Texas Counties: Cattle Population in 2012

Cattle population (or inventory), including calves, in 2012.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture groups counties in each state into agricultural districts according to factors such as soil type, elevation, temperature, and need for irrigation. Texas has 15 USDA agricultural districts.

Map of Texas Counties By Cattle Population in 2012

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Texas agricultural districts overlay Texas counties by cattle population

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4
250,000 to 499,99982
10,000 to 24,999
12
100,000 to 249,99920
5,000 to 9,999
54
50,000 to 99,99912
2,500 to 4,999
67
25,000 to 49,9993
1,000 to 2,499
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Table of Texas Counties Ordered By Cattle Population

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RankNameAgricultural
District
Number of Cattle, 2012
(including calves)
1Deaf SmithNorthern High Plains477,199
2CastroNorthern High Plains435,989
3ParmerNorthern High Plains413,269
4HartleyNorthern High Plains313,119
5HansfordNorthern High Plains246,871
6DallamNorthern High Plains205,554
7LambSouthern High Plains185,147
8SwisherNorthern High Plains183,867
9RandallNorthern High Plains170,342
10ShermanNorthern High Plains160,934
11MooreNorthern High Plains152,532
12HaleNorthern High Plains147,622
13ErathCross Timbers120,843
14GonzalesSouth Central114,100
15HopkinsEast Texas North110,278
16GrayNorthern High Plains103,014
17BaileySouthern High Plains98,976
18LavacaSouth Central89,888
19OchiltreeNorthern High Plains88,529
20ComancheCross Timbers86,865
21FallsBlacklands86,515
22DeWittSouth Central83,556
23BrazoriaUpper Coast78,907
24LeonEast Texas South78,102
25LamarBlacklands77,045
26WilsonSouth Central76,972
27FayetteSouth Central75,925
28ClayCross Timbers74,696
29LimestoneBlacklands73,462
30FloydNorthern High Plains73,074
31AtascosaSouth Texas73,016
32RobertsonEast Texas South72,408
33FanninBlacklands71,809
34NavarroBlacklands71,242
35McLennanBlacklands70,925
36HoustonEast Texas North70,714
37WilliamsonBlacklands69,587
38Van ZandtEast Texas North68,357
39JohnsonBlacklands65,951
40HemphillNorthern High Plains64,949
41ArcherCross Timbers64,785
42MilamBlacklands64,720
43WheelerNorthern Low Plains64,716
44CookeBlacklands63,661
45Red RiverEast Texas North62,785
46ParkerCross Timbers62,578
47FreestoneEast Texas South61,656
48WashingtonSouth Central61,192
49StarrLower Valley61,096
50AustinSouth Central60,555
51ColoradoSouth Central60,408
52CoryellBlacklands60,249
53KaufmanBlacklands59,715
54WiseCross Timbers58,369
55MontagueCross Timbers57,649
56WhartonUpper Coast57,168
57GrimesEast Texas South57,061
58LeeSouth Central57,048
59BowieEast Texas North57,018
60OldhamNorthern High Plains55,328
61HendersonEast Texas North53,402
62MatagordaUpper Coast53,283
63BurlesonSouth Central53,269
64HuntBlacklands53,035
65BastropSouth Central52,612
66WebbSouth Texas51,996
67HillBlacklands51,945
68AndersonEast Texas North51,523
69WallerEast Texas South50,767
70FrioSouth Texas50,587
71LibertyUpper Coast49,217
72VictoriaUpper Coast48,765
73BrazosEast Texas South47,492
74DonleyNorthern Low Plains47,471
75CherokeeEast Texas North47,174
76HamiltonBlacklands46,286
77WoodEast Texas North46,020
78GraysonBlacklands45,912
79MedinaSouth Central44,069
80EllisBlacklands43,888
81MadisonEast Texas South43,502
82UvaldeEdwards Plateau43,084
83KarnesSouth Central43,003
84SmithEast Texas North42,885
85Palo PintoCross Timbers42,276
86EastlandCross Timbers41,452
87JacksonUpper Coast41,429
88DentonBlacklands41,369
89GuadalupeSouth Central41,264
90JeffersonUpper Coast41,254
91NacogdochesEast Texas North40,852
92BrownCross Timbers40,541
93GoliadSouth Central40,230
94Jim WellsSouth Texas39,886
95BaylorSouthern Low Plains39,646
96UpshurEast Texas North39,271
97San SabaEdwards Plateau39,106
98ZavalaSouth Texas38,767
99BosqueBlacklands38,635
100WalkerEast Texas South38,233
101ShelbyEast Texas North38,099
102CallahanCross Timbers37,809
103JackCross Timbers36,949
104RuskEast Texas North36,731
105HidalgoLower Valley36,433
106GillespieEdwards Plateau35,895
107CaldwellSouth Central35,524
108LipscombNorthern High Plains35,472
109CollinBlacklands35,463
110HarrisUpper Coast35,189
111BellBlacklands34,922
112KenedySouth Texas34,911
113KnoxSouthern Low Plains34,799
114Live OakSouth Texas34,736
115MasonEdwards Plateau34,357
116PanolaEast Texas North33,563
117ColemanSouthern Low Plains33,168
