United States Animal Numbers, Cattle Dairy Cows Beginning Stocks by Year
| Market Year | Dairy Cows Beginning Stocks | Unit of Measure | Growth Rate |
| 1960 | 17650 | (1000 HEAD) | NA |
| 1961 | 17390 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.47% |
| 1962 | 17090 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.73% |
| 1963 | 16570 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.04% |
| 1964 | 15960 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.68% |
| 1965 | 15380 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.63% |
| 1966 | 14490 | (1000 HEAD) | -5.79% |
| 1967 | 13725 | (1000 HEAD) | -5.28% |
| 1968 | 13115 | (1000 HEAD) | -4.44% |
| 1969 | 12550 | (1000 HEAD) | -4.31% |
| 1970 | 12091 | (1000 HEAD) | -3.66% |
| 1971 | 11909 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.51% |
| 1972 | 11776 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.12% |
| 1973 | 11622 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.31% |
| 1974 | 11297 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.80% |
| 1975 | 11220 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.68% |
| 1976 | 11071 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.33% |
| 1977 | 10998 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.66% |
| 1978 | 10896 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.93% |
| 1979 | 10790 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.97% |
| 1980 | 10758 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.30% |
| 1981 | 10849 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.85% |
| 1982 | 10986 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.26% |
| 1983 | 11047 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.56% |
| 1984 | 11059 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.11% |
| 1985 | 10777 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.55% |
| 1986 | 11116 | (1000 HEAD) | 3.15% |
| 1987 | 10466 | (1000 HEAD) | -5.85% |
| 1988 | 10311 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.48% |
| 1989 | 10137 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.69% |
| 1990 | 10015 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.20% |
| 1991 | 9965 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.50% |
| 1992 | 9728 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.38% |
| 1993 | 9658 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.72% |
| 1994 | 9507 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.56% |
| 1995 | 9482 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.26% |
| 1996 | 9420 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.65% |
| 1997 | 9318 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.08% |
| 1998 | 9199 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.28% |
| 1999 | 9128 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.77% |
| 2000 | 9183 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.60% |
| 2001 | 9172 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.12% |
| 2002 | 9106 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.72% |
| 2003 | 9142 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.40% |
| 2004 | 8988 | (1000 HEAD) | -1.68% |
| 2005 | 9004 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.18% |
| 2006 | 9104 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.11% |
| 2007 | 9145 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.45% |
| 2008 | 9257 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.22% |
| 2009 | 9333 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.82% |
| 2010 | 9087 | (1000 HEAD) | -2.64% |
| 2011 | 9156 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.76% |
| 2012 | 9236 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.87% |
| 2013 | 9221 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.16% |
| 2014 | 9209 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.13% |
| 2015 | 9312 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.12% |
| 2016 | 9312 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 9369 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.61% |
| 2018 | 9432 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.67% |
| 2019 | 9353 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.84% |
| 2020 | 9343 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.11% |
| 2021 | 9442 | (1000 HEAD) | 1.06% |
| 2022 | 9375 | (1000 HEAD) | -0.71% |
| 2023 | 9417 | (1000 HEAD) | 0.45% |
Source: United States Department of Agriculture
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