Where Do Groundhogs Actually Live in the US?
Groundhogs live in 34 US states and are confirmed absent from 11 more, based on 36,618 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, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware and Georgia, and 28 more. These are real, verified iNaturalist and GBIF occurrence records, not modeled range estimates.
Groundhogs have zero confirmed wild sightings in Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon and Texas, or 1 other state, despite tens of thousands of nationwide observation records for the species. That is a real, checked absence, not a missing page.
Confirmed states (34)
- groundhogs in Alabama
- groundhogs in Alaska
- groundhogs in Arkansas
- groundhogs in Connecticut
- groundhogs in Delaware
- groundhogs in Georgia
- groundhogs in Illinois
- groundhogs in Indiana
- groundhogs in Iowa
- groundhogs in Kansas
- groundhogs in Kentucky
- groundhogs in Maine
- groundhogs in Maryland
- groundhogs in Massachusetts
- groundhogs in Michigan
- groundhogs in Minnesota
- groundhogs in Mississippi
- groundhogs in Missouri
- groundhogs in Nebraska
- groundhogs in New Hampshire
- groundhogs in New Jersey
- groundhogs in North Carolina
- groundhogs in North Dakota
- groundhogs in Ohio
- groundhogs in Oklahoma
- groundhogs in Pennsylvania
- groundhogs in Rhode Island
- groundhogs in South Carolina
- groundhogs in South Dakota
- groundhogs in Tennessee
- groundhogs in Vermont
- groundhogs in Virginia
- groundhogs in West Virginia
- groundhogs in Wisconsin
Not found (11)
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- Oregon
- Texas
- Wyoming
Frequently asked questions
What states do groundhogs live in?+
Groundhogs have confirmed wild populations in 34 US states: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Where are groundhogs not found in the US?+
Groundhogs have no confirmed wild sightings in Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Wyoming.
Full groundhogs guides by state