BRAND NEW: See America’s Factory Farms Mapped Out

National Maps

Each county is ranked from Extreme to None based on the total number of animals living on factory farms. Factory farms are operations confining 500+ head of beef cattle on feed, 500+ dairy cows, 1,000+ hogs, 100,000+ egg-laying hens or 500,000+ broiler (meat) chickens sold each year. For complete methodology, visit our issue brief, Factory Farm Nation: 2020.

All Livestock on Factory Farms

Hogs on Factory Farms

Dairy Cows on Factory Farms

Broiler Chickens on Factory Farms

Egg-Laying Hens on Factory Farms

Feedlot Beef Cattle on Factory Farms

State Maps

These are a few of the states with an extreme takeover of factory farms. Click here to see our related issue brief.

Iowa Hogs on Factory Farms 

Wisconsin Dairy Cows on Factory Farms

New York Dairy Cows on Factory Farms 

North Carolina Hogs on Factory Farms

Oregon Livestock on Factory Farms