State rankings
Shark Population by State
Florida has the highest # Of Attacks 2012-2021 (259), followed by Hawaii (76) and South Carolina (45). Alabama has the lowest (2).
Environment22 states · 4 metricsUpdated Jul 6, 2023Original page
13 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
9 of 51 states
# Of Attacks 2012-2021
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Median
7
Middle half 5 – 45
Average
48.11
9 states
Highest
259
Florida
Lowest
2
Alabama
Data
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22 states · # = rank by # Of Attacks 2012-2021
| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Florida | 259 | — | 16 | 15 |
| 2 |  Hawaii | 76 | 4 | 5 | 40 |
| 3 |  South Carolina | 45 | — | 4 | 12 |
| 4 |  California | 29 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 |  Texas | 7 | — | 1 | 40 |
| 6 |  Georgia | 6 | — | — | 7 |
| 7 |  Oregon | 5 | — | — | 15 |
| 8 |  New York | 4 | — | 8 | 10 |
| 9 |  Alabama | 2 | — | 1 | 7 |
| — |  New Jersey | — | — | — | 3 |
| — |  Virginia | — | — | — | 4 |
| — |  Washington | — | — | — | 30 |
| — |  Massachusetts | — | — | — | 10 |
| — |  Maryland | — | — | — | 41 |
| — |  Louisiana | — | — | — | 6 |
| — |  Connecticut | — | — | — | 4 |
| — |  Mississippi | — | — | — | 15 |
| — |  New Hampshire | — | — | — | 8 |
| — |  Maine | — | — | — | 23 |
| — |  Rhode Island | — | — | — | 15 |
| — |  Delaware | — | — | — | 62 |
| — |  Alaska | — | — | — | 3 |
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Quick answers
- Which state has the highest # Of Attacks 2012-2021?
- Florida has the highest # Of Attacks 2012-2021, at 259, followed by Hawaii (76) and South Carolina (45).
- Which state has the lowest # Of Attacks 2012-2021?
- Alabama has the lowest # Of Attacks 2012-2021, at 2.
- What is the median # Of Attacks 2012-2021 across US states?
- The median is 7 across the 9 US states with data.
- Where does this shark population by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: 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.