US Distribution of Active Stallions and Mares Bred - 1996
State by Ranking	Mares Bred	Stallions	Avg. Book
Kentucky	16,691	400	41.7
Florida	5,857	306	19.1
California	4,924	494	10.0
Texas	3,932	500	7.9
Oklahoma	2,318	309	7.5
Maryland	2,204	139	15.9
Louisiana	2,016	212	9.5
Washington	1,936	200	9.7
New York	1,638	130	12.6
Illinois	1,295	170	7.6
New Mexico	907	162	5.6
Ohio	881	151	5.8
Arkansas	849	82	10.4
Pennsylvania	805	137	5.9
Virginia	795	110	7.2
Arizona	633	95	6.7
Idaho	615	86	7.2
Michigan	541	102	5.3
Oregon	492	82	6.0
Nebraska	489	69	7.1
Iowa	485	58	8.4
Montana	466	75	6.2
Colorado	420	93	4.5
New Jersey	378	59	6.4
Kansas	342	58	5.9
Utah	337	68	5.0
West Virginia	260	39	6.7
Missouri	217	53	4.1
Indiana	213	62	3.4
Minnesota	199	41	4.9
Alabama	175	41	4.3
Tennessee	163	35	4.7
Massachusetts	163	31	5.3
Georgia	160	49	3.3
South Dakota	153	25	6.1
South Carolina	150	31	4.8
North Carolina	130	32	4.1
North Dakota	121	19	6.4
Wisconsin	51	15	3.4
Mississippi	48	16	3.0
Wyoming	46	17	2.7
Nevada	39	12	3.3
Connecticut	9	4	2.3
Delaware	9	3	3.0
Vermont	8	3	2.7
New Hampshire	6	2	3.0
Hawaii	5	4	1.3
Alaska	2	1	2.0
Total	54,573	4,882	11.2
Source: The Jockey Club