118LlanoEdwards Plateau32,742
119Fort BendUpper Coast32,731
120KlebergCoastal Bend32,724
121MillsCross Timbers32,663
122TaylorSouthern Low Plains32,336
123BexarSouth Central31,309
124DuvalSouth Texas31,294
125HarrisonEast Texas North30,584
126BeeSouth Central30,130
127YoungCross Timbers29,880
128PecosTrans-Pecos29,389
129LubbockSouthern High Plains28,478
130BrooksSouth Texas28,431
131RunnelsSouthern Low Plains28,413
132FranklinEast Texas North28,217
133ShackelfordCross Timbers27,625
134WichitaNorthern Low Plains26,634
135ChambersUpper Coast26,316
136JonesSouthern Low Plains25,852
137ThrockmortonCross Timbers25,179
138ReevesTrans-Pecos24,806
139Jim HoggSouth Texas24,733
140Tom GreenEdwards Plateau24,615
141PotterNorthern High Plains24,482
142TitusEast Texas North24,219
143WilbargerNorthern Low Plains23,802
144McCullochEdwards Plateau23,768
145ZapataSouth Texas23,403
146CochranSouthern High Plains22,733
147BurnetEdwards Plateau22,100
148MaverickSouth Texas22,061
149LampasasEdwards Plateau21,636
150HoodCross Timbers21,035
151CollingsworthNorthern Low Plains21,023
152HockleySouthern High Plains20,830
153RefugioCoastal Bend20,637
154CampEast Texas North20,424
155MorrisEast Texas North19,898
156StephensCross Timbers19,866
157FisherSouthern Low Plains19,725
158ScurrySouthern Low Plains19,703
159RainsEast Texas North19,234
160HutchinsonNorthern High Plains19,147
161RobertsNorthern High Plains19,025
162MontgomeryEast Texas South18,974
163La SalleSouth Texas18,821
164DeltaBlacklands18,789
165DickensNorthern Low Plains18,690
166HardemanNorthern Low Plains18,458
167TravisSouth Central18,449
168CarsonNorthern High Plains18,239
169MitchellSouthern Low Plains18,227
170TerrySouthern High Plains18,049
171CassEast Texas North18,031
172HudspethTrans-Pecos17,311
173StonewallSouthern Low Plains17,152
174DimmitSouth Texas16,596
175MotleyNorthern Low Plains16,493
176Jeff DavisTrans-Pecos16,435
177San JacintoEast Texas South16,396
178AngelinaEast Texas South16,124
179HaskellSouthern Low Plains16,119
180TrinityEast Texas South16,053
181CottleNorthern Low Plains15,900
182CulbersonTrans-Pecos15,896
183BrewsterTrans-Pecos15,764
184TarrantBlacklands15,451
185CrockettEdwards Plateau15,370
186HaysSouth Central14,853
187PolkEast Texas South14,839
188SuttonEdwards Plateau14,790
189ArmstrongNorthern High Plains14,772
190CalhounUpper Coast14,729
191McMullenSouth Texas14,551
192ConchoEdwards Plateau14,525
193CameronLower Valley14,424
194MenardEdwards Plateau14,351
195HallNorthern Low Plains14,311
196San PatricioCoastal Bend13,883
197DallasBlacklands13,882
198KendallEdwards Plateau13,812
199BlancoEdwards Plateau13,700
200PresidioTrans-Pecos13,525
201FoardNorthern Low Plains13,361
202NolanSouthern Low Plains13,257
203BriscoeNorthern High Plains13,175
204JasperEast Texas South12,706
205NuecesCoastal Bend12,306
206SchleicherEdwards Plateau11,898
207KentNorthern Low Plains11,865
208ChildressNorthern Low Plains11,728
209EdwardsEdwards Plateau11,693
210ComalSouth Central11,312
211HowardSouthern High Plains11,213
212SterlingEdwards Plateau11,061
213KerrEdwards Plateau10,991
214TylerEast Texas South10,982
215WillacyLower Valley10,668
216San AugustineEast Texas South10,555
217KimbleEdwards Plateau10,297
218CokeEdwards Plateau10,179
219AndrewsSouthern High Plains10,177
220GalvestonUpper Coast9,772
221KinneyEdwards Plateau9,566
222IrionEdwards Plateau8,607
223HardinEast Texas South8,484
224MidlandSouthern High Plains8,450
225BanderaEdwards Plateau8,409
226CrosbySouthern High Plains8,361
227OrangeUpper Coast8,268
228KingNorthern Low Plains7,952
229Val VerdeEdwards Plateau7,471
230ReaganEdwards Plateau7,404
231GainesSouthern High Plains7,129
232BordenNorthern Low Plains6,820
233UptonEdwards Plateau6,690
234GarzaNorthern Low Plains6,507
235SomervellCross Timbers6,440
236RockwallBlacklands6,084
237GlasscockSouthern High Plains5,894
238GreggEast Texas North5,640
239SabineEast Texas South5,354
240NewtonEast Texas South4,783
241WinklerTrans-Pecos4,697
242YoakumSouthern High Plains4,459
243TerrellTrans-Pecos4,357
244MartinSouthern High Plains4,168
245El PasoTrans-Pecos3,592
246EctorTrans-Pecos3,482
247CraneTrans-Pecos3,423
248LynnSouthern High Plains3,418
249WardTrans-Pecos2,926
250AransasCoastal Bend2,693
251MarionEast Texas North2,669
252RealEdwards Plateau2,425
253DawsonSouthern High Plains2,287
254LovingTrans-Pecos1,751
Total11,159,747

Sources:
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service Quick Stats Tools