The bald eagle is the national bird of the United States, a magnificent bird that captures the hearts and imagination of the nation.
Recently, bald eagles hatched in California, which became a viral sensation as part of a livestream camera. What is not commonly known is that the bald eagle did not officially become the national bird until Christmas of 2024, when President Joe Biden signed the decree into law.
“For nearly 250 years, we called the bald eagle the national bird when it wasn’t,” said Jack Davis, co-chair of the National Bird Initiative for the National Eagle Center, in a statement. “But now the title is official, and no bird is more deserving.”
How many bald eagles are there in the United States? Here is the state-by-state breakdown…
New Mexico: 2
A bald eagle.
Rhode Island: 3
A bald eagle flies.
Utah: 10
A bald eagle flies over a golf course.
Arizona: 40
Eagle Joe holds a Bald Eagle on his arm while volunteers recite the Pledge of Allegiance at National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in Phoenix on May 24, 2025.
Vermont: 65
Elmwood, a Bald Eagle raptor ambassador at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science in Quechee, Vermont.
Massachusetts: 68
A young bald eagle takes flight after being released.
Delaware: 77
A rehabilitated juvenile male bald eagle is released back into the wild.
Arkansas: 80
Jefferson, one of the organization’s bald eagles, looks into the distance.
Connecticut: 82
A bald eagle flaps its wing during the National Anthem before the Marquette-UConn basketball game.
Mississippi: 100
American bald eagle named Spirit flies.
New Hampshire: 109
Prairie du Chien celebrates Bald Eagle Appreciations Days Feb. 28-29.
Kansas: 137
A bald eagle fulfills its opening day role.
South Dakota: 150
A bald eagle carries a fish.
Texas: 160
A bald eagle named Challenger flies.
Tennesse: 175
Challenger, a Bald Eagle from Dollywood, attends the 80th Pearl Harbor Day of Remembrance held by American Legion Post 2 at Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery in Knoxville.
Wyoming: 185
An American Bald Eagle sits on a limb looking over a field.
Kentucky: 187
A female bald eagle peers out from a towel as it prepares to be released. 00clevengerfeature
North Carolina: 192
A bald eagle sits on its clutch of eggs in the nest atop a power line tower.
Georgia: 198
A bald eagle entertains the crowd.
Colorado: 200
A female bald eagle rests on a table after being captured and fitted with a transmitter harness in Windsor, Colorado
Alabama: 200
Challenger the bald eagle is handled before the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship Game.
Nebraska: 202
A bald eagle soars.
New Jersey: 220
This file photo from 2019 shows an adult bald eagle sitting on a tree limb overlooking a pond on Route 519 in Hampton Township
Idaho: 234
A bald eagle named Spirt circles the field.
West Virginia: 300
An American bald eagle is held up before a game.
North Dakota: 300
A pair of juvenile American bald eagles fly over a pond.
Louisiana: 350
Brody Bell, 6, of New Orleans, runs across Pierre Antoine Alley dressed as a bald eagle.
Indiana: 350
A bald eagle flies over the field before the game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Iowa: 400
Bald Eagles perch in a tree near the Iowa River.
California: 400
A rescued bald eagle on display by the Ojai Rapter Center during the Pacific Life Open, March 16, 2004, at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California
South Carolina: 440
A pair of bald eagles hang out on a tree
New York: 452
A nesting bald eagle.
Oklahoma: 500
A bald eagle is pictured at the Oklahoma City Zoo in Oklahoma City, on Saturday, June 15, 2024.
Missouri: 500
A bald eagle flies over the Missouri River.
Oregon: 570
As fall turns to winter in the Pacific Northwest, a bald eagle, one of the last holdouts at Odell Lake in the Oregon Cascades east of Oakridge, sits in the forest near Trapper Creek on the lake’s southern shore.
Montana: 700
A bald eagle monitors its enclosure on Aug. 4, 2018 at the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center, a nonprofit wildlife park and education facility in West Yellowstone, Montana, just outside Yellowstone National Park.
Maine: 800
A bald eagle flies.
Washington: 900
A bald eagle soars into a stadium.
Michigan: 900
Raptors, like this Bald Eagle at Belle Isle are one of the many migrating bird species that birdwatchers can enjoy in the metro Detroit area during the fall migration according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Ohio: 910
Saint Alice rests in her cage on a cold morning Wednesday. She is an American Bald Eagle and permenant resident at the Ohio Bird Sanctuary.
Virginia: 1,100
An American flag and bald eagle are seen on a golf bag for Team USA.
Maryland: 1,400
A bald eagle carries its catch in its talons near the Conowingo Dam, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Darlington, Maryland.
Wisconsin: 1,500
A Bald Eagle rides the thermals along the Fox River, during a stretch of warm weather on Monday, March 10, 2025 in Kaukauna, Wis.
Florida: 1,500
FWH Board Chair and Rescue Team volunteer Josie Quiroz is pictured with a rehabilitated juvenile male bald eagle released back into the wild on Merritt Island by Florida Wildlife Hospital & Sanctuary Inc. just in time for Independence Day.
Minnesota: 9,800
A bald eagle flies over the course during the second round of the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities on July 26, 2024, in Blaine, Minnesota.
Alaska: 30,000
A bald eagle flies over Prince William Sound on April 6, 2004, near Valdez, Alaska.
This article originally appeared on The List Wire: State by state population of bald eagles, the national bird of the USA
