Trends · data through September 2026

Zoos in the United States

Iceflower tracks 584 stores from 530 zoo chains in the United States. Cincinnati Zoo grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Denver Zoo and Central Florida Zoo.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
530
Tracked stores
584
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked zoo chains

Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Cincinnati Zoo and Denver Zoo sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 C Cincinnati Zoo logo Cincinnati Zoo - +17.7%
2 D Denver Zoo logo Denver Zoo - +15.9%
3 C Central Florida Zoo - +4.9%
4 N Nashville Zoo logo Nashville Zoo ▲1 +3.2%
5 R Reid Park Zoo logo Reid Park Zoo ▲1 +3.0%
6 G Green Meadows Petting Farm ▲1 -0.4%
7 M Milwaukee County Zoo logo Milwaukee County Zoo ▲1 -9.1%
8 A Alligator Alley ▼2 -23.6%
9 Z Zoo Atlanta logo Zoo Atlanta - -28.6%
10 P Philadelphia Zoo logo Philadelphia Zoo ▼2 -38.4%
11 J Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens logo Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens - -56.1%
  • Cincinnati Zoo
  • Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
  • San Diego Zoo
  • Toledo Zoo
  • Denver Zoo
  • Indianapolis Zoo
  • Louisville Zoo
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

584 tracked store locations in the United States. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Cincinnati Zoo (3)
  • Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (2)
  • San Diego Zoo (3)
  • Toledo Zoo (1)
  • Denver Zoo (3)
  • Indianapolis Zoo (2)
  • Louisville Zoo (1)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 P Philadelphia Zoo logo Philadelphia Zoo 5
  • 2 G Green Meadows Petting Farm 4
  • 3 R Reid Park Zoo logo Reid Park Zoo 3
  • 4 A Alligator Alley 3
  • 5 C Central Florida Zoo 3
  • 6 Z Zoo Atlanta logo Zoo Atlanta 3
  • 7 J Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens logo Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens 3
  • 8 M Milwaukee County Zoo logo Milwaukee County Zoo 3
  • 9 D Denver Zoo logo Denver Zoo 3
  • 10 N Nashville Zoo logo Nashville Zoo 3
  • 11 C Cincinnati Zoo logo Cincinnati Zoo 3
  • 12 S San Diego Zoo logo San Diego Zoo 3
  • 13 C Caldwell Zoo 2
  • 14 T The Reptile Zoo 2
  • 15 O Oklahoma City Zoo 2
  • 16 C Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden logo Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden 2
  • 17 O Oakland Zoo logo Oakland Zoo 2
  • 18 S Seneca Park Zoo 2
  • 19 I Indianapolis Zoo logo Indianapolis Zoo 2
  • 20 A ABQ BioPark logo ABQ BioPark 2
  • 21 D Dallas Zoo logo Dallas Zoo 2
  • 22 S San Francisco Zoo 2
  • 23 T The Living Desert logo The Living Desert 2
  • 24 S San Diego Safari Park logo San Diego Safari Park 2
  • 25 F Fort Worth Zoo logo Fort Worth Zoo 2
  • 26 R Roger Williams Park Zoo logo Roger Williams Park Zoo 2
  • 27 S San Antonio Zoo logo San Antonio Zoo 2
  • 28 T Tulsa Zoo logo Tulsa Zoo 2
  • 29 O Oregon Zoo logo Oregon Zoo 2
  • 30 N Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch 2
  • 31 T The Wild Animal Sanctuary 2
  • 32 P Phoenix Zoo logo Phoenix Zoo 2
  • 33 T The Wilds 2
  • 34 A All Things Wild logo All Things Wild 2
  • 35 W Wild Animal Safari 2
  • 36 K Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center 1
  • 37 U Utica Zoo logo Utica Zoo 1
  • 38 L Living Dessert Zoo 1
  • 39 H Hovatter's Wildlife Zoo 1
  • 40 C Claws 'N' Paws Wild Animal Park 1
  • 41 T Tennessee Safari Park 1
  • 42 B Broadway Zoological Park 1
  • 43 A Animal EDventure Park 1
  • 44 T Tanganyika Wildlife Park 1
  • 45 M Majestic Meadows Alpacas & Boutique logo Majestic Meadows Alpacas & Boutique 1
  • 46 L Little Crooked Creek Safari 1
  • 47 B Babby Farms 1
  • 48 T Tracy Aviary logo Tracy Aviary 1
  • 49 P Plumpton Park Zoo 1
  • 50 E El Paso Zoo logo El Paso Zoo 1

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