Table 18. Equine - Inventory and Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Inventory 
Sales 
Total 
Owned 
Total 
Owned 
Geographic area 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1 ,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1 ,000) 
HORSES AND PONIES 
United States Total 
United States 
2012 
504,795 
3,621,348 
486,972 
3,077,664 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
108,360 
418,968 
1 ,376,793 
2007 
575,942 
4,028,827 
501,528 
3,224,964 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
106,050 
400,845 
(NA) 
States, 201 2 
Alabama 
9,932 
63,707 
9,542 
58,319 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1,954 
7,257 
13,128 
Alaska 
181 
1,581 
175 
1,364 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
28 
57 
57 
Arizona 
11,317 
92,394 
11,185 
81,199 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1,900 
8,492 
31,641 
Arkansas 
10,820 
61,090 
10,476 
56,317 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
2,099 
6,500 
1 1 ,476 
California 
14,932 
142,555 
14,353 
107,774 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
2,959 
10,452 
62,000 
Colorado 
14,210 
110,360 
13,638 
88,735 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3,071 
11,618 
31,414 
Connecticut 
1,617 
17,424 
1,540 
10,655 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
418 
1,471 
8,021 
Delaware 
709 
6,157 
699 
4,647 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
284 
685 
4,779 
Florida 
13,755 
121,034 
13,215 
96,944 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3,442 
15,119 
162,025 
Georgia 
9,502 
69,861 
9,051 
51,033 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1,160 
3,056 
8,103 
Hawaii 
669 
5,114 
609 
4,329 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
102 
335 
1,471 
Idaho 
8,950 
61,439 
8,633 
54,744 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1,903 
7,026 
12,440 
Illinois 
8,436 
62,714 
8,155 
51,724 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
2,002 
7,615 
24,558 
Indiana 
13,677 
97,383 
13,408 
88,331 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3,383 
11,110 
23,651 
Iowa 
9,599 
62,206 
9,286 
57,175 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
2,262 
8,824 
14,470 
Kansas 
10,740 
74,873 
10,430 
60,477 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
2,371 
8,845 
16,549 
Kentucky 
19,012 
141,842 
18,329 
118,288 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
4,256 
17,369 
178,341 
Louisiana 
8,385 
59,791 
8,199 
53,899 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1,874 
6,373 
16,891 
Maine 
1,667 
11,987 
1,602 
9,753 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
432 
1,738 
7,153 
Maryland 
3,257 
28,662 
3,087 
21,072 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
638 
2,244 
13,160 
Massachusetts 
1,804 
20,337 
1,739 
12,663 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
520 
2,883 
1 1 ,588 
Michigan 
12,413 
87,998 
12,131 
73,135 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
2,734 
9,768 
28,918 
Minnesota 
9,537 
66,384 
9,248 
56,370 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
2,151 
9,642 
15,039 
Mississippi 
8,773 
58,697 
8,468 
53,510 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1,769 
6,112 
9,762 
Missouri 
19,765 
117,295 
19,148 
107,299 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
4,192 
15,169 
22,095 
Montana 
1 1 ,980 
97,921 
11,582 
87,628 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
2,524 
1 1 ,207 
22,637 
Nebraska 
9,125 
64,326 
8,864 
58,428 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1,928 
12,471 
22,046 
Nevada 
2,214 
22,464 
2,161 
18,549 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
610 
2,458 
7,483 
New Hampshire 
975 
9,097 
945 
5,981 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
222 
603 
4,049 
New Jersey 
3,068 
27,658 
2,817 
16,746 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
740 
1,998 
16,963 
New Mexico 
7,635 
50,723 
7,429 
44,749 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1,760 
7,177 
24,144 
New York 
10,207 
90,157 
9,888 
67,987 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
2,414 
9,225 
58,089 
North Carolina 
10,261 
66,870 
9,785 
55,143 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1,955 
7,037 
23,123 
North Dakota 
5,379 
45,271 
5,265 
42,593 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1,400 
7,831 
12,417 
Ohio 
16,252 
114,127 
15,678 
97,230 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
4,165 
23,328 
46,624 
Oklahoma 
24,045 
158,918 
23,425 
138,214 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5,315 
