Labradors lead 22 states, Chihuahuas claim 13 more

Asked:“Most popular dogs breed on map per USA states”

All 50 states, one winning breed each, from the U.S. News & World Report most-popular-dog-breeds study, most recently updated in August 2026. Just six breeds take a state; the Labrador retriever alone takes 22.

States won by breed

Every state and its winner

State	Most popular breed	Source

Data: U.S. News & World Report most-popular dog breeds study, one row per state (50 rows), study most recently updated August 2026. “Most popular” is as defined by this study and can differ from ownership, registration, survey, or search-interest datasets. Alaska and Hawaii are inset via the Albers USA projection; territories are not covered by the study.

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