87.3
million dogs
verified
Estimated US dog population, 2025
as of 2025-01-01 · license: facts-only
- Derived from an opt-in online survey (7,519 respondents), weighted to Census household distributions -- a survey estimate, not a census or registry count.
Source
AVMA (avma.org) and American Kennel Club (akc.org) — AVMA U.S. Pet Ownership Statistics (2025 survey)
https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/reports-statistics/us-pet-ownership-statistics
retrieved 2026-09-07
Method
Quoted verbatim from the source above.