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County Estimates - 1991 to 1996

    Sincere appreciation is extended to the thousands of Florida Dairymen and Ranchers who provided the basic information from which these estimates were prepared. Their cooperation insures accurate estimates. Several points are important to keep in mind when using this data.
    First, the county estimates are as of January 1. Throughout the year, individual county inventory numbers will fluctuate as a result of marketings, births, deaths, and physical movement of cattle from one county to another. Second, the categories need to be defined. Total cattle and calves (the first table below) represent all classes, both beef and dairy. The beef cow category (the second table below) represents only the production brood cows which have calved at least once and are used for the production of beef. Third, some county totals are not published. As with all of our estimates, great care is taken to insure against publishing totals that disclose individual operations.
    The tables below present the 1991-1996 series after revisions based upon check data and the 1992 Agricultural Census conducted by the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census.

TOTAL CATTLE AND CALVES: Inventory by county, January 1, 1991-96, county rank 1996, Florida

County Number of head 1/ Rank
1996

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

Alachua 48,000 47,000 50,000 53,000 54,000 53,000 13

Baker 5,000 6,000 6,500 6,000 6,500 6,000 56*

Bay 900 900 900 900 1,000 1,000 62

Bradford 8,500 10,000 9,500 10,000 10,000 11,000 41*

Brevard 34,000 37,000 36,000 36,000 36,000 35,000 19

Broward 11,000 12,000 20,000 22,000 21,000 20,000 28

Calhoun 5,500 5,500 7,000 7,000 7,000 6,500 54*

Charlotte 27,000 31,000 31,000 33,000 32,000 30,000 20*

Citrus 7,500 9,000 10,000 9,500 9,500 10,000 43*

Clay 13,000 13,500 13,500 13,000 13,000 14,000 38

Collier 14,000 13,000 14,000 14,000 14,500 15,000 34*

Columbia 18,000 16,000 17,000 16,000 17,000 16,000 31*

Dade 6,000 5,000 4,000 5,500 5,000 5,000 58

DeSoto 78,000 82,000 75,000 83,000 86,000 85,000 7

Dixie 3,000 3,500 3,500 4,500 4,500 3,500 60

Duval 12,500 12,000 12,000 13,500 14,000 14,500 36*

Escambia 9,000 9,500 9,000 8,500 9,000 8,000 48*

Flagler 5,500 7,000 7,500 7,500 7,500 7,000 51*

Gadsden 6,000 5,500 6,000 6,000 6,500 6,000 56*

Gilchrist 26,000 27,000 27,000 31,000 32,000 30,000 20*

Glades 66,000 64,000 66,000 72,000 76,000 77,000 8

Hamilton 7,000 8,000 9,000 9,000 9,500 10,000 43*

Hardee 102,000 103,000 96,000 97,000 96,000 92,000 6

Hendry 111,000 111,000 104,000 107,000 109,000 112,000 3

Hernando 22,000 19,000 21,000 24,000 24,000 26,000 24*

Highlands 104,000 112,000 115,000 118,000 120,000 123,000 2

Hillsborough 70,000 72,000 72,000 75,000 74,000 76,000 9

Holmes 15,000 16,000 18,000 16,000 17,000 14,500 36*

Indian River 28,000 30,000 23,000 23,000 23,000 25,000 27

Jackson 32,000 33,000 36,000 37,000 38,000 38,000 17*

Jefferson 15,000 15,500 17,000 16,000 16,500 16,000 31*

Lafayette 20,000 22,000 22,000 24,000 26,500 26,000 24*

Lake 28,000 26,000 26,000 27,500 29,500 28,000 23

