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Sheep population · United States · January 1, 1970
The number of sheep and lambs on January 1.
Sheep population by state in United States, January 1, 1970. Measured in sheep and lambs. Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
Highest reported values: Texas: 3,708,000 sheep and lambs; Wyoming: 1,883,000 sheep and lambs; California: 1,317,000 sheep and lambs.
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- Topic
- Sheep population
- Year
- January 1, 1970
- Measured in
- Sheep and lambs
- Data retrieved
- 2026-10-18
- Location
- North America
- Regions included
- 50
| State | Value | Publication status |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 6,100 | Reported value |
| Alaska | 27,000 | Reported value |
| Arizona | 508,000 | Reported value |
| Arkansas | 8,000 | Reported value |
| California | 1,317,000 | Reported value |
| Colorado | 1,303,000 | Reported value |
| Connecticut | 5,100 | Reported value |
| Delaware | 1,800 | Reported value |
| Florida | 5,000 | Reported value |
| Georgia | 4,600 | Reported value |
| Hawaii | — | Not reported |
| Idaho | 840,000 | Reported value |
| Illinois | 386,000 | Reported value |
| Indiana | 274,000 | Reported value |
| Iowa | 869,000 | Reported value |
| Kansas | 378,000 | Reported value |
| Kentucky | 100,000 | Reported value |
| Louisiana | 24,000 | Reported value |
| Maine | 16,000 | Reported value |
| Maryland | 21,000 | Reported value |
| Massachusetts | 8,600 | Reported value |
| Michigan | 264,000 | Reported value |
| Minnesota | 554,000 | Reported value |
| Mississippi | 13,000 | Reported value |
| Missouri | 276,000 | Reported value |
| Montana | 1,113,000 | Reported value |
| Nebraska | 377,000 | Reported value |
| Nevada | 227,000 | Reported value |
| New Hampshire | 5,300 | Reported value |
| New Jersey | 9,500 | Reported value |
| New Mexico | 773,000 | Reported value |
| New York | 106,000 | Reported value |
| North Carolina | 16,000 | Reported value |
| North Dakota | 420,000 | Reported value |
| Ohio | 728,000 | Reported value |
| Oklahoma | 138,000 | Reported value |
| Oregon | 541,000 | Reported value |
| Pennsylvania | 165,000 | Reported value |
| Rhode Island | 1,800 | Reported value |
| South Carolina | 1,600 | Reported value |
| South Dakota | 1,207,000 | Reported value |
| Tennessee | 50,000 | Reported value |
| Texas | 3,708,000 | Reported value |
| Utah | 1,053,000 | Reported value |
| Vermont | 6,700 | Reported value |
| Virginia | 202,000 | Reported value |
| Washington | 141,000 | Reported value |
| West Virginia | 174,000 | Reported value |
| Wisconsin | 167,000 | Reported value |
| Wyoming | 1,883,000 | 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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