Where Do Coyotes Actually Live in the US?
Coyotes live in 49 US states and are confirmed absent from 1 more, based on 95,429 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 43 more. These are real, verified iNaturalist and GBIF occurrence records, not modeled range estimates.
Coyotes 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 (49)
- coyotes in Alabama
- coyotes in Alaska
- coyotes in Arizona
- coyotes in Arkansas
- coyotes in California
- coyotes in Colorado
- coyotes in Connecticut
- coyotes in Delaware
- coyotes in Florida
- coyotes in Georgia
- coyotes in Idaho
- coyotes in Illinois
- coyotes in Indiana
- coyotes in Iowa
- coyotes in Kansas
- coyotes in Kentucky
- coyotes in Louisiana
- coyotes in Maine
- coyotes in Maryland
- coyotes in Massachusetts
- coyotes in Michigan
- coyotes in Minnesota
- coyotes in Mississippi
- coyotes in Missouri
- coyotes in Montana
- coyotes in Nebraska
- coyotes in Nevada
- coyotes in New Hampshire
- coyotes in New Jersey
- coyotes in New Mexico
- coyotes in New York
- coyotes in North Carolina
- coyotes in North Dakota
- coyotes in Ohio
- coyotes in Oklahoma
- coyotes in Oregon
- coyotes in Pennsylvania
- coyotes in Rhode Island
- coyotes in South Carolina
- coyotes in South Dakota
- coyotes in Tennessee
- coyotes in Texas
- coyotes in Utah
- coyotes in Vermont
- coyotes in Virginia
- coyotes in Washington
- coyotes in West Virginia
- coyotes in Wisconsin
- coyotes in Wyoming
Not found (1)
- Hawaii
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Frequently asked questions
What states do coyotes live in?+
Coyotes have confirmed wild populations in 49 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, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Where are coyotes not found in the US?+
Coyotes have no confirmed wild sightings in Hawaii.