economic impact / key statistics / records

How the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo Impacts the Community and the Livestock Industry

$115 million direct expenditures

More than 1.1 million visitors annually

$78 million in inflation adjusted spending for improvements and expansion of Will Rogers Memorial Center

More than $113 million in contributions, educational grants, scholarships and auction proceeds benefitting Texas 4-H and FFA members since 1985

rodeo winners and arena records

Go here for a list of record holders and event winners from the legendary World's Original Indoor Rodeo, beginning in 1950, all the way to the FWSSR PRORODEO Tournament in Dickies Arena.

2024 show highlights

Watch Matt Carter's General Manager's 2024 annual report.

Download this pdf containing pertinent data from the 2024 FWSSR.

Key Numbers at a Glance

34,450 total entries (animals, contestants, judging teams)
12,048 junior show entries from 243 of Texas’ 254 counties
5,560 equine entries
2,068 art contest entries
$8.2 million raised in Junior Sale of Champions for Texas 4-H and FFA Youth
$1.2 million paid to athletes in FWSSR PRORODEO Tournament
$97,281 raised for scholarships through Pony Up Raffle.
$1,153,500 paid in scholarships to 246 recipients
$327,557 paid in educational grants
2,000 volunteers
398,000 Facebook fans
68,000 Instagram followers
17,000 X (formerly Twitter) followers
101,000 TikTok followers
88,000 YouTube followers