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Cattle and calves on 1 January in North Carolina

Cattle and calves on 1 January in North Carolina was 690,000 head in 2026, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. That is down 4.2% from 2025. That is the 35th highest of 50 states in 2026.

2026, head690,000
Change on 2025-4.2%
Rank35th of 50US states ranked
Series high1,175,0001985
Series low670,0001950

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Cattle and calves on 1 January in North Carolina, 1950 to 2026

600K800K1M1.2M195019611972198319942005201620261950: 670,000 head1951: 737,000 head1952: 796,000 head1953: 939,000 head1954: 995,000 head1955: 985,000 head1956: 955,000 head1957: 926,000 head1958: 907,000 head1959: 889,000 head1960: 907,000 head1961: 916,000 head1962: 925,000 head1963: 934,000 head1964: 962,000 head1965: 952,000 head1966: 971,000 head1967: 970,000 head1968: 970,000 head1969: 975,000 head1970: 980,000 head1971: 990,000 head1972: 1,010,000 head1973: 1,040,000 head1974: 1,100,000 head1975: 1,150,000 head1976: 1,170,000 head1977: 1,080,000 head1978: 1,050,000 head1979: 1,030,000 head1980: 1,080,000 head1981: 1,160,000 head1982: 1,160,000 head1983: 1,100,000 head1984: 1,120,000 head1985: 1,175,000 head1986: 1,100,000 head1987: 950,000 head1988: 825,000 head1989: 850,000 head1990: 870,000 head1991: 920,000 head1992: 950,000 head1993: 1,000,000 head1994: 1,030,000 head1995: 1,080,000 head1996: 1,130,000 head1997: 1,100,000 head1998: 960,000 head1999: 980,000 head2000: 940,000 head2001: 950,000 head2002: 950,000 head2003: 900,000 head2004: 880,000 head2005: 870,000 head2006: 860,000 head2007: 850,000 head2008: 830,000 head2009: 850,000 head2010: 820,000 head2011: 810,000 head2012: 810,000 head2013: 820,000 head2014: 810,000 head2015: 800,000 head2016: 800,000 head2017: 830,000 head2018: 800,000 head2019: 800,000 head2020: 810,000 head2021: 800,000 head2022: 780,000 head2023: 730,000 head2024: 750,000 head2025: 720,000 head2026: 690,000 head600K800K1M1.2M19501976200220262026: 690,000 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 77 values
Periodhead
2026690,000
2025720,000
2024750,000
2023730,000
2022780,000
2021800,000
2020810,000
2019800,000
2018800,000
2017830,000
2016800,000
2015800,000
2014810,000
2013820,000
2012810,000
2011810,000
2010820,000
2009850,000
2008830,000
2007850,000
2006860,000
2005870,000
2004880,000
2003900,000
2002950,000
2001950,000
2000940,000
1999980,000
1998960,000
19971,100,000
19961,130,000
19951,080,000
19941,030,000
19931,000,000
1992950,000
1991920,000
1990870,000
1989850,000
1988825,000
1987950,000
19861,100,000
19851,175,000
19841,120,000
19831,100,000
19821,160,000
19811,160,000
19801,080,000
19791,030,000
19781,050,000
19771,080,000
19761,170,000
19751,150,000
19741,100,000
19731,040,000
19721,010,000
1971990,000
1970980,000
1969975,000
1968970,000
1967970,000
1966971,000
1965952,000
1964962,000
1963934,000
1962925,000
1961916,000
1960907,000
1959889,000
1958907,000
1957926,000
1956955,000
1955985,000
1954995,000
1953939,000
1952796,000
1951737,000
1950670,000

Compared with United States

Place2026
North Carolina690,000
United States86,155,300

North Carolina 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. North Carolina 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, North Carolina, 1950 to 2026) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/

MLA 9

Quick Stats, CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states, Cattle and calves on 1 January, North Carolina, 1950 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/north-carolina. 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, North Carolina, 1950 to 2026. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-inventory/north-carolina.

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, North Carolina, 1950 to 2026 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-inventory/north-carolina (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, North Carolina, 1950 to 2026}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/},
  urldate = {2026-10-18},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/cattle-inventory/north-carolina. Publisher attribution: 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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What is the cattle and calves on 1 January in North Carolina?

Cattle and calves on 1 January in North Carolina was 690,000 head in 2026, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. That is down 4.2% from 2025. That is the 35th 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 North Carolina?

1,175,000 head in 1985, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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