Pet adoption rates declined significantly during the coronavirus pandemic in the United States. Between March and September 2020, there was a 32 percent decline in the number of dogs adopted in the U.S. compared to the previous year.
Impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the adoption rate of dogs and cats in the United States in 2020
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Statistics on Pet ownership in the U.S.
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Pet-ownership: household penetration rates 1988-2020
- Premium Statistic Generational share of pet ownership in the United States 2021/22
- Premium Statistic U.S. pet industry expenditure 1994-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. pet market sales by category 2018-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. pet store revenue distribution 2021, by category
Species & state breakdown
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- Premium Statistic Number of U.S. pet owning households by species 2021/22
- Premium Statistic Share of pet types owned in U.S. households in 2020
- Premium Statistic Pet type ownership in the U.S. in 2020, by generation
- Basic Statistic Spending on pets per year in the U.S. 2020, by species
- Premium Statistic States with the highest pet ownership rates in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic States with the highest dog ownership rates in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic States with the highest cat ownership rates in the U.S. 2022
Pet treatment
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- Premium Statistic Pet owners' perceptions of their pets as 'fur babies' U.S. 2020, by generation
- Premium Statistic Usage of Halloween pet costumes in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Top ranked Halloween costumes for pets in the United States in 2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. shoppers who plan on buying a holiday gift for their pet 2020, by generation
- Basic Statistic U.S. planned spending on pets during the holidays 2020, by generation
- Premium Statistic Pet owners with monthly pet supplies subscription boxes U.S. 2021, by generation
COVID-19 impact
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- Premium Statistic How COVID-19 affected pet ownership in the U.S. 2020-2022
- Premium Statistic New pet ownership due to COVID-19 in the U.S. 2020/21, by generation
- Premium Statistic YoY change in dogs and cats adopted due to COVID-19 in the U.S. 2020
- Basic Statistic Change in dogs and cats in foster care due to COVID-19 in the U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Dog acquisition and ownership patterns during the pandemic U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Cat acquisition and ownership patterns during the pandemic U.S. 2020
Further related statistics
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- Latin America: dogs & cats by country 2018
- Dog or cat ownership rates of U.S. households by race/ethnicity 2011
- Minimum lifetime cost of keeping pets in the UK 2018, by leading 3 pet types
- Share of households with pet dogs and cats India 2018
- Share of pet owners who take their pet on vacation in Canada 2013, by pet type
- Preference of dogs vs. cats in the U.S. 2017
- People ownership rate in France 2021, by type
- Pets: comfort brought to people in distress in France 2016
- Dogs and cats influence on men's life France 2016
- Feelings cats and dogs give to people France 2016
- Rescued pets fate in Spain in 2018
- Market share of natural pet food in China by pet 2015
- Number of households with a cat or a dog in France 2017
- Opinion on pet-ownership among non-pet owners and pet-owners France 2021
- Sensitivity of the owners of animals according to the owners in France 2016
- Number of cats in the SPCA shelter in Singapore 2012-2020
- Captured stray dogs in Seoul, South Korea 2017, by district
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Statistics
- Latin America: dogs & cats by country 2018
- Dog or cat ownership rates of U.S. households by race/ethnicity 2011
- Minimum lifetime cost of keeping pets in the UK 2018, by leading 3 pet types
- Share of households with pet dogs and cats India 2018
- Share of pet owners who take their pet on vacation in Canada 2013, by pet type
- Preference of dogs vs. cats in the U.S. 2017
- People ownership rate in France 2021, by type
- Pets: comfort brought to people in distress in France 2016
- Dogs and cats influence on men's life France 2016
- Feelings cats and dogs give to people France 2016
- Rescued pets fate in Spain in 2018
- Market share of natural pet food in China by pet 2015
- Number of households with a cat or a dog in France 2017
- Opinion on pet-ownership among non-pet owners and pet-owners France 2021
- Sensitivity of the owners of animals according to the owners in France 2016
- Number of cats in the SPCA shelter in Singapore 2012-2020
- Captured stray dogs in Seoul, South Korea 2017, by district
Pethealth. (September 30, 2020). Impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the adoption rate of dogs and cats in the United States in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200883/coronavirus-impact-on-pet-adoption-us/
Pethealth. "Impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the adoption rate of dogs and cats in the United States in 2020." Chart. September 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200883/coronavirus-impact-on-pet-adoption-us/
Pethealth. (2020). Impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the adoption rate of dogs and cats in the United States in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200883/coronavirus-impact-on-pet-adoption-us/
Pethealth. "Impact of The Coronavirus Pandemic on The Adoption Rate of Dogs and Cats in The United States in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200883/coronavirus-impact-on-pet-adoption-us/
Pethealth, Impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the adoption rate of dogs and cats in the United States in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200883/coronavirus-impact-on-pet-adoption-us/ (last visited March 26, 2023)
Impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the adoption rate of dogs and cats in the United States in 2020 [Graph], Pethealth, September 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200883/coronavirus-impact-on-pet-adoption-us/