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State rankings · NASS annual estimates, 2025

Which state has the most hogs?

Iowa ranks No. 1 for hogs, with 34% of the 75.2 million hogs on US farms on December 1, 2025.

No. 2 Minnesota (12%), No. 3 North Carolina (11%), No. 4 Illinois (7%). Iowa has been No. 1 in every year shown, back to 2011. All 50 states that reported hogs are listed below.

Hogs by state, ranked

Ranked by NASS's 2025 estimate. The 2022 Census columns cover every state.

Hogs by state: NASS annual estimates, 2025 and 2022 Census of Agriculture, top 15
State2025, hogsSharevs 20242022 Census, head on farmsFarms, 2022
1Iowa25.2 million34%+4%23.8 million5,253
2Minnesota9.4 million12%+1%8.9 million2,928
3North Carolina7.9 million11%-4%8.2 million2,492
4Illinois5.5 million7%-<1%5.2 million1,678
5Indiana4.5 million6%+1%4.4 million2,150
6Nebraska3.6 million5%+3%3.6 million942
7Missouri3.3 million4%-6%3.3 million2,244
8Ohio2.8 million4%+2%2.8 million3,238
9*South Dakota2.2 million3%-2%2 million548
10*Oklahoma2 million3%-7%2.2 million2,219
11*Kansas1.9 million2%-7%1.9 million907
12*Pennsylvania1.4 million2%-8%1.3 million2,525
13*Michigan1.1 million2%-2%1.3 million2,099
14*Texas1.1 million2%-3%1.2 million5,837
15*Colorado550,000under 1%+2%515,8781,224
Units: hogs. “–” means the state isn't in NASS's annual survey for this item; see the 2022 Census column on wider screens, or the state's page. * Rank among states with published figures; a withheld state could rank higher.
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Hogs by state: NASS annual estimates, 2025 and 2022 Census of Agriculture, ranked 16 to 50
State2025, hogsSharevs 20242022 Census, head on farmsFarms, 2022
16*Kentucky470,000under 1%+1%454,7971,564
–Utah–499,804626
–Wisconsin–335,9752,025
–Virginia–282,7971,246
–Tennessee–281,1051,643
–Montana–230,387347
–Mississippi–177,541709
–North Dakota–161,489177
–South Carolina–153,888923
–Arkansas–145,3761,053
–Wyoming–106,630232
–California–82,0101,374
–New York–42,8891,352
–Georgia–41,6711,053
–Idaho–21,157562
–Maryland–20,219550
–Washington–17,707949
–Florida–14,4821,486
–Oregon–9,8131,065
–New Jersey–7,276332
–Massachusetts–7,271306
–Hawaii–6,514194
–Vermont–5,602272
–West Virginia–5,204882
–Louisiana–5,124673
–Maine–5,016418
–Connecticut–3,701218
–Delaware–2,93546
–New Mexico–1,747363
–Alaska–1,60478
–Rhode Island–1,21355
–Alabama–Withheld924
–Arizona–Withheld541
–Nevada–Withheld68
–New Hampshire–Withheld219

Which state has been No. 1 for hogs each year?

The top state in NASS's annual estimates, most recent year first. A year is skipped if a state whose figure is withheld could have been larger.

Top state for hogs by year
YearTop stateShareAmount
2025Iowa34%25.2 million hogs
2024Iowa32%24.3 million hogs
2023Iowa33%25 million hogs
2022Iowa32%24.1 million hogs
2021Iowa32%23.9 million hogs
2020Iowa32%24.6 million hogs
2019Iowa32%24.6 million hogs
2018Iowa31%23.6 million hogs
2017Iowa31%22.8 million hogs
2016Iowa31%22.2 million hogs
2015Iowa31%21.1 million hogs
2014Iowa31%21.3 million hogs
2013Iowa31%20.2 million hogs
2012Iowa31%20.6 million hogs
2011Iowa30%20 million hogs

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About this data

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Annual estimates (final 2025 figures) and the 2022 Census of Agriculture. Withheld figures are suppressed by NASS to protect individual farms. Data processed 2026-11-06. Methodology.