Statistics / Ownership

Veterinary Ownership & Consolidation, State by State

Which US states have the most corporately owned veterinary practices, who the largest consolidators are, and how the national ownership mix breaks down — read live from our practice-level dataset.

As of September 2026, 25.6% of US veterinary practices are corporately owned; Banfield is the largest consolidator with 932+ locations across 43 states. District of Columbia has the highest share of corporate ownership at 60.5%, while South Dakota is the most independent market at just 4.7% corporately owned.

Key takeaways

  • 25.6% of practices are corporately owned nationally, out of 34,813 tracked.
  • Banfield (owned by Mars) leads all owners with 932 locations in 43 states.
  • District of Columbia is the most consolidated state at 60.5% corporate ownership; South Dakota is the least, at 4.7%.

Consolidation choropleth: % of practices corporately owned, by state

Each tile is one state, colored by the share of tracked practices that are corporately owned. Hover or focus a tile for the exact figure — every number also appears in the table on this page.

US veterinary practice consolidation by state District of Columbia: 60.5% corporately owned, 52.6% PE-backed, 38 practices tracked. Top owner: Mission Pet Health. DC 61% Massachusetts: 36.9% corporately owned, 21.2% PE-backed, 661 practices tracked. Top owner: VCA. MA 37% Arizona: 35.7% corporately owned, 18.2% PE-backed, 753 practices tracked. Top owner: NVA. AZ 36% Rhode Island: 34.3% corporately owned, 21.6% PE-backed, 102 practices tracked. Top owner: Vetco (Petco). RI 34% New Hampshire: 32.6% corporately owned, 22.0% PE-backed, 218 practices tracked. Top owner: VetCor. NH 33% Maryland: 32.1% corporately owned, 16.7% PE-backed, 598 practices tracked. Top owner: Banfield. MD 32% Utah: 31.9% corporately owned, 15.6% PE-backed, 263 practices tracked. Top owner: VCA. UT 32% Virginia: 31.1% corporately owned, 17.0% PE-backed, 1,023 practices tracked. Top owner: Banfield. VA 31% North Carolina: 30.7% corporately owned, 19.6% PE-backed, 1,244 practices tracked. Top owner: Banfield. NC 31% Connecticut: 30.7% corporately owned, 19.4% PE-backed, 387 practices tracked. Top owner: VCA. CT 31% Illinois: 30.5% corporately owned, 17.7% PE-backed, 1,182 practices tracked. Top owner: NVA. IL 31% Washington: 30.3% corporately owned, 14.4% PE-backed, 882 practices tracked. Top owner: NVA. WA 30% Colorado: 30.3% corporately owned, 17.4% PE-backed, 916 practices tracked. Top owner: NVA. CO 30% Texas: 29.8% corporately owned, 18.5% PE-backed, 2,825 practices tracked. Top owner: Banfield. TX 30% New York: 29.6% corporately owned, 18.1% PE-backed, 1,515 practices tracked. Top owner: NVA. NY 30% New Jersey: 29.5% corporately owned, 16.2% PE-backed, 745 practices tracked. Top owner: Banfield. NJ 30% California: 28.8% corporately owned, 11.6% PE-backed, 3,243 practices tracked. Top owner: VCA. CA 29% Oregon: 28.4% corporately owned, 11.7% PE-backed, 589 practices tracked. Top owner: Banfield. OR 28% Nevada: 27.7% corporately owned, 10.4% PE-backed, 249 practices tracked. Top owner: VCA. NV 28% Georgia: 27.1% corporately owned, 18.0% PE-backed, 1,129 practices tracked. Top owner: Banfield. GA 27% Maine: 27.1% corporately owned, 23.4% PE-backed, 214 practices tracked. Top owner: Rarebreed Veterinary Partners. ME 27% Alaska: 26.7% corporately owned, 4.7% PE-backed, 86 practices tracked. Top owner: NVA. AK 27% Florida: 25.9% corporately owned, 14.0% PE-backed, 2,511 practices tracked. Top owner: Banfield. FL 26% Minnesota: 25.0% corporately owned, 13.1% PE-backed, 627 practices tracked. Top owner: Banfield. MN 25% Tennessee: 24.4% corporately owned, 15.7% PE-backed, 796 practices tracked. Top owner: PetVet Care Centers. TN 24% South Carolina: 24.1% corporately owned, 16.7% PE-backed, 606 practices tracked. Top owner: Mission Pet Health. SC 24% Delaware: 23.3% corporately owned, 8.9% PE-backed, 90 practices tracked. Top owner: VCA. DE 23% Pennsylvania: 22.6% corporately owned, 11.5% PE-backed, 1,319 practices tracked. Top owner: VCA. PA 23% Wisconsin: 22.1% corporately owned, 15.0% PE-backed, 732 practices tracked. Top owner: Mission Pet Health. WI 22% Ohio: 21.0% corporately owned, 12.9% PE-backed, 1,202 practices tracked. Top owner: Banfield. OH 21% Louisiana: 20.9% corporately owned, 11.3% PE-backed, 494 practices tracked. Top owner: NVA. LA 21% Indiana: 20.2% corporately owned, 10.8% PE-backed, 692 practices tracked. Top owner: NVA. IN 20% Missouri: 20.1% corporately owned, 12.7% PE-backed, 757 practices tracked. Top owner: CareVet. MO 20% Idaho: 19.3% corporately owned, 12.2% PE-backed, 238 practices tracked. Top owner: Mission Pet Health. ID 19% New Mexico: 19.0% corporately owned, 10.0% PE-backed, 211 practices tracked. Top owner: Thrive Pet Healthcare. NM 19% Michigan: 18.5% corporately owned, 10.2% PE-backed, 1,010 practices tracked. Top owner: Mission Pet Health. MI 19% Vermont: 18.3% corporately owned, 14.2% PE-backed, 120 practices tracked. Top owner: AmeriVet. VT 18% Arkansas: 16.8% corporately owned, 14.7% PE-backed, 346 practices tracked. Top owner: Alliance Animal Health. AR 17% West Virginia: 16.7% corporately owned, 12.1% PE-backed, 174 practices tracked. Top owner: Alliance Animal Health. WV 17% Kansas: 16.1% corporately owned, 10.6% PE-backed, 472 practices tracked. Top owner: Mission Pet Health. KS 16% Oklahoma: 15.8% corporately owned, 9.0% PE-backed, 587 practices tracked. Top owner: Banfield. OK 16% Nebraska: 14.8% corporately owned, 10.9% PE-backed, 331 practices tracked. Top owner: Alliance Animal Health. NE 15% Hawaii: 14.5% corporately owned, 7.3% PE-backed, 124 practices tracked. Top owner: VCA. HI 15% Mississippi: 14.4% corporately owned, 10.7% PE-backed, 298 practices tracked. Top owner: Alliance Animal Health. MS 14% Alabama: 13.7% corporately owned, 9.4% PE-backed, 575 practices tracked. Top owner: Banfield. AL 14% Kentucky: 13.1% corporately owned, 9.2% PE-backed, 520 practices tracked. Top owner: Banfield. KY 13% Iowa: 12.5% corporately owned, 8.1% PE-backed, 496 practices tracked. Top owner: NVA. IA 13% Montana: 9.4% corporately owned, 4.9% PE-backed, 245 practices tracked. Top owner: NVA. MT 9% Wyoming: 8.7% corporately owned, 7.0% PE-backed, 115 practices tracked. Top owner: PetVet Care Centers. WY 9% North Dakota: 5.3% corporately owned, 3.2% PE-backed, 94 practices tracked. Top owner: CareVet. ND 5% South Dakota: 4.7% corporately owned, 1.2% PE-backed, 169 practices tracked. Top owner: NVA. SD 5%
% corporately owned: 4.7% 32.6% 60.5%

