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 July 2026, 25% of US veterinary practices are corporately owned; National Veterinary Associates is the largest consolidator with 957+ locations across 50 states. District of Columbia has the highest share of corporate ownership at 45.9%, while South Dakota is the most independent market at just 4.7% corporately owned.

Key takeaways

  • 25% of practices are corporately owned nationally, out of 34,659 tracked.
  • National Veterinary Associates (owned by JAB Holding Company) leads all owners with 957 locations in 50 states.
  • District of Columbia is the most consolidated state at 45.9% 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: 45.9% corporately owned, 40.5% PE-backed, 37 practices tracked. Top owner: Mission Pet Health. DC 46% Massachusetts: 36.6% corporately owned, 23.6% PE-backed, 656 practices tracked. Top owner: VCA. MA 37% Rhode Island: 36.3% corporately owned, 26.5% PE-backed, 102 practices tracked. Top owner: VetCor. RI 36% New Hampshire: 33.9% corporately owned, 27.5% PE-backed, 218 practices tracked. Top owner: VetCor. NH 34% Maine: 33.2% corporately owned, 29.9% PE-backed, 214 practices tracked. Top owner: Rarebreed Veterinary Partners. ME 33% Arizona: 32.9% corporately owned, 22.6% PE-backed, 753 practices tracked. Top owner: National Veterinary Associates. AZ 33% Utah: 31.2% corporately owned, 19.0% PE-backed, 263 practices tracked. Top owner: VCA. UT 31% Maryland: 30.7% corporately owned, 20.6% PE-backed, 593 practices tracked. Top owner: Banfield. MD 31% Connecticut: 30.6% corporately owned, 20.5% PE-backed, 386 practices tracked. Top owner: VCA. CT 31% New Jersey: 30.3% corporately owned, 19.2% PE-backed, 743 practices tracked. Top owner: VetCor. NJ 30% Washington: 29.7% corporately owned, 19.7% PE-backed, 879 practices tracked. Top owner: National Veterinary Associates. WA 30% Illinois: 29.6% corporately owned, 21.5% PE-backed, 1,179 practices tracked. Top owner: National Veterinary Associates. IL 30% Texas: 29.6% corporately owned, 20.7% PE-backed, 2,813 practices tracked. Top owner: Mission Pet Health. TX 30% Virginia: 29.5% corporately owned, 20.9% PE-backed, 1,016 practices tracked. Top owner: National Veterinary Associates. VA 30% Colorado: 29.4% corporately owned, 20.8% PE-backed, 908 practices tracked. Top owner: Mission Pet Health. CO 29% North Carolina: 29.1% corporately owned, 20.2% PE-backed, 1,239 practices tracked. Top owner: Mission Pet Health. NC 29% New York: 28.8% corporately owned, 20.7% PE-backed, 1,508 practices tracked. Top owner: National Veterinary Associates. NY 29% California: 28.4% corporately owned, 13.9% PE-backed, 3,228 practices tracked. Top owner: VCA. CA 28% Oregon: 27.8% corporately owned, 16.5% PE-backed, 583 practices tracked. Top owner: Banfield. OR 28% Alaska: 26.7% corporately owned, 16.3% PE-backed, 86 practices tracked. Top owner: VCA. AK 27% Nevada: 26.6% corporately owned, 12.1% PE-backed, 248 practices tracked. Top owner: VCA. NV 27% Georgia: 26.4% corporately owned, 19.6% PE-backed, 1,123 practices tracked. Top owner: Mission Pet Health. GA 26% Florida: 24.9% corporately owned, 15.9% PE-backed, 2,492 practices tracked. Top owner: