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Cattle and calves on 1 January in Alaska

Cattle and calves on 1 January in Alaska was 19,000 head in 2026, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. That is down 5% from 2025. That is the 48th highest of 50 states in 2026.

2026, head19,000
Change on 2025-5%
Rank48th of 50US states ranked
Series high20,0002025
Series low7,3001961

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Cattle and calves on 1 January in Alaska, 1961 to 2026

5,00010K15K20K19611971198119912001201120261961: 7,300 head1962: 7,900 head1963: 8,000 head1964: 8,400 head1965: 8,300 head1966: 8,400 head1967: 8,300 head1968: 8,500 head1969: 8,600 head1970: 8,700 head1971: 8,800 head1972: 8,800 head1973: 8,900 head1974: 9,200 head1975: 9,700 head1976: 8,800 head1977: 8,000 head1978: 8,300 head1979: 8,700 head1980: 8,400 head1981: 8,400 head1982: 9,200 head1983: 9,000 head1984: 9,600 head1985: 9,500 head1986: 9,200 head1987: 9,500 head1988: 9,500 head1989: 9,200 head1990: 8,200 head1991: 8,000 head1992: 8,000 head1993: 7,900 head1994: 9,100 head1995: 9,700 head1996: 10,200 head1997: 11,700 head1998: 12,000 head1999: 12,000 head2000: 11,000 head2001: 11,500 head2002: 12,500 head2003: 12,500 head2004: 13,500 head2005: 14,500 head2006: 15,500 head2007: 16,000 head2008: 15,500 head2009: 14,000 head2010: 14,500 head2011: 13,500 head2012: 12,500 head2013: 10,500 head2014: 10,000 head2015: 10,000 head2016: 11,000 head2017: 13,000 head2018: 15,000 head2019: 16,000 head2020: 17,000 head2021: 17,000 head2022: 18,000 head2023: 18,000 head2024: 19,000 head2025: 20,000 head2026: 19,000 head5,00010K15K20K19611983200520261961: 7,300 head1962: 7,900 head1963: 8,000 head1964: 8,400 head1965: 8,300 head1966: 8,400 head1967: 8,300 head1968: 8,500 head1969: 8,600 head1970: 8,700 head1971: 8,800 head1972: 8,800 head1973: 8,900 head1974: 9,200 head1975: 9,700 head1976: 8,800 head1977: 8,000 head1978: 8,300 head1979: 8,700 head1980: 8,400 head1981: 8,400 head1982: 9,200 head1983: 9,000 head1984: 9,600 head1985: 9,500 head1986: 9,200 head1987: 9,500 head1988: 9,500 head1989: 9,200 head1990: 8,200 head1991: 8,000 head1992: 8,000 head1993: 7,900 head1994: 9,100 head1995: 9,700 head1996: 10,200 head1997: 11,700 head1998: 12,000 head1999: 12,000 head2000: 11,000 head2001: 11,500 head2002: 12,500 head2003: 12,500 head2004: 13,500 head2005: 14,500 head2006: 15,500 head2007: 16,000 head2008: 15,500 head2009: 14,000 head2010: 14,500 head2011: 13,500 head2012: 12,500 head2013: 10,500 head2014: 10,000 head2015: 10,000 head2016: 11,000 head2017: 13,000 head2018: 15,000 head2019: 16,000 head2020: 17,000 head2021: 17,000 head2022: 18,000 head2023: 18,000 head2024: 19,000 head2025: 20,000 head2026: 19,000 head
head. Source: USDA NASS, Quick Stats, CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-01-30.
All 66 values
Periodhead
202619,000
202520,000
202419,000
202318,000
202218,000
202117,000
202017,000
201916,000
201815,000
201713,000
201611,000
201510,000
201410,000
201310,500
201212,500
201113,500
201014,500
200914,000
200815,500
200716,000
200615,500
200514,500
200413,500
200312,500
200212,500
200111,500
200011,000
199912,000
199812,000
199711,700
199610,200
19959,700
19949,100
19937,900
19928,000
19918,000
19908,200
19899,200
19889,500
19879,500
19869,200
19859,500
19849,600
19839,000
19829,200
19818,400
19808,400
19798,700
19788,300
19778,000
19768,800
19759,700
19749,200
19738,900
19728,800
19718,800
19708,700
19698,600
19688,500
19678,300
19668,400
19658,300
19648,400
19638,000
19627,900
19617,300

