Cattle are raised throughout the state, though principally in the Black Belt and Delta. The main chicken-raising area is in the eastern hills.
In 2003, there were around 1.07 million cattle and calves, valued at $609.9 million. In 2002, there were around 275,000 hogs and pigs, valued at $20.6 million. Mississippi is a leading producer of broilers, ranking 5th in 2001; some 3.8 billion lb (1.7 billion kg) of broilers, worth $1.49 billion, were produced in that year.