Where Do Cicadas Actually Live in the US?
Cicadas live in 45 US states and are confirmed absent from 1 more, based on 123,898 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 39 more. These are real, verified iNaturalist and GBIF occurrence records, not modeled range estimates.
Cicadas 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 (45)
- cicadas in Alabama
- cicadas in Arizona
- cicadas in Arkansas
- cicadas in California
- cicadas in Colorado
- cicadas in Connecticut
- cicadas in Delaware
- cicadas in Florida
- cicadas in Georgia
- cicadas in Idaho
- cicadas in Illinois
- cicadas in Indiana
- cicadas in Iowa
- cicadas in Kansas
- cicadas in Kentucky
- cicadas in Louisiana
- cicadas in Maine
- cicadas in Maryland
- cicadas in Massachusetts
- cicadas in Michigan
- cicadas in Minnesota
- cicadas in Mississippi
- cicadas in Missouri
- cicadas in Montana
- cicadas in Nebraska
- cicadas in New Jersey
- cicadas in New Mexico
- cicadas in New York
- cicadas in North Carolina
- cicadas in North Dakota
- cicadas in Oklahoma
- cicadas in Oregon
- cicadas in Pennsylvania
- cicadas in Rhode Island
- cicadas in South Carolina
- cicadas in South Dakota
- cicadas in Tennessee
- cicadas in Texas
- cicadas in Utah
- cicadas in Vermont
- cicadas in Virginia
- cicadas in Washington
- cicadas in West Virginia
- cicadas in Wisconsin
- cicadas in Wyoming
Not found (1)
- Hawaii
Frequently asked questions
What states do cicadas live in?+
Cicadas have confirmed wild populations in 45 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, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Where are cicadas not found in the US?+
Cicadas have no confirmed wild sightings in Hawaii.
Full cicadas guides by state