Banfield. FL 25% Tennessee: 24.9% corporately owned, 20.2% PE-backed, 791 practices tracked. Top owner: PetVet Care Centers. TN 25% Wisconsin: 24.8% corporately owned, 20.5% PE-backed, 731 practices tracked. Top owner: VetCor. WI 25% Minnesota: 24.7% corporately owned, 17.5% PE-backed, 627 practices tracked. Top owner: Banfield. MN 25% Delaware: 24.4% corporately owned, 11.1% PE-backed, 90 practices tracked. Top owner: VCA. DE 24% South Carolina: 22.1% corporately owned, 16.4% PE-backed, 603 practices tracked. Top owner: Mission Pet Health. SC 22% Ohio: 22.0% corporately owned, 15.7% PE-backed, 1,198 practices tracked. Top owner: VetCor. OH 22% Missouri: 21.1% corporately owned, 15.9% PE-backed, 753 practices tracked. Top owner: CareVet. MO 21% Vermont: 20.0% corporately owned, 17.5% PE-backed, 120 practices tracked. Top owner: VetCor. VT 20% Indiana: 19.9% corporately owned, 14.0% PE-backed, 688 practices tracked. Top owner: VetCor. IN 20% Michigan: 19.6% corporately owned, 13.6% PE-backed, 1,008 practices tracked. Top owner: Mission Pet Health. MI 20% Pennsylvania: 19.5% corporately owned, 11.6% PE-backed, 1,316 practices tracked. Top owner: National Veterinary Associates. PA 20% Louisiana: 18.8% corporately owned, 13.5% PE-backed, 490 practices tracked. Top owner: National Veterinary Associates. LA 19% New Mexico: 18.0% corporately owned, 12.3% PE-backed, 211 practices tracked. Top owner: Thrive Pet Healthcare. NM 18% Idaho: 17.6% corporately owned, 13.0% PE-backed, 238 practices tracked. Top owner: Mission Pet Health. ID 18% Hawaii: 16.9% corporately owned, 10.5% PE-backed, 124 practices tracked. Top owner: VetCor. HI 17% Alabama: 15.3% corporately owned, 12.2% PE-backed, 574 practices tracked. Top owner: Mission Pet Health. AL 15% Oklahoma: 14.5% corporately owned, 10.0% PE-backed, 580 practices tracked. Top owner: Banfield. OK 15% Kansas: 14.4% corporately owned, 10.8% PE-backed, 472 practices tracked. Top owner: Mission Pet Health. KS 14% Arkansas: 14.2% corporately owned, 13.0% PE-backed, 345 practices tracked. Top owner: CareVet. AR 14% Mississippi: 12.8% corporately owned, 12.1% PE-backed, 298 practices tracked. Top owner: National Veterinary Associates. MS 13% West Virginia: 12.6% corporately owned, 10.9% PE-backed, 174 practices tracked. Top owner: National Veterinary Associates. WV 13% Kentucky: 12.6% corporately owned, 10.1% PE-backed, 516 practices tracked. Top owner: United Veterinary Care. KY 13% Iowa: 12.4% corporately owned, 10.8% PE-backed, 493 practices tracked. Top owner: National Veterinary Associates. IA 12% Nebraska: 12.4% corporately owned, 9.1% PE-backed, 330 practices tracked. Top owner: Blue River PetCare. NE 12% Montana: 9.0% corporately owned, 8.2% PE-backed, 245 practices tracked. Top owner: National Veterinary Associates. MT 9% Wyoming: 7.9% corporately owned, 7.0% PE-backed, 114 practices tracked. Top owner: PetVet Care Centers. WY 8% North Dakota: 5.3% corporately owned, 5.3% PE-backed, 94 practices tracked. Top owner: National Veterinary Associates. ND 5% South Dakota: 4.7% corporately owned, 4.7% PE-backed, 169 practices tracked. Top owner: National Veterinary Associates. SD 5%
% corporately owned: 4.7% 25.3% 45.9%

