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Census Reveals Horse Populations

February 20, 2009 on 1:24 am | In A Bit of Information | No Comments

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service recently released data collected from its 2007 Census of Agriculture. These include U.S. livestock numbers for the horse and pony category, as well as the mule, burro and donkey category.

 

The total number of horses and ponies in the U.S. in 2007 as found by the Census is 4,028,827, with 575,942 of those animals residing on farms. That is up nearly 385,000 from the 3,644,278 horses and ponies that were counted when the last Census was taken in 2002.

 

The total number of mules, burros and donkeys in the U.S. in 2007 as found by the Census is 283,806, with 99,746 of those animals residing on farms. That is up nearly 180,000 from the 105,358 mules, burros and donkeys that were counted when the last Census was taken in 2002.

 

A map of the horse inventory in the U.S. can be viewed at: http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2007/Online_Highlights/Ag_Atlas_Maps/index.asp

 

Tables containing information found in the study, including a breakdown of horses and ponies by state, can be viewed at:

http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2007/Full_Report/usv1.pdf