Spotlight on Florida Cattle
In Florida there are over 1.5 million head of cattle on 3.55 million acres of pasture and rangeland according to the 2022 Census of Agriculture.
As of the 2022 Census of Agriculture, Florida’s annual cow and calf sales were valued at nearly $586 million and annual milk sales were valued at $528 million.
Select Livestock Inventory (2023)

862,000
Beef cattle
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98,000
Dairy Cattle

1,560,000
Cattle including calves
Direct Economic Contributions (2022)
$1.12 billion
in sales revenues
4,486
jobs
When considering multiplier effects, Florida’s cattle ranching and dairy operations support $2.01 billion in sales revenue and 8,517 jobs throughout the state’s economy.
Sources
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2024). 2022 Census of Agriculture. USDA-NASS. https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/AgCensus/2022/Full_Report/Volume_1,_Chapter_1_US/usv1.pdf
USDA/NASS 2023 State Agriculture Overview, Florida, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Available at: nass.usda.gov/Quick_Stats/Ag_Overview/stateOverview.php?state=FLORIDA
“Economic Contributions of Agriculture, Natural Resource, and Food Industries in Florida in 2022.” Economic Impact Analysis Program, University of Florida-IFAS, Food & Resource Economics Department, Gainesville, FL, 2024. Available at: fred.ifas.ufl.edu/extension/economic-impact-analysis-program/florida-ag-food-and-resources