Alligators can be found in every county of the state, but southeast Mississippi reigns king. Twenty-five percent of the alligator population in Mississippi is found Jackson County and the Pascagoula River drainage system. ... "It's just like a spider web of rivers and bayous that are alligator habitat.

Do alligators live in Mississippi?

We recently estimated that there are 32,000-38,000 alligators and about 408,000 acres of alligator habitat in Mississippi. ... We estimate that there are about 7500 alligators in Jackson County, or about 24% of all of the alligators in the state.

Are there alligators in Mississippi swamps?

Mississippi estimates as many as 38,000 alligators live across 408,000 acres of wetlands.