cow to people ratio for your state-useless trivia

[greybeard]

I would have never guessed there were 29,000 head of cattle in New Jersey.

South Dakota has the most cattle per person in the United States followed by Nebraska and Montana.

South Dakota has more than 4 times as many cattle as they do people.

Nine (9) states have more cattle than people.

Rank.....State............Human......Cattle ......Ratio
1 South Dakota.........844,877...3,650,000.......4.32
2 Nebraska..............1,868,516..6,150,000......3.29
3 Montana...............1,015,165..2,550,000......2.51
4 North Dakota.........723,393.....1,770,000......2.45
5 Wyoming..............582,658.....1,270,000......2.18
6 Kansas.................2,893,957....5,800,000.....2.00
7 Idaho..................1,612,136....2,190,000....1.36
8 Iowa...................3,090,416....3,700,000....1.20
9 Oklahoma.............3,850,568....4,300,000....1.12
10 Missouri...............6,044,171.....3,800,000....0.63
11 New Mexico 2,085,287 1,290,000 0.62
12 Wisconsin 5,742,713 3,350,000 0.58
13 Arkansas 2,959,373 1,660,000 0.56
14 Kentucky 4,395,295 2,090,000 0.48
15 Colorado 5,268,367 2,480,000 0.47
16 Minnesota 5,420,380 2,280,000 0.42
17 Vermont 626,630 260,000 0.41
18 Texas 26,448,193 10,900,000 0.41
19 Oregon 3,930,065 1,280,000 0.33
20 Mississippi 2,991,207 930,000 0.31
21 Utah 2,900,872 800,000 0.28
22 Tennessee 6,495,978 1,760,000 0.27
23 Alabama 4,833,722 1,240,000 0.26
24 West Virginia 1,854,304 380,000 0.20
25 Virginia 8,260,405 1,530,000 0.19
26 Louisiana 4,625,470 790,000 0.17
27 Nevada 2,790,136 455,000 0.16
28 Washington 6,971,406 1,100,000 0.16
29 Arizona 6,626,624 920,000 0.14
30 California 38,332,521 5,250,000 0.14
31 Indiana 6,570,902 870,000 0.13
32 Pennsylvania 12,773,801 1,620,000 0.13
33 Michigan 9,895,622 1,120,000 0.11
34 Ohio 11,570,808 1,250,000 0.11
35 Georgia 9,992,167 1,000,000 0.10
36 Hawaii 1,404,054 130,000 0.09
37 Illinois 12,882,135 1,130,000 0.09
38 Florida 19,552,860 1,620,000 0.08
39 North Carolina 9,848,060 810,000 0.08
40 South Carolina 4,774,839 360,000 0.08
41 New York 19,651,127 1,450,000 0.07
42 Maine 1,328,302 85,000 0.06
43 Maryland 5,928,814 182,000 0.03
44 New Hampshire 1,323,459 32,000 0.02
45 Delaware 925,749 16,000 0.02
46 Alaska 735,132 10,000 0.01
47 Connecticut 3,596,080 47,000 0.01
48 Massachusetts 6,692,824 39,000 0.01
49 Rhode Island 1,051,511 5,000 0.00
50 New Jersey 8,899,339 29,000 0.00

 

[Bigfoot]

1-9 have more cows than people. Very interesting.

 

[TexasBred]

Loving County, Texas, 689 sq. miles, population 71....wonder how many cattle are in that county.

 

[John SD]

We South Dakotans have a saying .... our winters keep the riff-raff out :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[greybeard]

I forget now, which of the Dakotas the city of Minot is in, but they used to have a saying too--
"Why not Minot?"
The airforce guys stationed at Minot had an answer for that.
"Freezin's the reason"

 

[John SD]

I forget now, which of the Dakotas the city of Minot is in, but they used to have a saying too--
"Why not Minot?"
The airforce guys stationed at Minot had an answer for that.
"Freezin's the reason"

Yes, I've heard that one too Minot is in ND, and they do take their freezin' seriously in ND ;-)

 

[TexasBred]

We South Dakotans have a saying .... our winters keep the riff-raff out :lol: :lol: :lol:

I think the reality of it is that most of them hook up to their travel trailers or motor homes and come to Texas for the winter. The Rio Grande Valley has cities of penguins.

