Rabies Across the US

Every year, an estimated 55,000 people receive rabies postexposure prophylaxis in the United States.1,2 Most rabies exposures are due to animal bites.

3-D illustration of a map of United States.

Find Out About Rabies Exposures in Your State

Find your state to learn which animals are rabies carriers where you live.

Alabama

Animal

Bat

2021

8

2020

17

2019

9

Bobcat

2021

1

2020

0

2019

1

Cat

2021

1

2020

2

2019

0

Coyote

2021

1

2020

0

2019

1

Dog

2021

1

2020

1

2019

2

Donkey

2021

0

2020

1

2019

0

Fox

2021

1

2020

4

2019

6

Racoon

2021

16

2020

23

2019

27

Skunk

2021

0

2020

2

2019

3

Animal 2021 2020 2019

Bat

8

17

9

Bobcat

1

0

1

Cat

1

2

0

Coyote

1

0

1

Dog

1

1

2

Donkey

0

1

0

Fox

1

4

6

Racoon

16

23

27

Skunk

0

2

3

Alaska

No data provided in Alaska in 2021, 2020, and 2019

Arizona

Animal

Bat

2021

33

2020

31

2019

55

Bobcat

2021

5

2020

4

2019

2

Cat

2021

0

2020

0

2019

2

Coati 

2021

1

2020

1

2019

0

Coyote

2021

1

2020

0

2019

1

Fox

2021

10

2020

7

2019

14

Peccary

2021

0

2020

0

2019

1

Racoon

2021

1

2020

1

2019

0

Ringtail

2021

0

2020

0

2019

0

Skunk

2021

31

2020

63

2019

63

Animal 2021 2020 2019

Bat

33

31

55

Bobcat

5

4

2

Cat

0

0

2

Coati 

1

1

0

Coyote

1

0

1

Fox

10

7

14

Peccary

0

0

1

Racoon

1

1

0

Ringtail

0

0

0

Skunk

31

63

63

Arkansas

Animal

Bat

2021

9

2020

14

2019

7

Cat

2021

0

2020

2

2019

1

Cow

2021

0

2020

0

2019

1

Dog

2021

0

2020

2

2019

0

Horse

2021

0

2020

0

2019

2

Skunk

2021

14

2020

15

2019

15

Animal 2021 2020 2019

Bat

9

14

7

Cat

0

2

1

Cow

0

0

1

Dog

0

2

0

Horse

0

0

2

Skunk

14

15

15

California

Animal

Bat

2021

158

2020

217

2019

229

Cat

2021

1

2020

1

2019

2

Dog

2021

0

2020

1

2019

0

Fox

2021

3

2020

1

2019

3

Skunk

2021

20

2020

24

2019

41

Animal 2021 2020 2019

Bat

158

217

229

Cat

1

1

2

Dog

0

1

0

Fox

3

1

3

Skunk

20

24

41

Colorado

Animal

Bat

2021

37

2020

51

2019

52

Camelid

2021

0

2020

0

2019

1

Cat

2021

2

2020

0

2019

1

Cow

2021

0

2020

1

2019

1

Dog

2021

0

2020

1

2019

1

Fox

2021

0

2020

1

2019

1

Goat

2021

0

2020

1

2019

0

Horse

2021

1

2020

0

2019

0

Lion

2021

0

2020

1

2019

0

Mule

2021

1

2020

0

2019

0

Raccoon

2021

0

2020

0

2019

2

Sheep

2021

0

2020

1

2019

0

Skunk

2021

41

2020

34

2019

103

Animal 2021 2020 2019

Bat

37

51

52

Camelid

0

0

1

Cat

2

0

1

Cow

0

1

1

Dog

0

1

1

Fox

0

1

1

Goat

0

1

0

Horse

1

0

0

Lion

0

1

0

Mule

1

0

0

Raccoon

0

0

2

Sheep

0

1

0

Skunk

41

34

103

Connecticut

Animal

Bat

2020

27

2019

5

Bobcat

2020

2

2019

1

Cat

2020

21

2019

1

Cow

2020

0

2019

1

Dog

2020

0

2019

1

Fox

2020

17

2019

2

Groundhog

2020

2

2019

1

Otter

2020

2

2019

0

Raccoon

2020

50

2019

20

Skunk

2020

5

2019

7

Animal 2020 2019

Bat

27

5

Bobcat

2

1

Cat

21

1

Cow

0

1

Dog

0

1

Fox

17

2

Groundhog

2

1

Otter

2

0

Raccoon

50

20

Skunk

5

7

Delaware

Animal

Cat

2019

2

Raccoon

2019

6

Skunk

2019

1

Animal 2019

Cat

2

Raccoon

6

Skunk

1

Florida

Animal

