State rankings
Shark Attacks by State
Florida has the highest Unprovoked Bites in 2025 (11), followed by California (5) and Hawaii (4). North Carolina has the lowest (1).
7 of 51 states
Unprovoked Bites, 2025
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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
Middle half 1 – 4.5
Average
3.57
7 states
Highest
11
Florida
Lowest
1
North Carolina
Biggest changes · 2023 → 2025
6 states have a value in both years.
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Data
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21 states · # = rank by Unprovoked Bites
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Florida | 11 | — | 828 |
| 2 |  California | 5 | 1 | 124 |
| 3 |  Hawaii | 4 | — | 162 |
| 4 |  South Carolina | 2 | — | 105 |
| 5 |  Texas | 1 | — | 44 |
| 5 |  New York | 1 | — | 12 |
| 5 |  North Carolina | 1 | — | 67 |
| — |  Georgia | — | — | 14 |
| — |  New Jersey | — | — | 15 |
| — |  Virginia | — | — | 5 |
| — |  Washington | — | — | 2 |
| — |  Massachusetts | — | — | 6 |
| — |  Maryland | — | — | 1 |
| — |  Alabama | — | — | 8 |
| — |  Louisiana | — | — | 5 |
| — |  Oregon | — | — | 27 |
| — |  Connecticut | — | — | 1 |
| — |  Mississippi | — | — | 2 |
| — |  Maine | — | — | 1 |
| — |  Rhode Island | — | — | 1 |
| — |  Delaware | — | — | 4 |
What correlates with Unprovoked Bites (2025)?
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Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Unprovoked Bites?
- Florida has the highest Unprovoked Bites in 2025, at 11, followed by California (5) and Hawaii (4).
- Which state has the lowest Unprovoked Bites?
- North Carolina has the lowest Unprovoked Bites in 2025, at 1.
- What is the median Unprovoked Bites across US states?
- The median is 2 across the 7 US states with data in 2025.
- Where does this shark attacks by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: The ISAF 2023 Shark Attack Report - University of Florida; Confirmed Unprovoked Shark Attacks (1837-Present) - University of Florida.