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Otter Population by State
Otter Population by State: compare 49 US states on 1 metric.
Environment49 states · 1 metricUpdated Mar 3, 2026Original page
6 sources
- The Great Sea Otter Comeback - PERC
- Sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) - Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
- Moving sea otters up the Northern California and Oregon coast is feasible, federal government concludes - Science X
- River otter - Minnesota DNR
- Otters in the Northwoods - The Masked Biologist
- Otter (Lutra canadensis) - Louisiana Fur Advisory Council
Otter Population Trend
3 values across 49 entries
Data
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49 states
 Alabama | Increasing |
 Alaska | Stable |
 Arizona | Uncertain |
 Arkansas | Stable |
 California | Stable |
 Colorado | Increasing |
 Connecticut | Stable |
 Delaware | Increasing |
 Florida | Stable |
 Georgia | Stable |
 Idaho | Stable |
 Illinois | Increasing |
 Indiana | Increasing |
 Iowa | Stable |
 Kansas | Increasing |
 Kentucky | Increasing |
 Louisiana | Stable |
 Maine | Increasing |
 Maryland | Increasing |
 Massachusetts | Stable |
 Michigan | Stable |
 Minnesota | Stable |
 Mississippi | Stable |
 Missouri | Stable |
 Montana | Increasing |
 Nebraska | Increasing |
 Nevada | Stable |
 New Hampshire | Stable |
 New Jersey | Stable |
 New Mexico | Increasing |
 New York | Increasing |
 North Carolina | Increasing |
 North Dakota | Stable |
 Ohio | Increasing |
 Oklahoma | Increasing |
 Oregon | Stable |
 Pennsylvania | Stable |
 Rhode Island | Stable |
 South Carolina | Stable |
 South Dakota | Increasing |
 Tennessee | Increasing |
 Texas | Stable |
 Utah | Stable |
 Vermont | Increasing |
 Virginia | Increasing |
 Washington | Uncertain |
 West Virginia | Stable |
 Wisconsin | Increasing |
 Wyoming | Increasing |
Quick answers
- Where does this otter population by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: The Great Sea Otter Comeback - PERC; Sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) - Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife; Moving sea otters up the Northern California and Oregon coast is feasible, federal government concludes - Science X; River otter - Minnesota DNR.