Moose Population by State 2025

nonexistent

rare

occasional

common

very rare

frequent

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

States in which sightings are rare or very rare lack both permanent moose populations and population estimates. Their populations are therefore left blank.