Where Do Weasels Actually Live in the US?
Weasels live in 35 US states and are confirmed absent from 1 more, based on 5,852 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 Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut and Florida, and 29 more. These are real, verified iNaturalist and GBIF occurrence records, not modeled range estimates.
Weasels have zero confirmed wild sightings in Delaware, 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 (12) have only a handful of unverified or vagrant records, too few to confirm weasels as an established population there.
Confirmed states (35)
- weasels in Arizona
- weasels in Arkansas
- weasels in California
- weasels in Colorado
- weasels in Connecticut
- weasels in Florida
- weasels in Georgia
- weasels in Idaho
- weasels in Illinois
- weasels in Indiana
- weasels in Kansas
- weasels in Louisiana
- weasels in Maine
- weasels in Massachusetts
- weasels in Michigan
- weasels in Minnesota
- weasels in Montana
- weasels in Nebraska
- weasels in Nevada
- weasels in New Hampshire
- weasels in New Mexico
- weasels in New York
- weasels in North Carolina
- weasels in North Dakota
- weasels in Ohio
- weasels in Oregon
- weasels in Pennsylvania
- weasels in South Dakota
- weasels in Tennessee
- weasels in Texas
- weasels in Utah
- weasels in Washington
- weasels in West Virginia
- weasels in Wisconsin
- weasels in Wyoming
Not found (1)
- Delaware
Unconfirmed (12)
Only a handful of unverified or vagrant records exist for weasels in Alabama, Alaska, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, too few to confirm an established population.
Frequently asked questions
What states do weasels live in?+
Weasels have confirmed wild populations in 35 US states: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Where are weasels not found in the US?+
Weasels have no confirmed wild sightings in Delaware.
Full weasels guides by state