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42.1 million US households own at least one cat
Source: American Veterinary Medical Association (2025)
Source
AVMA Pet Ownership and Demographics Sourcebook 2025American Veterinary Medical Association (2025)
Methodology
National online survey, n=7,539, weighted to US Census
American Veterinary Medical Association. (2025). AVMA Pet Ownership and Demographics Sourcebook 2025. As cited in Cat Cognition. https://catcognition.com/statistics/population/#us-cat-owning-households-2024
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