US Distribution of Active Stallions and Mares Bred - 2000
State by Ranking	Mares Bred	Stallions	Avg. Book
Kentucky	20,713	438	47.3
Florida	7,141	293	24.4
California	5,593	430	13.0
Texas	3,663	465	7.9
Louisiana	2,225	186	12.0
New York	2,135	134	15.9
Oklahoma	1,964	273	7.2
Maryland	1,853	116	16.0
Washington	1,641	143	11.5
Illinois	1,315	156	8.4
New Mexico	1,131	139	8.1
Pennsylvania	1,016	123	8.3
Ohio	864	121	7.1
Iowa	784	71	11.0
Indiana	766	103	7.4
Virginia	641	92	7.0
Arkansas	640	73	8.8
Arizona	588	95	6.2
West Virginia	535	54	9.9
Colorado	455	75	6.1
Michigan	413	62	6.7
Idaho	391	68	5.8
Nebraska	382	42	9.1
Oregon	341	55	6.2
Montana	340	61	5.6
New Jersey	301	56	5.4
Utah	296	51	5.8
Kansas	221	35	6.3
Minnesota	204	29	7.0
South Carolina	190	27	7.0
Missouri	181	39	4.6
South Dakota	149	16	9.3
Alabama	108	23	4.7
North Dakota	105	16	6.6
Georgia	103	24	4.3
Tennessee	100	29	3.4
Massachusetts	96	25	3.8
North Carolina	85	27	3.1
Wyoming	54	17	3.2
Wisconsin	53	17	3.1
Mississippi	50	13	3.8
Nevada	13	7	1.9
New Hampshire	9	3	3.0
Vermont	6	2	3.0
Connecticut	5	1	5.0
Maine	3	2	1.5
Hawaii	1	1	1.0
Total	59,863	4,328	13.8
Source: The Jockey Club