This statistic shows the ten U.S. states with the highest inventory of cattle and calves in 2019. In 2019, Nebraska came in second place, where the number stood at around 6.8 million cattle and calves that year.
Top 10 U.S. states based on total number of cattle and calves in 2019
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
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2019
Texas
13,300
11,900
11,600
11,100
11,800
11,800
12,300
12,500
13,000
Nebraska
6,200
6,450
6,400
6,250
6,300
6,450
6,450
5,800
6,800
Kansas
6,300
6,100
5,850
5,800
6,000
6,250
6,400
6,300
6,400
Oklahoma
5,100
4,500
4,200
4,300
4,600
4,800
5,000
5,100
5,300
California
5,150
5,350
5,300
5,250
5,150
5,150
5,150
5,200
5,150
Missouri
3,950
3,900
3,700
3,850
4,000
4,100
4,350
4,350
4,250
South Dakota
3,700
3,650
3,850
3,700
3,700
3,900
3,850
4,000
4,050
Iowa
3,900
3,900
3,900
3,800
3,900
3,950
3,900
4,000
3,950
Wisconsin
3,450
3,400
3,500
3,400
3,500
3,500
3,550
3,500
3,450
Colorado
2,650
2,750
2,650
2,550
2,600
2,700
2,850
2,850
2,850
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