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 36.6% of its 656 practices owned by a consolidator, PE-backed group, or public company — most often VCA. Rhode Island (36.3%) and New Hampshire (33.9%) follow.
Full ranking
| # | State | Practices | Independent | Corporate | PE-backed | Hiring | Top ownership group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | 656 | 63.4% | 36.6% | 23.6% | 13.4% | VCA |
| 2 | Rhode Island | 102 | 63.7% | 36.3% | 26.5% | 11.8% | VetCor |
| 3 | New Hampshire | 218 | 66.1% | 33.9% | 27.5% | 13.3% | VetCor |
| 4 | Maine | 214 | 66.8% | 33.2% | 29.9% | 10.3% | Rarebreed Veterinary Partners |
| 5 | Arizona | 753 | 67.1% | 32.9% | 22.6% | 12.5% | National Veterinary Associates |
| 6 | Utah | 263 | 68.8% | 31.2% | 19.0% | 13.7% | VCA |
| 7 | Maryland | 593 | 69.3% | 30.7% | 20.6% | 11.5% | Banfield |
| 8 | Connecticut | 386 | 69.4% | 30.6% | 20.5% | 11.7% | VCA |
| 9 | New Jersey | 743 | 69.7% | 30.3% | 19.2% | 14.0% | VetCor |
| 10 | Washington | 879 | 70.3% | 29.7% | 19.7% | 12.9% | National Veterinary Associates |
| 11 | Texas | 2,813 | 70.4% | 29.6% | 20.7% | 11.7% | Mission Pet Health |
| 12 | Illinois | 1,179 | 70.4% | 29.6% | 21.5% | 11.9% | National Veterinary Associates |
| 13 | Virginia | 1,016 | 70.5% | 29.5% | 20.9% | 12.8% | National Veterinary Associates |
| 14 | Colorado | 908 | 70.6% | 29.4% | 20.8% | 11.6% | Mission Pet Health |
| 15 | North Carolina | 1,239 | 70.9% | 29.1% | 20.2% | 10.8% | Mission Pet Health |
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.