Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60Livestock 37 38,036 79,670 71,388 48,455 68,527 2,860 62,742 50,139 25,238 22,753 81,288 46,264 51,171 59,177 69,588 35,588 112,635 78,634 91,045 68,725 23,631 83,455 36,742 Insufficient data 16,103 10,290 11,144 22,217 2,762 27,597 54,578 27,894 35,831 417 2,751 17,356 3,565 2,124 11,369 1,323 29,749 3,715 22,701 38,034 Insufficient data Insufficient data Much of Wyoming’s agricultural land is too dry and cold for crop production but can support grazing animals. The expansion of the railroad to western states in the 1860s allowed cattle to be produced in Wyoming and shipped back east. Today the total cattle population in Wyoming is over 1.3 million, out numbering people by more than two to one. Though Wyoming’s sheep totaled only 350,000 in 2012, the state has a long history of wool and meat production. During the mid-to-late 1800s, several ranchers purchased cheap land and struck it rich by raising sheep. As late as World War II, the state was home to four million sheep. Historically, sheep herders lived in horse-drawn wagons like the one pictured. Cattle-to-human ratio Under 1 head per person 1.0–3.0 3.1–5.0 5.1–10.0 10.1–18.6 Sheep per square mile Fewer than 1.5 1.5–5.0 5.1–10.0 Insufficient data 10.0–18.2 Number of cattle (2012) Number of sheep (2012) Data Go Interactive