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There are 73.8 million pet cats in the United States
Source: American Veterinary Medical Association (2025)
Source
AVMA Pet Ownership and Demographics Sourcebook 2025American Veterinary Medical Association (2025)
Methodology
National online survey, demographically weighted to US Census
Scope
Owned pet cats in US households
Notes
AVMA 2025 Sourcebook reports 73.8 million pet cats
American Veterinary Medical Association. (2025). U.S. pet ownership statistics. AVMA. https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/reports-statistics/us-pet-ownership-statistics
Trend: Increasing
+21.0% since 2020
Timeline
+21% change from 2020 (61.0M)
42.1 million
42.1 million US households own at least one cat
American Veterinary Medical Association (2025)
49 million
49 million US households own a cat, representing 37% of all households
American Pet Products Association (2025)
10.8 million
There are approximately 10.8 million pet cats in the United Kingdom
PDSA (People's Dispensary for Sick Animals) (2024)
9.07 million
There are 9.07 million pet cats in Japan, outnumbering dogs for the seventh consecutive year
Japan Pet Food Association (JPFA) (2023)
