Which state leads in hogs?
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Which states have the most hogs? Tap them most-to-least.
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I bet… North Carolina — I smell bacon!
Answer
The real order is…
Iowa has about 2.61× as many as #2 Minnesota!
📚 Background Iowa has about 24 million pigs — more than 7 pigs for every person living there! All that Iowa corn next door means cheap pig feed. (USDA NASS Quick Stats) (opens in a new tab)
I bet… North Carolina — I smell bacon!
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Hogs (head, by state, Dec 1, 2024)
Most: Iowa (24,300,000 head); least of this top group: Ohio (2,700,000 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
🏅 Iowa is the USA's #1!
🐕 States in Numbers
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| Rank | State | Value | Share of U.S. total |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Iowa | 24,300,000 head | 32.4% |
| #2 | Minnesota | 9,300,000 head | 12.4% |
| #3 | North Carolina | 8,200,000 head | 10.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | 5,500,000 head | 7.3% |
| #5 | Indiana | 4,400,000 head | 5.9% |
| #6 | Nebraska | 3,550,000 head | 4.7% |
| #7 | Missouri | 3,500,000 head | 4.7% |
| #8 | Ohio | 2,700,000 head | 3.6% |
| 🇺🇸 USA (total) | 75,075,400 head | 100% |
Only the top states are shown here — smaller producers (and states USDA doesn't publish) aren't listed.
Figures are published for 16 states; this table shows the top 8.
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (2024 (Dec 1))
Sources
Data as of: 2024 (Dec 1)
USDA NASS Quick Stats: HOGS - INVENTORY, 2024, by state (opens in a new tab) (2026-07-12) — Published estimates only. States with unpublished (suppressed) values are omitted.
↳ In Quick Stats, pick HOGS / INVENTORY, year 2024 (first of Dec), and compare states.