This statistic shows the results of a survey among adult Americans on whether they own a pet, or not. The survey was conducted in 2015. During this survey, 62 percent of respondents stated they have a pet.
Do you currently have a pet?
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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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- Share of Americans who owned a pet when they were growing up 2015
- Pet ownership in relation to disposable income per capita 2007-2012
- Time period since a cat or dog was living in American households 2012
- Family pets owned during childhood 2012
- Origin of previously owned cats or dogs 2012
- Previous pet owners considering having another pet again 2012
- Likeliness of owning a dog in the future 2012, by marital status
- Likeliness of owning a cat in the future 2012, by marital status
- Share of pet owners in the U.S. 2015, by metro status
- Share of pet owners in the U.S. 2015, by region
- Pets receiving preventative healthcare in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016, by measures
- Pet ownership household distribution Australia 2016
- Leading pets owned by households in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016-2019, by region
- Share of pet owners who take their pet on vacation in Canada 2013, by pet type
- Perspective on owning a pet in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016
- Public opinion on pet ownership issues in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015
- Leading reasons why pet owners have more than one pet in Thailand 2018
- Distribution of pets in Sweden in 2016
- Pet ownership share in India 2022, by pet type
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Statistics
- Share of Americans who owned a pet when they were growing up 2015
- Pet ownership in relation to disposable income per capita 2007-2012
- Time period since a cat or dog was living in American households 2012
- Family pets owned during childhood 2012
- Origin of previously owned cats or dogs 2012
- Previous pet owners considering having another pet again 2012
- Likeliness of owning a dog in the future 2012, by marital status
- Likeliness of owning a cat in the future 2012, by marital status
- Share of pet owners in the U.S. 2015, by metro status
- Share of pet owners in the U.S. 2015, by region
- Pets receiving preventative healthcare in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016, by measures
- Pet ownership household distribution Australia 2016
- Leading pets owned by households in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016-2019, by region
- Share of pet owners who take their pet on vacation in Canada 2013, by pet type
- Perspective on owning a pet in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016
- Public opinion on pet ownership issues in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015
- Leading reasons why pet owners have more than one pet in Thailand 2018
- Distribution of pets in Sweden in 2016
- Pet ownership share in India 2022, by pet type
Harris Interactive. (July 16, 2015). Do you currently have a pet? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/445606/share-of-americans-owning-a-pet/
Harris Interactive. "Do you currently have a pet?." Chart. July 16, 2015. Statista. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/445606/share-of-americans-owning-a-pet/
Harris Interactive. (2015). Do you currently have a pet?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/445606/share-of-americans-owning-a-pet/
Harris Interactive. "Do You Currently Have a Pet?." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jul 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/445606/share-of-americans-owning-a-pet/
Harris Interactive, Do you currently have a pet? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/445606/share-of-americans-owning-a-pet/ (last visited March 21, 2023)
Do you currently have a pet? [Graph], Harris Interactive, July 16, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/445606/share-of-americans-owning-a-pet/