Where Do Muskrats Actually Live in the US?
Muskrats live in 44 US states and are confirmed absent from 1 more, based on 36,245 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 38 more. These are real, verified iNaturalist and GBIF occurrence records, not modeled range estimates.
Muskrats 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 (44)
- muskrats in Alabama
- muskrats in Alaska
- muskrats in Arizona
- muskrats in Arkansas
- muskrats in California
- muskrats in Colorado
- muskrats in Connecticut
- muskrats in Delaware
- muskrats in Florida
- muskrats in Georgia
- muskrats in Idaho
- muskrats in Illinois
- muskrats in Indiana
- muskrats in Iowa
- muskrats in Kansas
- muskrats in Kentucky
- muskrats in Louisiana
- muskrats in Maine
- muskrats in Maryland
- muskrats in Massachusetts
- muskrats in Michigan
- muskrats in Minnesota
- muskrats in Missouri
- muskrats in Montana
- muskrats in Nebraska
- muskrats in Nevada
- muskrats in New Hampshire
- muskrats in New Jersey
- muskrats in New Mexico
- muskrats in New York
- muskrats in North Carolina
- muskrats in North Dakota
- muskrats in Ohio
- muskrats in Oklahoma
- muskrats in Pennsylvania
- muskrats in South Dakota
- muskrats in Texas
- muskrats in Utah
- muskrats in Vermont
- muskrats in Virginia
- muskrats in Washington
- muskrats in West Virginia
- muskrats in Wisconsin
- muskrats in Wyoming
Not found (1)
- Hawaii
Frequently asked questions
What states do muskrats live in?+
Muskrats have confirmed wild populations in 44 US states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Where are muskrats not found in the US?+
Muskrats have no confirmed wild sightings in Hawaii.
Full muskrats guides by state