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U.S.
Equine
Populations
|
Region |
State |
Census: Number Horses and Ponies1 on Farms (Thousand Head) |
Census: Number Farms Reporting Horses and Ponies1 (Thousand Farms) |
NASS: Number Equine2 - All Locations (Thousand Head) |
||
|
1992 |
2002 |
1992 |
2002 |
January 1, 2003 |
||
| Central | Illinois |
46.1 |
51.7 |
7.3 |
7.6 |
99.0 |
| Indiana |
48.1 |
58.6 |
8.4 |
9.2 |
140.0 |
|
| Kansas |
42.9 |
52.8 |
9.7 |
10.6 |
104.0 |
|
| Michigan |
54.0 |
66.2 |
7.8 |
9.1 |
130.0 |
|
| Minnesota |
43.1 |
55.9 |
7.7 |
8.8 |
155.0 |
|
| Missouri |
64.6 |
85.7 |
14.2 |
15.9 |
140.0 |
|
| Wisconsin |
43.6 |
52.4 |
8.1 |
8.8 |
115.0 |
|
| Total |
342.4 |
423.3 |
63.2 |
70.0 |
883.0 |
|
| Northeast | New Jersey |
23.9 |
22.6 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
45.0 |
| New York |
43.3 |
47.8 |
6.4 |
6.5 |
157.0 |
|
| Ohio |
72.0 |
76.2 |
10.9 |
11.7 |
155.0 |
|
| Pennsylvania |
58.0 |
65.1 |
9.2 |
9.9 |
165.0 |
|
| Total |
197.2 |
211.7 |
29.0 |
30.4 |
522.0 |
|
| Southern | Alabama |
29.7 |
42.5 |
5.7 |
7.4 |
130.0 |
| Florida |
52.0 |
54.9 |
6.7 |
6.8 |
170.0 |
|
| Georgia |
31.1 |
35.3 |
5.6 |
5.9 |
69.0 |
|
| Kentucky |
78.1 |
95.9 |
12.4 |
13.4 |
150.0 |
|
| Louisiana |
28.0 |
30.1 |
5.1 |
5.3 |
65.0 |
|
| Maryland |
24.3 |
22.5 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
45.0 |
|
| Oklahoma |
70.0 |
93.7 |
14.9 |
18.4 |
165.0 |
|
| Tennessee |
61.1 |
89.0 |
12.4 |
15.3 |
185.0 |
|
| Texas |
209.1 |
242.0 |
38.5 |
44.2 |
595.0 |
|
| Virginia |
44.0 |
50.3 |
7.1 |
7.5 |
145.0 |
|
| Total |
627.4 |
756.2 |
111.2 |
126.8 |
1,719.0 |
|
| Western | California |
124.9 |
113.1 |
15.0 |
13.0 |
235.0 |
| Colorado |
69.4 |
81.7 |
9.9 |
11.2 |
140.0 |
|
| Montana |
56.4 |
71.2 |
8.2 |
10.2 |
130.0 |
|
| New Mexico |
41.4 |
38.8 |
5.7 |
5.9 |
64.0 |
|
| Oregon |
51.9 |
68.3 |
9.2 |
10.7 |
120.0 |
|
| Washington |
51.1 |
58.8 |
7.9 |
8.1 |
155.0 |
|
| Wyoming |
40.7 |
50.6 |
4.5 |
5.3 |
61.0 |
|
| Total |
435.8 |
482.5 |
60.4 |
64.4 |
905.0 |
|
| Total (28 states) |
1,602.8 (78.2% of US) |
1,873.7 (77.2% of US) |
263.8 (78.0% of US) |
291.6 (77.7% of US) |
4,029.0 (76.7% of US) |
|
| Total U.S. (50 states) |
2,049.5 |
2,427.3 |
338.3 |
375.2 |
5,250.4 |
|
1 Horses and ponies
and farms reporting horses and ponies.
Source: Census of Agriculture 1992 and 2002.
2 "Equine" includes horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys. Equines located on farms totaled 3.20 million head and 2.05 million head were located on non-farm places. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), March 2, 2003.
3. While the census reported the above table total of 5.2 million equines, the total estimate of equines in the U.S. is being reported as 6.9 million animals (the census only takes into account officially reporting venues). 725,000 horses are involved in the race industry, 1,974,000 are involved in showing, and another 2,970,000 are used for recreation. The remaining 1,262,000 are used in other activities (including farming)
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