Texas Counties: Chicken Population in 2022

Broilers - chickens sold for meat - were Texas's third-largest agricultural product in 2022. This page shows Texas's chicken population (or inventory) 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 Chicken Population in 2022

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4	10M or more	94	1,000 to 9,999

21	1M to 10M	91	1 to 999

7	100,000 to 999,999	0	withheld

28	10,000 to 99,999	9	none

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Table of Texas Counties Ordered By Chicken Population

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Rank	Name	Agricultural District	Number of Chickens, 2022	Change From 2017
1	Gonzales	South Central	29,396,474	6,673,537
2	Shelby	East Texas North	21,119,107	1,960,177
3	Nacogdoches	East Texas North	19,039,185	2,465,475
4	San Augustine	East Texas South	11,229,844	8,576,725
5	Hopkins	East Texas North	8,628,618	1,648,519
6	Franklin	East Texas North	8,047,656	2,163,956
7	Titus	East Texas North	7,982,207	1,199,947
8	Wood	East Texas North	7,036,475	2,305,194
9	Leon	East Texas South	6,377,423	-661,868
10	Cass	East Texas North	4,887,626	2,385,448
11	Anderson	East Texas North	4,154,822	2,909,920
12	Robertson	East Texas South	3,884,888	357,221
13	Madison	East Texas South	3,519,424	2,031,689
14	Panola	East Texas North	2,715,565	-1,543,801
15	Freestone	East Texas South	2,567,203	365,963
16	Rusk	East Texas North	2,431,842	-1,972,878
17	Bowie	East Texas North	2,343,871	1,642,988
18	Camp	East Texas North	2,160,079	-272,732
19	Angelina	East Texas South	2,083,568	-897,583
20	Milam	Blacklands	2,030,496	1,046,399
21	Upshur	East Texas North	1,721,570	1,006,981
22	Morris	East Texas North	1,717,021	-67,374
23	Burleson	South Central	1,312,377	1,187,881
24	Limestone	Blacklands	1,235,853	719,273
25	Houston	East Texas North	1,062,846	-452,549
26	Cherokee	East Texas North	892,465	19,915
27	Guadalupe	South Central	831,926	-10,625
28	Travis	South Central	448,515	412,451
29	Brazoria	Upper Coast	201,959	78,202
30	McLennan	Blacklands	160,241	139,939
31	Bastrop	South Central	157,989	147,004
32	Smith	East Texas North	107,034	90,596
33	Colorado	South Central	83,662	72,125
34	Hill	Blacklands	66,787	-200
35	Hunt	Blacklands	46,182	30,165
36	Parker	Cross Timbers	24,277	-2,829
37	Johnson	Blacklands	22,775	-531
38	Galveston	Upper Coast	19,488	2,267
39	Walker	East Texas South	19,454	-43,101
40	Lavaca	South Central	19,357	-91,818
41	Wise	Cross Timbers	18,774	163
42	Kaufman	Blacklands	18,708	-1,663
43	Montague	Cross Timbers	16,737	11,350
44	Medina	South Central	16,143	-813
45	Collin	Blacklands	15,315	-418
46	Van Zandt	East Texas North	15,105	3,793
47	Henderson	East Texas North	14,561	6,519
48	Williamson	Blacklands	14,546	-1,310
49	Harris	Upper Coast	14,290	2,670
50	Ellis	Blacklands	14,249	2,593
51	Bexar	South Central	13,065	2,422
52	Burnet	Edwards Plateau	12,661	4,489
53	Dallas	Blacklands	12,524	3,836
54	Bell	Blacklands	11,831	-88
55	Hidalgo	Lower Valley	11,761	-5,277
56	Liberty	Upper Coast	11,392	928
57	Montgomery	East Texas South	11,371	-770
58	Grayson	Blacklands	11,243	-1,156
59	Coryell	Blacklands	10,841	2,989
60	Wilson	South Central	10,639	2,152
61	Tyler	East Texas South	9,500	3,855
62	Navarro	Blacklands	8,569	2,311
63	Fannin	Blacklands	8,463	-6,107
64	Lamar	Blacklands	8,459	4,427
65	Waller	East Texas South	8,334	865
66	Cooke	Blacklands	8,153	-1
67	Cameron	Lower Valley	7,980	-1,428
68	Austin	South Central	7,590	2,594
69	Randall	Northern High Plains	7,275	4,964
70	Jones	Southern Low Plains	7,223	2,927
71	Tarrant	Blacklands	6,912	-711
