State rankings
Skunk Population by State
Texas has the highest # of Species (4), followed by Colorado (4) and New Mexico (4). Vermont has the lowest (1).
Environment48 states · 2 metricsUpdated Aug 25, 2023Original page
49 sources
- Don’t Get Skunked - Living With Our Native Skunks - Alabama Cooperative Extension System
- Skunks- University of Arizona Cooperative Extension
- Skunks - Central Termite and Pest Control
- Skunks - UC IPM
- Coping with Skunks - Colorado State University
- Coexisting In Harmony With Wildlife: Skunks - The Newtown Bee
- Skunk - wildlifehelp.org
- Skunk - FWC
- Keep skunks away by controlling mice and rats - University of Georgia
- Critters of North Idaho: Spotted Skunk - Coeur d’Alene Press
- Striped Skunk - Wildlife Illinois
- August 25,2025 Starting the Indiana DNR iNaturalist Skunk Project!- iNaturalist
- Skunks: Damage Management - Natural Resource Stewardship
- Skunks - Ford County Extension Office
- Managing Skunk Problems in Kentucky - University of Kentucky
- Striped Skunk - LSU Ag Center
- Striped Skunk - Natural Resources Council of Maine
- Woodland Wildlife Spotlight: Striped Skunk- University of Maryland Extension
- Skunks - Mass Audubon
- Creature Feature - Striped skunks - Friends of the Rouge
- Living with Skunks Doesn't Actually Stink - US Fish and Wildlife Service
- Critter of the Month: Striped Skunk - Mississippi State University
- Striped Skunk - Missouri Department of Conservation
- Skunks - Montana Official State Website
- Dealing With Skunks - University of Nebraska–Lincoln
- Striped Skunk - Nevada Department of Wildlife
- The Importance of the Lowly Skunk - UNH Today
- Striped Skunk in New Jersey - New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
- New Mexico Skunks: Identification, Ecology, and Damage Management - New Mexico State University
- Skunks on Long Island - Wildlife Center of Long Island
- Skunks - NC Wildlife
- Eastern Spotted Skunk - North Dakota Game and Fish
- For the Love of Skunks! - Ohio Wildlife Education Update
- Skunks- Oklohoma State University Extension
- Weasels, Skunks, Badgers and Otters - Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife
- Striped Skunk - PA Game Commission
- Skunks in Rhode Island - The University of Rhode Island
- Skunks - South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
- Striped Skunk - South Dakota Geological Survey
- Striped Skunk, Mephitis-mephitis - Tennesse Wildlife Resources Agency
- Eastern Spotted Skunk, Spilogale putorius - Tennesse Wildlife Resources Agency
- Skunks in Texas - Texas Wildlife Exemptions
- Skunks - Wild Aware Utah
- Striped Skunk - Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department
- Eastern spotted skunk - Virginia DWR
- Living with wildlife: Skunks - Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Mammals - West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
- Skunk - Wildlife Damage
- Atlas of Birds, Mammals, Amphibians, and Reptiles in Wyoming - State of Wyoming
# of SpeciesBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
48 of 51 states# of Species
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Median
2
Middle half 1 – 2
Average
1.81
48 states
Highest
4
Texas
Lowest
1
Vermont
Data
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48 states · # = rank by # of Species
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas | 4 | Hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus mesoleucus), Hooded skunk (Mephitis macroura)+2 |
| 1 |  Colorado | 4 | Eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius), Hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus mesoleucus)+2 |
| 1 |  New Mexico | 4 | Hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus mesoleucus), Hooded skunk (Mephitis macroura)+2 |
| 4 |  Arizona | 3 | Spotted skunk (Spilogale putorium), Hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus mesoleucus)+1 |
| 4 |  Delaware | 3 | Eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius), Striped polecat (Lctonyx striatus)+1 |
| 4 |  Wyoming | 3 | Eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius), Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)+1 |
| 7 |  California | 2 | Eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius), Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 7 |  Florida | 2 | Eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius), Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 7 |  Georgia | 2 | Eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius), Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 7 |  North Carolina | 2 | Eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius), Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 7 |  Washington | 2 | Eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius), Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 7 |  Tennessee | 2 | Eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius), Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 7 |  Missouri | 2 | Eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius), Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 7 |  Maryland | 2 | Eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius), Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 7 |  Wisconsin | 2 | Eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius), Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 7 |  Minnesota | 2 | Eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius), Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 7 |  South Carolina | 2 | Eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius), Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 7 |  Alabama | 2 | Eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius), Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 7 |  Kentucky | 2 | Eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius), Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 7 |  Oregon | 2 | Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis), Western spotted skunk (Spilogale gracilis) |
| 7 |  Oklahoma | 2 | Eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius), Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 7 |  Utah | 2 | Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis), Western spotted skunk (Spilogale gracilis) |
| 7 |  Iowa | 2 | Eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius), Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 7 |  Arkansas | 2 | Eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius), Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 7 |  Kansas | 2 | Eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius), Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 7 |  Mississippi | 2 | Eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius), Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 7 |  Idaho | 2 | Eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius), Western spotted skunk (Spilogale gracilis) |
| 7 |  Nebraska | 2 | Eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius), Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 7 |  West Virginia | 2 | Eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius), Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 7 |  Montana | 2 | Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis), Western spotted skunk (Spilogale gracilis) |
| 31 |  New York | 1 | Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 31 |  Pennsylvania | 1 | Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 31 |  Illinois | 1 | Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 31 |  Ohio | 1 | Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 31 |  Michigan | 1 | Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 31 |  New Jersey | 1 | Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 31 |  Virginia | 1 | Eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius) |
| 31 |  Massachusetts | 1 | Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 31 |  Indiana | 1 | Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 31 |  Louisiana | 1 | Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 31 |  Connecticut | 1 | Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 31 |  Nevada | 1 | Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 31 |  New Hampshire | 1 | Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 31 |  Maine | 1 | Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 31 |  Rhode Island | 1 | Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 31 |  South Dakota | 1 | Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
| 31 |  North Dakota | 1 | Eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius) |
| 31 |  Vermont | 1 | Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) |
What correlates with # of Species?
Pearson r against 2,110 other state metrics sharing at least 29 states. Correlation is not causation.
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Quick answers
- Which state has the highest # of Species?
- Texas has the highest # of Species, at 4, followed by Colorado (4) and New Mexico (4).
- Which state has the lowest # of Species?
- Vermont has the lowest # of Species, at 1.
- What is the median # of Species across US states?
- The median is 2 across the 48 US states with data.
- Where does this skunk population by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Don’t Get Skunked - Living With Our Native Skunks - Alabama Cooperative Extension System; Skunks- University of Arizona Cooperative Extension; Skunks - Central Termite and Pest Control; Skunks - UC IPM.