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Sheep population · United States · January 1, 1961
The number of sheep and lambs on January 1.
Sheep population by state in United States, January 1, 1961. Measured in sheep and lambs. Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
Highest reported values: Texas: 6,140,000 sheep and lambs; Wyoming: 2,254,000 sheep and lambs; Colorado: 1,990,000 sheep and lambs.
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- Topic
- Sheep population
- Year
- January 1, 1961
- Measured in
- Sheep and lambs
- Data retrieved
- 2026-10-18
- Location
- North America
- Regions included
- 50
| State | Value | Publication status |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 31,000 | Reported value |
| Alaska | 15,000 | Reported value |
| Arizona | 496,000 | Reported value |
| Arkansas | 44,000 | Reported value |
| California | 1,933,000 | Reported value |
| Colorado | 1,990,000 | Reported value |
| Connecticut | 7,200 | Reported value |
| Delaware | 4,200 | Reported value |
| Florida | 8,000 | Reported value |
| Georgia | 21,000 | Reported value |
| Hawaii | — | Not reported |
| Idaho | 1,096,000 | Reported value |
| Illinois | 717,000 | Reported value |
| Indiana | 507,000 | Reported value |
| Iowa | 1,685,000 | Reported value |
| Kansas | 814,000 | Reported value |
| Kentucky | 475,000 | Reported value |
| Louisiana | 97,000 | Reported value |
| Maine | 36,000 | Reported value |
| Maryland | 35,000 | Reported value |
| Massachusetts | 12,000 | Reported value |
| Michigan | 382,000 | Reported value |
| Minnesota | 1,068,000 | Reported value |
| Mississippi | 62,000 | Reported value |
| Missouri | 749,000 | Reported value |
| Montana | 1,768,000 | Reported value |
| Nebraska | 811,000 | Reported value |
| Nevada | 303,000 | Reported value |
| New Hampshire | 7,700 | Reported value |
| New Jersey | 16,000 | Reported value |
| New Mexico | 1,192,000 | Reported value |
| New York | 154,000 | Reported value |
| North Carolina | 54,000 | Reported value |
| North Dakota | 726,000 | Reported value |
| Ohio | 1,052,000 | Reported value |
| Oklahoma | 301,000 | Reported value |
| Oregon | 906,000 | Reported value |
| Pennsylvania | 235,000 | Reported value |
| Rhode Island | 2,300 | Reported value |
| South Carolina | 10,000 | Reported value |
| South Dakota | 1,834,000 | Reported value |
| Tennessee | 208,000 | Reported value |
| Texas | 6,140,000 | Reported value |
| Utah | 1,277,000 | Reported value |
| Vermont | 11,000 | Reported value |
| Virginia | 316,000 | Reported value |
| Washington | 321,000 | Reported value |
| West Virginia | 275,000 | Reported value |
| Wisconsin | 267,000 | Reported value |
| Wyoming | 2,254,000 | Reported value |
Missing or withheld values are not treated as zero. Rankings use reported numeric values only.
Not reported: no observation is present in the source snapshot. It is not zero.
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Regions included (50)
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
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