Where Do Bald Eagles Actually Live in the US?
Bald Eagles live in 46 US states and are confirmed absent from 1 more, based on 6,361,458 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, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California and Colorado, and 40 more. These are real, verified iNaturalist and GBIF occurrence records, not modeled range estimates.
Bald Eagles 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.
Confirmed states (46)
- bald eagles in Alabama
- bald eagles in Alaska
- bald eagles in Arizona
- bald eagles in Arkansas
- bald eagles in California
- bald eagles in Colorado
- bald eagles in Connecticut
- bald eagles in Delaware
- bald eagles in Florida
- bald eagles in Georgia
- bald eagles in Idaho
- bald eagles in Illinois
- bald eagles in Indiana
- bald eagles in Iowa
- bald eagles in Kansas
- bald eagles in Kentucky
- bald eagles in Louisiana
- bald eagles in Maine
- bald eagles in Maryland
- bald eagles in Massachusetts
- bald eagles in Michigan
- bald eagles in Minnesota
- bald eagles in Mississippi
- bald eagles in Missouri
- bald eagles in Montana
- bald eagles in Nebraska
- bald eagles in New Hampshire
- bald eagles in New Jersey
- bald eagles in New York
- bald eagles in North Carolina
- bald eagles in North Dakota
- bald eagles in Ohio
- bald eagles in Oregon
- bald eagles in Pennsylvania
- bald eagles in Rhode Island
- bald eagles in South Carolina
- bald eagles in South Dakota
- bald eagles in Tennessee
- bald eagles in Texas
- bald eagles in Utah
- bald eagles in Vermont
- bald eagles in Virginia
- bald eagles in Washington
- bald eagles in West Virginia
- bald eagles in Wisconsin
- bald eagles in Wyoming
Not found (1)
- Hawaii
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Frequently asked questions
What states do bald eagles live in?+
Bald Eagles have confirmed wild populations in 46 US states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Where are bald eagles not found in the US?+
Bald Eagles have no confirmed wild sightings in Hawaii.