Where Do Bluegills Actually Live in the US?
Bluegills live in 47 US states and are confirmed absent from 1 more, based on 179,799 verified iNaturalist and GBIF records. This page covers every state at once instead of one near-identical page per state.
By Tim, founder of Easy Street Markets. I maintain the wildlife database and verify every animal and source myself.
The states with the strongest confirmed populations are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado and Connecticut, and 41 more. These are real, verified iNaturalist and GBIF occurrence records, not modeled range estimates.
Bluegills have zero confirmed wild sightings in Alaska, despite tens of thousands of nationwide observation records for the species. That is a real, checked absence, not a missing page.
Confirmed states (47)
- bluegills in Alabama
- bluegills in Arizona
- bluegills in Arkansas
- bluegills in California
- bluegills in Colorado
- bluegills in Connecticut
- bluegills in Delaware
- bluegills in Florida
- bluegills in Georgia
- bluegills in Hawaii
- bluegills in Idaho
- bluegills in Illinois
- bluegills in Indiana
- bluegills in Iowa
- bluegills in Kansas
- bluegills in Kentucky
- bluegills in Louisiana
- bluegills in Maine
- bluegills in Maryland
- bluegills in Massachusetts
- bluegills in Michigan
- bluegills in Minnesota
- bluegills in Mississippi
- bluegills in Missouri
- bluegills in Montana
- bluegills in Nebraska
- bluegills in Nevada
- bluegills in New Hampshire
- bluegills in New Jersey
- bluegills in New Mexico
- bluegills in New York
- bluegills in Ohio
- bluegills in Oklahoma
- bluegills in Oregon
- bluegills in Pennsylvania
- bluegills in Rhode Island
- bluegills in South Carolina
- bluegills in South Dakota
- bluegills in Tennessee
- bluegills in Texas
- bluegills in Utah
- bluegills in Vermont
- bluegills in Virginia
- bluegills in Washington
- bluegills in West Virginia
- bluegills in Wisconsin
- bluegills in Wyoming
Not found (1)
- Alaska
Frequently asked questions
What states do bluegills live in?+
Bluegills have confirmed wild populations in 47 US states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Where are bluegills not found in the US?+
Bluegills have no confirmed wild sightings in Alaska.
Full bluegills guides by state