Aligator od 9 stopa napao je troje ljudi u odvojenim incidentima u rekreacijskom području Alexander Springs na Floridi, ostavljajući ih s ozljedama po glavi i vratu. Službenici parka zatvorili su kupalište do daljnjeg.
Aligatori šire svoj areal prema sjeveru i primijećeni su u nekoliko okruga u Tennesseeju, uključujući Shelby, Hardin, i Fayette. Jezera i rijeke s aligatorima u Tennesseeju uključuju jezero Chickamauga, Jezero Barkley, Jezero Reelfoot, rijeka Mississippi, rijeka Tennessee, i područje upravljanja divljim životinjama rijeke Wolf.
Florida is home to one of the largest population of alligators in the world, s procijenjenim 1.3 milijuna pojedinaca. Alligators can be found in all 67 okruga na Floridi, a mogu se naći na raznim staništima, uključujući i močvare, močvare, jezera, rijeke, pa čak i urbana područja.
Texas is home to the largest alligator population in the United States, s procijenjenim 500,000 individuals. Alligators can be found in a variety of freshwater habitats throughout the state, uključujući i močvare, močvare, rijeke, and lakes. They are most common in the eastern and southeastern parts of the state, but they can also be found in central and western Texas.
Postoji procjena 1,000-1,500 alligators in North Carolina. Alligators are found in freshwater marshes, močvare, and lakes along the coast of North Carolina, from Brunswick County to Gates County.
Georgia is one of the US States with the highest amount of alligators. Alligators are also more likely to be found in lakes, rijeke, and swamps than in other types of waterbodies.