State rankings
Mountain Lion Population by State
Texas has the highest Estimated Minimum Mountain Lion Population (5,607), followed by Montana (5,300) and California (4,000). Nebraska has the lowest (40).
17 of 51 states
Estimated Minimum Mountain Lion Population
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
2,000
Middle half 200 – 3,000
Average
2,066
17 states
Highest
5,607
Texas
Lowest
40
Nebraska
Data
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50 states · # = rank by Estimated Minimum Mountain Lion Population
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas | 5,607 | 5,607 | Common |
| 2 |  Montana | 5,300 | 5,300 | Common |
| 3 |  California | 4,000 | 6,000 | Common |
| 4 |  Colorado | 3,000 | 7,000 | Common |
| 4 |  New Mexico | 3,000 | 4,500 | Common |
| 6 |  Oregon | 2,500 | 6,000 | Common |
| 7 |  Nevada | 2,200 | 2,200 | Rare |
| 8 |  Washington | 2,000 | 2,500 | Rare |
| 8 |  Idaho | 2,000 | 2,000 | Rare |
| 8 |  Wyoming | 2,000 | 2,000 | Common |
| 11 |  Utah | 1,600 | 2,700 | Common |
| 12 |  Arizona | 1,300 | 2,700 | Rare |
| 13 |  Florida | 200 | 200 | Rare |
| 13 |  South Dakota | 200 | 300 | Rare |
| 15 |  Arkansas | 100 | 100 | Rare |
| 16 |  North Dakota | 80 | 80 | Rare |
| 17 |  Nebraska | 40 | 60 | Rare |
| — |  New York | — | — | Rare |
| — |  Pennsylvania | — | — | Rare |
| — |  Illinois | — | — | Rare |
| — |  Ohio | — | — | Rare |
| — |  Georgia | — | — | Rare |
| — |  North Carolina | — | — | Rare |
| — |  Michigan | — | — | Rare |
| — |  New Jersey | — | — | Rare |
| — |  Virginia | — | — | Rare |
| — |  Tennessee | — | — | Rare |
| — |  Massachusetts | — | — | Rare |
| — |  Indiana | — | — | Rare |
| — |  Missouri | — | — | Rare |
| — |  Maryland | — | — | Rare |
| — |  Wisconsin | — | — | Common |
| — |  Minnesota | — | — | Rare |
| — |  South Carolina | — | — | Rare |
| — |  Alabama | — | — | Rare |
| — |  Kentucky | — | — | Rare |
| — |  Louisiana | — | — | Rare |
| — |  Oklahoma | — | — | Rare |
| — |  Connecticut | — | — | Rare |
| — |  Iowa | — | — | Rare |
| — |  Kansas | — | — | Rare |
| — |  Mississippi | — | — | Rare |
| — |  West Virginia | — | — | Rare |
| — |  Hawaii | — | — | No sightings |
| — |  New Hampshire | — | — | Rare |
| — |  Maine | — | — | Rare |
| — |  Rhode Island | — | — | Rare |
| — |  Delaware | — | — | Rare |
| — |  Alaska | — | — | Rare |
| — |  Vermont | — | — | Rare |
What correlates with Estimated Minimum Mountain Lion Population?
Pearson r against 2,108 other state metrics sharing at least 11 states. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Estimated Minimum Mountain Lion Population tend to score higher on these
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Estimated Minimum Mountain Lion Population tend to score lower on these
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Estimated Minimum Mountain Lion Population?
- Texas has the highest Estimated Minimum Mountain Lion Population, at 5,607, followed by Montana (5,300) and California (4,000).
- Which state has the lowest Estimated Minimum Mountain Lion Population?
- Nebraska has the lowest Estimated Minimum Mountain Lion Population, at 40.
- What is the median Estimated Minimum Mountain Lion Population across US states?
- The median is 2,000 across the 17 US states with data.
- Where does this mountain lion population by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Mountain Lion Population - Wild Life Boss; State by State - Mountain Lion Foundation.