	20	Oregon	535,000	595,000	-10.08%	1.88%
	21	Louisiana	520,000	513,000	1.36%	1.62%
	22	Mississippi	491,000	499,000	-1.60%	1.58%
	23	New Mexico	484,000	520,000	-6.92%	1.64%
	24	Idaho	451,000	460,000	-1.96%	1.45%
	25	Illinois	408,000	427,000	-4.45%	1.35%
	26	Minnesota	392,000	397,000	-1.26%	1.25%
	27	North Carolina	385,000	372,000	3.49%	1.17%
	28	Utah	350,000	365,000	-4.11%	1.15%
	29	Ohio	304,000	296,000	2.70%	0.93%
	30	Washington	271,000	272,000	-0.37%	0.86%
	31	Wisconsin	265,000	270,000	-1.85%	0.85%
	32	Nevada	238,000	238,000	0.00%	0.75%
	33	Indiana	213,000	234,000	-8.97%	0.74%
	34	West Virginia	204,000	203,000	0.49%	0.64%
	35	Arizona	200,000	195,000	2.56%	0.62%
	36	South Carolina	188,000	192,000	-2.08%	0.61%
	37	Pennsylvania	150,000	158,000	-5.06%	0.50%
	38	Michigan	92,000	106,000	-13.21%	0.33%
	39	New York	85,000	104,000	-18.27%	0.33%
	40	Hawaii	84,400	82,700	2.06%	0.26%
	41	Maryland	39,000	43,000	-9.30%	0.14%
	42	Maine	11,000	12,000	-8.33%	0.04%
	43	New Jersey	9,500	9,000	5.56%	0.03%
	44	Vermont	9,000	10,000	-10.00%	0.03%
	45	Massachusetts	7,500	8,000	-6.25%	0.03%
	46-47	New Hampshire	6,000	5,000	20.00%	0.02%
	46-47	Connecticut	6,000	5,500	9.09%	0.02%
	48	Alaska	5,500	5,900	-6.78%	0.02%
	49	Delaware	4,000	4,000	0.00%	0.01%
	50	Rhode Island	1,400	1,400	0.00%	0.00%
	~ ~ ~	Total	31,671,300	32,434,500	~ ~ ~	*
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