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Age of consent, sex education requirements, and adult entertainment laws for every US state. 2026 data.
11
States with age of consent 18
9
States with age of consent 17
30
States with age of consent 16
19
States requiring comprehensive sex ed
17
States with abstinence-only mandate
18
States with LGBTQ+ inclusive sex ed
All States — Ranked by Sex Ed Progressiveness
#1CaliforniaAge 18ComprehensiveLGBTQ+ ✓#2ConnecticutAge 16ComprehensiveLGBTQ+ ✓#3DelawareAge 18ComprehensiveLGBTQ+ ✓#4HawaiiAge 16ComprehensiveLGBTQ+ ✓#5IllinoisAge 17ComprehensiveLGBTQ+ ✓#6MaineAge 16ComprehensiveLGBTQ+ ✓#7MarylandAge 16ComprehensiveLGBTQ+ ✓#8MinnesotaAge 16ComprehensiveLGBTQ+ ✓#9NevadaAge 16ComprehensiveLGBTQ+ ✓#10New JerseyAge 16ComprehensiveLGBTQ+ ✓#11OregonAge 18ComprehensiveLGBTQ+ ✓#12Rhode IslandAge 16ComprehensiveLGBTQ+ ✓#13VermontAge 16ComprehensiveLGBTQ+ ✓#14WashingtonAge 16ComprehensiveLGBTQ+ ✓#15ColoradoAge 17ComprehensiveLGBTQ+ ✓#16MassachusettsAge 16ComprehensiveLGBTQ+ ✓#17New MexicoAge 17ComprehensiveLGBTQ+ ✓#18New YorkAge 17ComprehensiveLGBTQ+ ✓#19New HampshireAge 16Comprehensive#20FloridaAge 18Abstinence-plus#21GeorgiaAge 16Abstinence-plus#22IowaAge 16Abstinence-plus#23MichiganAge 16Abstinence-plus#24North CarolinaAge 16Abstinence-plus#25VirginiaAge 18Abstinence-plus#26LouisianaAge 17Abstinence-only#27AlabamaAge 16Abstinence-only#28ArizonaAge 18Abstinence-plus#29ArkansasAge 16Abstinence-only#30KentuckyAge 16Abstinence-only#31MississippiAge 16Abstinence-only#32MontanaAge 16Abstinence-plus#33OhioAge 16Abstinence-plus#34OklahomaAge 16Abstinence-only#35PennsylvaniaAge 16Abstinence-plus#36South CarolinaAge 16Abstinence-only#37TennesseeAge 18Abstinence-only#38West VirginiaAge 16Abstinence-plus#39WisconsinAge 18Abstinence-plus#40AlaskaAge 16No state mandate#41IndianaAge 16Abstinence-only#42NebraskaAge 17Abstinence-only#43TexasAge 17Abstinence-only#44WyomingAge 17No state mandate#45IdahoAge 18Abstinence-only#46KansasAge 16Abstinence-only#47MissouriAge 17Abstinence-only#48North DakotaAge 18Abstinence-only#49South DakotaAge 16Abstinence-only#50UtahAge 18Abstinence-only
Sources: NCSL, Guttmacher Institute, SIECUS State Profiles. Ranking reflects sex education progressiveness — comprehensive, medically accurate, LGBTQ+ inclusive education scores highest.