72	Orange	Upper Coast	6,458	-3,402
73	Jasper	East Texas South	6,420	1,203
74	Fort Bend	Upper Coast	6,346	3,568
75	Atascosa	South Texas	6,337	610
76	Wharton	Upper Coast	6,247	-2,107
77	Brown	Cross Timbers	6,106	1,576
78	Hardin	East Texas South	6,073	1,403
79	Hood	Cross Timbers	6,040	1,443
80	Comal	South Central	5,938	-20,309
81	Tom Green	Edwards Plateau	5,928	1,726
82	San Jacinto	East Texas South	5,835	-2,824
83	Eastland	Cross Timbers	5,770	1,505
84	Kendall	Edwards Plateau	5,705	-1,164
85	Lee	South Central	5,675	-305
86	Erath	Cross Timbers	5,427	-1,135
87	Lubbock	Southern High Plains	5,277	4,752
88	Jim Wells	South Texas	5,198	660
89	Polk	East Texas South	5,171	2,295
90	Bee	South Central	4,997	321
91	Gillespie	Edwards Plateau	4,926	-286
92	Palo Pinto	Cross Timbers	4,839	-1,071
93	Hays	South Central	4,782	-4,264
94	Harrison	East Texas North	4,768	-596
95	Lampasas	Edwards Plateau	4,602	-690
96	Victoria	Upper Coast	4,554	1,601
97	Callahan	Cross Timbers	4,434	-199
98	Grimes	East Texas South	4,399	-3,333
99	Goliad	South Central	4,339	1,042
100	El Paso	Trans-Pecos	4,334	1,824
101	Bandera	Edwards Plateau	4,301	702
102	Jefferson	Upper Coast	4,188	-903
103	Bosque	Blacklands	4,143	512
104	Newton	East Texas South	4,142	1,005
105	Taylor	Southern Low Plains	3,981	-229
106	Kerr	Edwards Plateau	3,826	-36,497
107	Chambers	Upper Coast	3,729	2,214
108	Gregg	East Texas North	3,666	1,900
109	DeWitt	South Central	3,611	-9,611
110	Starr	Lower Valley	3,486	-1,730
111	Comanche	Cross Timbers	3,058	-200
112	Rains	East Texas North	2,914	-844
113	Falls	Blacklands	2,845	2,388
114	Stephens	Cross Timbers	2,838	1,036
115	Wichita	Northern Low Plains	2,682	-217
116	Hamilton	Blacklands	2,573	-761
117	Rockwall	Blacklands	2,436	695
118	Jack	Cross Timbers	2,312	-11,295
119	Blanco	Edwards Plateau	2,307	-436
120	Scurry	Southern Low Plains	2,287	177
121	Matagorda	Upper Coast	2,239	359
122	Mason	Edwards Plateau	2,118	-281
123	Live Oak	South Texas	2,087	-1,552
124	Jackson	Upper Coast	2,031	843
125	San Saba	Edwards Plateau	2,028	944
126	San Patricio	Coastal Bend	1,994	-640
127	Webb	South Texas	1,939	-341
128	Willacy	Lower Valley	1,795	1,017
129	Young	Cross Timbers	1,717	-1,732
130	Maverick	South Texas	1,715	704
131	McCulloch	Edwards Plateau	1,714	-7
132	Marion	East Texas North	1,690	1,078
133	Nueces	Coastal Bend	1,645	-1,616
134	Frio	South Texas	1,581	796
135	Clay	Cross Timbers	1,578	-254
136	Mills	Cross Timbers	1,544	-32
137	Refugio	Coastal Bend	1,531	1,405
138	La Salle	South Texas	1,419	1,045
139	Fayette	South Central	1,403	-7,475
140	Potter	Northern High Plains	1,379	329
141	Midland	Southern High Plains	1,378	-432
142	Duval	South Texas	1,288	690
143	Karnes	South Central	1,238	-1,028
144	Trinity	East Texas South	1,187	-2,117
145	Coleman	Southern Low Plains	1,185	-732
146	Uvalde	Edwards Plateau	1,175	370
147	Somervell	Cross Timbers	1,147	141
148	Ector	Trans-Pecos	1,069	-700
149	Fisher	Southern Low Plains	1,057	497
150	Llano	Edwards Plateau	1,056	-852
151	Kimble	Edwards Plateau	1,049	57
152	Archer	Cross Timbers	1,044	716
153	Calhoun	Upper Coast	1,033	484
154	Reagan	Edwards Plateau	1,015	643
155	Runnels	Southern Low Plains	973	699
156	Gaines	Southern High Plains	966	794
157	Delta	Blacklands	957	-597
158	Brewster	Trans-Pecos	936	-75
159	Denton	Blacklands	930	-355
160	Aransas	Coastal Bend	899	287
161	Lamb	Southern High Plains	890	600
162	Howard	Southern High Plains	841	204
163	Val Verde	Edwards Plateau	833	-866
164	Brooks	South Texas	752	577
165	Sabine	East Texas South	746	387
166	Mitchell	Southern Low Plains	732	-105
167	Hockley	Southern High Plains	718	-485