Lee 14,000 12,000 14,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 34*

Leon 11,000 9,000 8,000 7,000 8,500 7,000 51*

Levy 35,000 37,000 38,000 39,000 40,500 42,000 15

Liberty 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 61

Madison 16,000 17,000 18,000 18,000 19,000 18,000 29

Manatee 63,000 69,000 73,000 72,000 72,500 74,000 10

Marion 50,000 50,000 53,000 55,000 56,500 56,000 11

Martin 26,000 30,000 29,000 35,000 36,000 38,000 17*

Nassau 14,000 13,000 14,000 13,500 14,000 12,000 39*

Okaloosa 7,000 7,000 7,500 7,000 7,000 7,500 50

Okeechobee 175,000 168,000 167,000 169,000 170,000 165,000 1

Orange 14,000 13,000 16,000 17,000 17,000 17,000 30

Osceola 102,000 107,000 104,000 105,000 104,000 101,000 5

Palm Beach 11,000 10,000 13,000 11,500 12,000 10,000 43*

Pasco 45,000 49,000 44,500 42,000 43,000 44,000 14

Polk 111,000 114,000 108,000 107,000 110,000 106,000 4

Putnam 7,000 8,500 9,000 8,500 9,000 8,500 47

St. Johns 5,000 6,000 5,000 5,000 5,500 4,500 59

St. Lucie 31,000 33,000 30,000 33,000 32,000 30,000 20*

Santa Rosa 8,000 7,500 7,500 7,000 7,000 6,500 54*

Sarasota 25,000 24,000 25,000 25,000 28,000 26,000 24*

Seminole 9,500 9,000 10,000 10,000 10,500 8,000 48*

Sumter 50,000 54,000 55,000 54,000 55,000 55,000 12

Suwannee 33,000 34,000 37,000 39,000 41,500 39,000 16

Taylor 5,000 6,000 8,000 7,500 7,000 7,000 51*

Union 10,000 12,000 11,000 11,500 12,500 12,000 39*

Volusia 14,000 14,000 16,000 16,500 16,500 16,000 31*

Walton 7,500 9,000 10,500 9,500 10,500 11,000 41*

Washington 10,000 11,000 11,000 11,500 11,000 10,000 43*

Other 2/ 1,600 1,600 1,600 1,600 2,000 2,000

Total 1,870,000 1,920,000 1,930,000 1,980,000 2,020,000 1,990,000

*Two or more counties with similar ranking. 1/ All classes, for both Beef and Dairy. 2/ Other counties include Franklin, Gulf, Monroe, Pinellas, and Wakulla.

BEEF COWS: Inventory by county, January 1, 1991-96, county rank 1996, Florida

County Number of head 1/ Rank
1996

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

Alachua 25,000 24,000 29,000 29,000 30,000 29,000 13

Baker 2,000 2,000 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,000 58

Bay 600 600 600 600 500 500 62

Bradford 5,000 5,000 4,500 6,000 6,000 6,500 38

Brevard 18,000 19,000 15,500 18,000 18,000 17,000 19*

Broward 4,000 4,500 12,500 8,000 8,000 8,000 34

Calhoun 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,500 54

Charlotte 18,000 19,000 21,000 22,000 21,500 20,500 17

Citrus 5,500 6,000 5,500 5,000 5,500 5,500 40*

Clay 2,000 2,000 2,500 2,000 2,000 1,500 59*

Collier 9,500 7,500 8,000 9,000 9,500 8,500 32*

Columbia 11,000 9,000 10,500 11,000 12,000 11,000 27*

Dade 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,500 57

DeSoto 55,000 56,000 46,000 48,500 53,000 51,000 7

Dixie 2,000 2,000 1,500 2,000 2,000 1,500 59*

Duval 5,000 5,000 5,000 6,000 5,500 5,000 43*

Escambia 2,500 2,500 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 55*

Flagler 4,500 4,500 4,500 5,500 5,500 5,000 43*

Gadsden 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,500 4,500 47*

Gilchrist 6,000 6,000 6,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 36*