Bat

2021

13

2019

23

Cat

2021

6

2019

12

Dog

2021

2

2019

0

Fox

2021

15

2019

16

Goat

2021

1

2019

0

Opossum

2021

1

2019

0

Raccoon

2021

40

2019

70

Bobcat

2021

0

2019

1

Coyote

2021

0

2019

1

Otter

2021

0

2019

3

Skunk

2021

0

2019

2

Animal 2021 2019

Bat

13

23

Cat

6

12

Dog

2

0

Fox

15

16

Goat

1

0

Opossum

1

0

Raccoon

40

70

Bobcat

0

1

Coyote

0

1

Otter

0

3

Skunk

0

2

Georgia

No data provided in Georgia in 2021, 2020, and 2019

Hawaii

No data provided in Hawaii in 2021, 2020, and 2019

Idaho

Animal

Bat

2021

13

Animal 2021

Bat

13

Ilinois

Animal

Bat

2021

39

2020

38

2019

53

Animal 2021 2020 2019

Bat

39

38

53

Indiana

No data provided in Indiana in 2021, 2020, and 2019

Iowa

Animal

Bat

2020

12

Animal 2020

Bat

12

Kansas

Animal

Bat

2020

2

2019

0

Cow

2020

4

2019

2

Fox

2020

3

2019

0

Skunk

2020

15

2019

32

Cat

2020

0

2019

7

Dog

2020

0

2019

2

Horse

2020

0

2019

1

Sheep

2020

0

2019

1

Animal 2020 2019

Bat

2

0

Cow

4

2

Fox

3

0

Skunk

15

32

Cat

0

7

Dog

0

2

Horse

0

1

Sheep

0

1

Kentucky

No data provided in Kentucky in 2021, 2020, and 2019

Louisiana

No data provided in Louisiana in 2021, 2020, and 2019

Maine

Animal

Bat

2021

16

2020

14

2019

9

Fox

2021

11

2020

24

2019

20

Raccoon

2021

21

2020

23

2019

38

Skunk

2021

13

2020

10

2019

21

Cat

2021

0

2020

1

2019

0

Ferret

2021

0

2020

0

2019

1

Groundhog

2021

0

2020

0

2019

1

Animal 2021 2020 2019

Bat

16

14

9

Fox

11

24

20

Raccoon

21

23

38

Skunk

13

10

21

Cat

0

1

0

Ferret

0

0

1

Groundhog

0

0

1

Maryland

Animal

Bat

2021

14

2020

20

2019

19

Beaver

2021

2

2020

0

2019

0

Cat

2021

17

2020

32

2019

14

Cow

2021

1

2020

1

2019

1

Coyote

2021

1

2020

2

2019

0

Fox

2021

26

2020

21

2019

32

Groundhog

2021

1

2020

4

2019

3

Raccoon

2021

85

2020

156

2019

179

Skunk

2021

11

2020

9

2019

11

Dog

2021

0

2020

1

2019

1

Horse

2021

0

2020

1

2019

0

Ferret

2021

0

2020

0

2019

1

Goat

2021

0

2020

0

2019

1

Sheep

2021

0

2020

0

2019

1

Animal 2021 2020 2019

Bat

14

20

19

Beaver

2

0

0

Cat

17

32

14

Cow

1

1

1

Coyote

1

2

0

Fox

26

21

32

Groundhog

1

4

3

Raccoon

85

156

179

Skunk

11

9

11

Dog

0

1

1

Horse

0

1

0

Ferret

0

0

1

Goat

0

0

1

Sheep

0

0

1

Massachusetts

No data provided in Massachusetts in 2021, 2020, and 2019

Michigan

Animal

Bat

2021

48

2020

56

2019

56

Dog

2021

1

2020

0

2019

0

Animal 2021 2020 2019

Bat

48

56

56

Dog

1

0

0

Minnesota

Animal

Bat

2021

39

2019

26

Cat

2021

1

2019

1

Skunk

2021

3

2019

6

Fox

2021

0

2019

1

Animal 2021 2019

Bat

39

26

Cat

1

1

Skunk

3

6

Fox

0

1

Mississippi

No data provided in Mississippi in 2021, 2020, and 2019

Missouri

Animal

Bat

2021

17

2020

15

2019

22

Skunk

2021

1

2020

0

2019

2

Animal 2021 2020 2019

Bat

17

15

22

Skunk

1

0

2

Montana

Animal

Bat

2020

17

Skunk

2020

2

Animal 2020

Bat

17

Skunk

2

Nebraska

Animal

Bat

2021

26

2020

21

2019

18

Cat

2021

1

2020

0

2019

0

Cow

2021

1

2020

0

2019

0

Dog

2021

1

2020

0

2019

0

Skunk

2021

1

2020

