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The Province Of Alberta Literally Has More Cows Than People

We're talkin' millions. 🐮
Canada’s Cattle Inventory Shows Alberta Has More Cows Than People
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That's a lot of cows. According to Canada’s cattle inventory, Alberta has a whopping 40.4% of the country's cows as of July 2020.

The country's cattle count comes in at 12.2 million and Alberta has way more than any of the other provinces. Actually, there are more cows in the province than there are people. 

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4.4M Vs. 4.9M

People Vs. Cows

The latest provincial population was calculated in April 2020. 

As for the other provinces, Saskatchewan is next in line for the most cows with 21.3% of the country's population. 

Looks like Alberta is the front runner by far. 

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  • Britanny Burr
    Britanny Burr was a Staff Writer at Narcity Canada, who drove growth within Narcity's Western coverage and readership. Having lived between her hometown, Canmore, Alberta and Calgary, Montreal, Vancouver, and NYC over the past 10 years, she is obsessed with finding the best local hot spots. She holds a B.A. in English and has over six years of professional writing experience as Head Writer and Editor for YUL.Buzz in Montreal, and Creative Copywriter at JAKT in NYC. News by day, poetry by night — the written word is Britanny's nearest and dearest.

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