Animal Population
Shark Population by State 2026
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State | # Of Attacks 2012-2021↓ | Fatal Attacks 2012-2022 | # Of Attacks 2022 | # of Species | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Florida | 259 | 16 | 15 | |
 | Hawaii | 76 | 4 | 5 | 40 |
 | South Carolina | 45 | 4 | 12 | |
 | California | 29 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
 | Texas | 7 | 1 | 40 | |
 | Georgia | 6 | 7 | ||
 | Oregon | 5 | 15 | ||
 | New York | 4 | 8 | 10 | |
 | Alabama | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
 | Alaska | 3 | |||
 | Connecticut | 4 | |||
 | Delaware | 62 | |||
 | Louisiana | 6 | |||
 | Maine | 23 | |||
 | Maryland | 41 | |||
 | Massachusetts | 10 | |||
 | Mississippi | 15 | |||
 | New Hampshire | 8 | |||
 | New Jersey | 3 | |||
 | Rhode Island | 15 | |||
 | Virginia | 4 | |||
 | Washington | 30 | |||
 | United States | 433 | 7 | 39 |
Sources
- 7 Sharks Found Off Alabama Beaches - AZ Animals
- Shark Research in Alaska - NOAA Fishries
- Sharks Attacked in These 8 States in 2022 - yahoo finance
- USA Locations with Highest Attack Rates - Florida Museum
- Sharks in Connecticut - NBC CONNECTICUT
- Sharks in Delaware Waters - Division of Fish and Wildlife
- Hawai?i Sharks - State of Hawai?i
- List of the Different Types of Sharks in Louisiana - Shark Sider
- Maine Sea Grant - The University Of Maine
- Coastal Shark Facts - MARYLAND Department of Natural Resources
- Eight types of sharks roam New Hampshire waters - WMUR
- Sharks of New Jersey - The Nature Conservancy
- Recent increase in New York shark bites - Florida Museum
