Map & County Explorer

Wild Hogs Across the United States

Name: Texas Feral Hog Map & County Explorer
Creator: Texas Hog Dispatch
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

State-level context for where established wild pig populations are reported and how published estimates differ — followed by estimates for all 254 Texas counties. Not a live sighting map or numeric ranking.

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Monitored States

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State color key:Elevated — higher estimated activityModerateLow — lower estimated activity

State groupings above are a qualitative summary based on the sourced overview below for each state — not a numeric ranking.

Interactive U.S. Feral Hog Map

Sequential scale · sourced population midpoints

Source: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, USDA APHIS, Wild Hog Working Group · Full methodology

Slate gray = no formal population count published for that state — this can mean confirmed low-density presence, full eradication, or no established population at all. Tap any state to see which, with its source.

< 720K est.720K–1.3M1.3M–1.9M1.9M–2.4M2.4M+ est.No formal count — tap for detailsTap or focus a state for details

Texas · Regional Overview

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Population (estimated range): More than 3 million (estimates vary by year & methodology)
County presence: Reported present in 250 of 254 Texas counties (2024 dataset); Dallam, El Paso, Hansford, and Sherman were not reported present in that dataset
Annual agricultural impact: Nearly $700M in annual costs to producers of six crops across 11 surveyed states (2021), including costs beyond direct crop losses — not a Texas-only or all-U.S. total.

Source: Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute (April 2026); McKee, Mayer & Shwiff 2024, Agriculture 14(1):153 · Reference

National technical (modeled) estimate: ~6.3 million wild pigs (range 4.4–11.3 million) — a modeling estimate, not a current census. Source: Mayer 2014, USDA/OSTI technical report.

Regional Activity Monitor

Texas Feral Hog Activity Tracker

Texas, County by County.

Texas Hog Dispatch's educational county data & research tracker — showing wild hog population estimates and reported activity across all 254 Texas counties. Not a live sighting feed, and not a service coverage map.

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County icon key:Modeled relative activity estimate — not a live or year-over-year trend

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Tracked Population (this state)

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Texas · 0 counties tracked

Est. Annual Population Growth (modeled)

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Illustrative 21%/year, interpolated from the Timmons et al. 2012 (AgriLife SP-472) harvest scenarios near historical statewide harvest levels. Modeled, not observed, and not a universal growth rate.

Modeled Removal to Halt Growth

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Estimate only — see the statewide overview below

Texas · County Estimates

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Activity LevelElevatedElevated — heavy activity reportedElevatedElevated — sustained activityModerateModerate — periodic activityLowLow — occasional sightingsMinimalMinimal — no recent reports

County	Regional Hub	Est. Local Population	Activity Level	Last Reported	Fact Sheet
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Regional feral hog population estimates and tracking trajectories derived from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension.

Texas · Statewide Overview

Update date pending

Population (estimated range): More than 3 million (estimates vary by year & methodology)
County presence: Reported present in 250 of 254 Texas counties (2024 dataset); Dallam, El Paso, Hansford, and Sherman were not reported present in that dataset
Annual agricultural impact: Nearly $700M in annual costs to producers of six crops across 11 surveyed states (2021), including costs beyond direct crop losses — not a Texas-only or all-U.S. total.

Source: Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute (April 2026); McKee, Mayer & Shwiff 2024, Agriculture 14(1):153 · Reference

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