Arizona Animal Shelter Statistics
West region · 1 tracked shelter · 2025 data
Last updated:
Figures are based on the most recent publicly available reports and are subject to verification.
- Tracked shelters
- 1
- Total intake
- 29,700
- Euthanized
- 3,900
- Calc. live outcome rate
- 86.2%
- National: 82%
Source: Maricopa County Animal Care & Control ↗✓ Last verified September 30, 2026
Shelters tracked in Arizona
| Location | Intake | Live outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Phoenix (Maricopa County)Preliminary Maricopa County Animal Care & Control · source ↗ | 29,700 | 94.2%save rate |
Sorted by live outcome rate. Detailed pages: Phoenix (Maricopa County) animal shelter statistics
About Arizona's shelter data
Maricopa County Animal Care & Control serves Phoenix and most of the metro area, making it one of the highest-intake public shelters in the U.S.
Across the 1 Arizona shelter SaveAPaw tracks, reported intake totaled 29,700 animals, with 13,400 adoptions and 3,900 euthanasias. The combined calculated live outcome rate is 86.2%, compared with the 82% national estimate.
Totals reflect only Maricopa County Animal Care & Control, not every shelter in Arizona.
Other tracked states in the West
Frequently asked questions
- How many animals enter shelters in Arizona?
- The 1 tracked Arizona shelters reported 29,700 intakes in their latest reporting year.
- What is the live outcome rate in Arizona?
- 86.2% across tracked shelters (adoption, return to owner or transfer, divided by all outcomes).
- How many shelter animals were euthanized in Arizona?
- 3,900 across the tracked shelters.
- Which Arizona shelters does SaveAPaw track?
- Maricopa County Animal Care & Control.
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Source notes: state totals are sums of the tracked shelters listed above. See methodology for definitions.