Abons By State

Abons are native to all Eastern States from Florida to Maine and west to Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, north to South Dakota and Nebraska. The highest populations and density occurs in the Eastern US. They were first discovered and named in Southern New England where they are still very common. They technically not native to California or the West Coast, nor Colorado; but were introduced from the east. 
=== US Introductions ===
* California- Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and several others...
* Washington at Seattle
* Colorado- Denver, Colorado Springs, Aspen, Telluride.
* New Mexico- Santa Fe
* Hawaii- Honolulu, Mouna Kea
* Alaska- Juneau, Anchorage
=== External Introductions ===
* England- Many Locations including London, Liverpool, Cambridge
* Scotland- Edinburg
* Spain- Barcelona
* France- Paris
* Germany- Berlin
* Poland
* Ukraine- Odesa
* Romania
* Greece
* Italy 
* Colombia -Cartegena (via cruise ships)
* Haiti- Labadee Beach (via cruise ships)
All abons except a few species are native and occur naturally only in the US and southern Canada. They have since though been introduced into Europe where they are thriving. More then 80% of Abons traveled on Cruise ships originated in Florida. 
=== Other Breakdowns ===
* Europe Introductions --- Abons in Europe
* Canada--- Not yet available (Might join USA)
Below are the breakdowns of US Abons and where their population and densities are the highest. 
= Population =
=== TOP 9 ===
ABONS BY STATE
STATE 	POPULATION	TREND 	WHY 	MOST POPULOUS REGION 	PERCENT ESTIMATE	GENUSES NATIVE	GENUSES PRESENT	REMARKS
FLORIDA 	164M 	SLIGHT INCREASE 	ABONS LEAVING FLORIDA, ALLIGATOR ATTACKS, TOO HOT 	SARASOTA CTY, DISNEY WORLD	18% 	8/11 	11/11 	
TEXAS 	136M 	SLIGHT INCREASE 	ABONS MOVING AWAY, TOO HOT. MANY DIED IN 2023 DUE TO EXTREME HEAT. 	HOUSTON 	43% 	6/11 	6/11 	
ALABAMA 	107M 	GREATLY INCREASING	VERY FAV0RABLE ENVIRONENT, ESPECIALLY IN NORTHERN HALF. 	TALLADEGA NTL FOREST 	47% 	11/11 	11/11 	AL HAS THE HIGHEST POP DENSITY IN COUNTRY. POP IS GRADUALLY INCREASING WITH ABONS MOVING IN FROM FLORIDA.
MISSISSIPPI 	100M 	INCREASING 	GREAT CLIMATE AND LOTS OF WOODS. 	MADISON CTY 	40% 	10/11 	11/11 	
NEW YORK 	92M 	STABLE 	 	ANDIRONDACKS 	27% 	10/11 	11/11 	RAPID GROWTH THANKS TO MANHATTAN, THE MOST POPULOUS CITY FOR ABONS.
GEORGIA 	90M 	INCREASING 	FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT, ESPECIALLY IN NORTHERN GA. 	ATLANTA NORTHWARD 	6O% 	11/11 	11/11 	GEORGIA HAS THE 2ND HIGHEST POP DENSITY
MISSOURI 	84M 	INCREASING 	FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT, A MOSTLY IDEAL LOCATION. 	KANSAS CITY 	58% 	11/11 	11/11 	
NORTH CAROLINA	84M 	SLIGHLY INCREASING	IDEAL LOCATION IN GREAT SMOKEY MOUNTAINS. REST OF STATE STILL HAS A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT.	GREAT SMOKEY MOUNTAINS 	22% 	9/11 	10/11 	OVER 2/3 OF NC'S POPULATION LIVES IN THE GREAT SMOKEY MOUNTAINS.
VIRGINIA 	83M 	STABLE 	 	VA BEACH 	21% 	9/11 	10/11 	
TOP 9 MOST POPULOUS STATES IN THE US. NUMBERS AS OF 2023. 
MIDDLE
10. WEST VIRGINIA 	80M 	INCREASING 	FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT. ABONS LOVE THE WV MOUNTAINS. 	UPSHUR CTY 	22%	11/11	11/11	WV HAS THE POTENTIAL TO RISE INTO THE TOP 5 IN COMING YEARS. MORE COASTAL ABONS HAVE BEEN FLOCKING TO WV FOR YEARS FOR THE FAVORABLE CLIMATE.
