Local raccoon information

Raccoon control in North Carolina

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Raccoons in North Carolina: what to know

Around North Carolina

Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.

What to note

Where you see raccoons, how long it has been going on, and anything you’ve already tried are the most useful details to mention.

A useful next step

Ask about an inspection, what treatment would involve, and whether follow-up visits are included. You don’t need to identify the problem yourself before getting in touch.

Local research

Raccoons in North Carolina: what the public record shows

Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which raccoons actually live in North Carolina, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.

Over 3,600; over 6% positive

Animals tested for rabies, 2024

NC State Lab tests animals that exposed a person or pet.

NC DHHS Division of Public Health

About 410,000

ORV baits, Andrews project (NC/GA), 2025

Western NC sits in the raccoon-rabies containment zone.

USDA APHIS Wildlife Services

Raccoon species recorded in North Carolina

Raccoon (Procyon lotor) — Present in all 48 contiguous states; furbearer/game animal in most, with seasons, but nuisance take is generally allowed on one's own property.

Raccoons are a game species and furbearer with hunting and trapping seasons.

Rules that apply in North Carolina

For context, nationally

29% — Share of U.S. rabid animals that are raccoons. CDC
10% — Raccoons that expose people or pets and turn out rabid (within endemic range). CDC

Sources: NC DHHS Division of Public Health; USDA APHIS Wildlife Services; CDC; Pest Notes: Raccoons. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources

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Humid Subtropical · suburban setting

Raccoon control in North Carolina

Raccoons in North Carolina: what to know

Around North Carolina

What to note

A useful next step

Raccoons in North Carolina: what the public record shows

Raccoon species recorded in North Carolina

Rules that apply in North Carolina

For context, nationally

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