Table 13. Sheep and Lambs - Inventory, Wool Production, and Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
United States 
Alabama 
Alaska 
Arizona 
Arkansas 
California 
Sheep and lambs inventory .. 
farms, 2012 
88,338 
712 
50 
7,447 
778 
4,224 
2007 
83,134 
522 
49 
4,978 
728 
4,063 
number, 2012 
5,364,844 
21,114 
773 
180,551 
18,808 
668,517 
2007 
5,819,162 
16,926 
951 
153,829 
15,262 
596,163 
2012 farms by inventory: 
1 to 24 
farms 
59,201 
479 
41 
5,685 
543 
2,932 
number 
560,317 
4,616 
305 
60,083 
4,910 
25,398 
25 to 99 
farms 
22,222 
183 
8 
1,638 
206 
889 
number 
1,001,091 
7,711 
(D) 
65,946 
9,210 
40,489 
1 00 to 299 
farms 
4,894 
43 
1 
110 
27 
253 
number 
767,848 
6,556 
(D) 
14,897 
(D) 
39,733 
300 to 999 
farms 
1,400 
7 
9 
2 
63 
number 
689,297 
2,231 
- 
3,125 
(D) 
32,549 
1 ,000 or more 
farms 
621 
- 
- 
5 
87 
number 
2,346,291 
- 
- 
36,500 
- 
530,348 
Ewes 1 year old or older ... 
farms, 2012 
65,690 
510 
43 
3,748 
556 
3,222 
2007 
68,222 
435 
41 
2,843 
583 
3,413 
number, 2012 
2,967,908 
11,913 
508 
68,130 
10,237 
306,987 
2007 
3,516,409 
10,060 
486 
75,285 
9,390 
286,544 
Wool production 
farms, 2012 
50,593 
118 
36 
4,839 
145 
3,362 
2007 
43,091 
99 
17 
2,138 
128 
1,841 
pounds, 2012 
29,330,342 
13,451 
4,146 
585,281 
15,281 
3,500,611 
2007 
34,017,725 
34,844 
2,434 
764,101 
34,615 
2,992,710 
$1,000, 2012 
28,927 
5 
3 
470 
6 
2,724 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms, 2012 
53,754 
422 
26 
1,429 
488 
2,593 
2007 
53,268 
295 
17 
1,345 
417 
2,466 
number, 2012 
3,947,609 
18,879 
177 
45,211 
9,374 
440,092 
2007 
4,579,608 
7,612 
189 
44,537 
7,664 
380,852 
$1,000, 2012 
663,620 
2,399 
30 
7,970 
1,250 
84,816 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Item 
Colorado 
Connecticut 
Delaware 
Florida 
Georgia 
Flawaii 
Sheep and lambs inventory .. 
farms, 2012 
1,509 
498 
69 
1,161 
688 
353 
2007 
1,600 
399 
56 
875 
664 
394 
number, 2012 
401,376 
6,093 
1,040 
18,232 
21,798 
21,921 
2007 
413,450 
5,767 
903 
13,030 
11,313 
22,376 
2012 farms by inventory: 
1 to 24 
farms 
1,027 
438 
54 
963 
473 
300 
number 
9,220 
3,236 
408 
7,864 
4,289 
(D) 
25 to 99 
farms 
311 
54 
15 
186 
180 
41 
number 
13,707 
1,923 
632 
8,072 
7,840 
1,902 
1 00 to 299 
farms 
92 
6 
- 
10 
29 
7 
number 
14,167 
934 
- 
(D) 
3,840 
889 
300 to 999 
farms 
34 
- 
- 
2 
3 
4 
number 
17,430 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,575 
1,924 
1 ,000 or more 
farms 
45 
- 
- 
3 
1 
number 
346,852 
- 
- 
- 
4,254 
(D) 
Ewes 1 year old or older ... 
farms, 2012 
1,141 
368 
43 
700 
500 
253 
2007 
1,265 
316 
48 
631 
509 
300 
number, 2012 
135,588 
3,393 
611 
7,365 
10,492 
8,942 
2007 
200,269 
3,482 
482 
7,354 
6,735 
8,841 
Wool production 
farms, 2012 
840 
306 
20 
236 
196 
107 
2007 
868 
262 
23 
82 
168 
22 
pounds, 2012 
2,432,740 
26,864 
2,516 
20,334 
38,183 
5,019 
2007 
2,916,141 
28,972 
3,375 
9,199 
25,257 
5,330 
$1,000, 2012 
2,170 
19 
(D) 
1 
11 
(D) 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms, 2012 
1,056 
231 
39 
529 
417 
127 
2007 
1,112 
195 
29 
381 
292 
126 
number, 2012 
435,338 
4,166 
548 
1 1 ,790 
8,591 
4,360 
2007 
744,826 
2,805 
415 
5,886 
5,087 
4,784 
$1,000, 2012 
80,250 
853 
91 
1,473 
1,395 
863 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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