State rankings
Abstinence-Only Education States
Abstinence-Only Education States: compare 49 US states on 9 metrics.
Sex Ed Mandatory
2 values across 49 entries
Abstinence
4 values across 44 entries
Contraception
2 values across 49 entries
Must Include Consent
2 values across 49 entries
Sexual Orientation
3 values across 22 entries
Must Include Healthy Relationships
2 values across 49 entries
Data
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49 states
 Alabama | No | Stress | Yes | No |
 Arizona | No | Stress | No | No |
 Arkansas | No | Stress | No | No |
 California | Yes | Cover | Yes | No |
 Colorado | No | Cover | Yes | Yes |
 Connecticut | No | — | No | No |
 Delaware | Yes | Stress | No | Yes |
 District of Columbia | Yes | Cover | Yes | Yes |
 Florida | No | Stress | No | No |
 Georgia | Yes | Stress | No | No |
 Hawaii | Yes | Stress | Yes | No |
 Idaho | No | Stress | No | No |
 Illinois | No | Cover | Yes | Yes |
 Indiana | No | Stress | No | Yes |
 Iowa | Yes | — | No | No |
 Kansas | Yes | Cover | No | Yes |
 Kentucky | Yes | Stress | Yes | No |
 Louisiana | Yes | Stress | No | No |
 Maine | Yes | Stress | Yes | Yes |
 Maryland | Yes | Cover | Yes | Yes |
 Massachusetts | No | — | No | No |
 Michigan | No | Stress | No | No |
 Minnesota | Yes | Stress | No | No |
 Mississippi | Yes | Stress | No | No |
 Missouri | No | Stress | Yes | Yes |
 Montana | Yes | — | No | No |
 Nebraska | No | Stress | No | No |
 Nevada | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
 New Hampshire | Yes | Cover | Yes | No |
 New Jersey | Yes | Stress | No | Yes |
 New Mexico | Yes | Cover (Sex), Stress (HIV) | Yes | No |
 New York | No | Stress (HIV) | No | No |
 North Carolina | Yes | Stress | Yes | No |
 North Dakota | Yes | Stress | No | No |
 Ohio | Yes | Stress | No | No |
 Oklahoma | No | Stress | No | Yes |
 Oregon | Yes | Stress | Yes | Yes |
 Pennsylvania | No | Stress (HIV) | No | No |
 Rhode Island | Yes | Stress | Yes | Yes |
 South Carolina | Yes | Stress | Yes | No |
 South Dakota | No | Stress | No | No |
 Tennessee | Yes | Stress | Yes | No |
 Texas | Yes | Stress | Yes | No |
 Utah | Yes | Stress | No | Yes |
 Vermont | Yes | Cover | Yes | No |
 Virginia | No | Cover | Yes | Yes |
 Washington | Yes | Stress | Yes | Yes |
 West Virginia | Yes | Cover | Yes | No |
 Wisconsin | No | Stress | No | No |
Quick answers
- Where does this abstinence-only education states data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Sex and HIV Education - Guttmacher Institute.