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As of 4 November 2026, 17,693 livestock & animal breeding companies are based in United States; 34 are hiring right now and San Francisco has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 17,693
- Hiring now
- 34 · 11 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Dog breeders · 7,138
- Top city
- San Francisco · 53
- Parent market
- Agriculture & forestry · 26,191
Livestock & animal breeding in United States, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Dog breeders | 7,138 | 40% |
| Direct sale livestock farms | 4,074 | 23% |
| General livestock farms | 3,180 | 18% |
| Pedigree livestock studs | 2,212 | 13% |
| Horse breeding studs | 1,771 | 10% |
| Other livestock & animal breeding | 1,534 | 9% |
| Poultry & egg farms | 983 | 6% |
| Cat breeders | 854 | 5% |
| Alpaca farms | 417 | 2% |
| Beekeepers & honey | 397 | 2% |
| Racehorse training & syndication | 317 | 2% |
| Dairy farms | 264 | 1% |
| Mixed farm direct sales | 216 | 1% |
| Livestock agents & auctioneers | 115 | 1% |
| Arable & grain farms | 93 | 1% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 12,318 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 4,850 · 4 |
| 11-50 employees | 428 · 6 |
| 51-200 employees | 59 · 8 |
| 201-500 employees | 22 · 7 |
| 501-1000 employees | 10 · 5 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 4 · 2 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 2 · 2 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 53 | 0% |
| Ocala | 46 | 0% |
| Lexington | 42 | 0% |
| Lebanon | 40 | 0% |
| Houston | 37 | 0% |
| Miami | 29 | 0% |
| Millersburg | 28 | 0% |
| Salem | 28 | 0% |
| Canton | 26 | 0% |
| Dallas | 26 | 0% |
| Phoenix | 26 | 0% |
| Scottsdale | 26 | 0% |
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The stack of livestock & animal breeding in United States
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Other segments of agriculture & forestry in United States
Agriculture & forestry in United States, the whole market →
Crop & arable farming · 5,886 →
Horticulture & plant nurseries · 3,743 →
Forestry & logging · 534 →
Agricultural contracting services · 475 →
Fishing & aquaculture · 380 →
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17,693 livestock & animal breeding companies are based in United States; 34 are hiring right now and San Francisco has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/agriculture_forestry/united-states/livestock_and_animal_breeding)
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- ClassificationEvery company is classified from its own website into vertical, sub-vertical and leaf with a confidence score; this page counts industry confidence ≥ 0.7 and country confidence ≥ 0.8.
- Company listRich profiles with a LinkedIn-known headcount only; job boards, directories, portals and non-organisations are left out.
- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
Livestock & animal breeding in United States: questions
How many livestock & animal breeding companies are there in United States?
17,693 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Agriculture & forestry → Livestock & animal breeding → leaf niches such as dog breeders, direct sale livestock farms, general livestock farms. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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