Breadcrumb Home Reports AVMA membership data 2020 AVMA membership data 2020 These statistics show AVMA membership as of December 31, 2020. Each section reflects the membership broken down by different classifications. View current statistics Species category United States Canadian & Foreign Total Companion Animal Exclusive 51,833 240 52,073 Companion Animal Predominant 7,028 28 7,056 Equine Exclusive 3,381 30 3,411 Equine Predominant 567 3 570 Food Animal Exclusive 2,105 24 2,129 Food Animal Predominant 3,369 39 3,408 Mixed Animal 2,475 18 2,493 Other 2,335 35 2,370 No Species Contact 1,154 27 1,181 Species Unspecified 21,611 682 22,293 Total 95,858 1,126 96,984 add Employment type United States Canadian & Foreign Total Agriculture/Livestock Production 156 2 158 Air Force 40 0 40 Animal Science Department 64 3 67 Army 287 2 289 Business/Consulting Services 307 10 317 Emergency/Critical Care Medicine 2,498 11 2,509 Feeds/Nutrition 118 0 118 Foreign 5 3 8 Foundation/Charitable Organization 97 0 97 General Medicine/Surgery 55,828 182 56,010 Humane Organization 677 4 681 Laboratory 211 3 214 Local 172 1 173 Membership Assn/Professional Society 95 1 96 Missionary/Service 13 2 15 Non-Veterinary Employment 58 0 58 Not Employed 211 2 213 Other Academia 548 5 553 Other Government 55 6 61 Other Industry/Commercial 497 11 508 Other Private Clinical Practice 1,014 6 1,020 Pharmaceutical/Biological 925 9 934 Production Medicine 2,808 22 2,830 Public Health Commission Corps 25 0 25 Referral/Specialty Medicine 3,761 48 3,809 State 476 0 476 Temporarily Not Employed in Veterinary Field 45 0 45 U.S. Federal 842 0 842 Veterinary Medical College/School 3,319 91 3,410 Veterinary Science Department 82 1 83 Veterinary Technician Program 191 1 192 Wildlife 85 0 85 Zoo/Aquarium 180 1 181 No Information Provided 19,518 688 20,206 Total 95,858 1126 96,984 add Medical discipline The totals reflect the entire membership because every member is represented with a primary medical discipline. United States Canadian & Foreign Total Alternative/Complementary 650 2 652 Anatomy 94 2 96 Anesthesiology 184 10 194 Animal Behavior 137 4 141 Animal Welfare 145 1 146 Association Management 27 0 27 Biochemistry 16 2 18 Biomedical Engineering 8 0 8 Business/Economics 94 2 96 Cardiology 277 11 288 Dentistry 317 1 318 Dermatology 329 1 330 Disaster Medicine 11 0 11 Ecology 8 0 8 Emergency & Critical Care 2,844 12 2,856 Endocrinology 14 2 16 Environmental Health 13 0 13 Epidemiology 252 6 258 Ethics 8 0 8 General Medicine 31,629 82 31,711 Genetics 22 0 22 Homeland Security 22 0 22 Human Animal Bond 38 1 39 Immunology 42 0 42 Insurance 6 0 6 Internal Medicine 2,028 36 2,064 Laboratory Animal Medicine 1,179 8 1,187 Law 21 1 22 Media 2 0 2 Microbiology 199 3 202 Molecular Biology 18 0 18 Mycology/Bacteriology 3 0 3 Neurology 280 4 284 Non-Medical 44 1 45 Nutrition 185 2 187 Oncology 377 4 381 Ophthalmology 418 6 424 Other Professional Discipline 1,010 15 1,025 Parasitology 75 5 80 Pathology-Anatomic 820 15 835 Pathology-Clinical 169 6 175 Pharmacology 68 2 70 Pharmacology-Clinical 34 3 37 Physiology 84 2 86 Population Medicine 84 2 86 Poultry Medicine 203 4 207 Preventive Medicine 1,126 9 1,135 Production Medicine 822 6 828 Public Health 660 12 672 Radiology 512 15 527 Shelter Medicine 602 5 607 Sports Medicine 496 2 498 Surgery 2,301 50 2,351 Theriogenology 541 13 554 Toxicology 136 1 137 Virology 43 2 45 Wildlife Medicine 125 2 127 Zoological Medicine 309 4 313 No Information Provided 43,697 747 44,444 Total 95,858 1126 96,984 add View previous membership 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |2012 | U.S. veterinarians View U.S. veterinary positions as of December 31, 2023. Learn more Veterinary specialists in the U.S. Discover how many U.S. veterinarians held various board certifications from AVMA-recognized veterinary specialty organizations as of December 2022. View specialists
