Lets explore the 45 U.S. States That Don’t Have Grizzly Bears.
See the total list below:
Alabama
![Grizzly bear](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Depositphotos_12855514_L.jpg)
Alabama does not have a grizzly bear population, as these bears are not native to the southeastern United States.
Arizona
![bear train](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/grizzly_bear_standing_on_railway__040b3103-7fc1-4eff-9b94-8c79c3c20100.png)
Grizzly bears were once present in Arizona, but they were extirpated by the early 20th century and have not been reintroduced.
Arkansas
![grizzly bear](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Depositphotos_386511378_S.jpg)
Arkansas does not have any grizzly bears; the state’s bear population consists primarily of black bears.
California
![](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/animalsaroundtheglobe_cinematic_photograph_of_a_grizzly_bear_wi_e90054c2-eb2d-4ded-ac6e-7ce4c4e9ee5c.png)
Grizzly bears are famously extinct in California since the early 1900s, symbolized by the grizzly bear on the state flag.
Colorado
![](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Depositphotos_31183327_XL-scaled.jpg)
Grizzly bears were once present in Colorado but were extirpated in the 1950s, and there have been no confirmed sightings since.
Connecticut
![](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Ursus_arctos_horribilis_Medved_grizzly_ZOO_Decin.jpg)
Connecticut has never had a grizzly bear population, as they are native to the western parts of North America.
Delaware
![](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Depositphotos_3991378_XL-scaled.jpg)
Delaware does not have a habitat suitable for grizzly bears and has no history of their presence.
Florida
![Grizzly bear .](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Depositphotos_1880940_XL-scaled.jpg)
Florida’s bear population consists of black bears, with no historical presence of grizzly bears.
Georgia
![Grizzly Bear in Canada](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/pexels-pixabay-158109.jpg)
Georgia has no grizzly bears, with its bear population consisting only of black bears.
Hawaii
![grizzly bear](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/pexels-rasmus-svinding-35435.jpg)
Hawaii, due to its island geography, has no native or introduced bear species, including grizzly bears.
Illinois
![](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Depositphotos_621052930_XL-scaled.jpg)
Grizzly bears are not found in Illinois, which does not have the suitable habitat for them.
Indiana
![grizzly bear eating insects](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Ursus_arctos_horribilis-lp-usfws.jpg)
Indiana does not have a population of grizzly bears and has never been part of their historical range.
Iowa
![Man Talking To a Brown Bear](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Depositphotos_1880940_XL-scaled.jpg)
Iowa has no grizzly bear population, as its environment is not conducive to their needs.
Kansas
![Grizzly bear](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Grizzly_Bear_sow_and_cub_in_Shoshone_National_Forest.jpg)
Kansas does not have grizzly bears, and they have not been part of the state’s wildlife.
Kentucky
![](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Depositphotos_654150312_L.jpg)
Kentucky is home to black bears but has no population of grizzly bears.
Louisiana
![Grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. Image by haveseen on depositphotos.](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Depositphotos_175091370_XL-scaled.jpg)
Louisiana does not have any grizzly bears, with its bear population primarily consisting of the Louisiana black bear.
Maine
![Bears attacking each other](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1024px-Brown_Bears_Nationalpark_Bayerischer_Wald_14.jpg)
Maine has a population of black bears but no grizzly bears.
Maryland
![A portrait of a wild grizzly bear.](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/GrizzlyBearJeanBeaufort.jpg)
Grizzly bears are not found in Maryland, which is outside their historical range.
Massachusetts
![Grizzly bear in Alaska.](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Grizzly_bear_Ursus_arctos_ssp._14460248501-scaled.jpg)
Massachusetts does not have grizzly bears, with its bear population consisting of black bears.
Michigan
![Brown bear by Chris Weber with MidJourney](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/brown-bear-1.0.jpg)
Image by Chris Weber with MidJourney
Michigan is home to black bears but does not have any grizzly bears.
Minnesota
![Grizzly](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pexels-simon-hurry-12858837-scaled.jpg)
Image by Simon Hurry via Pexels.
While Minnesota has a significant population of black bears, it does not have any grizzly bears.
Mississippi
![brown bear](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/brown-bear.jpg)
Mississippi has no grizzly bears, with its bear population consisting of black bears.
Missouri
![brown bear](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Brown_bear_Ursus_arctos_Viiksimo_Kainuu_region_Finland_29058988558.jpg)
Missouri does not have any grizzly bears; its bear population is composed of black bears.
New Jersey
![](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Depositphotos_193945354_XL-scaled.jpg)
New Jersey does not have any grizzly bears, with its bear population consisting of black bears.
New Mexico
Grizzly bears are no longer found in New Mexico, where they were extirpated in the early 20th century.
New York
![Boy attack bear](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pexels-susanne-jutzeler-sujufoto-5313026-scaled.jpg)
Image via Pexels
New York has a population of black bears but no grizzly bears.
North Carolina
![brown bear at safari](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1024px-BrownBearNiagaraB.jpg)
North Carolina’s bear population is limited to black bears, with no grizzly bears.
North Dakota
![](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Depositphotos_122793490_XL-scaled.jpg)
North Dakota does not have a population of grizzly bears.
South Dakota
![Grizzly bear .](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Depositphotos_1880940_XL-scaled.jpg)
While black bears are found in South Dakota, the state does not have grizzly bears.
Texas
![Brown bear by Chris Weber with MidJourney](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/brown-bear-1.1.jpg)
Image by Chris Weber with MidJourney
Texas does not have a population of grizzly bears.
Virginia
![](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Depositphotos_171328476_XL-scaled.jpg)
Image by roussien on depositphotos.
Virginia does not have grizzly bears; its bear population is limited to black bears.
West Virginia
![grizzly bear via unsplash](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/grizzly-bear-via-unsplash.jpg)
West Virginia is home to black bears but does not have any grizzly bears.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin has a population of black bears but no grizzly bears.
![Brown bear by Chris Weber with MidJourney](https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/brown-bear-1.2.jpg)
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