Could someone please tell me where I can find information on cattle population per U.S. state?
ThaNK YOU.

This should do it.

http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1017

Cattle and Calves: Number by Class, State, and United States,
January 1, 2006-2007
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: All Cattle and Calves : All Cows That Have Calved
:-----------------------------------------------------------------------
State : : : 2007 as : : : 2007 as
: 2006 : 2007 : % of 2006 : 2006 : 2007 : % of 2006
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: ---- 1,000 Head ---- Percent ---- 1,000 Head ---- Percent
:
AL : 1,280 1,320 103 700 730 104
AK : 15.5 16.0 103 6.9 7.1 103
AZ : 940 940 100 355 350 99
AR : 1,710 1,750 102 920 940 102
CA : 5,450 5,500 101 2,450 2,490 102
CO : 2,650 2,700 102 780 840 108
CT : 52 53 102 25 26 104
DE : 23 23 100 11 11 100
FL : 1,680 1,730 103 1,050 1,080 103
GA : 1,180 1,170 99 670 660 99
HI : 161 158 98 92 89 97
ID : 2,110 2,180 103 945 975 103
IL : 1,330 1,340 101 550 530 96
IN : 900 900 100 375 400 107
IA : 3,800 3,950 104 1,240 1,280 103
KS : 6,650 6,400 96 1,660 1,610 97
KY : 2,380 2,460 103 1,220 1,300 107
LA : 820 860 105 495 520 105
ME : 92 86 93 44 43 98
MD : 230 220 96 119 110 92
MA : 47 44 94 24 22 92
MI : 1,030 1,060 103 415 435 105
MN : 2,350 2,420 103 835 860 103
MS : 990 980 99 550 540 98
MO : 4,500 4,450 99 2,320 2,260 97
MT : 2,400 2,400 100 1,450 1,400 97
NE : 6,500 6,650 102 1,990 2,000 101
NV : 500 500 100 265 260 98
NH : 39 35 90 20.0 18.5 93
NJ : 42 38 90 21 19 90
NM : 1,550 1,580 102 800 800 100
NY : 1,400 1,420 101 730 740 101
NC : 860 850 99 436 440 101
ND : 1,720 1,850 108 970 970 100
OH : 1,280 1,260 98 570 570 100
OK : 5,450 5,250 96 2,150 2,070 96
OR : 1,420 1,340 94 720 690 96
PA : 1,590 1,600 101 710 700 99
RI : 5.0 4.9 98 2.5 2.6 104
SC : 410 400 98 225 220 98
SD : 3,750 3,700 99 1,800 1,750 97
TN : 2,240 2,310 103 1,180 1,220 103
TX : 14,100 14,000 99 5,780 5,650 98
UT : 800 830 104 410 430 105
VT : 275 265 96 153 150 98
VA : 1,660 1,620 98 830 810 98
WA : 1,100 1,140 104 520 500 96
WV : 410 420 102 217 225 104
WI : 3,400 3,400 100 1,490 1,510 101
WY : 1,430 1,430 100 765 770 101
:
US : 96,701.5 97,002.9 100 42,056.4 42,023.2 100

Read the first figure after each state, and multiply by 1000. Example: Alabama has 12,800,000 cattle, while Alaska has 15,500. The entire US has almost 98 million.

Thank you very much!
Just what the doctor ordered!
I'm hooked on this site now!

Glad to hear it, Kev. Welcome to AnswerPool. We have quite a few Canadian members. I know Alberta, Ontario, New Brunswick, and BC are represented. (We also have a transplanted Quebecer in Florida. Something about the weather, I suppose.) Do we get to add a new province with you?

Ontario again, north of Toronto.
Thanks for the kind welcome.