Animal Population
Moose Population by State 2025
Estimated Wild Moose Population
State | Estimated Wild Moose Population↓ | Frequency of Moose Sightings | Additional Moose Population Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Alaska | 175,000 | frequent | Population 175,000 - 200,000 |
 | Maine | 60,000 | frequent | Population may be as high as 70,000 |
 | Idaho | 10,000 | common | Population may be as high as 12,000 |
 | Washington | 5,000 | common | |
 | Minnesota | 4,700 | common | |
 | Wyoming | 3,500 | common | |
 | New Hampshire | 3,300 | common | |
 | Colorado | 3,000 | common | |
 | Vermont | 3,000 | common | |
 | Utah | 2,500 | common | Population may be as high as 3,000 |
 | Montana | 2,334 | occasional | Population may be as high as 4,675 |
 | Massachusetts | 1,000 | occasional | Population may be as high as 1,500 |
 | New York | 600 | occasional | Population may be as high as 700 |
 | Michigan | 509 | occasional | |
 | North Dakota | 500 | occasional | |
 | Connecticut | 100 | occasional | |
 | Oregon | 50 | occasional | |
 | Nevada | 40 | occasional | Population may be as high as 500 |
 | Wisconsin | 20 | occasional | Population may be as high as 40 |
 | Alabama | 0 | nonexistent | |
 | Arkansas | 0 | nonexistent | |
 | California | 0 | nonexistent | |
 | Delaware | 0 | nonexistent | |
 | Florida | 0 | nonexistent | |
 | Georgia | 0 | nonexistent | |
 | Hawaii | 0 | nonexistent | |
 | Illinois | 0 | nonexistent | |
 | Kentucky | 0 | nonexistent | |
 | Louisiana | 0 | nonexistent | |
 | Maryland | 0 | nonexistent | |
 | Mississippi | 0 | nonexistent | |
 | North Carolina | 0 | nonexistent | |
 | Ohio | 0 | nonexistent | |
 | South Carolina | 0 | nonexistent | |
 | Tennessee | 0 | nonexistent | |
 | West Virginia | 0 | nonexistent | |
 | Arizona | very rare | Very rare reports of sightings in the Grand Canyon | |
 | Indiana | very rare | Last sighting was in 2010 | |
 | Iowa | rare | ||
 | Kansas | rare | ||
 | Missouri | rare | ||
 | Nebraska | rare | ||
 | New Jersey | rare | ||
 | New Mexico | rare | ||
 | Oklahoma | rare | ||
 | Pennsylvania | very rare | Rare sighting in the Delaware Water Gap | |
 | Rhode Island | rare | ||
 | South Dakota | rare | ||
 | Texas | very rare | Rare sighting in 2008 | |
 | Virginia | rare | ||
 | United States | 275,153 |
- States in which sightings are rare or very rare lack both permanent moose populations and population estimates. Their populations are therefore left blank.
