6,272 parks · 50 states

Dog Park Rankings by State

Texas has the most dog parks with 495, while Vermont leads in parks per capita with 54.3 per million residents. Explore the full rankings below to see how your state stacks up.

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Dog Park at Pundt Park dog park in Spring, TX

Pictured: Dog Park at Pundt Park

Most dog parks

Texas

495

parks

across 215 cities

Waterbury Unleashed Dog Park dog park in Waterbury, VT

Pictured: Waterbury Unleashed Dog Park

Best access per capita

Vermont

54.3

per million residents

35 parks statewide

Most Dog Parks (Total)

Rank	State	Parks	Cities
1	Texas	495	215
2	California	479	268
3	Pennsylvania	271	198
4	Ohio	263	169
5	Washington	260	158
6	Illinois	245	154
7	North Carolina	244	141
8	Virginia	230	112
9	Michigan	223	155
10	New York	208	128
11	Georgia	198	108
12	New Jersey	197	159
13	Colorado	194	96
14	Florida	188	132
15	Oregon	188	85
16	Arizona	172	62
17	Massachusetts	172	105
18	Tennessee	168	91
19	Wisconsin	161	112
20	Minnesota	139	100
21	Indiana	133	77
22	Maryland	110	74
23	Utah	93	54
24	Connecticut	85	67
25	Oklahoma	82	51
26	Missouri	82	59
27	New Mexico	77	32
28	Nevada	74	20
29	South Carolina	73	45
30	Kansas	69	42
31	Alabama	67	50
32	Kentucky	65	45
33	Arkansas	64	32
34	Iowa	56	51
35	Idaho	45	20
36	Louisiana	43	32
37	Nebraska	40	27
38	Mississippi	36	29
39	Vermont	35	29
40	Maine	33	28
41	Montana	31	21
42	Alaska	28	13
43	South Dakota	27	21
44	Wyoming	25	19
45	New Hampshire	23	16
46	North Dakota	20	16
47	West Virginia	19	17
48	Delaware	17	11
49	Hawaii	16	9
50	District of Columbia	8	1
51	Rhode Island	1	1

Best Dog Park Access (Per Capita)

Rank	State	Per Million	Parks
1	Vermont	54.3	35
2	Oregon	44.0	188
3	Wyoming	42.5	25
4	Alaska	38.0	28
5	New Mexico	36.2	77
6	Washington	32.5	260
7	Colorado	32.3	194
8	South Dakota	28.9	27
9	Montana	27.1	31
10	Wisconsin	27.0	161
11	Utah	26.3	93
12	Virginia	25.9	230
13	North Dakota	25.0	20
14	Massachusetts	24.0	172
15	Minnesota	23.8	139
16	Maine	23.3	33
17	Kansas	23.2	69
18	Tennessee	23.0	168
19	Connecticut	23.0	85
20	Arizona	22.6	172
21	Nevada	22.5	74
22	Idaho	22.2	45
23	Ohio	22.1	263
24	Michigan	22.0	223
25	North Carolina	21.8	244
26	Pennsylvania	20.8	271
27	New Jersey	20.6	197
28	Arkansas	20.5	64
29	Nebraska	20.3	40
30	Oklahoma	19.9	82
31	Illinois	19.3	245
32	Indiana	19.1	133
33	Maryland	17.6	110
34	Georgia	17.5	198
35	Iowa	17.3	56
36	New Hampshire	16.3	23
37	Delaware	16.0	17
38	Texas	15.6	495
39	Kentucky	14.1	65
40	Missouri	13.1	82
41	South Carolina	13.1	73
42	Alabama	12.9	67
43	California	12.2	479
44	Mississippi	12.2	36
45	District of Columbia	11.8	8
46	Hawaii	11.2	16
47	West Virginia	10.8	19
48	New York	10.4	208
49	Louisiana	9.3	43
50	Florida	8.0	188
51	Rhode Island	0.9	1

Frequently Asked Questions

Which state has the most dog parks?

Texas has the most dog parks in the US with 495 parks across 215 cities.

What state has the best dog park access per capita?

Vermont leads in dog park access per capita with 54.3 parks per million residents.

How many dog parks are in the US?

There are approximately 6,272 dog parks listed across all 50 US states.