The llamas are disappearing

The number of llamas in the U.S. fell from 144,782 in 2002 to 39,599 in 2017.

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Notes

In 2002, there were 21 llamas in Hawaii and 228 llamas in Alaska. In 2017, there were 32 llamas between Alaska and Hawaii.
* Withheld to avoid disclosing the llama data of individual operations.