Table 1 A) Top 10 states with highest number of cattle AFOs; B) Top 10 states with largest Average Size (ha) of cattle AFOs; C) Top 10 counties with highest number of cattle AFOs; D) Top 10 counties with largest Average Size (ha) of cattle AFOs

From: Geography of animal feeding operations and their contribution to fine particulate matter pollution in vulnerable communities in the United States

A. State

No of cattle AFOs

Average Size (ha)

Aggregated Size (ha)

1. California

1385

25

34,592

2. Wisconsin

869

8

6689

3. Nebraska

734

31

23,085

4. Idaho

617

26

16,255

5. Iowa

604

12

7453

6. Texas

567

52

29,384

7. Washington

408

13

5343

8. Kansas

378

53

20,146

9. New York

293

10

2884

10. Minnesota

274

12

3298

B. State

Average Size (ha)

No of cattle AFOs

Aggregated Size (ha)

1. Florida

69

73

5005

2. Arizona

62

80

4954

3. Oklahoma

53

69

3690

4. Kansas

53

378

20,146

5. Texas

52

567

29,384

6. New Mexico

50

166

8295

7. Colorado

46

247

11,404

8. Alabama

34

1

34

9. Georgia

32

53

1682

10. Nebraska

31

734

23,085

C. County (State)

No of cattle AFOs

Average Size (ha)

Aggregated Size (ha)

1. Tulare (CA)

304

32

9580

2. Stanislaus (CA)

216

14

2966

3. Merced (CA)

209

20

4173

4. Whatcom (WA)

137

4

605

5. Rockingham (VA)

126

7

929

6. Kings (CA)

124

31

3838

7. Franklin (ID)

123

11

1388

8. Sioux (IA)

118

15

1823

9. San Joaquin (CA)

107

14

1555

10. Weld (CO)

99

41

4082

D. County (State)

Average Size (ha)

No of cattle AFOs

Aggregated Size (ha)

1. Duval (FL)

302

1

302

2. Morrow (OR)

264

3

792

3. Lane (KS)

223

2

446

4. Crowley (CO)

209

1

209

5. Walla Walla (WA)

200

2

400

6. Oldham (TX)

177

2

353

7. Glades (FL)

175

1

175

8. Moore (TX)

156

9

1408

9. Hale (TX)

146

7

1023

10. Randall (TX)

143

4

572

  1. The values are rounded averages.