19,879 
41,755 
Oregon 
9,706 
70,427 
9,278 
61,016 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1,739 
6,450 
13,247 
Pennsylvania 
16,426 
119,900 
15,752 
96,554 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
2,963 
10,177 
37,956 
Rhode Island 
285 
2,417 
272 
1,756 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
64 
204 
382 
South Carolina 
7,209 
52,395 
6,993 
45,170 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1,463 
6,048 
16,078 
South Dakota 
6,463 
68,925 
6,318 
65,241 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
2,223 
13,603 
23,538 
Tennessee 
16,108 
96,541 
15,419 
85,802 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3,320 
10,415 
19,987 
Texas 
64,114 
395,816 
61,531 
350,231 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
14,127 
49,861 
146,884 
Utah 
7,718 
58,979 
7,486 
52,179 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
2,075 
8,745 
20,304 
Vermont 
1,382 
11,666 
1,325 
9,102 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
297 
1,196 
6,316 
Virginia 
12,058 
86,840 
11,546 
69,797 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
2,441 
6,904 
31,719 
Washington 
9,923 
64,616 
9,516 
54,342 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1,937 
5,180 
17,770 
West Virginia 
5,337 
26,467 
5,031 
23,007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
838 
2,315 
5,444 
Wisconsin 
17,054 
103,481 
16,315 
87,546 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
2,285 
7,081 
1 1 ,404 
Wyoming 
6,212 
72,461 
6,005 
62,917 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1,651 
7,815 
1 7,703 
MULES, BURROS, AND DONKEYS 
United States Total 
United States 
2012 
98,379 
292,590 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10,852 
34,470 
13,910 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
2007 
99,746 
283,806 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 1 ,548 
32,467 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
States, 2012 
Alabama 
3,341 
11,401 
(NA) 
(NA) 
290 
822 
275 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Alaska 
21 
55 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Arizona 
1,160 
3,046 
(NA) 
(NA) 
111 
313 
160 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Arkansas 
2,811 
8,165 
(NA) 
(NA) 
274 
648 
223 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
California 
2,102 
6,698 
(NA) 
(NA) 
150 
461 
241 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Colorado 
2,049 
5,902 
(NA) 
(NA) 
194 
492 
186 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Connecticut 
305 
803 
(NA) 
(NA) 
47 
155 
68 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Delaware 
66 
104 
(NA) 
(NA) 
6 
(D) 
3 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Florida 
3,025 
8,633 
(NA) 
(NA) 
345 
780 
297 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Georgia 
3,065 
8,863 
(NA) 
(NA) 
257 
591 
206 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Hawaii 
109 
369 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 
22 
11 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Idaho 
1,176 
3,876 
(NA) 
(NA) 
85 
372 
637 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Illinois 
1,319 
3,786 
(NA) 
(NA) 
143 
305 
79 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Indiana 
1,568 
5,101 
(NA) 
(NA) 
184 
711 
248 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Iowa 
1,198 
4,312 
(NA) 
(NA) 
189 
692 
280 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Kansas 
1,423 
3,914 
(NA) 
(NA) 
179 
466 
170 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Kentucky 
4,343 
12,641 
(NA) 
(NA) 
524 
1,615 
597 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Louisiana 
1,929 
6,572 
(NA) 
(NA) 
154 
844 
312 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Maine 
189 
391 
(NA) 
(NA) 
11 
15 
6 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Maryland 
525 
1,180 
(NA) 
(NA) 
38 
84 
27 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Massachusetts 
301 
667 
(NA) 
(NA) 
35 
44 
12 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Michigan 
1,548 
4,223 
(NA) 
(NA) 
152 
457 
179 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Minnesota 
1,189 
3,170 
(NA) 
(NA) 
151 
457 
164 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Mississippi 
2,497 
8,317 
(NA) 
(NA) 
276 
780 
251 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Missouri 
3,599 
10,293 
(NA) 
(NA) 
491 
1,526 
540 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data United States 375 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
