State rankings
Coyote Population by State
Texas has the highest Estimated Minimum Population in 2023 (859,510), followed by California (250,000) and Arizona (200,000). Delaware has the lowest (50).
Year 202339 of 51 states
Estimated Minimum Population, 2023
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Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
50,000
Middle half 12.5K – 81K
Average
74,162
39 states
Highest
859,510
Texas
Lowest
50
Delaware
Data
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50 states · # = rank by Estimated Minimum Population
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 859,510 | 859,510 | Common |
| 2 | California | 250,000 | 750,000 | Common |
| 3 | Arizona | 200,000 | 200,000 | Common |
| 4 | Kansas | 150,000 | 300,000 | Common |
| 5 | New Mexico | 125,000 | 125,000 | Common |
| 6 | Arkansas | 106,360 | 212,720 | Common |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | 100,000 | 100,000 | Common |
| 8 | Georgia | 90,000 | 90,000 | Common |
| 9 | Wyoming | 86,000 | 86,000 | Common |
| 10 | Oregon | 83,695 | 83,695 | Common |
| 11 | Colorado | 78,252 | 89,050 | Common |
| 12 | Nebraska | 77,345 | 154,690 | Common |
| 13 | South Dakota | 70,000 | 75,000 | Common |
| 14 | Nevada | 55,000 | 110,000 | Common |
| 15 | Alabama | 52,400 | 786,285 | Common |
| 16 | Louisiana | 52,370 | 104,740 | Common |
| 17 | Idaho | 52,000 | 52,000 | Common |
| 18 | North Carolina | 51,905 | 51,905 | Common |
| 19 | Virginia | 50,000 | 50,000 | Common |
| 19 | Washington | 50,000 | 50,000 | Common |
| 21 | Tennessee | 38,202 | 38,202 | Common |
| 22 | Mississippi | 32,612 | 41,392 | Common |
| 23 | Illinois | 30,000 | 30,000 | Common |
| 24 | Kentucky | 20,200 | 40,400 | Common |
| 25 | New York | 20,000 | 30,000 | Common |
| 26 | Wisconsin | 17,000 | 20,000 | Common |
| 27 | Maine | 15,000 | 15,000 | Common |
| 28 | Minnesota | 14,490 | 28,980 | Common |
| 29 | Florida | 13,000 | 70,000 | Common |
| 30 | Massachusetts | 12,000 | 12,000 | Common |
| 30 | Iowa | 12,000 | 13,000 | Common |
| 32 | West Virginia | 11,000 | 12,000 | Common |
| 33 | New Hampshire | 4,500 | 4,500 | Common |
| 34 | New Jersey | 4,000 | 6,000 | Common |
| 35 | Rhode Island | 3,642 | 6,070 | Common |
| 36 | Connecticut | 3,000 | 5,000 | Common |
| 37 | Vermont | 1,000 | 5,000 | Common |
| 38 | Oklahoma | 768 | 2,700 | Common |
| 39 | Delaware | 50 | 100 | Common |
| — | Ohio | — | — | Common |
| — | Michigan | — | — | Common |
| — | Indiana | — | — | Common |
| — | Missouri | — | — | Common |
| — | Maryland | — | — | Common |
| — | South Carolina | — | — | Common |
| — | Utah | — | — | Common |
| — | Hawaii | — | — | No sightings |
| — | Montana | — | — | Common |
| — | North Dakota | — | — | Common |
| — | Alaska | — | — | Rare |
What correlates with Estimated Minimum Population (2023)?
Pearson r against 2,104 other state metrics sharing at least 24 states. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Estimated Minimum Population tend to score higher on these
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Estimated Minimum Population tend to score lower on these
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Estimated Minimum Population?
- Texas has the highest Estimated Minimum Population in 2023, at 859,510, followed by California (250,000) and Arizona (200,000).
- Which state has the lowest Estimated Minimum Population?
- Delaware has the lowest Estimated Minimum Population in 2023, at 50.
- What is the median Estimated Minimum Population across US states?
- The median is 50,000 across the 39 US states with data in 2023.
- Where does this coyote population by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Coyote Population by State: 2023 Statistics [Data] - Wildlife Boss.

















































