Breadcrumb Home Reports AVMA membership data 2019 AVMA membership data 2019 These statistics show AVMA membership as of December 31, 2019. Each section reflects the membership broken down by different classifications. View current statistics Species category US & Territories Canadian & Foreign Totals Companion Animal Exclusive 50,833 225 51,058 Companion Animal Predominant 7025 39 7064 Equine Exclusive 3374 35 3409 Equine Predominant 548 6 554 Food Animal Exclusive 2126 25 2151 Food Animal Predominant 3410 41 3451 Mixed Animal 2509 20 2529 Other 2343 36 2379 No Species Contact 1199 21 1220 Species Unspecified 20,844 677 21,521 Total 94,211 1125 95,336 add Employment type US & Territories Canadian & Foreign Totals Agriculture/Livestock Production 150 1 151 Air Force 43 0 43 Animal Science Department 64 3 67 Army 291 1 292 Business/Consulting Services 310 12 322 Emergency/Critical Care Medicine 2347 11 2358 Feeds/Nutrition 122 1 123 Foreign 4 4 8 Foundation/Charitable Organization 92 0 92 General Medicine/Surgery 55,398 199 55,597 Humane Organization 659 2 661 Laboratory 202 5 207 Local 171 1 172 Membership Assn/Professional Society 89 1 90 Misionary/Service 14 2 16 No Information Provided 18,456 662 19,118 Non-Veterinary Employment 57 0 57 Not Employed 201 2 203 Not Listed Above 648 10 658 Other Academia 557 4 561 Other Government 59 6 65 Other Industry/Commercial 502 11 513 Other Private Clinical Practice 961 6 967 Pharmaceutical/Biological 933 11 944 Production Medicine 2888 25 2913 Public Health Commission Corps 28 0 28 Referral/Specialty Medicine 3639 44 3683 State 486 1 487 Temporarily Not Employed in Veterinary Field 48 0 48 U.S. Federal 859 0 859 Veterinary Medical College/School 3388 97 3485 Veterinary Science Department 78 1 79 Veterinary Technician Program 198 1 199 Wildlife 90 0 90 Zoo/Aquarium 179 1 180 Total 94,211 1125 95,336 add Medical discipline The totals reflect the entire membership because every member is represented with a primary medical discipline. US & Territories Canadian & Foreign Totals Alternative/Complementary 634 2 636 Anatomy 98 2 100 Anesthesiology 180 9 189 Animal Behavior 137 5 142 Animal Welfare 139 1 140 Association Management 25 0 25 Biochemistry 17 2 19 Biomedical Engineering 8 0 8 Business/Economics 94 1 95 Cardiology 272 8 280 Dentistry 304 3 307 Dermatology 316 2 318 Disaster Medicine 10 0 10 Ecology 6 0 6 Emergency & Critical Care 2676 10 2686 Endocrinology 14 1 15 Environmental Health 15 0 15 Epidemiology 255 5 260 Ethics 7 0 7 General Medicine 30,934 82 31,016 Genetics 24 0 24 Homeland Security 22 0 22 Human Animal Bond 35 1 36 Immunology 44 1 45 Insurance 6 0 6 Internal Medicine 2007 37 2044 Laboratory Animal Medicine 1173 6 1179 Law 18 1 19 Media 1 0 1 Microbiology 206 5 211 Molecular Biology 15 0 15 Mycology/Bacteriology 4 1 5 Neurology 267 4 271 No Information Provided 43,145 740 43,885 Non-Medical 47 2 49 Nutrition 191 2 193 Oncology 359 5 364 Ophthalmology 408 8 416 Other Professional Discipline 994 14 1008 Parasitology 71 4 75 Pathology-Anatomic 858 16 874 Pathology-Clinical 165 4 169 Pharmacology 75 2 77 Pharmacology-Clinical 34 3 37 Physiology 88 3 91 Population Medicine 80 2 82 Poultry Medicine 201 2 203 Preventive Medicine 1096 11 1107 Production Medicine 804 8 812 Public Health 672 11 683 Radiology 499 12 511 Shelter Medicine 542 3 545 Sports Medicine 483 1 484 Surgery 2293 57 2350 Theriogenology 545 14 559 Toxicology 144 2 146 Virology 48 2 50 Wildlife Medicine 113 3 116 Zoological Medicine 293 5 298 Total 94,211 1125 95,336 add View previous membership 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |2012 | U.S. veterinarians View U.S. veterinary positions as of December 31, 2023. View stats 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
