US Pet Ownership Statistics

Below is a table comparing statistics of pet ownership in the United States, taken from the AVMA

Animal Percent of households owning Number of households owning Average number owned per household Total number in United States Veterinary visits per household per year (mean) Veterinary expenditure per household per year (mean) Veterinary expenditure per animal (mean)
Dogs 38.4 48,255,413 1.6 76,811,305 2.4 $240 $253
Cats 25.4 31,896,077 1.8 58,385,725 1.3 $182 $98
Birds 2.8 3,509,032 2.1 7,538,000 0.3 $40 $18
Horses 0.7 893,152 2.1 1,914,394 1.6 $614 $291