It has a black body with a white band or sheet over the shoulders and extending down the front legs; the ears are erect.

[3]: 55 [5]: 132  The American Hampshire was not widespread at this time: a census in Indiana in 1907 found 337 head in a total of over 65000 in the state, while an estimate of the numbers of pure-bred pigs nationwide reported 3000 Hampshires in a total of just under 164000, in fifth place behind the Poland-China, the Duroc-Jersey, the American Berkshire and the Chester White.

[3]: 31 In the twenty-first century it is among the most numerous pig breeds of the United States, where approximately three quarters of all registrations are of Duroc, American Yorkshire or Hampshire stock.

[8][9] It has a black body with a white band or sheet over the shoulders and extending down the front legs; the ears are erect.

[10]: 609 Hampshire hogs are noted for being well-muscled and rapid growers, and for exhibiting good carcass quality when used as meat animals.