Where Do Raccoons Actually Live in the US?
Raccoons live in 48 US states and are confirmed absent from 2 more, based on 116,838 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 42 more. These are real, verified iNaturalist and GBIF occurrence records, not modeled range estimates.
Raccoons 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 (48)
- raccoons in Alabama
- raccoons in Arizona
- raccoons in Arkansas
- raccoons in California
- raccoons in Colorado
- raccoons in Connecticut
- raccoons in Delaware
- raccoons in Florida
- raccoons in Georgia
- raccoons in Idaho
- raccoons in Illinois
- raccoons in Indiana
- raccoons in Iowa
- raccoons in Kansas
- raccoons in Kentucky
- raccoons in Louisiana
- raccoons in Maine
- raccoons in Maryland
- raccoons in Massachusetts
- raccoons in Michigan
- raccoons in Minnesota
- raccoons in Mississippi
- raccoons in Missouri
- raccoons in Montana
- raccoons in Nebraska
- raccoons in Nevada
- raccoons in New Hampshire
- raccoons in New Jersey
- raccoons in New Mexico
- raccoons in New York
- raccoons in North Carolina
- raccoons in North Dakota
- raccoons in Ohio
- raccoons in Oklahoma
- raccoons in Oregon
- raccoons in Pennsylvania
- raccoons in Rhode Island
- raccoons in South Carolina
- raccoons in South Dakota
- raccoons in Tennessee
- raccoons in Texas
- raccoons in Utah
- raccoons in Vermont
- raccoons in Virginia
- raccoons in Washington
- raccoons in West Virginia
- raccoons in Wisconsin
- raccoons in Wyoming
Not found (2)
- Alaska
- Hawaii
Frequently asked questions
What states do raccoons live in?+
Raccoons have confirmed wild populations in 48 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, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Where are raccoons not found in the US?+
Raccoons have no confirmed wild sightings in Alaska and Hawaii.
Full raccoons guides by state