Glades 40,000 40,000 42,000 45,000 48,500 48,000 8

Hamilton 4,500 4,500 4,500 6,000 6,500 7,000 36*

Hardee 61,000 63,000 55,000 56,000 57,000 54,000 6

Hendry 63,000 66,000 70,000 75,000 74,000 72,000 1

Hernando 9,500 8,500 12,500 14,000 14,000 15,000 23*

Highlands 58,000 66,000 68,000 70,000 73,000 71,000 2

Hillsborough 36,000 37,000 36,000 35,000 35,000 37,000 10

Holmes 6,500 7,000 8,000 8,000 8,500 7,500 35

Indian River 18,000 18,000 13,000 13,000 12,500 12,500 25

Jackson 20,000 17,000 15,500 16,000 16,500 17,000 19*

Jefferson 4,000 4,500 6,500 8,000 8,500 9,500 31

Lafayette 4,000 3,500 3,500 4,000 4,000 4,500 47*

Lake 16,000 15,000 14,000 16,000 16,500 17,000 19*

Lee 9,500 9,000 10,000 10,000 10,500 10,000 30

Leon 7,000 5,000 5,500 5,000 5,000 4,000 50*

Levy 23,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 21,000 23,000 15*

Liberty 700 700 800 800 1,000 1,000 61

Madison 10,000 9,000 9,000 10,000 11,000 11,000 27*

Manatee 36,000 37,000 39,000 40,000 41,000 44,000 9

Marion 28,000 27,000 31,000 33,000 34,000 33,000 12

Martin 15,000 17,000 18,500 22,000 23,000 23,000 15*

Nassau 3,500 3,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 4,000 50*

Okaloosa 3,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,000 4,000 50*

Okeechobee 73,000 69,000 62,000 65,000 68,000 64,000 5

Orange 10,000 8,000 10,500 11,000 11,000 12,000 26

Osceola 73,000 78,000 68,000 70,000 70,000 68,000 3*

Palm Beach 4,000 5,000 8,000 5,000 5,500 5,000 43*

Pasco 27,000 30,000 24,500 25,000 27,000 27,500 14

Polk 68,000 71,000 68,000 65,000 70,000 68,000 3*

Putnam 4,500 4,500 5,500 5,000 5,500 5,500 40*

St. Johns 3,000 3,000 3,500 3,000 3,000 3,000 55*

St. Lucie 22,000 23,000 16,500 17,000 17,500 17,000 19*

Santa Rosa 4,500 4,500 4,500 4,500 4,500 4,000 50*

Sarasota 15,000 14,000 15,000 15,000 16,000 15,000 23*

Seminole 6,500 6,000 6,500 6,500 7,000 6,000 39

Sumter 30,000 34,000 35,000 35,000 36,500 34,000 11

Suwannee 14,000 14,000 18,000 20,000 20,000 18,000 18

Taylor 4,000 4,500 6,500 6,000 6,000 5,500 40*

Union 6,500 9,000 7,500 8,000 8,500 8,500 32*

Volusia 9,000 8,000 10,500 11,000 11,500 11,000 27*

Walton 4,000 5,000 6,000 5,000 5,000 4,500 47*

Washington 4,500 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 43*

Other 2/ 1,200 1,200 1,100 1,100 1,500 1,500

Total 1,045,000 1,061,000 1,060,000 1,093,000 1,130,000 1,105,000

*Two or more counties with similar ranking. 1/ Beef production brood cows only, which have calved at least once. 2/ Other counties include Franklin, Gulf, Monroe, Pinellas, and Wakulla.

County	Number of head 1/						Rank 1996
County	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	Rank 1996

