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Map of Beef Cow Distribution
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USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service - January 1, 2007 Inventory vs. 2006 Inventory
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Rank
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State
# Cattle...
2007
# Cattle...
2006
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% Change
2007 as a
% of Total
1
Texas
5,303,000
5,455,000
-2.79%
16.12%
2
Missouri
2,146,000
2,206,000
-2.72%
6.52%
3
Oklahoma
2,000,000
2,075,000
-3.61%
6.08%
4
Nebraska
1,940,000
1,930,000
+0.52%
5.90%
5
South Dakota
1,669,000
1,719,000
-2.91%
5.07%
6
Kansas
1,500,000
1,550,000
-3.23%
4.56%
7
Montana
1,382,000
1,431,000
-3.42%
4.20%
8
Kentucky
1,207,000
1,118,000
+7.96%
3.67%
9
Tennessee
1,153,000
1,110,000
+3.87%
3.51%
10
Iowa
1,070,000
1,053,000
+1.61%
3.25%
11
Florida
950,000
916,000
+3.71%
2.89%
12
North Dakota
939,000
937,000
+0.21%
2.85%
13
Arkansas
921,000
899,000
+2.45%
2.80%
14
Wyoming
763,000
758,000
+0.66%
2.32%
15
Colorado
725,000
675,000
+7.41%
2.20%
16
Alabama
717,000
686,000
+4.52%
2.18%
17
Virginia
710,000
727,000
-2.34%
2.16%
18
California
700,000
680,000
+2.94%
2.13%
19
Georgia
585,000
592,000
-1.18%
1.78%
20
Oregon
575,000
599,000
-4.01%
1.75%
21
Mississippi
518,000
526,000
-1.52%
1.57%
22
Louisiana
490,000
463,000
+5.83%
1.49%
23
Idaho
473,000
472,000
+0.21%
1.44%
24
New Mexico
440,000
460,000
-4.35%
1.34%
25
Illinois
427,000
446,000
-4.26%
1.30%
26
Minnesota
405,000
390,000
+3.85%
1.23%
27
North Carolina
392,000
384,000
+2.08%
1.19%
28
Utah
344,000
325,000
+5.85%
1.05%
29
Ohio
296,000
297,000
-0.34%
0.90%
30-31
Washington
265,000
283,000
-6.36%
0.81%
30-31
Wisconsin
265,000
250,000
+6.00%
0.81%
32
Indiana
234,000
217,000
+7.83%
0.71%
33
Nevada
233,000
238,000
-2.10%
0.71%
34
West Virginia
212,000
204,000
+3.92%
0.64%
35
South Carolina
203,000
208,000
-2.40%
0.62%
36
Arizona
175,000
185,000
-5.41%
0.53%
37
Pennsylvania
150,000
152,000
-1.32
0.46%
38
New York
112,000
78,000
+43.59%
0.34%
39
Michigan
111,000
103,000
+7.77%
0.34%
40
Hawaii
85,200
87,400
-2.52%
0.26%
41
Maryland
50,000
49,000
+2.04%
0.15%
42
Maine
11,000
12,000
-8.33%
0.03%
43
Vermont
10,000
10,000
0.00%
0.03%
44
New Jersey
8,500
9,500
-10.53%
0.03%
45
Connecticut
7,000
5,000
+40.00%
0.02%
46-47
Alaska
6,500
6,100
6.56%
0.02%
46-47
Massachusetts
6,500
8,000
-18.75%
0.02%
48-49
Delaware
4,000
4,000
0.00%
0.01%
48-49
New Hampshire
4,000
4,000
0.00%
0.01%
50
Rhode Island
1,500
1,500
0.00%
> 0.01%
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Total
32,894,200
32,993,500
-0.30%
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