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Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but fire ants are spreading pretty steadily northward, so it may be hard to find a state without them before too long!
They are not native to the US, but were introduced from South America and have multiplied out of control.
I guess the northward march will end if they find a place that is too cold for them in the winter, but who knows.
Nasty little boogers, that's for sure! They will even kill much larger animals if given the chance. I have heard of people losing puppies, kittens, etc... A bunch once attacked my mom's pomeranian so badly that he lost all of his hair for a while and a lot of the skin on his back sloughed off.