Where Do Skunks Actually Live in the US?

Skunks live in 45 US states and are confirmed absent from 1 more, based on 44,466 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.

Skunks have zero confirmed wild sightings in Alaska, despite tens of thousands of nationwide observation records for the species. That is a real, checked absence, not a missing page.

A small number of states (1) have only a handful of unverified or vagrant records, too few to confirm skunks as an established population there.

Confirmed states (45)

Not found (1)

Alaska

Unconfirmed (1)

Only a handful of unverified or vagrant records exist for skunks in Hawaii, too few to confirm an established population.

Frequently asked questions

What states do skunks live in?+

Skunks 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, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

Where are skunks not found in the US?+

Skunks have no confirmed wild sightings in Alaska.

Full skunks guides by state