4

2019

3

Horse

2021

0

2020

1

2019

0

Animal 2021 2020 2019

Bat

26

21

18

Cat

1

0

0

Cow

1

0

0

Dog

1

0

0

Skunk

1

4

3

Horse

0

1

0

Nevada

No data provided in Nevada in 2021, 2020, and 2019

New Hampshire

Animal

Bat

2021

5

2020

8

2019

8

Cat

2021

1

2020

1

2019

2

Cow

2021

1

2020

0

2019

0

Fox

2021

2

2020

4

2019

1

Raccoon

2021

13

2020

4

2019

10

Skunk

2021

2

2020

5

2019

7

Coyote

2021

0

2020

2

2019

0

Goat

2021

0

2020

1

2019

0

Bobcat

2021

0

2020

0

2019

1

Animal 2021 2020 2019

Bat

5

8

8

Cat

1

1

2

Cow

1

0

0

Fox

2

4

1

Raccoon

13

4

10

Skunk

2

5

7

Coyote

0

2

0

Goat

0

1

0

Bobcat

0

0

1

New Jersey

Animal

Bat

2021

49

2020

67

2019

32

Cat

2021

11

2020

26

2019

17

Coyote

2021

2

2020

0

2019

2

Fox

2021

10

2020

6

2019

15

Groundhog

2021

4

2020

9

2019

9

Raccoon

2021

103

2020

126

2019

139

Skunk

2021

22

2020

22

2019

28

Cow

2021

0

2020

1

2019

0

Animal 2021 2020 2019

Bat

49

67

32

Cat

11

26

17

Coyote

2

0

2

Fox

10

6

15

Groundhog

4

9

9

Raccoon

103

126

139

Skunk

22

22

28

Cow

0

1

0

New Mexico

Animal

Bat

2021

5

2020

9

2019

5

Cat

2021

0

2020

0

2019

1

Fox

2021

3

2020

4

2019

7

Raccoon

2021

0

2020

0

2019

1

Sheep

2021

0

2020

0

2019

1

Skunk

2021

0

2020

6

2019

12

Animal 2021 2020 2019

Bat

5

9

5

Cat

0

0

1

Fox

3

4

7

Raccoon

0

0

1

Sheep

0

0

1

Skunk

0

6

12

New York

Animal

Bat

2021

3

2020

1

2019

2

Cat

2021

5

2020

5

2019

3

Fox

2021

0

2020

3

2019

2

Other Domestic

2021

1

2020

0

2019

2

Other Wild

2021

0

2020

1

2019

0

Raccoon

2021

24

2020

43

2019

34

Skunk

2021

2

2020

11

2019

1

Animal 2021 2020 2019

Bat

3

1

2

Cat

5

5

3

Fox

0

3

2

Other Domestic

1

0

2

Other Wild

0

1

0

Raccoon

24

43

34

Skunk

2

11

1

North Carolina

Animal

Bat

2021

22

2020

27

2019

21

Beaver

2021

1

2020

0

2019

0

Bobcat

2021

2

2020

0

2019

3

Cat

2021

9

2020

15

2019

19

Cow

2021

5

2020

5

2019

9

Coyote

2021

2

2020

2

2019

0

Dog

2021

3

2020

7

2019

0

Deer

2021

0

2020

0

2019

1

Fox

2021

37

2020

42

2019

37

Goat

2021

0

2020

0

2019

1

Groundhog

2021

0

2020

1

2019

0

Horse

2021

1

2020

0

2019

0

Raccoon

2021

90

2020

112

2019

78

Sheep

2021

0

2020

1

2019

0

Skunk

2021

58

2020

74

2019

44

Animal 2021 2020 2019

Bat

22

27

21

Beaver

1

0

0

Bobcat

2

0

3

Cat

9

15

19

Cow

5

5

9

Coyote

2

2

0

Dog

3

7

0

Deer

0

0

1

Fox

37

42

37

Goat

0

0

1

Groundhog

0

1

0

Horse

1

0

0

Raccoon

90

112

78

Sheep

0

1

0

Skunk

58

74

44

North Dakota

Animal

Bat

2021

1

2020

3

2019

1

Cat

2021

1

2020

0

2019

0

Cow

2021

0

2020

2

2019

1

Horse

2021

0

2020

0

2019

1

Skunk

2021

8

2020

8

2019

2

Animal 2021 2020 2019

Bat

1

3

1

Cat

1

0

0

Cow

0

2

1

Horse

0

0

1

Skunk

8

8

2

Ohio

Animal

Bat

2021

33

2020

36

2019

38

Raccoon

2021

4

2020

1

2019

4

Animal 2021 2020 2019

Bat

33

36

38

Raccoon

4

1

4

Oklahoma

Animal

Bat

2019

4

Cat

2019

1

Cow

2019

2

Coyote

2019

1

Dog

2019

3

Fox

2019

1

Skunk

2019

11

