Where Do Scorpions Actually Live in the US?
Scorpions live in 32 US states and are confirmed absent from 14 more, based on 48,838 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 Florida, and 26 more. These are real, verified iNaturalist and GBIF occurrence records, not modeled range estimates.
Scorpions have zero confirmed wild sightings in Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, or 4 other states, 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 (3) have only a handful of unverified or vagrant records, too few to confirm scorpions as an established population there.
Confirmed states (32)
- scorpions in Alabama
- scorpions in Arizona
- scorpions in Arkansas
- scorpions in California
- scorpions in Colorado
- scorpions in Florida
- scorpions in Georgia
- scorpions in Hawaii
- scorpions in Idaho
- scorpions in Illinois
- scorpions in Indiana
- scorpions in Kansas
- scorpions in Kentucky
- scorpions in Louisiana
- scorpions in Mississippi
- scorpions in Missouri
- scorpions in Montana
- scorpions in Nebraska
- scorpions in Nevada
- scorpions in New Mexico
- scorpions in New York
- scorpions in North Carolina
- scorpions in Ohio
- scorpions in Oklahoma
- scorpions in Oregon
- scorpions in South Carolina
- scorpions in Tennessee
- scorpions in Texas
- scorpions in Utah
- scorpions in Virginia
- scorpions in Washington
- scorpions in Wyoming
Not found (14)
- Alaska
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Iowa
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Unconfirmed (3)
Only a handful of unverified or vagrant records exist for scorpions in Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, too few to confirm an established population.
Frequently asked questions
What states do scorpions live in?+
Scorpions have confirmed wild populations in 32 US states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming.
Where are scorpions not found in the US?+
Scorpions have no confirmed wild sightings in Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.