Texas Counties: Cattle Population in 2022

Cattle are Texas's biggest agricultural commodity. In 2022, cattle accounted for $15.5 billion of the state's total $32.2 billion in agricultural production. This page shows cattle population (or inventory), including calves, in 2022.

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 2022

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2	500,000 and above	67	10,000 to 24,999

5	250,000 to 499,999	29	5,000 to 9,999

17	100,000 to 249,999	14	2,500 to 4,999

47	50,000 to 99,999	1	1,000 to 2,499

72	25,000 to 49,999

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Table of Texas Counties Ordered By Cattle Population

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Rank	Name	Agricultural District	Number of Cattle, 2022 (including calves)	Change from 2017
1	Deaf Smith	Northern High Plains	700,069	107,982
2	Castro	Northern High Plains	582,951	116,060
3	Hartley	Northern High Plains	420,346	23,717
4	Dallam	Northern High Plains	383,651	146,039
5	Parmer	Northern High Plains	362,742	27,169
6	Hansford	Northern High Plains	285,421	32,254
7	Sherman	Northern High Plains	255,969	50,499
8	Randall	Northern High Plains	231,146	20,445
9	Swisher	Northern High Plains	196,293	-23,546
10	Moore	Northern High Plains	185,142	52,493
11	Erath	Cross Timbers	171,459	-12,010
12	Lamb	Southern High Plains	156,623	-24,422
13	Gonzales	South Central	143,254	21,139
14	Falls	Blacklands	129,740	14,091
15	Bailey	Southern High Plains	128,705	-1,556
16	Hale	Northern High Plains	121,898	-10,115
17	Comanche	Cross Timbers	117,228	-820
18	Gray	Northern High Plains	116,562	36,740
19	Hopkins	East Texas North	110,911	-13,977
20	Wilson	South Central	110,390	23,515
21	Houston	East Texas North	108,126	39,139
22	Lavaca	South Central	106,235	3,918
23	Grimes	East Texas South	104,709	47,359
24	Oldham	Northern High Plains	104,225	16,259
25	Milam	Blacklands	99,601	19,376
26	Fayette	South Central	99,412	3,333
27	Robertson	East Texas South	96,180	2,391
28	Van Zandt	East Texas North	94,140	4,718
29	Clay	Cross Timbers	92,997	15,425
30	Cooke	Blacklands	92,296	7,532
31	Lee	South Central	91,280	15,152
32	Lamar	Blacklands	88,004	-1,001
33	Leon	East Texas South	87,738	-9,664
34	McLennan	Blacklands	86,476	308
35	Red River	East Texas North	78,680	-12,573
36	Limestone	Blacklands	76,331	-1,418
37	Archer	Cross Timbers	74,444	-4,327
38	Montague	Cross Timbers	73,289	-7,844
39	Ochiltree	Northern High Plains	72,429	-13,101
40	DeWitt	South Central	67,343	-23,437
41	Navarro	Blacklands	66,651	-15,960
42	Atascosa	South Texas	65,442	-11,009
43	Hamilton	Blacklands	64,695	-1,377
44	Fannin	Blacklands	63,752	-11,297
45	Coryell	Blacklands	63,294	8,447
46	Donley	Northern Low Plains	63,103	6,456
47	Freestone	East Texas South	62,639	-6,784
48	Henderson	East Texas North	62,098	3,022
49	Burleson	South Central	61,788	5,428
50	Austin	South Central	61,617	-1,573
51	Wheeler	Northern Low Plains	60,799	1,368
52	Bowie	East Texas North	59,834	-3,137
53	Brazoria	Upper Coast	59,766	-8,749
54	Cherokee	East Texas North	59,225	4,628
55	Victoria	Upper Coast	58,674	9,528
56	Hemphill	Northern High Plains	57,869	-7,787
57	Hunt	Blacklands	57,253	-3,768
58	Colorado	South Central	57,206	-13,161
59	Washington	South Central	57,182	-10,491
60	Kaufman	Blacklands	55,746	-25,212
61	Wharton	Upper Coast	55,612	-1,863
62	Anderson	East Texas North	54,772	-10,276
63	Floyd	Northern High Plains	53,490	-3,300
64	Wise	Cross Timbers	53,333	-27,411
65	Karnes	South Central	53,100	5,804
66	Frio	South Texas	52,999	-1,220
67	Matagorda	Upper Coast	52,774	-1,122
68	Brazos	East Texas South	51,794	-11,600
69	Bell	Blacklands	51,483	14,615
70	Hill	Blacklands	51,427	-9,343
71	Starr	Lower Valley	50,623	5,066
72	Jack	Cross Timbers	48,900	10,767
