State rankings
BAC Limit by State
California has the highest DUI Limit (8%), followed by Texas (8%) and Florida (8%). Utah has the lowest (5%).
51 of 51 states
DUI Limit
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
8%
Middle half 8% – 8%
Average
7.94%
51 states
Highest
8%
California
Lowest
5%
Utah
Data
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51 states · # = rank by DUI Limit
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  California | 8% | 2% | 16.0% |
| 1 |  Texas | 8% | 2% | 15.0% |
| 1 |  Florida | 8% | 2% | 15.0% |
| 1 |  New York | 8% | 2% | 18.0% |
| 1 |  Pennsylvania | 8% | 2% | 16.0% |
| 1 |  Illinois | 8% | — | 16.0% |
| 1 |  Ohio | 8% | 2% | 17.0% |
| 1 |  Georgia | 8% | 2% | 15.0% |
| 1 |  North Carolina | 8% | — | 15.0% |
| 1 |  Michigan | 8% | 2% | 17.0% |
| 1 |  New Jersey | 8% | 1% | 10.0% |
| 1 |  Virginia | 8% | 2% | 15.0% |
| 1 |  Washington | 8% | 2% | 15.0% |
| 1 |  Arizona | 8% | — | 15.0% |
| 1 |  Tennessee | 8% | 2% | 20.0% |
| 1 |  Massachusetts | 8% | 2% | 20.0% |
| 1 |  Indiana | 8% | 2% | 15.0% |
| 1 |  Missouri | 8% | 2% | 15.0% |
| 1 |  Maryland | 8% | 2% | — |
| 1 |  Colorado | 8% | 2% | 17.0% |
| 1 |  Wisconsin | 8% | 20.0% | 15.0% |
| 1 |  Minnesota | 8% | — | 16.0% |
| 1 |  South Carolina | 8% | 2% | 16.0% |
| 1 |  Alabama | 8% | 2% | — |
| 1 |  Kentucky | 8% | 2% | 18.0% |
| 1 |  Louisiana | 8% | 2% | 15.0% |
| 1 |  Oregon | 8% | — | — |
| 1 |  Oklahoma | 8% | 2% | 17.0% |
| 1 |  Connecticut | 8% | 2% | 16.0% |
| 1 |  Nevada | 8% | 2% | 18.0% |
| 1 |  Iowa | 8% | 2% | 15.0% |
| 1 |  Arkansas | 8% | 2% | 15.0% |
| 1 |  Kansas | 8% | 2% | 15.0% |
| 1 |  Mississippi | 8% | 2% | — |
| 1 |  New Mexico | 8% | 2% | 16.0% |
| 1 |  Idaho | 8% | 2% | 20.0% |
| 1 |  Nebraska | 8% | 2% | 15.0% |
| 1 |  West Virginia | 8% | 2% | 15.0% |
| 1 |  Hawaii | 8% | 2% | 15.0% |
| 1 |  New Hampshire | 8% | 2% | 18.0% |
| 1 |  Maine | 8% | — | 15.0% |
| 1 |  Montana | 8% | 2% | — |
| 1 |  Rhode Island | 8% | 2% | 15.0% |
| 1 |  Delaware | 8% | 2% | 15.0% |
| 1 |  South Dakota | 8% | 2% | 17.0% |
| 1 |  North Dakota | 8% | 2% | 18.0% |
| 1 |  Alaska | 8% | — | 15.0% |
| 1 |  District of Columbia | 8% | — | 15.0% |
| 1 |  Vermont | 8% | 2% | — |
| 1 |  Wyoming | 8% | 2% | 15.0% |
| 51 |  Utah | 5% | 20.0% | 16.0% |
What correlates with DUI Limit?
Pearson r against 2,094 other state metrics sharing at least 31 states. Correlation is not causation.
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Quick answers
- Which state has the highest DUI Limit?
- California has the highest DUI Limit, at 8%, followed by Texas (8%) and Florida (8%).
- Which state has the lowest DUI Limit?
- Utah has the lowest DUI Limit, at 5%.
- What is the median DUI Limit across US states?
- The median is 8% across the 51 US states with data.
- Where does this bac limit by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Blood Alcohol Level Chart 2023 - Forbes.