168	Nolan	Southern Low Plains	684	-274
169	Kleberg	Coastal Bend	681	-1,171
170	Terry	Southern High Plains	678	614
171	Zavala	South Texas	664	250
172	Irion	Edwards Plateau	647	-612
173	Andrews	Southern High Plains	646	-87
174	Gray	Northern High Plains	631	-511
175	Pecos	Trans-Pecos	599	-102
176	Dickens	Northern Low Plains	595	64
177	Carson	Northern High Plains	591	-493
178	Hutchinson	Northern High Plains	588	432
179	Swisher	Northern High Plains	567	240
180	Hale	Northern High Plains	527	-1,350
181	Deaf Smith	Northern High Plains	512	261
182	Wheeler	Northern Low Plains	506	188
183	Schleicher	Edwards Plateau	486	-386
184	Wilbarger	Northern Low Plains	479	-678
185	Upton	Edwards Plateau	458	251
186	Crosby	Southern High Plains	455	455
187	Floyd	Northern High Plains	454	-481
188	Shackelford	Cross Timbers	451	106
189	Edwards	Edwards Plateau	443	-7
190	Real	Edwards Plateau	432	238
191	Coke	Edwards Plateau	405	-312
192	Dawson	Southern High Plains	396	231
193	Collingsworth	Northern Low Plains	379	214
194	Garza	Northern Low Plains	378	378
195	Stonewall	Southern Low Plains	362	153
196	Washington	South Central	354	41
197	Reeves	Trans-Pecos	338	-1,052
198	Martin	Southern High Plains	318	-264
199	Moore	Northern High Plains	298	-142
200	Dimmit	South Texas	295	-44
201	Jeff Davis	Trans-Pecos	280	204
202	Sutton	Edwards Plateau	266	-87
203	Concho	Edwards Plateau	259	-135
204	Bailey	Southern High Plains	226	-19,494
205	Lipscomb	Northern High Plains	226	30
206	Donley	Northern Low Plains	224	0
207	Haskell	Southern Low Plains	224	-919
208	Cottle	Northern Low Plains	212	176
209	Hudspeth	Trans-Pecos	208	-395
210	Hartley	Northern High Plains	195	77
211	Hemphill	Northern High Plains	187	160
212	Castro	Northern High Plains	182	63
213	Jim Hogg	South Texas	179	22
214	Kinney	Edwards Plateau	174	-490
215	Lynn	Southern High Plains	171	-84
216	Baylor	Southern Low Plains	165	165
217	Yoakum	Southern High Plains	165	165
218	Dallam	Northern High Plains	164	164
219	Menard	Edwards Plateau	147	-36
220	Glasscock	Southern High Plains	139	-111
221	Crane	Trans-Pecos	134	-8
222	Armstrong	Northern High Plains	126	-183
223	Hall	Northern Low Plains	126	93
224	Crockett	Edwards Plateau	124	-150
225	McMullen	South Texas	116	-47
226	Oldham	Northern High Plains	114	114
227	Childress	Northern Low Plains	113	50
228	Caldwell	South Central	111	-711
229	Presidio	Trans-Pecos	108	-274
230	Zapata	South Texas	107	-272
231	Knox	Southern Low Plains	100	100
232	Ochiltree	Northern High Plains	100	8
233	Motley	Northern Low Plains	82	82
234	Culberson	Trans-Pecos	79	31
235	Terrell	Trans-Pecos	67	40
236	Winkler	Trans-Pecos	66	66
237	Hardeman	Northern Low Plains	58	-48
238	Red River	East Texas North	56	-904,901
239	Kent	Northern Low Plains	55	55
240	Foard	Northern Low Plains	52	-340
241	Hansford	Northern High Plains	48	48
242	Borden	Northern Low Plains	39	-81
243	Throckmorton	Cross Timbers	35	-9
244	Cochran	Southern High Plains	34	34
245	Brazos	East Texas South	16	-42
246	Briscoe	Northern High Plains	0	0
247	Kenedy	South Texas	0	0
248	King	Northern Low Plains	0	0
249	Loving	Trans-Pecos	0	0
250	Parmer	Northern High Plains	0	0
251	Roberts	Northern High Plains	0	-30
252	Sherman	Northern High Plains	0	0
253	Sterling	Edwards Plateau	0	0
254	Ward	Trans-Pecos	0	-381
Total			162,459,212	34,662,184

The value for "Number of Chickens" is the sum of the USDA's reported data for "layers," "broilers," "pullets," and "roosters." Data for some counties is withheld by the USDA "to avoid disclosing data for individual operations."

Sources:

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