Where Do Chipmunks Actually Live in the US?

Chipmunks live in 46 US states and are confirmed absent from 1 more, based on 158,962 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 40 more. These are real, verified iNaturalist and GBIF occurrence records, not modeled range estimates.

Chipmunks have zero confirmed wild sightings in Hawaii, despite tens of thousands of nationwide observation records for the species. That is a real, checked absence, not a missing page.

A small number of states (1) have only a handful of unverified or vagrant records, too few to confirm chipmunks as an established population there.

Confirmed states (46)

Not found (1)

Hawaii

Unconfirmed (1)

Only a handful of unverified or vagrant records exist for chipmunks in Alaska, too few to confirm an established population.

Frequently asked questions

What states do chipmunks live in?+

Chipmunks have confirmed wild populations in 46 US states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, 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, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

Where are chipmunks not found in the US?+

Chipmunks have no confirmed wild sightings in Hawaii.

Full chipmunks guides by state