The statistic shows the share of pet types owned in households in the United States in 2020. According to a survey, some 48 percent of respondents owned a dog at the time of the survey, and around 32 percent owned a cat.
Distribution of pet ownership in the United States in 2020, by species
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Statistics on Pet ownership in the U.S.
Overview
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Species & state breakdown
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- Premium Statistic Number of U.S. pet owning households by species 2021/22
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- Premium Statistic States with the highest cat ownership rates in the U.S. 2022
Pet treatment
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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
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- Best sources of information for pet related issues New Zealand 2015
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- Difficulties of pet ownership Australia 2016
- Average pets per household New Zealand 2015
- Pet care during owners' holidays Australia 2016
- Pet ownership Australia 2016 by age
- Annual household expenditure pet food 2016 by type
- Reasons for not owning a pet New Zealand 2015
- Average pets per household Australia 2016 by species
- Pet owners attitudes to pet ownership issues in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014
- Where dogs are acquired New Zealand 2015
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- Best sources of information for pet fish related issues New Zealand 2015
- Share of pet owners Singapore 2018, by pet type
- Millennial opinion on pet ownership costs U.S. 2018
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TD Ameritrade. (June 15, 2020). Distribution of pet ownership in the United States in 2020, by species [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/808095/share-of-pet-types-owned-in-us-households-by-species/
TD Ameritrade. "Distribution of pet ownership in the United States in 2020, by species." Chart. June 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/808095/share-of-pet-types-owned-in-us-households-by-species/
TD Ameritrade. (2020). Distribution of pet ownership in the United States in 2020, by species. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/808095/share-of-pet-types-owned-in-us-households-by-species/
TD Ameritrade. "Distribution of Pet Ownership in The United States in 2020, by Species." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/808095/share-of-pet-types-owned-in-us-households-by-species/
TD Ameritrade, Distribution of pet ownership in the United States in 2020, by species Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/808095/share-of-pet-types-owned-in-us-households-by-species/ (last visited February 02, 2023)
Distribution of pet ownership in the United States in 2020, by species [Graph], TD Ameritrade, June 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/808095/share-of-pet-types-owned-in-us-households-by-species/