Car Seat Laws by State
California has the highest Rear-Facing Seat Min Age (mos) (24), followed by Pennsylvania (24) and Illinois (24). Wyoming has the lowest (12).
Rear-Facing Seat Min Age (mos)
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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.
Data
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| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  California | 24 | 40 |
| 1 |  Pennsylvania | 24 | by seat |
| 1 |  Illinois | 24 | 40 |
| 1 |  Ohio | 24 | by seat |
| 1 |  Michigan | 24 | by seat |
| 1 |  New Jersey | 24 | 30 |
| 1 |  Virginia | 24 | by seat |
| 1 |  Washington | 24 | by seat |
| 1 |  South Carolina | 24 | by seat |
| 1 |  Louisiana | 24 | by seat |
| 1 |  Oregon | 24 | — |
| 1 |  Oklahoma | 24 | — |
| 1 |  Connecticut | 24 | 30 |
| 1 |  Utah | 24 | by seat |
| 1 |  Mississippi | 24 | by seat |
| 1 |  Idaho | 24 | 40 |
| 1 |  Nebraska | 24 | by seat |
| 1 |  New Hampshire | 24 | by seat |
| 1 |  Maine | 24 | by seat |
| 1 |  Montana | 24 | by seat |
| 1 |  Rhode Island | 24 | 30 |
| 1 |  South Dakota | 24 | by seat |
| 1 |  North Dakota | 24 | by seat |
| 24 |  Texas | 12 | by seat |
| 24 |  New York | 12 | 20 |
| 24 |  Georgia | 12 | 20 |
| 24 |  North Carolina | 12 | by seat |
| 24 |  Arizona | 12 | 20 |
| 24 |  Tennessee | 12 | 20 |
| 24 |  Massachusetts | 12 | by seat |
| 24 |  Indiana | 12 | 20 |
| 24 |  Missouri | 12 | 20 |
| 24 |  Maryland | 12 | 20 |
| 24 |  Colorado | 12 | 20 |
| 24 |  Wisconsin | 12 | 20 |
| 24 |  Minnesota | 12 | 20 |
| 24 |  Alabama | 12 | 20 |
| 24 |  Kentucky | 12 | 20 |
| 24 |  Nevada | 12 | 20 |
| 24 |  Iowa | 12 | 20 |
| 24 |  Arkansas | 12 | 20 |
| 24 |  Kansas | 12 | 20 |
| 24 |  New Mexico | 12 | 20 |
| 24 |  Hawaii | 12 | 20 |
| 24 |  Delaware | 12 | 20 |
| 24 |  Alaska | 12 | 20 |
| 24 |  Vermont | 12 | 20 |
| 24 |  Wyoming | 12 | 20 |
| — |  Florida | — | by seat |
| — |  West Virginia | — | by seat |
What correlates with Rear-Facing Seat Min Age (mos)?
Pearson r against 2,085 other state metrics sharing at least 29 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Rear-Facing Seat Min Age (mos) tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Rear-Facing Seat Min Age (mos) tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Rear-Facing Seat Min Age (mos)?
- California has the highest Rear-Facing Seat Min Age (mos), at 24, followed by Pennsylvania (24) and Illinois (24).
- Which state has the lowest Rear-Facing Seat Min Age (mos)?
- Wyoming has the lowest Rear-Facing Seat Min Age (mos), at 12.
- What is the median Rear-Facing Seat Min Age (mos) across US states?
- The median is 12 across the 48 US states with data.
- Where does this car seat laws by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Rhino car hire; Driving Laws.