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 31.8% of its 661 practices owned by a consolidator, PE-backed group, or public company — most often VCA. Arizona (30.0%) and Rhode Island (29.4%) follow.
Full ranking
| # | State | Practices | Independent | Corporate | PE-backed | Hiring | Top ownership group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | 661 | 68.2% | 31.8% | 18.9% | 13.9% | VCA |
| 2 | Arizona | 753 | 70.0% | 30.0% | 19.8% | 12.5% | NVA |
| 3 | Rhode Island | 102 | 70.6% | 29.4% | 19.6% | 11.8% | Vetco (Petco) |
| 4 | Washington | 882 | 72.2% | 27.8% | 17.9% | 13.0% | NVA |
| 5 | New York | 1,515 | 72.7% | 27.3% | 19.2% | 11.0% | NVA |
| 6 | Connecticut | 387 | 73.1% | 26.9% | 17.1% | 11.9% | VCA |
| 7 | New Jersey | 745 | 73.2% | 26.8% | 15.8% | 14.0% | Banfield |
| 8 | Alaska | 86 | 73.3% | 26.7% | 16.3% | 9.3% | NVA |
| 9 | New Hampshire | 218 | 73.4% | 26.6% | 20.2% | 13.3% | AmeriVet |
| 10 | California | 3,243 | 73.7% | 26.3% | 12.0% | 11.6% | VCA |
| 11 | Maine | 214 | 73.8% | 26.2% | 22.9% | 10.3% | Rarebreed Veterinary Partners |
| 12 | Utah | 263 | 73.8% | 26.2% | 14.8% | 13.7% | VCA |
| 13 | Maryland | 598 | 74.4% | 25.6% | 15.6% | 12.0% | Banfield |
| 14 | Colorado | 916 | 74.6% | 25.4% | 16.7% | 11.8% | NVA |
| 15 | Illinois | 1,182 | 74.8% | 25.2% | 17.3% | 12.0% | NVA |
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.