US Veterinary Market Statistics
Live numbers on the US veterinary practice market, read directly from our practice-level dataset and refreshed on every request — ownership structure, consolidation, and state coverage.
As of September 2026, VetPulse tracks 34,813 US veterinary practices across 51 states. 25.6% are corporately owned (part of a consolidator, PE-backed group, or public company) rather than independent. The largest non-independent ownership category is PE-backed, covering 5,042 practices (14.5%).
Key takeaways
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34,813 practices profiled across 51 states. -
25.6% of practices are corporately owned nationally — see the full state-by-state breakdown on the ownership page. -
Independent is the largest ownership category, at 74.4% of tracked practices.
34,813
Vet practices profiled
25.6%
% corporately owned
51
States covered
National ownership-type breakdown
| Ownership type | Practices | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Independent | 25,913 | 74.4% |
| PE-backed | 5,042 | 14.5% |
| Corporate group | 2,780 | 8.0% |
| Public company | 727 | 2.1% |
| Private group | 328 | 0.9% |
| Nonprofit | 23 | 0.1% |
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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.