This Cute Pet

Cat Statistics from the Humane Society

• There are approximately 90 million owned cats in the United States
• Nearly 36 percent of U.S. households (or 38.4 million) own at least one cat
• Fifty-six percent of owners own more than one cat
• On average, owners have two cats (2.3)
• More female cats are owned than male cats (73 percent vs. 63 percent respectively)
• Eighteen percent of owned cats were adopted from an animal shelter
• Cat owners spent an average of $175 on routine veterinary visits
• Eighty-seven percent of owned cats are spayed or neutered