# US states by cattle and calves on 1 January, 2026

All 50 values come from U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service for 2026, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `cattle_inventory`
- Unit: head
- 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.
- Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Quick Stats, CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY, first of January, survey, nation and states (https://www.nass.usda.gov/datasets/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/usda-nass
- Retrieved: 2026-10-18
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/cattle-inventory/us-states

| Rank | Place | head |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Texas | 12,100,000 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 6,150,000 |
| 3 | Kansas | 5,850,000 |
| 4 | California | 5,050,000 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 4,650,000 |
| 6 | Missouri | 3,850,000 |
| 7 | South Dakota | 3,550,000 |
| 8 | Iowa | 3,450,000 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 3,250,000 |
| 10 | Colorado | 2,550,000 |
| 11 | Idaho | 2,500,000 |
| 12 | Montana | 2,140,000 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 2,100,000 |
| 14 | Kentucky | 1,820,000 |
| 15 | North Dakota | 1,730,000 |
| 16 | Florida | 1,580,000 |
| 17 | Arkansas | 1,560,000 |
| 17 | Tennessee | 1,560,000 |
| 19 | Pennsylvania | 1,400,000 |
| 20 | New York | 1,390,000 |
| 21 | Virginia | 1,320,000 |
| 22 | Ohio | 1,230,000 |
| 23 | Oregon | 1,210,000 |
| 24 | Alabama | 1,200,000 |
| 25 | New Mexico | 1,190,000 |
| 26 | Wyoming | 1,160,000 |
| 27 | Michigan | 1,120,000 |
| 27 | Washington | 1,120,000 |
| 29 | Illinois | 980,000 |
| 30 | Georgia | 970,000 |
| 31 | Arizona | 870,000 |
| 32 | Indiana | 820,000 |
| 33 | Mississippi | 800,000 |
| 34 | Utah | 760,000 |
| 35 | North Carolina | 690,000 |
| 36 | Louisiana | 680,000 |
| 37 | Nevada | 420,000 |
| 38 | West Virginia | 365,000 |
| 39 | South Carolina | 280,000 |
| 40 | Vermont | 220,000 |
| 41 | Maryland | 155,000 |
| 42 | Hawaii | 135,000 |
| 43 | Maine | 71,000 |
| 44 | Connecticut | 44,000 |
| 45 | Massachusetts | 30,000 |
| 46 | New Hampshire | 28,000 |
| 47 | New Jersey | 24,000 |
| 48 | Alaska | 19,000 |
| 49 | Delaware | 10,500 |
| 50 | Rhode Island | 3,800 |