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CATTLE INVENTORY BY CLASS - STATE AND UNITED STATES JAN . 1 , 2022 AND 2023
Beef Cows That Have Calved Milk Cows That Have Calved
State 2022 ( 1,000 Head )
2023 ( 1,000 Head )
Perecent of Previous Year
2022 ( 1,000 Head )
2023 ( 1,000 Head )
Perecent of Previous Year
Alabama
672
678
101
3
2
67
Alaska
7.8
7.8
100
0.2
0.2
100
Arizona
171
175
102
194
195
101
Arkansas
905
866
96
5
4
80
California
680
665
98
1,720
1,725
100
Colorado
638
642
101
202
203
100
Connecticut
4.5
4.5
100
18.5
18.5
100
Delaware
1.7
1.2
71
2.8
2.6
93
Florida
895
888
99
105
92
88
Georgia
487
478
98
83
92
111
Hawaii
79.2
82.4
104
0.8
0.6
75
Idaho
498
449
90
652
661
101
Illinois
339
341
101
81
79
98
Indiana
184
173
94
186
187
101
Iowa
905
860
95
225
240
107
Kansas
1,421
1,315
93
169
175
104
Kentucky
966
895
93
44
45
102
Louisiana
451
437
97
9
8
89
Maine
10
11
110
26
25
96
Maryland
42
40
95
41
40
98
Massachusetts
8
7.5
94
9.5
9
95
Michigan
96
98
102
434
432
100
Minnesota
360
360
100
460
455
99
Mississippi
478
449
94
7
6
86
Missouri
1,941
1,945
100
69
65
94
Montana
1,299
1,270
98
11
10
91
Nebraska
1,802
1,703
95
58
57
98
Nevada
244
232
95
31
33
106
New Hampshire
4
4.5
113
10.5
10
95
New Jersey
7.8
8.9
114
4.2
4.1
98
New Mexico
453
446
98
292
279
96
New York
100
100
100
620
630
102
North Carolina
361
341
94
39
39
100
North Dakota
935
876
94
15
14
93
Ohio
312
290
93
248
250
101
Oklahoma
2,121
1,981
93
39
39
100
Oregon
505
507
100
125
123
98
Pennsylvania
190
195
103
470
465
99
Rhode Island
1.1
1.1
100
0.5
0.5
100
South Carolina
158
159
101
9
9
100
South Dakota
1,600
1,533
96
170
187
110
Tennessee
893
844
95
27
26
96
Texas
4,425
4,300
97
625
650
104
Utah
330
318
96
95
92
97
Vermont
15
14
93
120
118
98
Virginia
599
563
94
71
67
94
Washington
224
221
99
261
254
97
West Virginia
188
191
102
5
5
100
Wisconsin
295
280
95
1,275
1,270
100
Wyoming
681
671
99
9
9
100
United States
29,983.1
28,917.9
96
9,377.0
9,402.5
100
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