Most Common Domesticated Animal in each US county

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In various regions and states of the United States, the most common domesticated animal can vary based on factors like climate, economy, and cultural practices.

In rural areas of the Great Plains, for example, cattle are a common sight, as agriculture and livestock farming are prevalent. Hog farming thrives in Midwest states (such as Iowa and south of Minnesota).

In parts of the Deep South, poultry like chickens are widespread. Chickens are kept for their eggs and meat, providing a valuable food source for many households.

John Johnson came up with an interesting idea to add the species Homo sapiens to the list as another domesticated animal. This idea is not unfounded; according to the scientific work ‘Editorial: Self-Domestication and Human Evolution,’ we, Homo sapiens, have self-domesticated ourselves. To create the map, he used the 2022 data from the USDA Census of Agriculture and the Census Bureau Population Estimates Program.

According to this map of the most domesticated animals, Homo sapiens is the most common animal in the Northeast, Pacific states, and some states in the South, such as Florida, and parts of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas near the Mississippi River.