Black Widow Population by State 2023
State | Black Widow Population | Black Widow Species | Other Poisonous Spider Species |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus mactans), Northern Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus variolus) | Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa), Chilean Recluse Spider (Loxosceles laeta) | |
| Arizona | Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus) | Arizona Recluse Spider (Loxosceles arizonica), Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa) | |
| Arkansas | Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans) | Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa), | |
| California | Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus) | Brown Widow Spider (Latrodectus geometricus), Chilean Recluse Spider (Loxosceles laeta), Desert Recluse Spider (Loxosceles deserta), Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| Colorado | Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus) | Brown Widow Spider (Latrodectus geometricus), Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| Connecticut | Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans) | Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| Delaware | Northern Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus variolus) | Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| Florida | Northern Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus variolus), Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans) | Brown Widow Spider (Latrodectus geometricus), Red Widow (Latrodectus bishop), Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| Georgia | Northern Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus variolus) | Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa), Brown Widow Spider (Latrodectus geometricus), Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| Hawaii | Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans), Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus) | Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa), Brown Widow Spider (Latrodectus geometricus) | |
| Idaho | Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus) | Hobo Spider (Eratigena agrestis), Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| Illinois | Northern Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus variolus) | Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa), Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| Indiana | Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans) | Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa), Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| Iowa | Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans) | Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa), Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| Kansas | Northern Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus variolus), Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans), Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus) | Brown Widow Spider (Latrodectus geometricus), Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| Kentucky | Northern Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus variolus), Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans) | Brown Widow Spider (Latrodectus geometricus), Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| Louisiana | Northern Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus variolus), Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans) | Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa), Brown Widow Spider (Latrodectus geometricus), Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| Maine | Northern Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus variolus) | Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| Maryland | Northern Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus variolus) | Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| Massachusetts | Northern Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus variolus) | Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| Michigan | Northern Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus variolus) | Mediterranean Recluse (Loxosceles rufescens), Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| Minnesota | Northern Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus variolus) | Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| Mississippi | Northern Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus variolus), Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans) | Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa), Brown Widow Spider (Latrodectus geometricus) | |
| Missouri | Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans) | Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa), Brown Widow Spider (Latrodectus geometricus), Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| Montana | Northern Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus variolus), Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus) | Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| Nebraska | Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus) | Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa), Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| Nevada | Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans) | Brown Widow Spider (Latrodectus geometricus), Desert Recluse Spider (Loxosceles deserta), Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| New Hampshire | Northern Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus variolus) | Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| New Jersey | Northern Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus variolus) | Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| New Mexico | Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus) | Brown Widow Spider (Latrodectus geometricus), Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| New York | Northern Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus variolus), Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans) | Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| North Carolina | Northern Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus variolus), Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans) | Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa), Brown Widow Spider (Latrodectus geometricus), Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| North Dakota | Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus) | Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| Ohio | Northern Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus variolus), Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans) | Brown Widow Spider (Latrodectus geometricus), Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| Oklahoma | Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans) | Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa), Brown Widow Spider (Latrodectus geometricus), Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| Oregon | Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus) | Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| Pennsylvania | Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans) | Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| Rhode Island | Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans) | Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| South Carolina | Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans) | Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa), Brown Widow Spider (Latrodectus geometricus), Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| South Dakota | Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus) | Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa) | |
| Tennessee | Northern Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus variolus), Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans) | Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa), Brown Widow Spider (Latrodectus geometricus), Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| Texas | Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans) | Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa), Brown Widow Spider (Latrodectus geometricus), Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| Utah | Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus) | Brown Widow Spider (Latrodectus geometricus), Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| Vermont | Northern Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus variolus) | Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| Virginia | Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans) | Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa), Brown Widow Spider (Latrodectus geometricus), Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| Washington | Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus) | Hobo Spider (Eratigena agrestis), Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| West Virginia | Southern Black Widow (Latrodectus mactans) | Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| Wisconsin | Northern Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus variolus) | Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| Wyoming | Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus) | Hobo Spider (Eratigena agrestis), Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) | |
| Alaska | None | None |
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