Where Do Blue Jays Actually Live in the US?
Blue Jays live in 46 US states and are confirmed absent from 2 more, based on 20,621,972 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.
Blue Jays 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)
- blue jays in Alabama
- blue jays in Arizona
- blue jays in Arkansas
- blue jays in California
- blue jays in Colorado
- blue jays in Connecticut
- blue jays in Delaware
- blue jays in Florida
- blue jays in Georgia
- blue jays in Idaho
- blue jays in Illinois
- blue jays in Indiana
- blue jays in Iowa
- blue jays in Kansas
- blue jays in Kentucky
- blue jays in Louisiana
- blue jays in Maine
- blue jays in Massachusetts
- blue jays in Michigan
- blue jays in Minnesota
- blue jays in Mississippi
- blue jays in Missouri
- blue jays in Montana
- blue jays in Nebraska
- blue jays in Nevada
- blue jays in New Hampshire
- blue jays in New Jersey
- blue jays in New Mexico
- blue jays in North Carolina
- blue jays in North Dakota
- blue jays in Ohio
- blue jays in Oklahoma
- blue jays in Oregon
- blue jays in Pennsylvania
- blue jays in Rhode Island
- blue jays in South Carolina
- blue jays in South Dakota
- blue jays in Tennessee
- blue jays in Texas
- blue jays in Utah
- blue jays in Vermont
- blue jays in Virginia
- blue jays in Washington
- blue jays in West Virginia
- blue jays in Wisconsin
- blue jays in Wyoming
Not found (2)
- Alaska
- Hawaii
Frequently asked questions
What states do blue jays live in?+
Blue Jays 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, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, 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 blue jays not found in the US?+
Blue Jays have no confirmed wild sightings in Alaska and Hawaii.
Full blue jays guides by state