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BEEF COWS: Inventory by county, January 1, 1997-2002, county rank 2002, Florida
County Number of head 1/ Rank
2002
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Alachua 28,000 27,000 27,000 28,000 28,000 25,000 14
Baker 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,500 *54
Bradford 6,000 6,000 5,500 5,500 6,000 5,000 *39
Brevard 15,000 16,000 15,000 16,000 16,000 17,000 *17
Broward 8,000 5,000 5,500 6,000 5,500 5,000 *39
Calhoun 3,000 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,000 2,000 *58
Charlotte 19,000 18,000 17,000 16,000 15,000 14,000 22
Citrus 5,000 7,000 6,500 6,500 6,000 6,500 *32
Clay 2,000 3,000 2,500 3,000 3,000 3,000 *51
Collier 7,000 7,000 6,500 7,000 6,500 6,500 *32
Columbia 12,000 13,000 12,000 12,000 13,000 13,000 *23
Dade 2,500 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 2,000 *58
DeSoto 49,000 48,000 48,000 48,000 46,000 45,000 7
Dixie 1,500 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,500 *54
Duval 5,000 4,000 4,000 4,500 4,000 4,000 *45
Escambia 3,000 3,500 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,500 *48
Flagler 5,000 5,000 4,500 4,500 4,000 4,500 *43
Gadsden 4,500 5,000 4,500 4,000 4,000 3,500 *48
Gilchrist 8,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 8,500 8,000 30
Glades 45,000 38,000 39,000 39,000 42,000 40,000 8
Hamilton 7,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 5,500 5,500 38
Hardee 52,000 51,000 49,000 50,000 49,000 50,000 6
Hendry 66,000 56,000 55,000 54,000 52,000 52,000 5
Hernando 13,000 10,000 9,500 10,000 9,500 9,500 28
Highlands 72,000 68,000 68,000 68,000 65,000 63,000 3
Hillsborough 35,000 35,000 34,000 36,000 34,000 32,000 *9
Holmes 9,000 8,000 8,000 7,500 7,000 7,500 31
Indian River 13,000 13,000 12,000 12,000 11,000 10,000 *25
Jackson 15,000 16,000 15,000 16,000 16,000 17,000 *17
Jefferson 10,000 7,000 6,500 6,500 6,000 6,000 *35
Lafayette 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,500 4,500 4,000 *45
Lake 17,000 18,000 17,000 18,000 17,000 17,000 *17
Lee 9,000 9,000 8,000 8,000 8,500 9,000 29
Leon 3,500 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,000 1,500 60
Levy 25,000 23,000 21,000 22,000 26,000 26,000 *12
Liberty 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 *61
Madison 12,000 11,000 10,000 11,000 11,000 10,000 *25
Manatee 43,000 35,000 35,000 34,000 32,000 32,000 *9
Marion 30,000 27,000 26,000 27,000 26,000 26,000 *12
Martin 21,000 16,000 15,000 14,000 13,000 13,000 *23
Nassau 4,000 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 *48
Okaloosa 3,500 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 2,500 *54
Okeechobee 61,000 65,000 64,000 67,000 66,000 65,000 2
Orange 11,000 11,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 *25
Osceola 71,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 69,000 70,000 1
Palm Beach 4,500 3,000 3,000 3,000 2,500 2,500 *54
Pasco 25,000 22,000 22,000 21,000 21,000 19,000 16
Polk 65,000 58,000 57,000 58,000 57,000 55,000 4
Putnam 6,000 6,000 5,500 6,000 6,000 6,000 *35
St. Johns 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,000 *51
St. Lucie 18,000 22,000 22,000 22,000 21,000 21,000 15
Santa Rosa 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,500 *43
Sarasota 15,000 16,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 21
Seminole 5,500 5,500 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 *39
Sumter 33,000 29,000 28,000 28,000 28,000 28,000 11
Suwannee 17,000 17,000 17,000 17,000 17,000 17,000 *17
Taylor 5,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 4,000 *45
Union 9,000 8,000 7,500 7,000 6,500 6,000 *35
Volusia 10,000 8,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 6,500 *32
Wakulla 500 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 *61
Walton 6,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 *39
Washington 5,000 4,500 4,000 4,000 4,000 3,000 *51
Other 2/ 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000  
Total 1,072,000 1,010,000 983,000 994,000 975,000 958,000  
* Two or more counties with similar ranking.
1/ Beef production brood cows only, which have calved at least once.
2/ Other counties include Bay, Franklin, Gulf, Monroe, and Pinellas.


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