Trends in the Cat Litter Market: United States Report

Report Overview

This report forecasts to 2029 US cat litter and nondurable accessories retail sales in nominal US dollars. To illustrate historical trends, retail sales are provided for 2019 and 2024.

This report covers litter and select non-durable accessories, including litter additives, litter box liners, and waste bags intended for litter. Although litter is occasionally used for dogs, this report is primarily focused on litter for cats since it accounts for the most use. Accordingly, Packaged Facts refers to all litter as “cat litter”.

Specifically excluded from the scope of this report are durable cleanup products – such as litter boxes, scoops, and durable dog waste product accessories – as they are included in Packaged Facts’ March 2024 report Durable Dog and Cat Petcare Products, 5th Edition. This report also excludes small animal litter used for bedding and/or grazing, which is covered in Packaged Facts’ June 2025 release Fish, Small Mammal, Herptile, & Bird Products, 5th Edition. Also excluded are pet cleanup and odor control preparations (including stain-removal sprays, liquids, wipes, and concentrates and odor control sprays, powders, foams, crystals, and other formats). General cleanup and odor control products that are not marketed as pet-specific are considered only as a point of comparison.

Freedonia quantifies trends in various measures of growth and volatility. Growth calculated as a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) employs, by definition, only the first and last datapoints over a period. The CAGR is used to describe forecast growth, defined as the expected trend beginning in the base year and ending in the forecast year. Readers are encouraged to consider historical volatility when assessing particular annual values along the forecast trend, including in the forecast year.

A full outline of report items by page is available in the Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

HIGHLIGHTS

MARKET SIZE & COMPOSITION

• Market Size
• Market Outlook
• Product & Competitive Trends
• Consumer Behavior & Brand Loyalty
• Opportunities in Cat Litter
• Looking Ahead

ABOUT THIS REPORT

• Scope
• Sources
• Industry Codes
• Resources

LIST OF TABLES & FIGURES

• Table 1 | US Retail Sales of Cat Litter & Non-Durable Accessories, 2019 – 2024 (US$ mil)
• Figure 1 | US Retail Sales of Cat Litter & Non-Durable Accessories; 2019–2025P, 2029P (US$ bil)
• Figure 2 | Litter Usage by Formulation, Past 6 Months, 2024-2025 (% of litter-using households)
• Table 2 | Key Demographic Indicators for Using Tidy Cats Litter, 2024-2025 (%, number, and index of litter-using households)
• Table 3 | Key Demographic Indicators for Using ARM & HAMMER Litter, 2024-2025 (%, number, and index of litter-using households)
• Table 4 | Key Demographic Indicators for Fresh Step Litter, 2024-2025 (%, number, and index of litter-using households)
• Table 5 | Key Demographic Indicators for Scoop Away Litter, 2024-2025 (%, number, and index of litter-using households)
• Table 6 | Key Demographic Indicators for Store Brand Litter, 2024-2025 (%, number, and index of litter-using households)
• Table 7 | NAICS & SIC Codes Related to Cat Litter