Which state leads in goats?
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Which states have the most goats? Tap them most-to-least.
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I bet… Wisconsin? Goats love cheese country!
Answer
The real order is…
Texas has about 9.11× as many as #2 Oklahoma!
📚 Background Texas is goat country — about 9× the goats of runner-up Oklahoma. Goats happily munch the dry brush of the Texas Hill Country that cattle won’t touch. (Fun twist: dairy goats’ #1 is Wisconsin — the cheese state strikes again!) (USDA NASS Quick Stats) (opens in a new tab)
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Goats, meat & other (head, by state, Jan 1, 2025)
Most: Texas (720,000 head); least of this top group: Ohio (50,000 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!
Recap
🏅 Today's discovery
🏅 Texas is the USA's #1!
🐕 States in Numbers
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| Rank | State | Value | Share of U.S. total |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | 720,000 head | 36.5% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | 79,000 head | 4% |
| #3 | California | 74,000 head | 3.7% |
| #4 | Tennessee | 73,000 head | 3.7% |
| #5 | Missouri | 72,000 head | 3.6% |
| #6 | Kentucky | 60,000 head | 3% |
| #7 | Georgia | 59,000 head | 3% |
| #8 | Ohio | 50,000 head | 2.5% |
| 🇺🇸 USA (total) | 1,975,000 head | 100% |
Only the top states are shown here — smaller producers (and states USDA doesn't publish) aren't listed.
Figures are published for 26 states; this table shows the top 8.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (2025 (Jan 1))
Sources
Data as of: 2025 (Jan 1)
USDA NASS Quick Stats: GOATS, MEAT & OTHER - INVENTORY, 2025, by state (opens in a new tab) (2026-07-12) — Published estimates only. States with unpublished (suppressed) values are omitted.
↳ In Quick Stats, pick GOATS, MEAT & OTHER / INVENTORY, year 2025 (first of Jan), and compare states.