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Which state has the most horses? 🐎

1Guess
Which states have the most horses? Tap them most-to-least.

Tapping assigns 1→4 in order

I bet… Kentucky — the Derby! Easy!
2Answer
The real order is…
    Texas has about 2.5× as many as #2 Kentucky!
    📚 Background Kentucky is famous as horse country — but by sheer numbers, Texas has about 2.5× more horses on its farms and ranches. Kentucky's fame comes from its champion racehorses, not the biggest herd. (USDA NASS Quick Stats)
    I bet… Kentucky — the Derby! Easy!
    3Compare
    Horses & ponies (Census of Agriculture, 2022)
    🇺🇸 United States (national)2,411,232 horses & ponies
    Texas #1 273,554 horses & ponies
    Most: Texas (273,554 horses & ponies); least shown here: Indiana (76,743 horses & ponies).

    Note: measured in horses and ponies on farms (counted every 5 years). Only the top states are shown; ranks can shift between counts. Only the top states are shown here — smaller producers (and states USDA doesn't publish) aren't listed.

    Where things grow has a reason!
    4Recap
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    🏅 Texas is the USA's #1!
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    : 2022 (Census of Agriculture)
    USDA NASS Quick Stats: EQUINE, HORSES & PONIES - INVENTORY, 2022, by state (2026-07-12) — Published estimates only. States with unpublished (suppressed) values are omitted.
    ↳ In Quick Stats, pick EQUINE, HORSES & PONIES / INVENTORY, Census year 2022, and compare states.