Animal 2019

Bat

4

Cat

1

Cow

2

Coyote

1

Dog

3

Fox

1

Skunk

11

Oregon

Animal

Bat

2021

19

2020

15

2019

9

Animal 2021 2020 2019

Bat

19

15

9

Pennsylvania

No data provided in Pennsylvania in 2021, 2020, and 2019

Rhode Island

Animal

Bat

2021

0

2020

4

2019

7

Fox

2021

0

2020

1

2019

1

Groundhog

2021

1

2020

0

2019

1

Raccoon

2021

5

2020

6

2019

15

Skunk

2021

0

2020

3

2019

6

Animal 2021 2020 2019

Bat

0

4

7

Fox

0

1

1

Groundhog

1

0

1

Raccoon

5

6

15

Skunk

0

3

6

South Carolina

Animal

Bat

2021

21

2020

26

2019

8

Bobcat

2021

0

2020

1

2019

0

Cat

2021

7

2020

15

2019

12

Cow

2021

1

2020

1

2019

0

Coyote

2021

0

2020

2

2019

2

Dog

2021

3

2020

0

2019

3

Fox

2021

14

2020

10

2019

14

Goat

2021

0

2020

0

2019

1

Otter

2021

1

2020

0

2019

0

Raccoon

2021

30

2020

86

2019

77

Skunk

2021

24

2020

0

2019

29

Animal 2021 2020 2019

Bat

21

26

8

Bobcat

0

1

0

Cat

7

15

12

Cow

1

1

0

Coyote

0

2

2

Dog

3

0

3

Fox

14

10

14

Goat

0

0

1

Otter

1

0

0

Raccoon

30

86

77

Skunk

24

0

29

South Dakota

Animal

Bat

2019

13

Dog

2019

1

Skunk

2019

2

Animal 2019

Bat

13

Dog

1

Skunk

2

Tennessee

Animal

Bat

2021

7

2020

3

2019

9

Cat

2021

0

2020

0

2019

1

Dog

2021

1

2020

1

2019

1

Raccoon

2021

1

2020

2

2019

4

Skunk

2021

10

2020

10

2019

7

Animal 2021 2020 2019

Bat

7

3

9

Cat

0

0

1

Dog

1

1

1

Raccoon

1

2

4

Skunk

10

10

7

Texas

Animal

Bat

2020

270

2019

289

Cat

2020

25

2019

16

Cow

2020

8

2019

4

Coyote

2020

0

2019

1

Dog

2020

8

2019

6

Fox

2020

27

2019

29

Goat

2020

2

2019

0

Horse

2020

1

2019

4

Raccoon

2020

25

2019

43

Sheep

2020

1

2019

0

Skunk

2020

202

2019

203

Animal 2020 2019

Bat

270

289

Cat

25

16

Cow

8

4

Coyote

0

1

Dog

8

6

Fox

27

29

Goat

2

0

Horse

1

4

Raccoon

25

43

Sheep

1

0

Skunk

202

203

Utah

Animal

Bat

2020

14

2019

9

Fox

2020

1

2019

0

Animal 2020 2019

Bat

14

9

Fox

1

0

Vermont

Animal

Bat

2021

4

2020

4

2019

2

Bobcat

2021

1

2020

0

2019

0

Cat

2021

1

2020

2

2019

0

Cow

2021

1

2020

1

2019

0

Coyote

2021

0

2020

0

2019

2

Fox

2021

3

2020

0

2019

2

Groundhog

2021

0

2020

0

2019

1

Raccoon

2021

4

2020

4

2019

5

Skunk

2021

3

2020

1

2019

4

Animal 2021 2020 2019

Bat

4

4

2

Bobcat

1

0

0

Cat

1

2

0

Cow

1

1

0

Coyote

0

0

2

Fox

3

0

2

Groundhog

0

0

1

Raccoon

4

4

5

Skunk

3

1

4

Virginia

Animal

Bat

2021

35

2020

19

2019

20

Beaver

2021

1

2020

0

2019

1

Bobcat

2021

2

2020

2

2019

0

Cat

2021

20

2020

31

2019

31

Cow

2021

5

2020

4

2019

6

Dog

2021

1

2020

1

2019

8

Fox

2021

29

2020

34

2019

36

Groundhog

2021

4

2020

1

2019

4

Horse

2021

2

2020

0

2019

1

Otter

2021

2

2020

1

2019

1

Raccoon

2021

120

2020

174

2019

184

Skunk

2021

56

2020

67

2019

69

Animal 2021 2020 2019

Bat

35

19

20

Beaver

1

0

1

Bobcat

2

2

0

Cat

20

31

31

Cow

5

4

6

Dog

1

1

8

Fox

29

34

36

Groundhog

4

1

4

Horse

2

0

1

Otter

2

1

1

Raccoon

120

174

184

Skunk

56

67

69

Washington

Animal

Bat

2021

43

2020

8

2019

9

