Bearinfosite

Population
State	US Bear Population*	Trend
Alabama		Stable
Alaska	150,000	Stable
Arizona	2,500	Stable
Arkansas	3,000	Slightly Increasing
California	18,000 – 22,000	Slightly Increasing
Colorado	8,000 – 12,000	Unknown
Connecticut		Increasing
Florida	2,000	Stable
Georgia	2,000	Slightly Increasing
Idaho	20,000 – 25,000	Slightly Increasing
Kentucky		Increasing
Louisiana		Slightly Increasing
Maine	23,000	Stable
Maryland	300	Slightly Increasing
Massachusetts	1,800	Slightly Increasing
Michigan	10,000 – 15,000	Slightly Increasing
Minnesota	27,000	Increasing
Mississippi		Slightly Increasing
Missouri		Stable
Montana	Unknown	Stable
Nevada	300	Increasing
New Hampshire	4,400	Increasing
New Jersey	1,000	Increasing
New Mexico	5,400	Decreasing
New York	5,000	Slightly Increasing
North Carolina	9,000	Increasing
Oklahoma		Increasing
Oregon		Increasing
Pennsylvania	9,000	Stable
South Carolina		Slightly Increasing
Tennessee	2,000	Increasing
Texas	50	Increasing
Utah	800 – 1,200	Slightly Increasing
Vermont	3,300	Stable to slightly increasing
Virginia	4,500	Slightly Increasing
Washington	30,000 plus	Increasing
West Virginia	8,000	Increasing
Wisconsin	12,700	Slightly Increasing
Wyoming	Unknown	Stable
Estimate includes Brown/Grizzly Bear Population "The mountains have always been here, and in them, the bears."* - Rick Bass (in "The Lost Grizzlies") Map of Current and Historic Range of Grizzly Bears in North America Back

Population