Every state, ranked

State ⇅ Practices ⇅ % Consolidator ⇅ % PE-backed ⇅ Top owner ⇅
District of Columbia 38 60.5% 52.6% Mission Pet Health
Massachusetts 661 36.9% 21.2% VCA
Arizona 753 35.7% 18.2% NVA
Rhode Island 102 34.3% 21.6% Vetco (Petco)
New Hampshire 218 32.6% 22.0% VetCor
Maryland 598 32.1% 16.7% Banfield
Utah 263 31.9% 15.6% VCA
Virginia 1,023 31.1% 17.0% Banfield
North Carolina 1,244 30.7% 19.6% Banfield
Connecticut 387 30.7% 19.4% VCA
Illinois 1,182 30.5% 17.7% NVA
Washington 882 30.3% 14.4% NVA
Colorado 916 30.3% 17.4% NVA
Texas 2,825 29.8% 18.5% Banfield
New York 1,515 29.6% 18.1% NVA
New Jersey 745 29.5% 16.2% Banfield
California 3,243 28.8% 11.6% VCA
Oregon 589 28.4% 11.7% Banfield
Nevada 249 27.7% 10.4% VCA
Georgia 1,129 27.1% 18.0% Banfield
Maine 214 27.1% 23.4% Rarebreed Veterinary Partners
Alaska 86 26.7% 4.7% NVA
Florida 2,511 25.9% 14.0% Banfield
Minnesota 627 25.0% 13.1% Banfield
Tennessee 796 24.4% 15.7% PetVet Care Centers
South Carolina 606 24.1% 16.7% Mission Pet Health
Delaware 90 23.3% 8.9% VCA
Pennsylvania 1,319 22.6% 11.5% VCA
Wisconsin 732 22.1% 15.0% Mission Pet Health
Ohio 1,202 21.0% 12.9% Banfield
Louisiana 494 20.9% 11.3% NVA
Indiana 692 20.2% 10.8% NVA
Missouri 757 20.1% 12.7% CareVet
Idaho 238 19.3% 12.2% Mission Pet Health
New Mexico 211 19.0% 10.0% Thrive Pet Healthcare
Michigan 1,010 18.5% 10.2% Mission Pet Health
Vermont 120 18.3% 14.2% AmeriVet
Arkansas 346 16.8% 14.7% Alliance Animal Health
West Virginia 174 16.7% 12.1% Alliance Animal Health
Kansas 472 16.1% 10.6% Mission Pet Health
Oklahoma 587 15.8% 9.0% Banfield
Nebraska 331 14.8% 10.9% Alliance Animal Health
Hawaii 124 14.5% 7.3% VCA
Mississippi 298 14.4% 10.7% Alliance Animal Health
Alabama 575 13.7% 9.4% Banfield
Kentucky 520 13.1% 9.2% Banfield
Iowa 496 12.5% 8.1% NVA
Montana 245 9.4% 4.9% NVA
Wyoming 115 8.7% 7.0% PetVet Care Centers
North Dakota 94 5.3% 3.2% CareVet
South Dakota 169 4.7% 1.2% NVA

