How many veterinarians are in Kentucky?
1,190 veterinarians were employed in Kentucky in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational survey. That is 26.4 per 100,000 residents and ranks Kentucky 25 of 51 states with data. Kentucky accounts for 1.4% of the 83,890 veterinarians counted across all states.
Kentucky compared with the states around it
| # | State | Veterinarians | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Maryland | 1,430 | 23.1 |
| 24 | South Carolina | 1,380 | 27 |
| 25 | Kentucky | 1,190 | 26.4 |
| 26 | Oklahoma | 1,150 | 29 |
| 27 | Alabama | 1,020 | 20.3 |
The full ranking of all 51 states is on the veterinarians page. Largest: California with 9,170. Highest per capita: New Hampshire at 47.2 per 100,000.
How many publish a business email?
22 veterinarians in Kentucky have a business email address published on a licence register, a practice website or a professional directory, about 1.8% of the employed count, as counted by Email Lists USA's Kentucky veterinarians list on September 21, 2026. That figure measures who publishes a work address, not the size of the profession, and it changes with each rebuild of that list.
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Kentucky?
1,190 veterinarians were employed in Kentucky in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational survey. That is 26.4 per 100,000 residents and ranks Kentucky 25 of 51 states with data.
Is that the number of licensed veterinarians in Kentucky?
No. It is the number employed in the occupation, estimated from an employer survey. Licence rolls are usually larger, because they include people who hold a licence but are retired, inactive, working in another field or licensed in more than one state.
When is this updated?
The BLS releases state occupational estimates once a year, in spring, for the previous May. This page shows the May 2025 release, read on September 21, 2026, and is rebuilt when the next release is published.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), via api.bls.gov v2, May 2025, series OEUS210000000000029113101 (Veterinarians, Kentucky), read September 21, 2026. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census resident population. Rank and share computed from the 51 published state estimates.