This chart from The Economist is incredible!
I wouldn't have guessed it at all -- but there are more households with children than pets in San Francisco and New York, for example.
Is there a trend? According to The Economist: "There is no clear geographical trend. The cities with the biggest gaps between the number of homes with dogs and those with kids are in the Sunbelt. But Detroit, Seattle and Philadelphia are just behind. There is a correlation, however, between household space and high rates of dog ownership. Dogs are more prevalent in cities where single-family homes are common. Just 22% of homes in New York City have a dog. Pity the pup cooped up in a closet-sized flat in Tribeca. The paw thing would go barking mad."
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