 

[greybeard]

We South Dakotans have a saying .... our winters keep the riff-raff out :lol: :lol: :lol:

I think the reality of it is that most of them hook up to their travel trailers or motor homes and come to Texas for the winter. The Rio Grande Valley has cities of penguins.

And lots of them never go back, which is one of the reasons Texas is not in the list of states where cattle outnumber the people.

 

[fenceman]

Loving County, Texas, 689 sq. miles, population 71....wonder how many cattle are in that county.

That'd be what 440,960 acres so I'd say about 440.
Unless they're doing that mig stuff everybody's carrying on about :cboy:

 

[john250]

At the rate of murders in Indiana, we are bound to move up on this list.

 

[melking]

We South Dakotans have a saying .... our winters keep the riff-raff out :lol: :lol: :lol:

I think the reality of it is that most of them hook up to their travel trailers or motor homes and come to Texas for the winter. The Rio Grande Valley has cities of penguins.

And lots of them never go back, which is one of the reasons Texas is not in the list of states where cattle outnumber the people.

Same with Florida. We haven't had a negative population growth for the last 30 years.

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

We South Dakotans have a saying .... our winters keep the riff-raff out :lol: :lol: :lol:

I think the reality of it is that most of them hook up to their travel trailers or motor homes and come to Texas for the winter. The Rio Grande Valley has cities of penguins.

And how is that a problem?

 

[hurleyjd]

Texas has to many people and not enough cows. Cows need fewer improvements and cost less to keep than people. Not many native born Texans anymore most are transplants from other states.

 

[bball]

At the rate of murders in Indiana, we are bound to move up on this list.

Yep john. I think when all the steel mills closed up shop in 'the region', all those folks moved south and took the crime that Gary and Hammond were known for down to Indy and Louisville. Gary is like a ghost town compared to what it was when it was the murder capital of the world back in the 80's. Indy used to be one of the best 'big' cities..very safe, convenient shopping, easy to get around. I'm nervous as a cat with 2 sons in college down there.

 

[greybeard]

And how is that a problem?

DamYankees. (anywhere North of the Red River)
Yankees come to visit then go back home--DamYankees come visit and stay forever.

 

[TexasBred]

We South Dakotans have a saying .... our winters keep the riff-raff out :lol: :lol: :lol:

I think the reality of it is that most of them hook up to their travel trailers or motor homes and come to Texas for the winter. The Rio Grande Valley has cities of penguins.

And how is that a problem?

Not a problem at all but sure is hard to understand them when they try to talk. Spanish is easier to understand. They're the dark skinned ones headed "north". ;-)

 

[sim.-ang.king]

1-9 have more cows than people. Very interesting.

Sounds like a good place to live.

 

[john250]

At the rate of murders in Indiana, we are bound to move up on this list.

Yep john. I think when all the steel mills closed up shop in 'the region', all those folks moved south and took the crime that Gary and Hammond were known for down to Indy and Louisville. Gary is like a ghost town compared to what it was when it was the murder capital of the world back in the 80's. Indy used to be one of the best 'big' cities..very safe, convenient shopping, easy to get around. I'm nervous as a cat with 2 sons in college down there.

Indy sure isn't a safe place, murder is epidemic. Presumably, your boys don't sell heroin or hang with people who do. They will be alright. My zip code means DirectTV gives me Cincinnati local stations. They are shooting 3-4 per day. Dismal.

 

[greybeard]

At the rate of murders in Indiana, we are bound to move up on this list.

Yep john. I think when all the steel mills closed up shop in 'the region', all those folks moved south and took the crime that Gary and Hammond were known for down to Indy and Louisville. Gary is like a ghost town compared to what it was when it was the murder capital of the world back in the 80's. Indy used to be one of the best 'big' cities..very safe, convenient shopping, easy to get around. I'm nervous as a cat with 2 sons in college down there.

Indy sure isn't a safe place, murder is epidemic. Presumably, your boys don't sell heroin or hang with people who do. They will be alright. My zip code means DirectTV gives me Cincinnati local stations. They are shooting 3-4 per day. Dismal.

You would think, at some point, the odds would even out and they would mostly kill themselves off but I guess they reproduce faster than attrition takes tolls.