As wild hogs have spread across the United States, they have developed permanent populations in more regions. Jack Mayer, a scientist with the U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River National Laboratory in Aiken, S.C., has tracked the spread of the pigs to 44 states. This chart details where the pigs are located, according to Mayer's research.
State ... County ... State wild pig population (low to high estimate)
Alabama ... All 67 counties in the state ... 90,000-300,000
Alaska ... Wrangell-Petersburg County ... 0-100
Arizona ... Coconino, La Paz, Mohave, Navajo, Pima and Yavapai counties ... 500-1,000
Arkansas ... 60 of 75 counties ... 60,000-200,000
California ... 56 out of 58 counties ... 200,000-400,000
Colorado ... 16 of 64 counties ... 200-700
Florida ... All 67 counties ... 300,000-1,000,000
Georgia ... 137 of 159 counties ... 200,000-600,000
Hawaii ... Islands of Hawaii, Maui, Lanai, Molokai, Oahu and Kauai ... 10,000-40,000
Illinois ... 11 of 102 counties ... 500-1,000
Indiana ... 14 of 92 counties ... 500-1,000
Idaho ... No information ... 0-100
Iowa ... Des Moines, Henry, Louisa, and Muscatine counties; previously reported in Dallas, Delaware, Jones, Linn and Polk counties ... 100-200
Kansas ... 27 of 105 counties ... 500-1,000
Kentucky ... 13 of 120 counties ... 1,000-2,000
Louisiana ... 39 of 64 counties ... 3,000-5,000
Maine ... Penobscot County ... 0-100
Maryland ... Charles, Carroll and Allegany counties ... 0-100
Massachusetts ... Worcester County ... 0-100
Michigan ... 67 of 83 counties ... 500-1,000
Minnesota ... Big Stone County ... 25-50
Mississippi ... 78 of 82 counties ... 5,000-10,000
Missouri ... 26 of 115 counties ... 1,000-5,000
Nebraska ... Brown, Harlan, Nance, Seward, Thurston and Valley counties ... 0-100
Nevada ... Humboldt and Clark counties ... 200-300
New Hampshire ... Sullivan County; various sightings over the years in the southern two-thirds of the state ... 0-100
New Jersey ... Gloucester County ... 0-100
New Mexico ... Grant, Hidalgo and Union counties ... 250-500
New York ... Broome, Cortland, and Onondaga counties ... 0-100
North Carolina ... 16 of 100 counties ... 1,000-2,000
North Dakota ... McKenzie and Rolette counties ... 0-100
Ohio ... 26 of 88 counties ... 500-1,000
Oklahoma ... All 77 counties ... 3,000-5,000
Oregon ... Coos, Curry, Crook, Jackson, Jefferson, Josephine, Klamath, Wasco and Wheeler counties ... 500-1,000
Pennsylvania ... 15 of 67 counties ... 2,000-3,000
South Carolina ... 43 of 46 counties ... 90,000-280,000
South Dakota ... No information ... 0-100
Tennessee ... 32 of 95 counties ... 1,000-2,000
Texas ... 233 of 254 counties ... 1,000,000-3,000,000
Vermont ... Windsor County ... 0-100
Virginia ... 6 of 95 counties ... 500-1,000
Washington ... Grays Harbor, Mason, Skagit and Whatcon counties ... 100-500
West Virginia ... 7 of 55 counties ... 100-500
Wisconsin ... 29 of 72 counties ... 300-1,000
States with no documented population of wild hogs: Connecticut; Delaware; Montana; Rhode Island; Utah; Wyoming
(Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service, http://www.scrippsnews.com)
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