Which state has the most alpacas?
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Which states have the most alpacas? Tap them most-to-least.
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The real order is…
Oregon has about 1.43× as many as #2 Colorado!
📚 Background Llamas belong to Texas, but their fluffy little cousins picked the misty Northwest: Oregon leads America in alpacas, raised for their famously soft fleece. (USDA NASS Quick Stats) (opens in a new tab)
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Alpacas on farms (Census of Agriculture, 2022)
Most: Oregon (10,650 alpacas); least shown here: California (4,130 alpacas).
Note: measured in alpacas (counted every 5 years). Only the top states are shown; ranks can shift between counts. Top 8 states shown (the data covers all 50).
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🏅 Oregon is the USA's #1!
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| Rank | State | Value | Share of U.S. total |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Oregon | 10,650 alpacas | 10.7% |
| #2 | Colorado | 7,441 alpacas | 7.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | 5,839 alpacas | 5.9% |
| #4 | New York | 5,138 alpacas | 5.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | 5,067 alpacas | 5.1% |
| #6 | Washington | 5,022 alpacas | 5% |
| #7 | Texas | 4,230 alpacas | 4.2% |
| #8 | California | 4,130 alpacas | 4.1% |
| 🇺🇸 USA (total) | 99,538 alpacas | 100% |
Top 8 states shown (the data covers all 50).
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (2022 (Census of Agriculture))
Sources
Data as of: 2022 (Census of Agriculture)
USDA NASS Quick Stats: ALPACAS - INVENTORY, 2022, by state (opens in a new tab) (2026-07-12) — Published estimates only. States with unpublished (suppressed) values are omitted.
↳ In Quick Stats, pick ALPACAS / INVENTORY, Census year 2022, and compare states.