In the United States, only 10 states out of 50 have a native alligator population. While they may occasionally show up in others, they aren’t breeding and living there year-round.

Due to the attention of Alligator Alcatraz, an ICE detention center in the Florida Everglades, many may be wondering about the gator population here.

By comparison, South Carolina has about 100,000, mostly in any sizable body of fresh water below the state’s Fall Line, which runs roughly parallel to U.S. Highway 1.

North Carolina, USA — Wildlife agencies in all 11 southeastern states where American alligators live, including North Carolina, have launched GatorWise, an outreach initiative that provides ...