Horse Industry by the Numbers

According to the American Horse Council, the horse industry contributes approximately $39 billion in direct economic impact to the U.S. economy, and supports 1.4 million jobs on a full-time basis. When indirect and induced spending are included, the industry’s economic impact reaches $102 billion.

Some key industry statistics and economic indicators:

Estimated number of horses in the U.S.

9.2 million

Estimated number of horses by activity

Recreation- 3,906,923

Showing- 2,718,954

Racing- 844,531

Other- 1,752, 439

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Estimated number of horses by breed

Quarter Horse- 3,288,203

Thoroughbred- 1,291,807

Other- 4,642,739

Estimated number of horses in each of the 50 states

Texas (1 million), California (700,000) and Florida (500,000) are the leading horse states

45 of 50 states have at least 20,000 horses

Direct, indirect and induced economic impacts of the industry in U.S.

Contributions to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

$102 billion via direct, indirect and induced spending

Number of Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) jobs produced

1.4 million

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