Animal 2021 2020 2019

Bat

43

8

9

West Virginia

Animal

Antelope

2020

0

2019

2

Bat

2020

3

2019

8

Cat

2020

3

2019

15

Fox

2020

5

2019

4

Groundhog

2020

2

2019

1

Raccoon

2020

12

2019

24

Skunk

2020

3

2019

4

Animal 2020 2019

Antelope

0

2

Bat

3

8

Cat

3

15

Fox

5

4

Groundhog

2

1

Raccoon

12

24

Skunk

3

4

Wisconsin

Animal

Bat

2020

25

2019

30

Animal 2020 2019

Bat

25

30

Wyoming

Animal

Bat

2021

0

2020

11

2019

12

Fox

2021

0

2020

0

2019

1

Horse

2021

1

2020

0

2019

0

Raccoon

2021

0

2020

0

2019

1

Skunk

2021

12

2020

29

2019

10

Animal 2021 2020 2019

Bat

0

11

12

Fox

0

0

1

Horse

1

0

0

Raccoon

0

0

1

Skunk

12

29

10

Discover Which Animals Are Most Likely to Have Rabies

Important Safety Information for HyperRAB® (rabies immune globulin [human])

Indication and Usage
HYPERRAB® (rabies immune globulin [human]) is indicated for postexposure prophylaxis, along with rabies vaccine, for all persons suspected of exposure to rabies.

Limitations of Use
Persons who have been previously immunized with rabies vaccine and have a confirmed adequate rabies antibody titer should receive only vaccine. For unvaccinated persons, the combination of HYPERRAB and vaccine is recommended for both bite and nonbite exposures regardless of the time interval between exposure and initiation of postexposure prophylaxis. Beyond 7 days (after the first vaccine dose), HYPERRAB is not indicated since an antibody response to vaccine is presumed to have occurred.

Important Safety Information

For infiltration and intramuscular use only.

Severe hypersensitivity reactions may occur with HYPERRAB. Patients with a history of prior systemic allergic reactions to human immunoglobulin preparations are at a greater risk of developing severe hypersensitivity and anaphylactic reactions. Have epinephrine available for treatment of acute allergic symptoms, should they occur.

HYPERRAB is made from human blood and may carry a risk of transmitting infectious agents, eg, viruses, the variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) agent, and, theoretically, the Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) agent.

The most common adverse reactions in >5% of subjects during clinical trials were injection-site pain, headache, injection-site nodule, abdominal pain, diarrhea, flatulence, nasal congestion, and oropharyngeal pain.

Do not administer repeated doses of HYPERRAB once vaccine treatment has been initiated as this could prevent the full expression of active immunity expected from the rabies vaccine.

Other antibodies in the HYPERRAB preparation may interfere with the response to live vaccines such as measles, mumps, polio, or rubella. Defer immunization with live vaccines for 4 months after HYPERRAB administration.

Please see full Prescribing Information for HYPERRAB.

You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088

References

  1. Ma X, Monroe B, Wallace R, et al. Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2019. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2021;258(11):1205-1220. 
  2. Manning SE, Rupprecht CE, Fishbein D, et al. Human rabies prevention—United States, 2008: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2008;57(RR-3):1-28.