Perfect Paws Pet Ministry ... Pet Ownership Statistics Web design by The Marketing Collaborative  Calvary Episcopal Church: Fostering love and respect for all life. Dogs · There are approximately 77.5 million owned dogs in the United States · Thirty-nine percent of U.S. households own at least one dog · Most owners (67 percent) own one dog · Twenty-four percent of owners own two dogs · Nine percent of owners own three or more dogs · On average, owners have almost two dogs (1.7) · The proportion of male to female dogs is even · Nineteen percent of owned dogs were adopted from an animal shelter · On average, dog owners spent $225 on veterinary visits (vaccine, well visits) annually · Seventy-five percent of owned dogs are spayed or neutered Cats · There are approximately 93.6 million owned cats in the United States · Thirty-three percent of U.S. households (or 38.2 million) own at least one cat · Fifty-six percent of owners own more than one cat · On average, owners have two cats (2.45) · More female cats are owned than male cats (70 percent vs. 65 percent respectively) · Twenty-two percent of owned cats were adopted from an animal shelter · Cat owners spent an average of $203 on routine veterinary visits · Eighty-seven percent of owned cats are spayed or neutered For additional information on pet ownership statistics, contact the APPMA at 255 Glenville Rd., Greenwich, CT 06831, 800-452-1225, or visit www.appma.org. Go to Animals in the Bible. Copyright 2011, CALVARY EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Danvers, MA. All rights reserved. TM