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Livestock Inventory
Los Angeles County
2002-2017
Photo from Los Angeles County Agricultural Commissioner/Weighs & Measures.
The Census of Agriculture is a complete count of farms and ranches in the United States and the people who operate them. Even small plots of land - whether rural or urban - growing fruit, vegetables or some food animals count if $1,000 or more of such products were raised and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the year the census is taken. The Census of Agriculture is taken only once every five years.
Cattle & Calves
Stock |
2017 |
2012 |
2007 |
2002 |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
Cattle, Including Calves |
73 |
6,889 |
104 |
6,315 |
172 |
8,687 |
136 |
5,063 |
Cows |
64 |
* |
66 |
4,063 |
102 |
5,449 |
97 |
* |
Beef Cows |
63 |
* |
61 |
* |
89 |
992 |
75 |
* |
Milk Cows |
1 |
* |
9 |
* |
13 |
4,457 |
22 |
* |
Cattle, Excluding Cows |
41 |
* |
78 |
2,252 |
132 |
3,238 |
107 |
2,092 |
* Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms
Hogs & Pigs
Stock |
2017 |
2012 |
2007 |
2002 |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
Hogs & Pigs |
26 |
145 |
36 |
239 |
67 |
453 |
67 |
550 |
Sheep & Lambs
Stock |
2017 |
2012 |
2007 |
2002 |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
Sheep, Including Lambs |
70 |
857 |
87 |
999 |
97 |
2,853 |
93 |
2,969 |
Goats
Stock |
2017 |
2012 |
2007 |
2002 |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
All Goats |
78 |
1,040 |
109 |
1,277 |
196 |
2,306 |
131 |
1,953 |
Milk Goats |
30 |
253 |
36 |
285 |
62 |
1,025 |
74 |
766 |
Angora Goats |
10 |
29 |
12 |
41 |
5 |
13 |
17 |
64 |
Meat Goats & Other |
50 |
758 |
86 |
951 |
151 |
1,268 |
96 |
1,123 |
Equine
Stock |
2017 |
2012 |
2007 |
2002 |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
Horses & Ponies |
380 |
5,112 |
435 |
6,018 |
923 |
11,213 |
669 |
6,142 |
Mules, Burros & Donkeys |
89 |
208 |
88 |
344 |
102 |
215 |
24 |
37 |
Poultry
Stock |
2017 |
2012 |
2007 |
2002 |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
Chickens, Layers |
132 |
3,005 |
163 |
3,579 |
192 |
* |
143 |
8,458 |
Chickens, Pullets, Replacement |
9 |
68 |
34 |
2,423 |
30 |
2,420 |
21 |
2,208 |
Chickens, Broilers |
16 |
250 |
29 |
456 |
1 |
* |
20 |
154 |
Chickens, Roosters |
36 |
169 |
19 |
368 |
75 |
* |
84 |
* |
Stock |
2017 |
2012 |
2007 |
2002 |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
Turkeys |
13 |
49 |
20 |
203 |
21 |
352 |
13 |
92 |
Ducks |
14 |
155 |
24 |
259 |
34 |
220 |
55 |
457 |
Emus |
11 |
38 |
9 |
52 |
15 |
80 |
16 |
36 |
Geese |
12 |
89 |
14 |
103 |
46 |
764 |
34 |
293 |
Stock |
2017 |
2012 |
2007 |
2002 |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
Ostriches |
NA |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
2 |
* |
7 |
17 |
Guineas |
2 |
* |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Peafowl, Hens & Cocks |
13 |
59 |
9 |
128 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Pheasants |
3 |
18 |
6 |
44 |
8 |
28 |
15 |
* |
Stock |
2017 |
2012 |
2007 |
2002 |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
Pigeons & Squab |
13 |
4,150 |
14 |
1,651 |
30 |
2,340 |
26 |
1,425 |
Quail |
6 |
10 |
6 |
120 |
1 |
* |
9 |
* |
* Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms
N/A No data provided.
Honey
Stock |
2017 |
2012 |
2007 |
2002 |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
Honey, Bee Colonies |
62 |
4,384 |
50 |
9,441 |
33 |
5,043 |
31 |
4,998 |
Special & Other
Stock |
2017 |
2012 |
2007 |
2002 |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
Alpacas |
13 |
258 |
26 |
417 |
26 |
440 |
N/A |
N/A |
Llamas |
15 |
119 |
29 |
78 |
58 |
239 |
55 |
555 |
Rabbits, Live |
7 |
97 |
15 |
134 |
41 |
198 |
32 |
590 |
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture - Census of Agriculture