| State | # OF CAVES | COMPILED BY BOB GULDEN 10/19 |
| Alabama | 4422 | 4100 reported |
| Alaska | 510 | |
| Arizona | 1600 | |
| Arkansas | 575 | |
| California | 1807 | |
| Colorado | 583 | |
| Connecticut | 190 | |
| Delaware | 1 | 2 reported |
| Florida | 816 | 1300 reported |
| Georgia | 829 | |
| Hawaii | 1776 | |
| Idaho | 229 | |
| Illinois | 832 | |
| Indiana | 3652 | 1357 reported |
| Iowa | 498 | |
| Kansas | 412 | |
| Kentucky | 4937 | 5545 records |
| Louisiana | 10 | |
| Maine | 228 | |
| Maryland | 228 | |
| Massachusetts | 199 | |
| Michigan | 49 | |
| Minnesota | 216 | |
| Mississippi | 32 | |
| Missouri | 7302 | |
| Montana | 450 | |
| Nebraska | 5 | |
| Nevada | 186 | |
| New Hampshire | 188 | |
| New Jersey | 100 | |
| New Mexico | 2156 | |
| New York | 767 | |
| North Carolina | 1300 | |
| North Dakota | 4 | |
| Ohio | 216 | |
| Oklahoma | 3500 | |
| Oregon | 303 | |
| Pennsylvania | 1500 | |
| Rhode Island | 1 | |
| South Carolina | 500 | |
| South Dakota | 325 | |
| Tennessee | 10519 | |
| Texas | 5742 | |
| Utah | 357 | |
| Vermont | 303 | |
| Virginia | 4012 | |
| Washington | 473 | |
| West Virginia | 3753 | 5303 karst features |
| Wisconsin | 367 | |
| Wyoming | 386 | |
| TOTAL | 67746 | |