Where Do Crappies Actually Live in the US?
Crappies live in 46 US states and are confirmed absent from 2 more, based on 73,843 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.
Crappies have zero confirmed wild sightings in Alaska and Hawaii, despite tens of thousands of nationwide observation records for the species. That is a real, checked absence, not a missing page.
Confirmed states (46)
- crappies in Alabama
- crappies in Arizona
- crappies in Arkansas
- crappies in California
- crappies in Colorado
- crappies in Connecticut
- crappies in Delaware
- crappies in Florida
- crappies in Georgia
- crappies in Idaho
- crappies in Illinois
- crappies in Indiana
- crappies in Kansas
- crappies in Kentucky
- crappies in Louisiana
- crappies in Maine
- crappies in Maryland
- crappies in Massachusetts
- crappies in Michigan
- crappies in Minnesota
- crappies in Mississippi
- crappies in Missouri
- crappies in Montana
- crappies in Nebraska
- crappies in Nevada
- crappies in New Hampshire
- crappies in New Jersey
- crappies in New York
- crappies in North Carolina
- crappies in North Dakota
- crappies in Ohio
- crappies in Oklahoma
- crappies in Oregon
- crappies in Pennsylvania
- crappies in Rhode Island
- crappies in South Carolina
- crappies in South Dakota
- crappies in Tennessee
- crappies in Texas
- crappies in Utah
- crappies in Vermont
- crappies in Virginia
- crappies in Washington
- crappies in West Virginia
- crappies in Wisconsin
- crappies in Wyoming
Not found (2)
- Alaska
- Hawaii
Frequently asked questions
What states do crappies live in?+
Crappies have confirmed wild populations in 46 US states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Where are crappies not found in the US?+
Crappies have no confirmed wild sightings in Alaska and Hawaii.
Full crappies guides by state