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, 21.6% 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 34.2%, while South Dakota is the most independent market at just 4.7% corporately owned.

Key takeaways

  • 21.6% 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 34.2% 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: 34.2% corporately owned, 28.9% PE-backed, 38 practices tracked. Top owner: Mission Pet Health. DC 34% Massachusetts: 31.8% corporately owned, 18.9% PE-backed, 661 practices tracked. Top owner: VCA. MA 32% Arizona: 30.0% corporately owned, 19.8% PE-backed, 753 practices tracked. Top owner: NVA. AZ 30% Rhode Island: 29.4% corporately owned, 19.6% PE-backed, 102 practices tracked. Top owner: Vetco (Petco). RI 29% Washington: 27.8% corporately owned, 17.9% PE-backed, 882 practices tracked. Top owner: NVA. WA 28% New York: 27.3% corporately owned, 19.2% PE-backed, 1,515 practices tracked. Top owner: NVA. NY 27% Connecticut: 26.9% corporately owned, 17.1% PE-backed, 387 practices tracked. Top owner: VCA. CT 27% New Jersey: 26.8% corporately owned, 15.8% PE-backed, 745 practices tracked. Top owner: Banfield. NJ 27% Alaska: 26.7% corporately owned, 16.3% PE-backed, 86 practices tracked. Top owner: NVA. AK 27% New Hampshire: 26.6% corporately owned, 20.2% PE-backed, 218 practices tracked. Top owner: AmeriVet. NH 27% California: 26.3% corporately owned, 12.0% PE-backed, 3,243 practices tracked. Top owner: VCA. CA 26% Utah: 26.2% corporately owned, 14.8% PE-backed, 263 practices tracked. Top owner: VCA. UT 26% Maine: 26.2% corporately owned, 22.9% PE-backed, 214 practices tracked. Top owner: Rarebreed Veterinary Partners. ME 26% Maryland: 25.6% corporately owned, 15.6% PE-backed, 598 practices tracked. Top owner: Banfield. MD 26% Colorado: 25.4% corporately owned, 16.7% PE-backed, 916 practices tracked. Top owner: NVA. CO 25% Illinois: 25.2% corporately owned, 17.3% PE-backed, 1,182 practices tracked. Top owner: NVA. IL 25% Oregon: 25.1% corporately owned, 13.9% PE-backed, 589 practices tracked. Top owner: Banfield. OR 25% Nevada: 24.9% corporately owned, 10.4% PE-backed, 249 practices tracked. Top owner: VCA. NV 25% Texas: 24.9% corporately owned, 16.2% PE-backed, 2,825 practices tracked. Top owner: Banfield. TX 25% North Carolina: 24.4% corporately owned, 15.6% PE-backed, 1,244 practices tracked. Top owner: Banfield. NC 24% Virginia: 24.1% corporately owned, 15.6% PE-backed, 1,023 practices tracked. Top owner: NVA. VA 24% Delaware: 23.3% corporately owned, 10.0% PE-backed, 90 practices tracked. Top owner: VCA. DE 23% Florida: 22.7% corporately owned, 13.7% PE-backed, 2,511 practices tracked. Top owner: Banfield. FL 23% Georgia: 22.0% corporately owned, 15.2% PE-backed, 1,129 practices tracked. Top owner: Banfield. GA 22% Minnesota: 19.6% corporately owned, 12.4% PE-backed, 