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Where were the 9.3 million dairy cows in the USA in 2017? Each dot represents 2000 cows. Data from the 2017 USDA Ag Census 
The 31.7 million beef cows in the US in 2017 were spread out in all 50 states, but higher densities found in areas with more pasture/grassland. Intermountain western US has lower density of cows as grazing land supports fewer cows/acre.
Distribution of hogs/pigs across the USA in 2017. Each dot represents 20,000 animals.
There were 5.3 million sheep and lambs in the USA in 2017. Each dot represents 1,000 🐑
Distribution of broiler chickens (meat birds) sold in the US in 2017. Total was 8.9 billion birds & each dot represents 2 million broilers.
If you wonder where the US corn belt is, this map of harvested corn grain acres shows it nicely. Each dot is 10,000 acres.
Where the wheat grows in America. This map lumps all wheat types together, but there’s regional variation. Hard red winter wheat dominates in S. Plains, Durum is prevelant in N. Dakota, & soft white dominate in the Pacific NW
Rice production in the US is concentrated in just a few states with Arkansas #1 and California #2.
US cotton production in 2017 with each dot representing 5,000 acres. Southeast, west TX, AZ, and CA are the main producing regions/states.
Soybean acres in America in 2017. Overlaps a lot with the corn acreage, but a bit more prevalent in southern Mississippi River valley. More soybean acres were harvested than corn acres in 2017.
Tater acres across the US in 2017. Shout out to northern Maine - Kennebecs are the best potatoes.
Where the vegetables were grown and harvested in the USA in 2017. Each dot is 1000 acres.
Where the apples were grown in the USA in 2017. I’m biased towards NY apples. Empires are a great variety, but hard to find outside of NY State.
