US Distribution of Active Stallions and Mares Bred - 1997
State by Ranking	Mares Bred	Stallions	Avg. Book
Kentucky	17,605	440	40.0
Florida	5,961	302	19.7
California	4,840	467	10.4
Texas	3,955	470	8.4
Oklahoma	2,192	311	7.0
Maryland	2,107	125	16.9
Louisiana	1,896	204	9.3
Washington	1,776	172	10.3
New York	1,741	133	13.1
Illinois	1,320	156	8.5
Ohio	918	140	6.6
Pennsylvania	851	135	6.3
Iowa	835	66	12.7
New Mexico	809	137	5.9
Virginia	733	104	7.0
Arkansas	731	75	9.7
Arizona	648	96	6.8
Michigan	562	92	6.1
Idaho	474	83	5.7
Oregon	442	82	5.4
Montana	413	72	5.7
Utah	401	65	6.2
Colorado	370	83	4.5
New Jersey	363	53	6.8
Nebraska	344	55	6.3
West Virginia	329	41	8.0
Indiana	292	65	4.5
Kansas	269	47	5.7
Missouri	221	50	4.4
Georgia	190	45	4.2
Minnesota	185	41	4.5
South Carolina	177	30	5.9
Massachusetts	160	29	5.5
South Dakota	123	24	5.1
North Carolina	123	28	4.4
Alabama	122	33	3.7
North Dakota	111	17	6.5
Tennessee	110	30	3.7
Mississippi	69	13	5.3
Wyoming	50	16	3.1
Wisconsin	40	14	2.9
Nevada	29	14	2.1
Delaware	27	3	9.0
Vermont	13	3	4.3
Connecticut	6	5	1.2
New Hampshire	5	3	1.7
Hawaii	4	3	1.3
Alaska	3	1	3.0
Maine	2	2	1.0
Total	54,947	4,675	11.8
Source: The Jockey Club