Dogs or cats the preferred pet in South Mississippi?

Dogs or cats the preferred pet?

More than half of all homes in South Mississippi own a pet and nearly 20 percent more in each county have a dog than a cat. According to yallbusiness.com, 27,551 more residents in the three Coast counties own one or more dogs than cats. By county the numbers are:

Hancock Harrison Jackson

Own a pet 60% 55% 58%

Own a dog 47% 42% 45%

Own a cat 29% 25% 25%

-- yallbusiness.com, U.S. Census Bureau

This story was originally published January 18, 2016 at 11:00 PM with the headline "Dogs or cats the preferred pet in South Mississippi? ."