Grown Where

Livestock · 2022 Census of Agriculture

Where are goats raised?

Texas has the most goats: 30% of the 2.5 million goats on US farms at the end of 2022.

Next come California (5%) and Wisconsin (4%).

US total, 2022 Census
2.5 million goatshead on farms
Top state
Texas30% of total
Farms reporting, 2022
118,703in 50 states
Counties reporting
2,969163 withheld
Goats on farms, Dec. 31 by state, 2022 Census of Agriculture
Under 3,8003,800 to 15K15K to 45K45K to 120K120K to 300K300K+
Texas
752,447 goats
30% of the US total. No. 1 of 50 states reporting.
See what Texas grows →

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. State view: 2022 Census of Agriculture. County view: 2022 Census of Agriculture (head on farms).

Which state has the most goats?

Texas has the most goats: 30% of the 2.5 million goats on US farms at the end of 2022. Ranked by the 2022 Census of Agriculture (head on farms).

  1. 1Texas752,447 goats30%
  2. 2California126,863 goats5%
  3. 3Wisconsin108,237 goats4%
  4. 4Oklahoma97,630 goats4%
  5. 5Iowa86,853 goats3%
  6. 6Missouri74,139 goats3%
  7. 7Tennessee70,499 goats3%
  8. 8Ohio67,054 goats3%
  9. 9Kentucky58,694 goats2%
  10. 10Pennsylvania57,052 goats2%

All states ranked for goats, with year-by-year leaders →

Which counties raise the most goats?

From the 2022 Census of Agriculture, which reports goats for 2,969 counties. NASS withholds 163 of those county figures to protect individual farms, so a withheld county could be larger than some listed here.

Top counties for goats, head on farms, 2022 Census of Agriculture
CountyHead on farmsShare of US
Sutton County, TX52,8602%
Val Verde County, TX50,0332%
Crockett County, TX45,4322%
Calumet County, WI30,3091%
Edwards County, TX30,0091%
Parker County, TX21,126under 1%
Tom Green County, TX19,622under 1%
Apache County, AZ19,043under 1%
Kimble County, TX18,338under 1%
Schleicher County, TX17,748under 1%
Mills County, TX17,005under 1%
Gillespie County, TX16,305under 1%
Terrell County, TX16,199under 1%
Kendall County, TX14,212under 1%
Erath County, TX13,035under 1%

How has US production of goats changed?

Censuses of Agriculture, 1997 to 2022.

02M4M199720022007201220172022
US goats, head on farms, by Census year. Latest: 2.5 million (2022).

Goats by the numbers

Each note is calculated from USDA NASS data; the source is listed under it.

  • How concentrated

    The top three states, Texas, California and Wisconsin, account for 39% of the goats on US farms.

    2022 Census of Agriculture

  • How widespread

    Farms in 50 states reported goats in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, 118,703 farms in all.

    2022 Census of Agriculture

  • Top county

    Sutton County, Texas has 2% of the goats on US farms, more than any other county.

    2022 Census of Agriculture

  • Census to Census

    The number of goats on US farms rose 12% between the 1997 and 2022 Censuses of Agriculture, from 2.3 million goats to 2.5 million goats.

    Censuses of Agriculture, 1997 to 2022

About this data

State and national figures come from the 2022 Census of Agriculture. County figures and the county map come from the 2022 Census of Agriculture, the only source that covers every county. NASS withholds some figures, marked "withheld", to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Quick Stats. Series: GOATS - INVENTORY. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.