Every state, ranked

State ⇅ Practices ⇅ % Consolidator ⇅ % PE-backed ⇅ Top owner ⇅
District of Columbia 37 45.9% 40.5% Mission Pet Health
Massachusetts 656 36.6% 23.6% VCA
Rhode Island 102 36.3% 26.5% VetCor
New Hampshire 218 33.9% 27.5% VetCor
Maine 214 33.2% 29.9% Rarebreed Veterinary Partners
Arizona 753 32.9% 22.6% National Veterinary Associates
Utah 263 31.2% 19.0% VCA
Maryland 593 30.7% 20.6% Banfield
Connecticut 386 30.6% 20.5% VCA
New Jersey 743 30.3% 19.2% VetCor
Washington 879 29.7% 19.7% National Veterinary Associates
Illinois 1,179 29.6% 21.5% National Veterinary Associates
Texas 2,813 29.6% 20.7% Mission Pet Health
Virginia 1,016 29.5% 20.9% National Veterinary Associates
Colorado 908 29.4% 20.8% Mission Pet Health
North Carolina 1,239 29.1% 20.2% Mission Pet Health
New York 1,508 28.8% 20.7% National Veterinary Associates
California 3,228 28.4% 13.9% VCA
Oregon 583 27.8% 16.5% Banfield
Alaska 86 26.7% 16.3% VCA
Nevada 248 26.6% 12.1% VCA
Georgia 1,123 26.4% 19.6% Mission Pet Health
Florida 2,492 24.9% 15.9% Banfield
Tennessee 791 24.9% 20.2% PetVet Care Centers
Wisconsin 731 24.8% 20.5% VetCor
Minnesota 627 24.7% 17.5% Banfield
Delaware 90 24.4% 11.1% VCA
South Carolina 603 22.1% 16.4% Mission Pet Health
Ohio 1,198 22.0% 15.7% VetCor
Missouri 753 21.1% 15.9% CareVet
Vermont 120 20.0% 17.5% VetCor
Indiana 688 19.9% 14.0% VetCor
Michigan 1,008 19.6% 13.6% Mission Pet Health
Pennsylvania 1,316 19.5% 11.6% National Veterinary Associates
Louisiana 490 18.8% 13.5% National Veterinary Associates
New Mexico 211 18.0% 12.3% Thrive Pet Healthcare
Idaho 238 17.6% 13.0% Mission Pet Health
Hawaii 124 16.9% 10.5% VetCor
Alabama 574 15.3% 12.2% Mission Pet Health
Oklahoma 580 14.5% 10.0% Banfield
Kansas 472 14.4% 10.8% Mission Pet Health
Arkansas 345 14.2% 13.0% CareVet
Mississippi 298 12.8% 12.1% National Veterinary Associates
West Virginia 174 12.6% 10.9% National Veterinary Associates
Kentucky 516 12.6% 10.1% United Veterinary Care
Iowa 493 12.4% 10.8% National Veterinary Associates
Nebraska 330 12.4% 9.1% Blue River PetCare
Montana 245 9.0% 8.2% National Veterinary Associates
Wyoming 114 7.9% 7.0% PetVet Care Centers
North Dakota 94 5.3% 5.3% National Veterinary Associates
South Dakota 169 4.7% 4.7% National Veterinary Associates

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 National Veterinary Associates JAB Holding Company (Strategic) 957 50
2 Banfield Mars (Strategic) 932 43
3 VCA Mars (Strategic) 843 47
4 VetCor Harvest Partners (Strategic) 801 43
5 Mission Pet Health Shore Capital Partners 713 42
6 Vetco (Petco) Petco (Public) 681 44
7 PetVet Care Centers KKR (Strategic) 409 39
8 Thrive Pet Healthcare TSG Consumer Partners (Strategic) 318 36
9 Heartland Veterinary Partners Gryphon Investors 296 31
10 Western Veterinary Partners Tyree & D'Angelo Partners 211 37
11 Blue River PetCare Partners Group 209 40
12 CareVet Compass Group Equity Partners (Private Equity) 204 38
13 American Veterinary Group Oak Hill Capital 184 31
14 AmeriVet AEA Investors LP 164 35
15 Alliance Animal Health LightBay & L Catterton 142 27
Top veterinary consolidators by number of locations National Veterinary A… National Veterinary Associates: 957 locations 957 Banfield Banfield: 932 locations 932 VCA VCA: 843 locations 843 VetCor VetCor: 801 locations 801 Mission Pet Health Mission Pet Health: 713 locations 713 Vetco (Petco) Vetco (Petco): 681 locations 681 PetVet Care Centers PetVet Care Centers: 409 locations 409 Thrive Pet Healthcare Thrive Pet Healthcare: 318 locations 318 Heartland Veterinary … Heartland Veterinary Partners: 296 locations 296 Western Veterinary Pa… Western Veterinary Partners: 211 locations 211 Blue River PetCare Blue River PetCare: 209 locations 209 CareVet CareVet: 204 locations 204 American Veterinary G… American Veterinary Group: 184 locations 184 AmeriVet AmeriVet: 164 locations 164 Alliance Animal Health Alliance Animal Health: 142 locations 142

National ownership breakdown

Ownership type Practices Share
Independent 25,996 75.0%
PE-backed 5,898 17.0%
Corporate group 2,595 7.5%
Nonprofit 20 0.1%
Public company 11 0.0%
National ownership-type breakdown, stacked by share Independent: 75.0% (25,996 practices) PE-backed: 17.0% (5,898 practices) Corporate group: 7.5% (2,595 practices) Nonprofit: 0.1% (20 practices) Public company: 0.0% (11 practices) 75%17%7% Independent (75.0%) PE-backed (17.0%) Corporate group (7.5%) Nonprofit (0.1%) Public company (0.0%)

Frequently asked questions

What share of US veterinary practices are corporate-owned?

As of July 2026, 25% of the 34,659 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?

National Veterinary Associates — owned by JAB Holding Company is the largest veterinary consolidator VetPulse tracks, with 957+ locations across 50 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 45.9%, out of 37 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.