There is recognition for the United States Champion Jockey by earnings but no formal award is given to the jockey whose mounts earned the most purse money in American Thoroughbred racing.[1]
| Year | Jockey | Mounts | Wins | Earnings | |
| 1908 | Joe Notter | 872 | 249 | $464,322 | |
| 1910 | Carroll H. Shilling | 506 | 172 | $176,030 | |
| 1911 | Ted Koerner | 813 | 162 | $88,308 | |
| 1912 | 684 | 144 | $79,843 | ||
| 1913 | 887 | 146 | $82,552 | ||
| 1914 | 824 | 155 | $121,845 | ||
| 1915 | 775 | 151 | $96,628 | ||
| 1916 | 832 | 150 | $155,055 | ||
| 1917 | 731 | 147 | $148,057 | ||
| 1918 | Lawrence Lyke | 756 | 178 | $201,864 | |
| 1919 | 177 | 65 | $252,707 | ||
| 1920 | 353 | 87 | $292,376 | ||
| 1921 | 340 | 112 | $263,043 | ||
| 1922 | 297 | 43 | $345,054 | ||
| 1923 | 430 | 122 | $569,394 | ||
| 1924 | 844 | 205 | $290,395 | ||
| 1925 | 315 | 81 | $305,775 | ||
| 1926 | 511 | 143 | $361,435 | ||
| 1927 | 179 | 49 | $277,877 | ||
| 1928 | 235 | 55 | $301,295 | ||
| 1929 | 274 | 57 | $314,975 | ||
| 1930 | 571 | 152 | $420,438 | ||
| 1931 | 519 | 93 | $392,095 | ||
| 1932 | 378 | 87 | $385,070 | ||
| 1933 | 471 | 63 | $226,285 | ||
| 1934 | 919 | 174 | $287,185 | ||
| 1935 | 749 | 141 | $319,760 | ||
| 1936 | 670 | 100 | $264,000 | ||
| 1937 | 765 | 120 | $384,202 | ||
| 1938 | 658 | 97 | $385,161 | ||
| 1939 | 904 | 191 | $353,333 | ||
| 1940 | 783 | 132 | $343,661 | ||
| 1941 | 1164 | 210 | $398,627 | ||
| 1942 | 687 | 123 | $481,949 | ||
| 1943 | 871 | 173 | $573,276 | ||
| 1944 | 1539 | 287 | $899,101 | ||
| 1945 | 778 | 180 | $981,977 | ||
| 1946 | 1377 | 233 | $1,036,825 | ||
| 1947 | 646 | 141 | $1,429,949 | ||
| 1948 | 726 | 188 | $1,686,230 | ||
| 1949 | 906 | 209 | $1,316,817 | ||
| 1950 | 888 | 195 | $1,410,160 | ||
| 1951 | 1161 | 257 | $1,329,890 | ||
| 1952 | 807 | 188 | $1,859,591 | ||
| 1953 | 1683 | 485 | $1,784,187 | ||
| 1954 | 1251 | 380 | $1,876,760 | ||
| 1955 | 820 | 158 | $1,864,796 | ||
| 1956 | 1387 | 347 | $2,343,955 | ||
| 1957 | 1238 | 341 | $3,060,501 | ||
| 1958 | 1133 | 300 | $2,961,693 | ||
| 1959 | 1285 | 347 | $2,843,133 | ||
| 1960 | 1227 | 274 | $2,123,961 | ||
| 1961 | 1256 | 304 | $2,690,819 | ||
| 1962 | 1126 | 311 | $2,916,844 | ||
| 1963 | 1203 | 271 | $2,526,925 | ||
| 1964 | 1056 | 246 | $2,649,553 | ||
| 1965 | 1245 | 270 | $2,582,702 | ||
| 1966 | 1341 | 298 | $2,951,022 | ||
| 1967 | 1064 | 256 | $3,088,888 | ||
| 1968 | 1089 | 201 | $2,835,108 | ||
| 1969 | 1442 | 258 | $2,542,315 | ||
| 1970 | 1328 | 269 | $2,626,526 | ||
| 1971 | 1627 | 380 | $3,784,377 | ||
| 1972 | 1388 | 289 | $3,225,827 | ||
| 1973 | 1444 | 350 | $4,093,492 | ||
| 1974 | 1278 | 341 | $4,251,060 | ||
| 1975 | 1190 | 196 | $3,674,398 | ||
| 1976 | 1534 | 274 | $4,709,500 | ||
| 1977 | 2075 | 487 | $6,151,750 | ||
| 1978 | 1762 | 375 | $6,188,353 | ||
| 1979 | 1708 | 420 | $8,183,535 | ||
| 1980 | 1964 | 405 | $7,666,100 | ||
| 1981 | Chris McCarron | 1494 | 326 | $8,397,604 | |
| 1982 | 1838 | 397 | $9,702,520 | ||
| 1983 | 1792 | 362 | $10,116,807 | ||
| 1984 | 1565 | 356 | $12,038,213 | ||
| 1985 | 1409 | 289 | $13,415,049 | ||
| 1986 | 1636 | 329 | $11,329,297 | ||
| 1987 | 1639 | 305 | $12,407,355 | ||
| 1988 | 1867 | 370 | $14,877,298 | ||
| 1989 | 1459 | 285 | $13,847,003 | ||
| 1990 | 1504 | 283 | $13,881,198 | ||
| 1991 | 1440 | 265 | $14,456,073 | ||
| 1992 | 1568 | 361 | $14,193,006 | ||
| 1993 | 1510 | 343 | $14,024,815 | ||
| 1994 | 1484 | 317 | $15,979,820 | ||
| 1995 | 1367 | 287 | $16,311,876 | ||
| 1996 | 1187 | 298 | $19,465,376 | ||
| 1997 | 1136 | 269 | $18,206,013 | ||
| 1998 | 869 | 178 | $19,358,840 | ||
| 1999 | 1265 | 254 | $18,092,845 | ||
| 2000 | 1219 | 267 | $17,479,838 | ||
| 2001 | 912 | 227 | $22,597,720 | ||
| 2002 | 833 | 214 | $22,871,814 | ||
| 2003 | 776 | 206 | $23,354,960 | ||
| 2004 | John Velazquez | 1327 | 335 | $22,248,661 | |
| 2005 | John Velazquez | 1148 | 251 | $24,459,923 | |
| 2006 | 1273 | 261 | $21,922,592 | ||
| 2007 | Garrett Gomez | 1258 | 265 | $22,800,074 | |
| 2008 | Garrett Gomez | 1023 | 214 | $23,344,351 | |
| 2009 | Garrett Gomez | 967 | 210 | $18,536,105 | |
| 2010 | Ramon Domínguez | 1474 | 369 | $16,911,880 | |
| 2011 | Ramon Domínguez | 1424 | 348 | $20,267,032 | |
| 2012 | Ramon Domínguez | 1398 | 342 | $25,639,432 | |
| 2013 | Javier Castellano | 1617 | 362 | $26,219,907 | |
| 2014 | Javier Castellano | 1365 | 315 | $25,056,464 | |
| 2015 | Javier Castellano | 1507 | 344 | $28,120,809 | |
| 2016 | Javier Castellano | 1418 | 300 | $26,826,241 | |
| 2017 | José Ortiz | 1408 | 270 | $27,318,875 | |
| 2018 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 1616 | 346 | $27,727,039 | |
| 2019 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 1516 | 324 | $34,109,019 | |
| 2020 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 1266 | 300 | $21,050,726 | |
| 2021 | Joel Rosario | 1083 | 228 | $32,956,215 | |
| 2022 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 1362 | 325 | $37,075,772 |