Animal Population
Rat Population by State 2026
Rat Population (Estimated)
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20M
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State | Rat Population (Estimated) 2022↓ | Searches for Rat Control per 100k Pop. 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | California | 25M | 225 |
 | New York | 20M | 189 |
 | Texas | 15M | 248 |
 | Florida | 10M | 354 |
 | Illinois | 8M | 203 |
 | Pennsylvania | 7M | 234 |
 | Ohio | 6M | 198 |
 | Michigan | 5M | 248 |
 | New Jersey | 4M | 244 |
 | North Carolina | 3M | 282 |
 | Arizona | 2M | 348 |
 | Georgia | 2M | 328 |
 | Indiana | 2M | 187 |
 | Louisiana | 2M | 224 |
 | Maryland | 2M | 217 |
 | Massachusetts | 2M | 234 |
 | Minnesota | 2M | 178 |
 | Missouri | 2M | 199 |
 | Oklahoma | 2M | 260 |
 | Tennessee | 2M | 303 |
 | Virginia | 2M | 304 |
 | Washington | 2M | 213 |
 | Wisconsin | 2M | 212 |
 | Alabama | 1M | 301 |
 | Arkansas | 1M | 218 |
 | Colorado | 1M | 209 |
 | Connecticut | 1M | 241 |
 | Idaho | 1M | 210 |
 | Iowa | 1M | 208 |
 | Kansas | 1M | 212 |
 | Kentucky | 1M | 189 |
 | Mississippi | 1M | 251 |
 | Nebraska | 1M | 216 |
 | Nevada | 1M | 292 |
 | New Mexico | 1M | 196 |
 | Oregon | 1M | 237 |
 | South Carolina | 1M | 236 |
 | Utah | 1M | 381 |
 | West Virginia | 1M | 220 |
 | Alaska | 500K | 181 |
 | Delaware | 500K | 412 |
 | Hawaii | 500K | 201 |
 | Maine | 500K | 312 |
 | Montana | 500K | 168 |
 | New Hampshire | 500K | 291 |
 | North Dakota | 500K | 194 |
 | Rhode Island | 500K | 335 |
 | South Dakota | 500K | 189 |
 | Vermont | 500K | 343 |
 | Wyoming | 500K | 241 |
- Rat populations are educated estimates. Actual populations may vary.
- Estimates include wild rats only and exclude domestic rats kept as pets (or food for other pets) or in research labs.
- The number of google searches for “rat control” per 100k humans in each state offers circumstantial evidence regarding which states may have the proportionally largest rat populations.