11. SOUTH CAROLINA	77M 	SLIGHT DECREASE 	 	MYRTLE BEACH 	20%	8/11 	10/11	DESPITE A SLIGHT DECREASE IN 2023, THIS ISNT LIKEY TO BECOME A TREND. LIKELY WILL CONTINUE TO RISE.
12. ARKANSAS 	73M 	STABLE 	GOOD CLIMATE OTHER THAN HOT SUMMERS. 	NORTH LITTLE ROCK 	18%	8/11 	10/11	AR IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RISE IN POPULATION.
13. COLORADO 	70M 	SLIGHT DEC. 	GREAT EVIRONMENT, BUT LACK OF FOOD TO SUPPORT MAJOR POP. 	DENVER AND METRO 	64%	5/11 	5/11 	CO HAS A GOOD CLIMATE BUT NOT ENOUGH RESOURCES TO SUPPORT A MAJOR POPULATION OUTSIDE OF DENVER METRO.
14. TENNESSEE 	68M 	INCREASING 	ABONS LOVE THE MOUNTAINS IN EASTERN TENNESSEE. 2/3 OF TN'S POP LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS. OTHERWISE A MOSTLY FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT	POLK CTY 	24%	10/11	11/11	
15. IOWA 	67M 	INCREASING 	OTHER THEN STRONG STORMS AND SUMMER HEAT, IOWA HAS A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT 	DES MOINES 	30%	8/11 	10/11	ABONS HAVE BEEN MIGRATING TO IOWA FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
16. LOUISIANA 	57M 	SLIGHT DECLINE 	HURRICANES, ALLIGATORS, AND GENERALLY UNFAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT. 	NEW ORLEANS 	62%	6/11 	9/11 	LA HAS DECLINED GREATLY SINCE 2004. LA USED TO STAND AT THE 11TH MOST POP STATE AT PEAK IN 2003. POP IN LOUISIANA WILL LIKELY REBOUND WHEN WEATHER IMPROVES.
17. CALIFORNIA 	55M 	GREATLY INCREASING	CALIFORNIA OFFERS MANY DIFFERENT HABITATS AND TEMPERATURES. 	SIERRA NEVADA, LOS ANGELES	27%	4/11 	11/11	
18. MASSACHUSETTS 	52M 	STABLE 	 	BOSTON, SALEM 	17%	11/11	11/11	
19. PENNSYLVANIA 	50.6M	STABLE 	 	ALLEGANY NTL FOREST 	21%	11/11	11/11	
20. OHIO 	48M 	SLIGHT DECREASE 	ABONS HAVE MIGRATED INTO WV, TOWARDS THE MOUNTAINS. OH HOWEVER MAINLY SEES A STABLE POPULATION ALMOST EVERY ABON CENSUS 	WASHINGTON CTY 	19%	9/11 	10/11	
21. WASHINGTON ST.	46M 	SOLID INCLINE 	WASH. HAS A VERY IDEAL CLIMATE AND LANDSCAPE FOR ABONS 	SEATTLE 	18%	4/11 	7/11 	WASH. WAS DOUBLED IN POPULATION SINCE 2010, LIKELY DUE TO THE GREAT CLIMATE. POPULATION IS EXEPECTED TO GRADUALLY RISE.
22. CONNECTICUT 	39M 	STABLE 	 	NEW LONDON CTY 	37%	11/11	11/11	ABONS WERE FIRST DISCOVERED IN CONNECTICUT. THE STATE'S DENSITY REMAINS FAIRLY HIGH.
23. ILLINOIS 	36M 	DECREASING 	SOUTHERLY MIGRATION. CERTAIN REGIONS OF IL HOWEVER HAVE RISEN IN POP. 	CHICAGO SUBURBS 	24%	7/11 	7/11 	
24. IDAHO 	35M 	INCREASING 	THE MOUNTAINS OF IDAHO ARE GRADUALLY BECOMING POPULATED WITH ABONS AS ID HAS A PERFECT CLIMATE AND LANDSCAPE. 	CLARK FORK 	13%	8/11 	11/11	ALL 11 GENUSES HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED TO IDAHO, AND ABONS ARE CONTINOUSLY THRIVING. IDAHO HAS A PERFECT CLIMATE FOR ABONS, AND IS LIKELY TO BECOME MORE POPULOUS WITH TIME.