73	Jackson	Upper Coast	48,120	11,748
74	Ellis	Blacklands	47,461	-3,102
75	Palo Pinto	Cross Timbers	47,357	4,171
76	Bosque	Blacklands	47,253	-4,074
77	Bastrop	South Central	46,801	-29,637
78	Briscoe	Northern High Plains	45,616	23,752
79	Webb	South Texas	45,607	-1,200
80	Jones	Southern Low Plains	45,271	22,647
81	Throckmorton	Cross Timbers	44,997	3,282
82	Williamson	Blacklands	44,765	-34,088
83	Baylor	Southern Low Plains	44,569	-10,802
84	Parker	Cross Timbers	44,486	-28,164
85	Goliad	South Central	44,083	3,711
86	Guadalupe	South Central	44,026	-4,814
87	Smith	East Texas North	43,997	123
88	Shelby	East Texas North	43,650	296
89	Upshur	East Texas North	43,452	-7,047
90	Liberty	Upper Coast	41,968	-5,629
91	Waller	East Texas South	41,576	-6,050
92	Young	Cross Timbers	41,200	3,019
93	Rusk	East Texas North	40,965	164
94	San Saba	Edwards Plateau	40,951	-14,613
95	Coleman	Southern Low Plains	40,787	-3,651
96	Lipscomb	Northern High Plains	40,724	-3,525
97	Grayson	Blacklands	40,648	-12,743
98	Johnson	Blacklands	39,647	-23,242
99	Madison	East Texas South	39,479	-6,173
100	Kenedy	South Texas	39,360	2,831
101	Potter	Northern High Plains	38,219	11,009
102	Zavala	South Texas	38,198	-12,147
103	Armstrong	Northern High Plains	38,091	5,580
104	Lubbock	Southern High Plains	38,032	-2,089
105	Wood	East Texas North	38,019	-6,509
106	Franklin	East Texas North	37,932	2,678
107	Uvalde	Edwards Plateau	37,831	-5,113
108	Eastland	Cross Timbers	37,464	-6,412
109	Medina	South Central	37,161	-20,071
110	Nacogdoches	East Texas North	37,058	2,886
111	Runnels	Southern Low Plains	36,974	-2,778
112	Caldwell	South Central	35,822	-4,117
113	Llano	Edwards Plateau	35,347	-579
114	Brown	Cross Timbers	34,968	-12,215
115	Collin	Blacklands	34,815	-6,612
116	Jefferson	Upper Coast	34,491	-2,698
117	Walker	East Texas South	34,419	-3,852
118	Mason	Edwards Plateau	34,001	-4,328
119	Presidio	Trans-Pecos	33,956	6,410
120	Callahan	Cross Timbers	33,909	-15,773
121	Duval	South Texas	33,716	2,875
122	Fort Bend	Upper Coast	33,343	1,738
123	Hidalgo	Lower Valley	33,018	2,731
124	Gillespie	Edwards Plateau	31,872	-14,698
125	Bexar	South Central	31,702	-9,295
126	Jeff Davis	Trans-Pecos	31,511	3,301
127	Wichita	Northern Low Plains	31,475	-8,336
128	Wilbarger	Northern Low Plains	31,054	-12,180
129	Bee	South Central	30,262	-553
130	Tom Green	Edwards Plateau	30,095	-9,878
131	Live Oak	South Texas	28,697	-6,432
132	Denton	Blacklands	28,204	-10,639
133	Jim Wells	South Texas	28,174	-8,195
134	Panola	East Texas North	27,630	-3,415
135	Titus	East Texas North	27,565	-1,008
136	Lampasas	Edwards Plateau	27,057	-532
137	Chambers	Upper Coast	26,562	2,862
138	Mills	Cross Timbers	26,402	-7,665
139	Hardeman	Northern Low Plains	26,392	8,796
140	Culberson	Trans-Pecos	26,107	11,245
141	Pecos	Trans-Pecos	25,933	-3,750
142	Hutchinson	Northern High Plains	25,693	1,647
143	Kleberg	Coastal Bend	25,092	-2,483
144	Mitchell	Southern Low Plains	24,981	8,648
145	Burnet	Edwards Plateau	24,265	-2,638
146	Refugio	Coastal Bend	24,249	-2,649
147	Crockett	Edwards Plateau	23,971	6,455
148	Brewster	Trans-Pecos	23,891	-3,525
149	Shackelford	Cross Timbers	23,795	-5,969
150	Cottle	Northern Low Plains	23,792	2,736
151	Travis	South Central	23,331	4,180
152	Nolan	Southern Low Plains	22,865	8,930
153	Dickens	Northern Low Plains	22,739	-2,139
154	Camp	East Texas North	22,087	1,469
155	Harrison	East Texas North	21,767	-6,072
156	Knox	Southern Low Plains	21,063	-5,947
157	Jim Hogg	South Texas	20,377	-2,678
158	Cass	East Texas North	20,089	-4,382
159	Haskell	Southern Low Plains	19,706	-6,978
160	Roberts	Northern High Plains	19,573	-937
161	Brooks	South Texas	19,494	-6,099
162	Stonewall	Southern Low Plains	19,415	-4,949
163	Foard	Northern Low Plains	19,264	-1,667
164	Collingsworth	Northern Low Plains	19,168	-644
