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Where Do Porcupines Actually Live in the US?

Porcupines live in 31 US states and are confirmed absent from 8 more, based on 18,785 verified iNaturalist and GBIF records. This page covers every state at once instead of one near-identical page per state.

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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 Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut and Florida, and 25 more. These are real, verified iNaturalist and GBIF occurrence records, not modeled range estimates.

Porcupines have zero confirmed wild sightings in Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and Rhode Island, despite tens of thousands of nationwide observation records for the species. That is a real, checked absence, not a missing page.

Confirmed states (31)

Not found (8)

  • Delaware
  • Georgia
  • Hawaii
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Mississippi
  • North Carolina
  • Rhode Island

Frequently asked questions

What states do porcupines live in?+

Porcupines have confirmed wild populations in 31 US states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

Where are porcupines not found in the US?+

Porcupines have no confirmed wild sightings in Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and Rhode Island.

Full porcupines guides by state