Farming & Animals
Livestock by county, from the Census of Agriculture. Farmed animals: no county-level count of wild populations exists.
| Statistic | Typical area | Level | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bee Colonies | 173 | County | Bee colonies kept on farms. A colony is a hive with a queen in it, so this counts… |
| Beef Cows | 5,491 | County | Cows kept for beef, the breeding herd rather than animals being fattened. |
| Beef Cows per Person | 0.2 | County | Beef Cows divided by the number of people living in the county. Above one means the… |
| Broiler Chickens | 650 | County | Chickens raised for meat, counted on one day. Broilers live about seven weeks, so a… |
| Broiler Chickens per Person | 0.0 | County | Broiler Chickens divided by the number of people living in the county. Above one means… |
| Cattle | 14,986 | County | Cattle and calves on farms, counted on one day in 2022. |
| Cattle on Feed | 1,090 | County | Cattle being fattened on grain for slaughter, as distinct from the breeding herd out on… |
| Cattle per Person | 0.5 | County | Cattle divided by the number of people living in the county. Above one means the… |
| Dairy Cows | 369 | County | Cows kept for milk. |
| Dairy Cows per Person | 0.0 | County | Dairy Cows divided by the number of people living in the county. Above one means the… |
| Dairy Goats | 117 | County | Goats kept for milk. |
| Ducks | 104 | County | Ducks on farms. |
| Geese | 33 | County | Geese on farms. |
| Goats | 443 | County | Goats on farms. |
| Guinea Fowl | 61 | County | Guinea fowl on farms, kept as much for eating ticks and shouting at strangers as for… |
| Honey Production | 5,456 | County | Pounds of honey produced on farms. |
| Horses and Ponies | 478 | County | Horses and ponies on farms, which includes animals kept for riding rather than for… |
| Laying Hens | 1,551 | County | Hens kept for eggs. |
| Laying Hens per Person | 0.1 | County | Laying Hens divided by the number of people living in the county. Above one means the… |
| Mules, Burros and Donkeys | 54 | County | Mules, burros and donkeys on farms. Many are kept to guard sheep and goats rather than… |
| Peafowl | 28 | County | Peacocks and peahens on farms, almost all of them ornamental. |
| Pigs | 239 | County | Pigs on farms, counted on one day in 2022. Concentrated in a small number of counties… |
| Pigs per Person | 0.0 | County | Pigs divided by the number of people living in the county. Above one means the animals… |
| Rabbits | 66 | County | Live rabbits on farms. |
| Sheep | 611 | County | Sheep and lambs on farms. |
| Sheep per Person | 0.0 | County | Sheep divided by the number of people living in the county. Above one means the animals… |
| Turkeys | 65 | County | Turkeys on farms. |
| Wool Production | 2,780 | County | Pounds of wool shorn. |