According to a national pet owners survey, there was a total of approximately 95.6 million cats living in households in the United States in 2017. In the same year, some 68 percent of all U.S. households owned at least one pet.
Data prior to 2017 has been taken from previous press releases of the same source.
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According to a national pet owners survey, there was a total of approximately 95.6 million cats living in households in the United States in 2017. In the same year, some 68 percent of all U.S. households owned at least one pet.
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APPA. (April 3, 2017). Number of cats in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 13, 2019, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/198102/cats-in-the-united-states-since-2000/
APPA. "Number of cats in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in millions)." Chart. April 3, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 13, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198102/cats-in-the-united-states-since-2000/
APPA. (2017). Number of cats in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 13, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198102/cats-in-the-united-states-since-2000/
APPA. "Number of Cats in The United States from 2000 to 2017 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198102/cats-in-the-united-states-since-2000/
APPA, Number of cats in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198102/cats-in-the-united-states-since-2000/ (last visited December 13, 2019)
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