The cattle population in Texas is most concentrated in the panhandle, known as the Northern High Plains region. It is where you will find the county that is ranked as the number 1 county in Texas for cattle population, with 477,199 head estimated, in Deaf Smith county. Deaf Smith is one of three counties in the Northern High Plains region boasting cattle populations over 400,000.

West of Fort Worth, Erath County has the most cattle in the Cross Timbers region with 120,843.

In the East Texas North region, Hopkins county holds the top spot with just over 110,000 head.

In the Blacklands region, Falls County had the most cattle with 86,515.

In the South Central Region in Texas, Gonzalez County topped the  charts with 114,100 cattle.

Texas is divided into the following regions: Northern High Plains; Northern Low Plains; Southern High Plains; Southern Low Plains; Trans-Pecos; Edwards Plateau; Cross Timbers; Blacklands; East Texas South; South Central; Upper Coast; Coastal Bend; South Texas; Lower Valley.

To see cattle population by county in Texas, visit http://www.texascounties.net/statistics/cattle2012.htm