Weekly Viz 2025-04-21
US Pet Ownership
I love seeing others pets and have been thinking raising a pet for a while. This week, I found a report from American Veterinary Medical Association on US pet ownership. It shows the % of US households owning each kind of pet.
My Visualization
My visualization is a variation of the bar plot – I grouped pets into dog, cat, and other pets, and then stacked different species of pets within the other pets bar to show how dogs and cats are the most common pet choices.
Please notice that all the visualizations are designed for desktop view, so it is recommended to view them on a desktop device.
Insights
- Dogs are by far the most popular pets in the U.S. – almost half of the U.S. households owning a dog;
- Cats are the second most popular with about 1/3 of the families owning a cat;
- The ownership of other pets is much less common. The 3rd popular pet is fish, but it is only seen in 2.9% of the families.
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