Trends · data through August 2026

Zoos in the United States

Iceflower tracks 580 stores from 526 zoo chains in the United States. Denver Zoo grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Nashville Zoo and Alligator Alley.

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
526
Tracked stores
580
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. Denver Zoo and Nashville Zoo sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 D Denver Zoo logo Denver Zoo - +16.0%
2 N Nashville Zoo logo Nashville Zoo ▲1 +9.4%
3 A Alligator Alley ▲1 +8.8%
4 R Reid Park Zoo logo Reid Park Zoo ▼1 +2.6%
5 M Milwaukee County Zoo logo Milwaukee County Zoo ▼1 +2.5%
6 G Green Meadows Petting Farm - -7.2%
7 P Philadelphia Zoo logo Philadelphia Zoo - -7.3%
8 Z Zoo Atlanta logo Zoo Atlanta - -29.2%
9 J Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens logo Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens - -42.7%
  • Cincinnati Zoo
  • Toledo Zoo
  • Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
  • Denver Zoo
  • Indianapolis Zoo
  • Louisville Zoo
  • Nashville Zoo
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

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

  • Cincinnati Zoo (3)
  • Toledo Zoo (1)
  • Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (2)
  • Denver Zoo (3)
  • Indianapolis Zoo (2)
  • Louisville Zoo (1)
  • Nashville Zoo (3)
  • 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 A Alligator Alley 3
  • 4 R Reid Park Zoo logo Reid Park Zoo 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 C Cincinnati Zoo logo Cincinnati Zoo 3
  • 10 D Denver Zoo logo Denver Zoo 3
  • 11 N Nashville Zoo logo Nashville Zoo 3
  • 12 S San Diego Zoo logo San Diego Zoo 3
  • 13 T The Reptile Zoo 2
  • 14 O Oakland Zoo logo Oakland Zoo 2
  • 15 O Oregon Zoo logo Oregon Zoo 2
  • 16 T The Living Desert logo The Living Desert 2
  • 17 I Indianapolis Zoo logo Indianapolis Zoo 2
  • 18 T The Wilds 2
  • 19 N Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch 2
  • 20 S San Diego Safari Park logo San Diego Safari Park 2
  • 21 W Wild Animal Safari 2
  • 22 S San Francisco Zoo 2
  • 23 A ABQ BioPark logo ABQ BioPark 2
  • 24 S Seneca Park Zoo 2
  • 25 C Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden logo Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden 2
  • 26 O Oklahoma City Zoo 2
  • 27 T Tulsa Zoo logo Tulsa Zoo 2
  • 28 C Caldwell Zoo 2
  • 29 R Roger Williams Park Zoo logo Roger Williams Park Zoo 2
  • 30 T The Wild Animal Sanctuary 2
  • 31 D Dallas Zoo logo Dallas Zoo 2
  • 32 S San Antonio Zoo logo San Antonio Zoo 2
  • 33 P Phoenix Zoo logo Phoenix Zoo 2
  • 34 F Fort Worth Zoo logo Fort Worth Zoo 2
  • 35 B Behind The Scenes Safari 1
  • 36 K Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center 1
  • 37 S Sugarplum Zoo 1
  • 38 M Minnesota Zoo logo Minnesota Zoo 1
  • 39 N Napa City Zoo 1
  • 40 S Sedgwick County Zoo 1
  • 41 B Bayou Wildlife Park 1
  • 42 R Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Farm 1
  • 43 U Utica Zoo logo Utica Zoo 1
  • 44 B Butterfly Palace & Rainforest Adventure 1
  • 45 T Turtle Back Zoo logo Turtle Back Zoo 1
  • 46 C Cosley Zoo logo Cosley Zoo 1
  • 47 H Hovatter's Wildlife Zoo 1
  • 48 C Claws 'N' Paws Wild Animal Park 1
  • 49 T Tennessee Safari Park 1
  • 50 P Potter Park Zoo logo Potter Park Zoo 1

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