Galway is still leading the way in terms of Beef cow population with a total of 95,167 beef cows, a decrease of 4,386 cows from 2020. This figure is over 20,000 higher than the beef cow population in county Mayo which is the second most highly populated county with a figure of 71,248. The third most highly populated county for beef cows is county Cork with a figure of 69,669 beef cows. Clare is followed closely by county Cork with 69,361 beef cows. The least populated county for beef cows is county Dublin with a population of just 3,603 beef cows. The second least populated county is county Louth with a population of 10,013 beef cows. County Carlow completes the bottom 3 counties for beef cow population with a figure of 14,115 beef cows.