Which state has the most donkeys?
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Which states have the most donkeys, mules & burros? Tap them most-to-least.
Tapping assigns 1→4 in order
I bet… Missouri — the Missouri mule is famous!
Answer
The real order is…
Texas has about 4.06× as many as #2 Oklahoma!
📚 Background Texas wins by a country mile — about 4× runner-up Oklahoma. Like llamas, donkeys often work as guard animals, standing watch over sheep and goats. (USDA NASS Quick Stats) (opens in a new tab)
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Mules, burros & donkeys (Census of Agriculture, 2022)
Most: Texas (59,630 mules, burros & donkeys); least shown here: Georgia (8,024 mules, burros & donkeys).
Note: measured in animals (counted every 5 years). Only the top states are shown; ranks can shift between counts. Top 8 states shown (the data covers all 50).
Where things grow has a reason!
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🏅 Today's discovery
🏅 Texas is the USA's #1!
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| Rank | State | Value | Share of U.S. total |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | 59,630 mules, burros & donkeys | 23.1% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | 14,672 mules, burros & donkeys | 5.7% |
| #3 | Tennessee | 14,614 mules, burros & donkeys | 5.7% |
| #4 | Kentucky | 10,770 mules, burros & donkeys | 4.2% |
| #5 | Missouri | 9,486 mules, burros & donkeys | 3.7% |
| #6 | North Carolina | 9,410 mules, burros & donkeys | 3.6% |
| #7 | Florida | 8,689 mules, burros & donkeys | 3.4% |
| #8 | Georgia | 8,024 mules, burros & donkeys | 3.1% |
| 🇺🇸 USA (total) | 257,825 mules, burros & donkeys | 100% |
Top 8 states shown (the data covers all 50).
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (2022 (Census of Agriculture))
Sources
Data as of: 2022 (Census of Agriculture)
USDA NASS Quick Stats: EQUINE, MULES & BURROS & DONKEYS - INVENTORY, 2022, by state (opens in a new tab) (2026-07-13) — Published estimates only. States with unpublished (suppressed) values are omitted.
↳ In Quick Stats, pick EQUINE, MULES & BURROS & DONKEYS / INVENTORY, Census year 2022, and compare states.