Owner leaderboard: top consolidators by locations

Ranked by total US locations. See the full list on the owners directory.

# Group Ultimate owner Locations States
1 Banfield Mars (Strategic) 932 43
2 NVA JAB Holding Company (Strategic) 850 50
3 VCA Mars (Strategic) 841 47
4 Vetco (Petco) Petco (Public) 682 44
5 Mission Pet Health Shore Capital Partners / Silver Lake (Private Equity) 670 41
6 PetVet Care Centers KKR (Private Equity) 424 39
7 VetCor Oak Hill Capital (Private Equity) 404 41
8 Thrive Pet Healthcare TSG Consumer Partners (Private Equity) 317 36
9 Heartland Veterinary Partners Gryphon Investors (Private Equity) 292 31
10 Western Veterinary Partners Tyree & D'Angelo Partners (Private Equity) 255 38
11 Alliance Animal Health L Catterton (Private Equity) 255 29
12 Blue River PetCare Partners Group (Private Equity) 216 40
13 CareVet Compass Group Equity Partners (Private Equity) 207 38
14 AmeriVet AEA Investors / ADIA (Private Equity) 201 36
15 Veterinary Practice Partners Audax Private Equity (Private Equity) 194 35
Top veterinary consolidators by number of locations Banfield Banfield: 932 locations 932 NVA NVA: 850 locations 850 VCA VCA: 841 locations 841 Vetco (Petco) Vetco (Petco): 682 locations 682 Mission Pet Health Mission Pet Health: 670 locations 670 PetVet Care Centers PetVet Care Centers: 424 locations 424 VetCor VetCor: 404 locations 404 Thrive Pet Healthcare Thrive Pet Healthcare: 317 locations 317 Heartland Veterinary … Heartland Veterinary Partners: 292 locations 292 Western Veterinary Pa… Western Veterinary Partners: 255 locations 255 Alliance Animal Health Alliance Animal Health: 255 locations 255 Blue River PetCare Blue River PetCare: 216 locations 216 CareVet CareVet: 207 locations 207 AmeriVet AmeriVet: 201 locations 201 Veterinary Practice P… Veterinary Practice Partners: 194 locations 194

National ownership 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%
National ownership-type breakdown, stacked by share Independent: 74.4% (25,913 practices) PE-backed: 14.5% (5,042 practices) Corporate group: 8.0% (2,780 practices) Public company: 2.1% (727 practices) Private group: 0.9% (328 practices) Nonprofit: 0.1% (23 practices) 74%14%8% Independent (74.4%) PE-backed (14.5%) Corporate group (8.0%) Public company (2.1%) Private group (0.9%) Nonprofit (0.1%)

Frequently asked questions

What share of US veterinary practices are corporate-owned?

As of September 2026, 25.6% of the 34,813 US veterinary practices VetPulse tracks are corporately owned — part of a consolidator, private-equity-backed group, or public company — rather than independent.

Who is the largest veterinary consolidator?

Banfield — owned by Mars is the largest veterinary consolidator VetPulse tracks, with 932+ locations across 43 states.

Which US state has the highest share of corporately owned veterinary practices?

District of Columbia has the highest share of corporately owned veterinary practices, at 60.5%, out of 38 practices tracked in the state.

Which US state has the most independent veterinary practices?

South Dakota has the most independent veterinary market, with only 4.7% of its 169 tracked practices under corporate ownership.

Every figure above is queried live from our practice-level dataset — see the methodology for how ownership is triangulated from multiple independent sources. Browse the full owners directory or the practice directory.