627 practices tracked. Top owner: Banfield. MN 20% Tennessee: 19.3% corporately owned, 14.7% PE-backed, 796 practices tracked. Top owner: PetVet Care Centers. TN 19% Pennsylvania: 18.5% corporately owned, 10.7% PE-backed, 1,319 practices tracked. Top owner: VCA. PA 19% South Carolina: 18.3% corporately owned, 12.7% PE-backed, 606 practices tracked. Top owner: Mission Pet Health. SC 18% Ohio: 17.6% corporately owned, 12.4% PE-backed, 1,202 practices tracked. Top owner: Banfield. OH 18% Wisconsin: 17.6% corporately owned, 13.4% PE-backed, 732 practices tracked. Top owner: Mission Pet Health. WI 18% New Mexico: 17.5% corporately owned, 11.8% PE-backed, 211 practices tracked. Top owner: VCA. NM 18% Indiana: 16.9% corporately owned, 11.1% PE-backed, 692 practices tracked. Top owner: NVA. IN 17% Louisiana: 15.6% corporately owned, 10.7% PE-backed, 494 practices tracked. Top owner: NVA. LA 16% Missouri: 15.5% corporately owned, 10.3% PE-backed, 757 practices tracked. Top owner: CareVet. MO 16% Michigan: 14.8% corporately owned, 8.8% PE-backed, 1,010 practices tracked. Top owner: Mission Pet Health. MI 15% Hawaii: 14.5% corporately owned, 8.1% PE-backed, 124 practices tracked. Top owner: VCA. HI 15% Idaho: 14.3% corporately owned, 10.5% PE-backed, 238 practices tracked. Top owner: Mission Pet Health. ID 14% Vermont: 14.2% corporately owned, 11.7% PE-backed, 120 practices tracked. Top owner: VCA. VT 14% Arkansas: 13.9% corporately owned, 12.7% PE-backed, 346 practices tracked. Top owner: Alliance Animal Health. AR 14% Kansas: 13.3% corporately owned, 9.7% PE-backed, 472 practices tracked. Top owner: Mission Pet Health. KS 13% Mississippi: 12.8% corporately owned, 12.1% PE-backed, 298 practices tracked. Top owner: Alliance Animal Health. MS 13% Nebraska: 12.4% corporately owned, 9.1% PE-backed, 331 practices tracked. Top owner: Blue River PetCare. NE 12% Oklahoma: 12.3% corporately owned, 7.8% PE-backed, 587 practices tracked. Top owner: Banfield. OK 12% Alabama: 11.8% corporately owned, 8.9% PE-backed, 575 practices tracked. Top owner: Banfield. AL 12% West Virginia: 11.5% corporately owned, 9.8% PE-backed, 174 practices tracked. Top owner: Alliance Animal Health. WV 12% Kentucky: 9.8% corporately owned, 7.5% PE-backed, 520 practices tracked. Top owner: United Veterinary Care. KY 10% Iowa: 8.7% corporately owned, 7.1% PE-backed, 496 practices tracked. Top owner: NVA. IA 9% Montana: 8.6% corporately owned, 7.8% PE-backed, 245 practices tracked. Top owner: NVA. MT 9% Wyoming: 7.8% corporately owned, 7.0% PE-backed, 115 practices tracked. Top owner: PetVet Care Centers. WY 8% North Dakota: 5.3% corporately owned, 5.3% PE-backed, 94 practices tracked. Top owner: CareVet. ND 5% South Dakota: 4.7% corporately owned, 4.7% PE-backed, 169 practices tracked. Top owner: NVA. SD 5%
% corporately owned: 4.7% 19.5% 34.2%