Compared with United States

Place2026
Alaska19,000
United States86,155,300

Alaska compared with nearby places

Alabama: 1,200,000 headAlaska: 19,000 headArizona: 870,000 headArkansas: 1,560,000 headCalifornia: 5,050,000 headColorado: 2,550,000 headConnecticut: 44,000 headDelaware: 10,500 headFlorida: 1,580,000 headGeorgia: 970,000 headHawaii: 135,000 headIdaho: 2,500,000 headIllinois: 980,000 headIndiana: 820,000 headIowa: 3,450,000 headKansas: 5,850,000 headKentucky: 1,820,000 headLouisiana: 680,000 headMaine: 71,000 headMaryland: 155,000 headMassachusetts: 30,000 headMichigan: 1,120,000 headMinnesota: 2,100,000 headMississippi: 800,000 headMissouri: 3,850,000 headMontana: 2,140,000 headNebraska: 6,150,000 headNevada: 420,000 headNew Hampshire: 28,000 headNew Jersey: 24,000 headNew Mexico: 1,190,000 headNew York: 1,390,000 headNorth Carolina: 690,000 headNorth Dakota: 1,730,000 headOhio: 1,230,000 headOklahoma: 4,650,000 headOregon: 1,210,000 headPennsylvania: 1,400,000 headRhode Island: 3,800 headSouth Carolina: 280,000 headSouth Dakota: 3,550,000 headTennessee: 1,560,000 headTexas: 12,100,000 headUtah: 760,000 headVermont: 220,000 headVirginia: 1,320,000 headWashington: 1,120,000 headWest Virginia: 365,000 headWisconsin: 3,250,000 headWyoming: 1,160,000 head
  • Under 100K
  • 100K to 800K
  • 800K to 1.2M
  • 1.2M to 1.6M
  • 1.6M to 3.1M
  • 3.1M and over
  • No data
Cattle and calves on 1 January, 2026, head. Alaska is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

All cattle and calves on farms and ranches on 1 January, beef and dairy, in head, as estimated by USDA NASS in its January Cattle report. The value for a year is the count on 1 January of that year.

USDA NASS survey estimates for the nation and the states; the District of Columbia is not covered, and states that NASS groups as "other states" to avoid disclosing single operations have no value for that year. NASS revises recent years when it publishes later reports, and values it withholds are left out. For country totals in head comparable across countries, see cattle_stocks (FAOSTAT).

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USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Quick Stats. Quick Stats, CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states. https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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APA 7

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Quick Stats, CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states (Cattle and calves on 1 January, Alaska, 1961 to 2026) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/

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Quick Stats, CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states, Cattle and calves on 1 January, Alaska, 1961 to 2026. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 30 Jan. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-inventory/alaska. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Quick Stats, CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states. Cattle and calves on 1 January, Alaska, 1961 to 2026. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-inventory/alaska.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Quick Stats, CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states, Cattle and calves on 1 January, Alaska, 1961 to 2026 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-inventory/alaska (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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  title = {{Quick Stats, CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states: Cattle and calves on 1 January, Alaska, 1961 to 2026}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/},
  urldate = {2026-10-18},
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What is the cattle and calves on 1 January in Alaska?

Cattle and calves on 1 January in Alaska was 19,000 head in 2026, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. That is down 5% from 2025. That is the 48th highest of 50 states in 2026.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Quick Stats, CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest cattle and calves on 1 January in Alaska?

20,000 head in 2025, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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