State rankings
CDL Age Requirements by State
California has the highest CDL Age Requirements (18), followed by Texas (18) and Florida (18). Wyoming has the lowest (18).
CDL Age RequirementsBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
50 of 51 statesCDL Age Requirements
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All 50 ranked
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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
18
Middle half 18 – 18
Average
18
50 states
Highest
18
California
Lowest
18
Wyoming
Data
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50 states · # = rank by CDL Age Requirements
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 18 |
| 1 | Texas | 18 |
| 1 | Florida | 18 |
| 1 | New York | 18 |
| 1 | Pennsylvania | 18 |
| 1 | Illinois | 18 |
| 1 | Ohio | 18 |
| 1 | Georgia | 18 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 18 |
| 1 | Michigan | 18 |
| 1 | New Jersey | 18 |
| 1 | Virginia | 18 |
| 1 | Washington | 18 |
| 1 | Arizona | 18 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 18 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 18 |
| 1 | Indiana | 18 |
| 1 | Missouri | 18 |
| 1 | Maryland | 18 |
| 1 | Colorado | 18 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 18 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 18 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 18 |
| 1 | Alabama | 18 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 18 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 18 |
| 1 | Oregon | 18 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 18 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 18 |
| 1 | Utah | 18 |
| 1 | Nevada | 18 |
| 1 | Iowa | 18 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 18 |
| 1 | Kansas | 18 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 18 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 18 |
| 1 | Idaho | 18 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 18 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 18 |
| 1 | Hawaii | 18 |
| 1 | New Hampshire | 18 |
| 1 | Maine | 18 |
| 1 | Montana | 18 |
| 1 | Rhode Island | 18 |
| 1 | Delaware | 18 |
| 1 | South Dakota | 18 |
| 1 | North Dakota | 18 |
| 1 | Alaska | 18 |
| 1 | Vermont | 18 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 18 |
What correlates with CDL Age Requirements?
Pearson r against 2,113 other state metrics sharing at least 30 states. Correlation is not causation.
No metric overlaps enough
No other state metric shares enough states with this one to measure a relationship.
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest CDL Age Requirements?
- California has the highest CDL Age Requirements, at 18, followed by Texas (18) and Florida (18).
- Which state has the lowest CDL Age Requirements?
- Wyoming has the lowest CDL Age Requirements, at 18.
- What is the median CDL Age Requirements across US states?
- The median is 18 across the 50 US states with data.
- Where does this cdl age requirements by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: https://www.smart-trucking.com/cdl-age-requirements/.

















