25. INDIANA 	27M 	STABLE 	 	?? 	 	7/11 	8/11 	
LOWER HALF
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KENTUCKY 	23M 	INCREASING 	FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT. 2023 WAS A GOOD YEAR FOR ABONS HERE, AND STATE GAINED LARGE NUMBERS. 	EASTERN MOUNTAINS 	58%	11/11	11/11	CALIFORNIA EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY GROW OVER THE YEARS. WITH ABONS COMING FROM ACROSS THE CONTRY FOR A BETTER LIFE OR LESS CROUDED AND SAFER LIFE (IN NYC) THE STATE WILL SURELY CONTINUE IS ACCENT.
27. NEW MEXICO 	20.7M	INCREASING 	FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT IN THE NM MONTAINS AND AROUND ALBAQURQUE, SANTA FE. 	SANTA FE SKI AREA 	62%	3/11 	10/11	
29. UTAH 	19.7M	STABLE 	MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS INCREASING, BUT GENERALLY STABLE AT STATE LEVEL. 	PARK CITY 	63%	6/11 	9/11 	
28. NEW JERSEY 	17.4M	STABLE 	 	ALPINE 	40%	11/11	11/11	
30. MONTANA 	16.1 	STABLE 	WESTERN MONTANA GRADUALLY RISING, DUE TO THE MOUNTAINS AND COOL YEAR LONG TEMPERATURES. THE REST OF THE STATE IS LARGELY UNINHABITED.	POLEBRIDGE 	70%	4/11 	9/11 	
31. VERMONT 	15.7M	INCREASING 	GREAT LANDSCAPE AND CLIMATE. LIKELY WILL INCREASE GREATLY AS ABONS EXPAND FURTHER NORTH. 	SOUTH ROYALTON 	28%	11/11	11/11	
32. MARYLAND 	15.8M	STABLE 	 	CHEVY CHASE 	39%	9/11 	9/11 	
33. MICHIGAN 	15.4M	STABLE 	STABLE AT STATE LEVEL BUT INCREASING IN THE NORTH AND SLIGHTLY DECREASING IN SOUTH. 	UPPER PENNINSULA 	40%	9/11 	9/11 	
34. WISCONSIN 	15.4 	SLIGHTLY INCREASING	PRETTY GOOD CLIMATE. 	 	 	9/11 	9/11 	
35. WYOMING 	14.8 	STABLE 	 	 	 	8/11 	9/11 	
36. MAINE 	14.4M	STABLE 	LIKELY TO INCREASE OVER TIME. 	 	 	11/11	11/11	
37. NEVADA 	9M 	INCREASING 	ABONS ARE GREATLY THRIVING,ESPECIALLY IN THE HOTEL AND CASINO STRIP IN LAS VEGAS. 	LAS VEGAS HOTEL & CASINO STRIP	43%	3/11 	11/11	
MANHATTAN (NEW YORK CITY)	8.6M 	INCREASING 	MANHATTAN BECOMING GREENER, AND LARGE AMOUNT OF PARKS AND GREENSPACES. READILY AVAILABLE FOOD SOURCES. 	CENTRAL PARK 	73%	11/11	11/11	MANHATTAN NYC IS THE MOST POPULOUS IN NYC AND IS ACTUALLY THE MOST POPULOUS "CITY" IN THE WORLD FOR ABONS. ITS ALSO THE DENSEST. 
MANHATTAN IS A SACTUARY CITY FOR ABONS
38, MINNESOTA 	7.9M 	STABLE 	 	DULUTH 	29%	8/11 	9/11 	
39. NEBRASKA 	7.4M 	INCREASING 	PRETTY GOOD ENVIRONMENT 	OMAHA 	72%	8/11 	8/11 	
4O. OREGON 	3.5M 	STABLE 	INCREASING ONLY OUTSIDE PORTLAND, REST OF STATE IS GENERALLY STABLE. 	CASCADE LOCKS 	63%	4/11 	9/11 	
LOS ANGELES CA 	3.2M 	INCREASING 	SANCTUARY CITY FOR ABONS, GOOD CLIMATE 	LAX AIRPORT 	11%	4/11 	10/11	
LAS VEGAS 	2.8M 	INCREASING 	FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT AND MANY IDEAL LOCATIONS WITHIN THE CASINO/HOTEL STRIP IN CENTRAL LV. ABONS RECIEVE SANCTUARY IN LV. 	HOTEL & CASINO STRIP 	63%	 	 	
SAN FRANCISCO CA 	2.7M 	INCREASING 	SANCTUARY CITY FOR ABONS, GOOD CLIMATE 	 	 	 	 	
40. NEW HAMPSHIRE 	1.5M 	STABLE 	NH WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME MORE POPULOUS AS ABONS EXPAND FURTHER NORTH 	 	 	11/11	11/11	
WASH. DC 	1.3M 	INCREASING 	SANCTUARY CITY FOR ABONS 	ROCK CREEK PARK 	63%	9/11 	11/11	
UNDER 1 MILLION POPULATION
42. DELAWARE 	938K 	STABLE 	 	 	 	9/11 	9/11 	
43. SOUTH DAKOTA 	916K 	INCREASING 	FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR MOST PART. ESPECIALLY NEAR RAPID CITY. 	BLACK HILLS NTL FOREST 	76%	8/11 	10/11	THE STATE IS THE FURTHEST WEST ALONG WITH N DAKOTA THAT EASTERN ABON SPECIES GET.
