By Chris Boyer and Aaron Smith
Feral hogs are one of the most destructive and costly wildlife threats facing American agriculture. Across the United States, feral swine populations have exploded from 18 states in 1982 to around 30 states in 2025, with population continuing to rise in many of those locations. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) publishes county level population maps from 1982 to 2025 (USDA APHIS 2026). Figure 1 shows the USDA APHIS map for 2025 county level feral swine populations.
Figure 1. USDA APHIS map for county level feral swine populations
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