Most Corporatized States
US states ranked by the share of veterinary practices owned by a consolidator, PE-backed group, or public company.
Among states with at least 50 tracked practices, Massachusetts is the most corporatized, with 36.9% of its 661 practices owned by a consolidator, PE-backed group, or public company — most often VCA. Arizona (35.7%) and Rhode Island (34.3%) follow.
Full ranking
| # | State | Practices | Independent | Corporate | PE-backed | Hiring | Top ownership group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | 661 | 63.1% | 36.9% | 21.2% | 13.9% | VCA |
| 2 | Arizona | 753 | 64.3% | 35.7% | 18.2% | 12.5% | NVA |
| 3 | Rhode Island | 102 | 65.7% | 34.3% | 21.6% | 11.8% | Vetco (Petco) |
| 4 | New Hampshire | 218 | 67.4% | 32.6% | 22.0% | 13.3% | VetCor |
| 5 | Maryland | 598 | 67.9% | 32.1% | 16.7% | 12.0% | Banfield |
| 6 | Utah | 263 | 68.1% | 31.9% | 15.6% | 13.7% | VCA |
| 7 | Virginia | 1,023 | 68.9% | 31.1% | 17.0% | 13.2% | Banfield |
| 8 | North Carolina | 1,244 | 69.3% | 30.7% | 19.6% | 11.1% | Banfield |
| 9 | Connecticut | 387 | 69.3% | 30.7% | 19.4% | 11.9% | VCA |
| 10 | Illinois | 1,182 | 69.5% | 30.5% | 17.7% | 12.0% | NVA |
| 11 | Colorado | 916 | 69.7% | 30.3% | 17.4% | 11.8% | NVA |
| 12 | Washington | 882 | 69.7% | 30.3% | 14.4% | 13.0% | NVA |
| 13 | Texas | 2,825 | 70.2% | 29.8% | 18.5% | 11.7% | Banfield |
| 14 | New York | 1,515 | 70.4% | 29.6% | 18.1% | 11.0% | NVA |
| 15 | New Jersey | 745 | 70.5% | 29.5% | 16.2% | 14.0% | Banfield |
Every figure on this page is queried live from our practice-level dataset. See the methodology for how ownership is triangulated from multiple independent sources. See all rankings on the rankings hub.