165	Fisher	Southern Low Plains	18,749	-1,232
166	Harris	Upper Coast	18,651	-5,243
167	Maverick	South Texas	18,555	-8,283
168	Stephens	Cross Timbers	18,280	-4,916
169	King	Northern Low Plains	18,191	-7,008
170	Schleicher	Edwards Plateau	18,108	-182
171	Rains	East Texas North	18,084	-6,801
172	McCulloch	Edwards Plateau	18,035	-12,762
173	Concho	Edwards Plateau	17,922	-10,383
174	Montgomery	East Texas South	17,479	-735
175	Hudspeth	Trans-Pecos	16,235	3,993
176	Menard	Edwards Plateau	16,057	218
177	Hood	Cross Timbers	15,773	-6,662
178	Blanco	Edwards Plateau	15,356	-3,860
179	Motley	Northern Low Plains	14,678	-7,771
180	Dallas	Blacklands	14,533	5,862
181	Delta	Blacklands	14,106	-4,985
182	Trinity	East Texas South	14,074	-5,390
183	Willacy	Lower Valley	13,909	3,239
184	Scurry	Southern Low Plains	13,554	-9,061
185	Carson	Northern High Plains	13,539	-6,405
186	Taylor	Southern Low Plains	13,457	-27,706
187	Terry	Southern High Plains	13,296	-4,679
188	Borden	Northern Low Plains	13,175	-124
189	McMullen	South Texas	13,132	-2,545
190	Hall	Northern Low Plains	13,131	-17,019
191	Kendall	Edwards Plateau	13,015	-3,586
192	Calhoun	Upper Coast	12,737	-2,467
193	Edwards	Edwards Plateau	12,599	-2,109
194	San Jacinto	East Texas South	12,561	-1,578
195	Reeves	Trans-Pecos	12,515	1,245
196	San Patricio	Coastal Bend	12,462	-3,083
197	Zapata	South Texas	12,345	-4,843
198	Childress	Northern Low Plains	12,243	-2,100
199	Sutton	Edwards Plateau	12,242	-1,083
200	Kent	Northern Low Plains	11,954	-5,141
201	La Salle	South Texas	11,909	78
202	Tarrant	Blacklands	11,881	-1,305
203	Angelina	East Texas South	11,778	-7,496
204	Val Verde	Edwards Plateau	11,537	2,372
205	Sterling	Edwards Plateau	11,451	-1,384
206	Andrews	Southern High Plains	11,360	-45
207	Jasper	East Texas South	10,724	-3,544
208	Yoakum	Southern High Plains	10,656	1,544
209	Reagan	Edwards Plateau	10,227	-11,934
210	Irion	Edwards Plateau	10,143	-3,462
211	Cameron	Lower Valley	9,645	-3,756
212	Coke	Edwards Plateau	9,461	-5,035
213	Dimmit	South Texas	9,447	-11,450
214	Crosby	Southern High Plains	9,286	-790
215	Morris	East Texas North	8,984	-6,908
216	Polk	East Texas South	8,850	-4,285
217	Tyler	East Texas South	8,766	-5,286
218	Lynn	Southern High Plains	8,592	254
219	Kimble	Edwards Plateau	8,368	-6,528
220	Garza	Northern Low Plains	8,286	-3,370
221	Howard	Southern High Plains	7,984	-2,506
222	Kerr	Edwards Plateau	7,949	-4,100
223	Kinney	Edwards Plateau	7,753	-3,458
224	Gaines	Southern High Plains	7,672	-4,065
225	Hays	South Central	7,610	-8,232
226	Orange	Upper Coast	7,563	-2,276
227	Hockley	Southern High Plains	7,559	-1,629
228	Midland	Southern High Plains	7,025	505
229	Comal	South Central	7,011	-9,263
230	Nueces	Coastal Bend	6,983	-3,431
231	San Augustine	East Texas South	6,827	-3,026
232	Somervell	Cross Timbers	6,787	-560
233	Glasscock	Southern High Plains	5,716	-355
234	Galveston	Upper Coast	5,660	-4,714
235	Hardin	East Texas South	5,648	-2,357
236	Winkler	Trans-Pecos	5,565	-544
237	Bandera	Edwards Plateau	5,300	-3,780
238	El Paso	Trans-Pecos	5,163	-504
239	Terrell	Trans-Pecos	5,068	46
240	Ward	Trans-Pecos	4,703	524
241	Sabine	East Texas South	4,631	-6,894
242	Marion	East Texas North	4,299	-483
243	Ector	Trans-Pecos	4,176	-4,201
244	Upton	Edwards Plateau	3,960	-700
245	Newton	East Texas South	3,850	-362
246	Crane	Trans-Pecos	3,756	568
247	Real	Edwards Plateau	3,680	1,309
248	Rockwall	Blacklands	3,519	-689
249	Dawson	Southern High Plains	3,358	-2,226
250	Gregg	East Texas North	3,240	-5,184
251	Martin	Southern High Plains	3,238	-536
252	Loving	Trans-Pecos	2,786	241
253	Cochran	Southern High Plains	2,743	-7,184
254	Aransas	Coastal Bend	2,099	-667
Total			12,543,300	-30,576

Sources:

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