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Wyoming
71.8%
West Virginia
70.7%
Nebraska
70.3%
Vermont
70%
Idaho
69.9%
Indiana
69.2%
Arkansas
69%
Mississippi
65.5%
Oklahoma
65%
Colorado
64.7%
Kentucky
64.1%
North Dakota
63.7%
Maine
63.5%
Missouri
63.5%
Kansas
62.8%
Washington
62.7%
Michigan
62.4%
Ohio
62.4%
South Carolina
62%
Montana
61.9%
Tennessee
61.7%
Pennsylvania
60.6%
New Mexico
60.1%
Alabama
59.8%
Iowa
59.4%
Oregon
59.2%
Wisconsin
59%
North Carolina
58.6%
Utah
58.5%
Texas
58.2%
Arizona
58%
Delaware
57.9%
California
57.2%
Florida
56%
Virginia
55.5%
Louisiana
54.4%
Minnesota
54%
Nevada
53.3%
New Hampshire
51.8%
Georgia
51.1%
Connecticut
49.9%
New York
49.7%
Massachusetts
49.1%
Illinois
48.6%
Maryland
48.6%
New Jersey
47.4%
South Dakota
46.4%
Rhode Island
45.4%
District of Columbia
38.2%

Pet Ownership Statistics by State 2024

Pet Ownership Statistics by State 2024

Owning a pet is a privilege that has many benefits and responsibilities. Responsibilities include physical, emotional, and financial, such as feeding, exercising, grooming, and vet care. People commonly own dogs, cats, birds, fish, horses, reptiles, rabbits, and various other specialty and exotic animals. Every type of pet has specific needs, and often, there is the type of person who best loves that type of pet. For example, a “dog person” and a “cat person.”

AVMA Pet Ownership and Demographics

The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) regularly conducts surveys of pet-owning households in the United States and reports their findings. According to the AMVA, almost 59% of American households had pets at the end of 2019. Dogs have continuously been the dominant pet in terms of popularity among American households. At the end of 2019, close to 40% of households nationwide owned a dog. To compare, about 27.8% of households own a cat.

Pet Ownership by State

Of these states, Idaho has the highest dog ownership rate at 58.3%, followed by Montana with 51.9% and West Virginia with 51.6%. Vermont has the highest rate of cat ownership at 44.6%.

The states with the lowest rates of pet ownership are:

The table below outlines pet ownership in each state. Any values of “0” indicate that sufficient data is missing for that state’s data point.

Pet Ownership Statistics by State 2024

Notes:
- Ownership percentages refer to the percentage of total US households that own some form of pet, at least one dog, or at least one cat. Many households have multiple pet types.
- Ownership rankings include ties between Arkansas and Washington (7th), Illinois and Wisconsin (17th), and Hawaii and Iowa (43).
- Alaska and Hawaii were excluded from some studies.

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State
% Total Houseolds
% Dog Owners
Avg. # Dogs
% Cat Owners
Avg. # Cats
Dog Devotion Score
% Who Stayed At A Job They Disliked For Their Dog
% Who Would Spend $4K To Save Their Dog
Wyoming71.8%36%1.7030%1.825.536.5%37%
West Virginia70.7%49.6%1.7037.7%2.153.478%29%
Nebraska70.3%47.1%1.8030.9%2.310.127.5%25.5%
Vermont70%28.3%1.3044.6%1.338.076%46.5%
Idaho69.9%58.3%1.7033.3%232.338%27.5%
Indiana69.2%49.4%1.6037.5%1.932.027.5%34%
Arkansas69%51.6%1.8034.8%2.180.9711.5%32.5%
Mississippi65.5%51%2.1029.1%242.456.5%28.5%
Oklahoma65%47.7%1.8028.4%1.816.925%25.5%
Colorado64.7%47.2%1.6027.1%1.610011%43.5%
Kentucky64.1%46.5%1.9032.2%1.829.467%24.5%
North Dakota63.7%44.3%1.5024.8%2.843.26%30.5%
Maine63.5%35.9%1.5043.6%1.91.965%37.5%
Missouri63.5%45.1%1.6028.6%1.98.915%26.5%
Kansas62.8%43.1%1.6032.4%2.125.684.5%36%
Washington62.7%42.8%1.5030.5%1.880.977%43%
Michigan62.4%41.9%1.6031.2%1.79.066.5%32%
Ohio62.4%37.9%1.7030.7%1.932.486%33%
South Carolina62%45.3%1.6025.2%1.619.493.5%32.5%
Montana61.9%51.9%2.1022.8%1.81.064%23.5%
Tennessee61.7%47%1.7030.9%2.228.854%30.5%
Pennsylvania60.6%38.9%1.4028.9%2.104.5%36%
New Mexico60.1%39.4%225.2%1.854.838%28.5%
Alabama59.8%46.9%1.9026.1%1.770.245.5%34%
Iowa59.4%36.3%1.8035.6%213.68.5%31%
Oregon59.2%37.8%1.6030%1.670.699.5%40.5%
Wisconsin59%33.6%1.4032.4%1.959.826%32.5%
North Carolina58.6%41.3%1.6026.5%1.832.786.5%34%
Utah58.5%36.2%1.6024.7%1.944.869%38.5%
Texas58.2%43.4%1.7020.5%281.4212.5%32.5%
Arizona58%43%1.8026.4%240.037%36.5%
Delaware57.9%42.2%1.8024.1%1.871.159.5%40%
California57.2%40.1%1.6022.9%1.766.316.5%46%
Florida56%39.8%1.5024.2%1.822.057.5%36%
Virginia55.5%35.6%1.7023.9%1.994.419.5%41.5%
Louisiana54.4%38.3%1.6019%1.743.56%29%
Minnesota54%35.5%1.4026.5%1.951.218%40%
Nevada53.3%36.8%1.6023.1%1.787.9210%37.5%
New Hampshire51.8%23.7%1.4036.4%1.548.198%43.5%
Georgia51.1%36.7%1.8020.4%2.192.459.5%40%
Connecticut49.9%24%1.4026.7%1.934.749%41.5%
New York49.7%27%1.4021.1%1.762.3912%41%
Massachusetts49.1%28.9%1.4023.5%1.665.415%51.5%
Illinois48.6%31%1.4021%1.759.827.5%39.5%
Maryland48.6%30.2%1.4018.6%1.761.1811.5%44%
New Jersey47.4%29.1%1.3018.9%1.659.217%50.5%
South Dakota46.4%32.1%1.3026.6%1.431.275%31.5%
Rhode Island45.4%25.8%1.4016.7%268.4315.5%46%
District of Columbia38.2%0%0%0%0%
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Pet Ownership Statistics by State 2024

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