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Which state leads in cattle? 🐂

1Guess
Which states have the most cattle? Tap them most-to-least.

Tapping assigns 1→4 in order

I bet… Montana — Big Sky, big herds!
2Answer
The real order is…
    Texas has about 2× as many as #2 Nebraska!
    📚 Background Texas, of course — everything's bigger there, including the herds. Vast ranches have made Texas the cattle king for generations. (USDA NASS Quick Stats)
    🔍 Explore more: 🐐『Why Texas is goat country』→
    I bet… Montana — Big Sky, big herds!
    3Compare
    Cattle (head, by state, 2025 (Jan 1))
    🇺🇸 United States (national)86,472,200 head
    Texas #1 12,100,000 head
    Most: Texas (12,100,000 head); least of this top group: South Dakota (3,500,000 head).

    Note: measured in head. Only the top states are shown; ranks can shift between years. Only the top states are shown here — smaller producers (and states USDA doesn't publish) aren't listed.

    Where things grow has a reason!
    4Recap
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    : 2025 (Jan 1)
    USDA NASS Quick Stats: CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY, 2025, by state (2026-07-12) — Published estimates only. States with unpublished (suppressed) values are omitted.
    ↳ In Quick Stats, pick CATTLE, INCL CALVES / INVENTORY in HEAD, year 2025, and compare states.