Where Do Beavers Actually Live in the US?
Beavers live in 47 US states and are confirmed absent from 1 more, based on 47,920 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, Arizona, Arkansas, California and Colorado, and 41 more. These are real, verified iNaturalist and GBIF occurrence records, not modeled range estimates.
Beavers have zero confirmed wild sightings in Hawaii, despite tens of thousands of nationwide observation records for the species. That is a real, checked absence, not a missing page.
Confirmed states (47)
- beavers in Alabama
- beavers in Alaska
- beavers in Arizona
- beavers in Arkansas
- beavers in California
- beavers in Colorado
- beavers in Connecticut
- beavers in Delaware
- beavers in Florida
- beavers in Georgia
- beavers in Idaho
- beavers in Illinois
- beavers in Indiana
- beavers in Iowa
- beavers in Kansas
- beavers in Kentucky
- beavers in Louisiana
- beavers in Maine
- beavers in Maryland
- beavers in Massachusetts
- beavers in Michigan
- beavers in Minnesota
- beavers in Mississippi
- beavers in Missouri
- beavers in Montana
- beavers in Nebraska
- beavers in Nevada
- beavers in New Hampshire
- beavers in New Jersey
- beavers in New Mexico
- beavers in New York
- beavers in North Carolina
- beavers in Ohio
- beavers in Oregon
- beavers in Pennsylvania
- beavers in Rhode Island
- beavers in South Carolina
- beavers in South Dakota
- beavers in Tennessee
- beavers in Texas
- beavers in Utah
- beavers in Vermont
- beavers in Virginia
- beavers in Washington
- beavers in West Virginia
- beavers in Wisconsin
- beavers in Wyoming
Not found (1)
- Hawaii
Frequently asked questions
What states do beavers live in?+
Beavers have confirmed wild populations in 47 US states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Where are beavers not found in the US?+
Beavers have no confirmed wild sightings in Hawaii.
Full beavers guides by state