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Sheep population · United States · January 1, 1973
The number of sheep and lambs on January 1.
Sheep population by state in United States, January 1, 1973. Measured in sheep and lambs. Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
Highest reported values: Texas: 3,214,000 sheep and lambs; Wyoming: 1,678,000 sheep and lambs; Colorado: 1,204,000 sheep and lambs.
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- Topic
- Sheep population
- Year
- January 1, 1973
- Measured in
- Sheep and lambs
- Data retrieved
- 2026-10-18
- Location
- North America
- Regions included
- 50
| State | Value | Publication status |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 5,000 | Reported value |
| Alaska | 16,000 | Reported value |
| Arizona | 502,000 | Reported value |
| Arkansas | 6,000 | Reported value |
| California | 1,141,000 | Reported value |
| Colorado | 1,204,000 | Reported value |
| Connecticut | 4,800 | Reported value |
| Delaware | 1,800 | Reported value |
| Florida | 4,500 | Reported value |
| Georgia | 3,000 | Reported value |
| Hawaii | — | Not reported |
| Idaho | 707,000 | Reported value |
| Illinois | 275,000 | Reported value |
| Indiana | 235,000 | Reported value |
| Iowa | 660,000 | Reported value |
| Kansas | 331,000 | Reported value |
| Kentucky | 62,000 | Reported value |
| Louisiana | 20,000 | Reported value |
| Maine | 13,000 | Reported value |
| Maryland | 19,000 | Reported value |
| Massachusetts | 7,500 | Reported value |
| Michigan | 206,000 | Reported value |
| Minnesota | 445,000 | Reported value |
| Mississippi | 8,000 | Reported value |
| Missouri | 215,000 | Reported value |
| Montana | 880,000 | Reported value |
| Nebraska | 370,000 | Reported value |
| Nevada | 180,000 | Reported value |
| New Hampshire | 6,300 | Reported value |
| New Jersey | 9,700 | Reported value |
| New Mexico | 743,000 | Reported value |
| New York | 98,000 | Reported value |
| North Carolina | 12,000 | Reported value |
| North Dakota | 366,000 | Reported value |
| Ohio | 580,000 | Reported value |
| Oklahoma | 120,000 | Reported value |
| Oregon | 474,000 | Reported value |
| Pennsylvania | 144,000 | Reported value |
| Rhode Island | 1,600 | Reported value |
| South Carolina | 1,300 | Reported value |
| South Dakota | 1,161,000 | Reported value |
| Tennessee | 29,000 | Reported value |
| Texas | 3,214,000 | Reported value |
| Utah | 905,000 | Reported value |
| Vermont | 6,500 | Reported value |
| Virginia | 175,000 | Reported value |
| Washington | 129,000 | Reported value |
| West Virginia | 142,000 | Reported value |
| Wisconsin | 124,000 | Reported value |
| Wyoming | 1,678,000 | 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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