Every state, ranked

State ⇅ Practices ⇅ % Consolidator ⇅ % PE-backed ⇅ Top owner ⇅
District of Columbia 38 34.2% 28.9% Mission Pet Health
Massachusetts 661 31.8% 18.9% VCA
Arizona 753 30.0% 19.8% NVA
Rhode Island 102 29.4% 19.6% Vetco (Petco)
Washington 882 27.8% 17.9% NVA
New York 1,515 27.3% 19.2% NVA
Connecticut 387 26.9% 17.1% VCA
New Jersey 745 26.8% 15.8% Banfield
Alaska 86 26.7% 16.3% NVA
New Hampshire 218 26.6% 20.2% AmeriVet
California 3,243 26.3% 12.0% VCA
Utah 263 26.2% 14.8% VCA
Maine 214 26.2% 22.9% Rarebreed Veterinary Partners
Maryland 598 25.6% 15.6% Banfield
Colorado 916 25.4% 16.7% NVA
Illinois 1,182 25.2% 17.3% NVA
Oregon 589 25.1% 13.9% Banfield
Nevada 249 24.9% 10.4% VCA
Texas 2,825 24.9% 16.2% Banfield
North Carolina 1,244 24.4% 15.6% Banfield
Virginia 1,023 24.1% 15.6% NVA
Delaware 90 23.3% 10.0% VCA
Florida 2,511 22.7% 13.7% Banfield
Georgia 1,129 22.0% 15.2% Banfield
Minnesota 627 19.6% 12.4% Banfield
Tennessee 796 19.3% 14.7% PetVet Care Centers
Pennsylvania 1,319 18.5% 10.7% VCA
South Carolina 606 18.3% 12.7% Mission Pet Health
Ohio 1,202 17.6% 12.4% Banfield
Wisconsin 732 17.6% 13.4% Mission Pet Health
New Mexico 211 17.5% 11.8% VCA
Indiana 692 16.9% 11.1% NVA
Louisiana 494 15.6% 10.7% NVA
Missouri 757 15.5% 10.3% CareVet
Michigan 1,010 14.8% 8.8% Mission Pet Health
Hawaii 124 14.5% 8.1% VCA
Idaho 238 14.3% 10.5% Mission Pet Health
Vermont 120 14.2% 11.7% VCA
Arkansas 346 13.9% 12.7% Alliance Animal Health
Kansas 472 13.3% 9.7% Mission Pet Health
Mississippi 298 12.8% 12.1% Alliance Animal Health
Nebraska 331 12.4% 9.1% Blue River PetCare
Oklahoma 587 12.3% 7.8% Banfield
Alabama 575 11.8% 8.9% Banfield
West Virginia 174 11.5% 9.8% Alliance Animal Health
Kentucky 520 9.8% 7.5% United Veterinary Care
Iowa 496 8.7% 7.1% NVA
Montana 245 8.6% 7.8% NVA
Wyoming 115 7.8% 7.0% PetVet Care Centers
North Dakota 94 5.3% 5.3% CareVet
South Dakota 169 4.7% 4.7% 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 TSG Consumer Partners (Private Equity) 878 50
3 VCA Mars (Strategic) 842 47
4 Vetco (Petco) Petco (Public) 682 44
5 Mission Pet Health The Vets Pets (Private Equity) 672 40
6 PetVet Care Centers KKR (Private Equity) 410 39
7 VetCor Harvest Partners / Oak Hill Capital (Private Equity) 385 41
8 Heartland Veterinary Partners Gryphon Investors 276 31
9 Western Veterinary Partners Tyree & D'Angelo Partners 230 37
10 Thrive Pet Healthcare TSG Consumer Partners (Private Equity) 225 36
11 Alliance Animal Health Latticework Capital / Bridgepoint (Private Equity) 218 29
12 Blue River PetCare Apax Partners (Private Equity) 214 40
13 AmeriVet North Castle Partners 202 36
14 CareVet Compass Group Equity Partners (Private Equity) 199 38
15 American Veterinary Group Oak Hill Capital 183 31
Top veterinary consolidators by number of locations Banfield Banfield: 932 locations 932 NVA NVA: 878 locations 878 VCA VCA: 842 locations 842 Vetco (Petco) Vetco (Petco): 682 locations 682 Mission Pet Health Mission Pet Health: 672 locations 672 PetVet Care Centers PetVet Care Centers: 410 locations 410 VetCor VetCor: 385 locations 385 Heartland Veterinary … Heartland Veterinary Partners: 276 locations 276 Western Veterinary Pa… Western Veterinary Partners: 230 locations 230 Thrive Pet Healthcare Thrive Pet Healthcare: 225 locations 225 Alliance Animal Health Alliance Animal Health: 218 locations 218 Blue River PetCare Blue River PetCare: 214 locations 214 AmeriVet AmeriVet: 202 locations 202 CareVet CareVet: 199 locations 199 American Veterinary G… American Veterinary Group: 183 locations 183

National ownership breakdown

Ownership type Practices Share
Independent 27,301 78.4%
PE-backed 4,784 13.7%
Corporate group 2,597 7.5%
Nonprofit 20 0.1%
Public company 11 0.0%
National ownership-type breakdown, stacked by share Independent: 78.4% (27,301 practices) PE-backed: 13.7% (4,784 practices) Corporate group: 7.5% (2,597 practices) Nonprofit: 0.1% (20 practices) Public company: 0.0% (11 practices) 78%14%7% Independent (78.4%) PE-backed (13.7%) 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 September 2026, 21.6% 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 34.2%, 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.