Alachua	48,000	47,000	50,000	53,000	54,000	53,000	13
Baker	5,000	6,000	6,500	6,000	6,500	6,000	56*
Bay	900	900	900	900	1,000	1,000	62
Bradford	8,500	10,000	9,500	10,000	10,000	11,000	41*
Brevard	34,000	37,000	36,000	36,000	36,000	35,000	19
Broward	11,000	12,000	20,000	22,000	21,000	20,000	28
Calhoun	5,500	5,500	7,000	7,000	7,000	6,500	54*
Charlotte	27,000	31,000	31,000	33,000	32,000	30,000	20*
Citrus	7,500	9,000	10,000	9,500	9,500	10,000	43*
Clay	13,000	13,500	13,500	13,000	13,000	14,000	38
Collier	14,000	13,000	14,000	14,000	14,500	15,000	34*
Columbia	18,000	16,000	17,000	16,000	17,000	16,000	31*
Dade	6,000	5,000	4,000	5,500	5,000	5,000	58
DeSoto	78,000	82,000	75,000	83,000	86,000	85,000	7
Dixie	3,000	3,500	3,500	4,500	4,500	3,500	60
Duval	12,500	12,000	12,000	13,500	14,000	14,500	36*
Escambia	9,000	9,500	9,000	8,500	9,000	8,000	48*
Flagler	5,500	7,000	7,500	7,500	7,500	7,000	51*
Gadsden	6,000	5,500	6,000	6,000	6,500	6,000	56*
Gilchrist	26,000	27,000	27,000	31,000	32,000	30,000	20*
Glades	66,000	64,000	66,000	72,000	76,000	77,000	8
Hamilton	7,000	8,000	9,000	9,000	9,500	10,000	43*
Hardee	102,000	103,000	96,000	97,000	96,000	92,000	6
Hendry	111,000	111,000	104,000	107,000	109,000	112,000	3
Hernando	22,000	19,000	21,000	24,000	24,000	26,000	24*
Highlands	104,000	112,000	115,000	118,000	120,000	123,000	2
Hillsborough	70,000	72,000	72,000	75,000	74,000	76,000	9
Holmes	15,000	16,000	18,000	16,000	17,000	14,500	36*
Indian River	28,000	30,000	23,000	23,000	23,000	25,000	27
Jackson	32,000	33,000	36,000	37,000	38,000	38,000	17*
Jefferson	15,000	15,500	17,000	16,000	16,500	16,000	31*
Lafayette	20,000	22,000	22,000	24,000	26,500	26,000	24*
Lake	28,000	26,000	26,000	27,500	29,500	28,000	23
Lee	14,000	12,000	14,000	15,000	15,000	15,000	34*
Leon	11,000	9,000	8,000	7,000	8,500	7,000	51*
Levy	35,000	37,000	38,000	39,000	40,500	42,000	15
Liberty	1,000	1,500	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000	61
Madison	16,000	17,000	18,000	18,000	19,000	18,000	29
Manatee	63,000	69,000	73,000	72,000	72,500	74,000	10
Marion	50,000	50,000	53,000	55,000	56,500	56,000	11
Martin	26,000	30,000	29,000	35,000	36,000	38,000	17*
Nassau	14,000	13,000	14,000	13,500	14,000	12,000	39*
Okaloosa	7,000	7,000	7,500	7,000	7,000	7,500	50
Okeechobee	175,000	168,000	167,000	169,000	170,000	165,000	1
Orange	14,000	13,000	16,000	17,000	17,000	17,000	30
Osceola	102,000	107,000	104,000	105,000	104,000	101,000	5
Palm Beach	11,000	10,000	13,000	11,500	12,000	10,000	43*
Pasco	45,000	49,000	44,500	42,000	43,000	44,000	14
Polk	111,000	114,000	108,000	107,000	110,000	106,000	4
Putnam	7,000	8,500	9,000	8,500	9,000	8,500	47
St. Johns	5,000	6,000	5,000	5,000	5,500	4,500	59
St. Lucie	31,000	33,000	30,000	33,000	32,000	30,000	20*
Santa Rosa	8,000	7,500	7,500	7,000	7,000	6,500	54*
Sarasota	25,000	24,000	25,000	25,000	28,000	26,000	24*
Seminole	9,500	9,000	10,000	10,000	10,500	8,000	48*
Sumter	50,000	54,000	55,000	54,000	55,000	55,000	12
Suwannee	33,000	34,000	37,000	39,000	41,500	39,000	16
Taylor	5,000	6,000	8,000	7,500	7,000	7,000	51*
Union	10,000	12,000	11,000	11,500	12,500	12,000	39*
Volusia	14,000	14,000	16,000	16,500	16,500	16,000	31*
Walton	7,500	9,000	10,500	9,500	10,500	11,000	41*
Washington	10,000	11,000	11,000	11,500	11,000	10,000	43*
Other 2/	1,600	1,600	1,600	1,600	2,000	2,000
Total	1,870,000	1,920,000	1,930,000	1,980,000	2,020,000	1,990,000


*Two or more counties with similar ranking. 1/ All classes, for both Beef and Dairy. 2/ Other counties include Franklin, Gulf, Monroe, Pinellas, and Wakulla.