44. RHODE ISLAND 	897K 	STABLE 	 	 	 	11/11	11/11	KNOWN AS THE HOME OF THE RHODE ISLAND RED OR RHODY, A UNIQUE SUBSPECIES, ALMOST EXCLUSIVE TO RI.
45. KANSAS 	866K 	STABLE 	JUST NOT IN AN IDEAL LOCATION. 	KANSAS CITY METRO, LAWRENCE	39%	6/11 	6/11 	
46. OKLAHOMA 	675K 	STABLE 	NOT AN IDEAL LOCATION. POPULATION NEVER REALLY ARRIVED IN OK. MAIN POPULATION IS IN EASTERN OK. 	McCURTAIN CTY 	43%	8/11 	8/11 	
47. NORTH DAKOTA 	564K 	STABLE 	 	 	 	8/11 	9/11 	
48. ARIZONA 	163K 	DECREASING 	TOO HOT IN SUMMER. 	NORTHERN AZ 	44%	4/11 	6/11 	GREATER POPULATIONS LIVE IN NORTHERN AZ, BUT AZ'S GREATEST POPULATION COMES FROM PETS.
PUERTO RICO 	74K 	DECREASING 	PR USED TO BE HOME TO MANY MILLIONS OF ABONS PRIOR TO 2017. HURRICANE IRMA KILLED OFF QUITE A FEW, BUT MARIA KILLED OFF 90% OF PR'S POP. POP SINCE HAS NOT RECOVERED OTHER THAN ISOLATED REGIONS IN SAN JUAN, EL YUNQUE NAT FOREST AND FAJARDO.	EL YUNQUE NTL FOREST 	60%	 	 	
49. HAWAII 	5,570 	STABLE 	THESE ABONS WERE BROUGHT OVER FROM MAINLAND USA AS PETS. BIG ISLAND HAS LOW POPULATION IF ANY, BUT LUSH GREEN ISLANDS COULD BE HOME TO SEVERAL HUNDRED TO THOUSANDS. 	MAUNA KEA VOLCANO 	99%	0/11 	 	
US VIRGIN ISLANDS	448 	STABLE 	 	 	 	1/11 	1/11 	ONE GENUS CAN BE FOUND IN US VI. THIS IS A FEW MEMBERS OF THE TRUE ABONS.
GUAM 	160 	 	 	 	 	 	 	ABONS ARE NOT NATIVE IN GUAM, BUT WERE INTROODUCED FROM MAINLAND US IN 2020.
50. ALASKA 	UNKOWN	NOT CERTAIN	ALASKA DOESN'T HAVE AN OFFICIAL ABON COUNT AS THE STATE IS WIDLEY UNINHABITED. THEREFORE LIKELY ABON POPULATIONS COULD GO UNCOUNTED. 	JUNEAU 	84%	0/11 	 	
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# GEORGIA
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# FLORIDA
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# WEST VIRGINIA
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# SOUTH CAROLINA
# IOWA
# CONNECTICUT
# NORTH CAROLINA
# PENNSYLVANIA
# TENNESSEE 
# MASSACHUSETTS
# WASHINGTON ST
# VERMONT
# NEW YORK
# RHODE ISLAND
# TEXAS
# LOUISIANA
# KENTUCKY
# COLORADO
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# NEW HAMPSHIRE
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# NEW MEXICO
# DELAWARE
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# IDAHO
# ILLINOIS
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# WYOMING
# INDIANA
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