Cattle: January 1, by county, 2008-2009 1/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- County :All cattle and calves: Milk cows :: County :All cattle and calves: Milk cows and :-------------------------------------------:: and :------------------------------------------- district : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 :: district : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Head :: : Head : :: : Alger : 1,800 1,700 500 :: Arenac : 7,100 7,000 2,800 2,900 Baraga : 1,500 1,100 :: Bay : 5,000 4,500 1,800 1,600 Chippewa : 8,600 8,700 1,100 1,100 :: Huron : 105,500 105,000 27,500 31,200 Delta : 8,200 8,100 1,700 1,700 :: Saginaw : 9,400 9,000 2,500 2,300 Dickinson : 2,800 2,600 550 600 :: Sanilac : 54,000 50,500 21,500 21,600 Houghton : 1,000 1,100 :: Tuscola : 20,000 19,000 4,400 4,900 Iron : 1,800 1,600 :: East Central : 201,000 195,000 60,500 64,500 Mackinac : 2,800 2,400 800 900 :: : Marquette : 2,100 2,000 700 :: Allegan : 50,800 50,800 19,000 22,600 Menominee : 17,400 17,000 7,000 6,900 :: Berrien : 4,600 4,900 1,400 1,500 Ontonagon : 2,700 2,500 :: Cass : 6,000 6,000 500 500 Schoolcraft : 1,300 1,200 :: Kalamazoo : 11,200 12,000 Other counties 2/ : 1,000 1,000 1,850 600 :: Kent : 30,000 29,000 10,100 7,700 Upper Peninsula : 53,000 51,000 13,000 13,000 :: Ottawa : 42,200 42,500 12,100 12,400 : :: Van Buren : 10,200 9,800 Antrim : 4,300 4,100 600 500 :: Other counties 2/ : 9,900 10,300 Benzie : 1,500 1,400 :: Southwest : 155,000 155,000 53,000 55,000 Charlevoix : 3,400 3,600 600 600 :: : Emmet : 5,000 5,000 600 600 :: Barry : 26,000 27,000 11,000 11,700 Grand Traverse : 4,700 4,100 :: Branch : 12,000 12,000 3,200 3,600 Kalkaska : 1,100 1,100 :: Calhoun : 14,000 14,000 3,700 4,300 Leelanau : 3,000 3,000 :: Clinton : 47,000 46,000 22,500 23,500 Manistee : 2,600 2,500 :: Eaton : 9,000 9,500 1,800 Missaukee : 27,500 27,500 12,800 13,300 :: Hillsdale : 21,800 25,000 10,200 11,400 Wexford : 3,900 4,700 500 700 :: Ingham : 18,000 18,500 5,400 6,000 Other counties 2/ : 900 800 :: Ionia : 43,000 45,000 17,000 16,000 Northwest : 57,000 57,000 16,000 16,500 :: Jackson : 19,700 19,000 3,400 3,900 : :: St Joseph : 10,500 10,000 4,800 Alcona : 5,500 6,000 1,400 1,500 :: Shiawassee : 15,000 16,000 6,000 2,900 Alpena : 9,800 8,900 3,500 3,300 :: Other counties 2/ : 6,700 Cheboygan : 5,700 6,100 1,100 1,000 :: South Central : 236,000 242,000 89,000 90,000 Iosco : 7,800 9,200 2,000 2,100 :: : Montmorency : 3,000 3,400 600 600 :: Genesee : 7,500 7,500 1,500 1,500 Ogemaw : 13,700 15,000 5,800 5,800 :: Lapeer : 17,000 17,000 3,300 3,600 Oscoda : 3,300 3,400 :: Lenawee : 29,000 32,000 10,500 10,900 Otsego : 2,300 2,200 :: Livingston : 9,000 9,000 2,900 2,900 Presque Isle : 6,300 6,200 1,300 1,400 :: Macomb : 3,800 3,500 700 700 Other counties 2/ : 600 600 800 800 :: Monroe : 4,000 4,000 Northeast : 58,000 61,000 16,500 16,500 :: Oakland : 1,500 : :: St Clair : 11,000 11,000 1,200 1,300 Lake : 1,900 2,000 :: Washtenaw : 12,000 12,000 2,700 2,900 Mason : 8,700 8,200 2,300 2,300 :: Wayne : 500 Muskegon : 18,300 20,000 :: Other counties 2/ : 1,700 700 700 Newaygo : 25,000 23,000 12,900 13,400 :: Southeast : 95,000 98,000 23,500 24,500 Oceana : 8,100 7,800 2,400 3,100 :: : Other counties 2/ : 6,400 6,200 :: Michigan : 1,070,000 1,070,000 344,000 353,000 West Central : 62,000 61,000 24,000 25,000 :: : : :: : Clare : 12,000 11,000 2,500 2,500 :: : Gladwin : 7,000 7,000 :: : Gratiot : 36,000 35,500 13,700 12,900 :: : Isabella : 29,000 30,000 6,700 7,500 :: : Mecosta : 15,000 13,500 4,600 4,500 :: : Midland : 6,800 6,000 :: : Montcalm : 27,200 26,000 10,000 9,400 :: : Osceola : 20,000 21,000 5,600 5,900 :: : Other counties 2/ : 5,400 5,300 :: : Central : 153,000 150,000 48,500 48,000 :: : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates are not published for counties with less than 500 head.