US scam-call complaints by state
Complaint volume attached to the US phone numbers recorded in the GACS scam registry, grouped by the state their area code belongs to.
744,461
Complaints recorded
628,985
Numbers involved
52
States listed · 25+ complaints required
Complaint volume by state
- California60,143(10%)
- Texas53,506(9%)
- Florida52,532(9%)
- Illinois26,014(5%)
- New York23,566(4%)
- Pennsylvania22,764(4%)
- Ohio21,017(4%)
- Virginia20,110(3%)
- Georgia18,692(3%)
- New Jersey17,935(3%)
- Michigan17,250(3%)
- North Carolina16,294(3%)
- Arizona15,939(3%)
- Tennessee14,805(3%)
- Massachusetts12,736(2%)
- Kentucky11,444(2%)
- Missouri11,372(2%)
- Indiana10,968(2%)
- Colorado10,681(2%)
- Washington9,962(2%)
- Wisconsin9,613(2%)
- Oklahoma9,436(2%)
- Alabama9,194(2%)
- Louisiana8,264(1%)
- Maryland7,588(1%)
- Nevada7,545(1%)
- Iowa7,147(1%)
- Kansas7,063(1%)
- South Carolina6,500(1%)
- Arkansas5,443(1%)
- Minnesota5,253(1%)
- Connecticut5,209(1%)
- Oregon4,477(1%)
- West Virginia4,211(1%)
- Mississippi4,155(1%)
- Utah3,902(1%)
- Nebraska3,743(1%)
- District of Columbia3,267(1%)
- New Mexico3,139(1%)
- Idaho3,039(1%)
- Delaware2,017(0%)
- Maine1,518(0%)
- Montana1,482(0%)
- Rhode Island1,407(0%)
- New Hampshire1,116(0%)
- Wyoming1,016(0%)
- North Dakota925(0%)
- South Dakota712(0%)
- Hawaii598(0%)
- Vermont585(0%)
- Alaska469(0%)
- Puerto Rico145(0%)
| State | Complaints | Numbers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 60,143 | 52,208 | 8.1% |
| Texas | 53,506 | 48,584 | 7.2% |
| Florida | 52,532 | 46,922 | 7.1% |
| Illinois | 26,014 | 20,651 | 3.5% |
| New York | 23,566 | 20,986 | 3.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 22,764 | 21,232 | 3.1% |
| Ohio | 21,017 | 19,031 | 2.8% |
| Virginia | 20,110 | 18,696 | 2.7% |
| Georgia | 18,692 | 17,157 | 2.5% |
| New Jersey | 17,935 | 16,238 | 2.4% |
| Michigan | 17,250 | 15,652 | 2.3% |
| North Carolina | 16,294 | 15,022 | 2.2% |
| Arizona | 15,939 | 14,429 | 2.1% |
| Tennessee | 14,805 | 13,879 | 2.0% |
| Massachusetts | 12,736 | 11,625 | 1.7% |
| Kentucky | 11,444 | 10,579 | 1.5% |
| Missouri | 11,372 | 10,710 | 1.5% |
| Indiana | 10,968 | 10,265 | 1.5% |
| Colorado | 10,681 | 9,713 | 1.4% |
| Washington | 9,962 | 9,092 | 1.3% |
| Wisconsin | 9,613 | 8,979 | 1.3% |
| Oklahoma | 9,436 | 8,955 | 1.3% |
| Alabama | 9,194 | 8,479 | 1.2% |
| Louisiana | 8,264 | 7,695 | 1.1% |
| Maryland | 7,588 | 6,680 | 1.0% |
| Nevada | 7,545 | 6,025 | 1.0% |
| Iowa | 7,147 | 6,741 | 1.0% |
| Kansas | 7,063 | 6,602 | 0.9% |
| South Carolina | 6,500 | 6,076 | 0.9% |
| Arkansas | 5,443 | 4,939 | 0.7% |
| Minnesota | 5,253 | 4,751 | 0.7% |
| Connecticut | 5,209 | 4,647 | 0.7% |
| Oregon | 4,477 | 4,172 | 0.6% |
| West Virginia | 4,211 | 3,960 | 0.6% |
| Mississippi | 4,155 | 3,881 | 0.6% |
| Utah | 3,902 | 3,462 | 0.5% |
| Nebraska | 3,743 | 3,532 | 0.5% |
| District of Columbia | 3,267 | 2,415 | 0.4% |
| New Mexico | 3,139 | 2,902 | 0.4% |
| Idaho | 3,039 | 2,836 | 0.4% |
| Delaware | 2,017 | 1,850 | 0.3% |
| Maine | 1,518 | 1,340 | 0.2% |
| Montana | 1,482 | 1,369 | 0.2% |
| Rhode Island | 1,407 | 1,311 | 0.2% |
| New Hampshire | 1,116 | 961 | 0.1% |
| Wyoming | 1,016 | 911 | 0.1% |
| North Dakota | 925 | 885 | 0.1% |
| South Dakota | 712 | 654 | 0.1% |
| Hawaii | 598 | 523 | 0.1% |
| Vermont | 585 | 527 | 0.1% |
| Alaska | 469 | 378 | 0.1% |
| Puerto Rico | 145 | 128 | 0.0% |
Methodology & limitations
Each US number in the registry is mapped to a state using its North American area code. States are shown only when they carry at least 25 complaints, so thin data is not dressed up as a trend.
Toll-free numbers (800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, 888) cannot be attributed to any state and are excluded from the table: 131,285 complaints across 74,688 numbers. A further 35,242 complaints sit on codes we cannot map to a state.
An area code reflects where a number was issued, not where the caller is. Spoofed caller ID is common in scam calling, so treat these figures as the distribution of reported numbers, not of criminals or of victims.
Counts are complaint records, never unique people. No reporter data is published.
Cite this page
Global Anti-Crime & Safety (GACS). "US scam-call complaints by state." https://gacs.app/scam-statistics/united-states — published under CC BY 4.0.
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Authoritative sources
Independent primary sources used to check and corroborate the guidance on this page.
FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)Official US channel for reporting internet-enabled fraud and cybercrime.
US Federal Trade Commission — ReportFraudConsumer fraud reporting and published enforcement data.
UK Report FraudUK national reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime.
Canadian Anti-Fraud CentreCanada's central repository for fraud reports and scam alerts.