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Concealed Carry States

Concealed Carry States: compare 51 US states on 1 metric.

LawPolitics & Government51 states · 1 metricUpdated May 23, 2025Original page
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Concealed Carry Permitless or Permit Required

2 values across 51 entries

Data

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51 states
AlabamaPemitless Carry
AlaskaPemitless Carry
ArizonaPemitless Carry
ArkansasPemitless Carry
CaliforniaPermit Required
ColoradoPermit Required
ConnecticutPermit Required
DelawarePermit Required
District of ColumbiaPermit Required
FloridaPemitless Carry
GeorgiaPemitless Carry
HawaiiPermit Required
IdahoPemitless Carry
IllinoisPemitless Carry
IndianaPemitless Carry
IowaPemitless Carry
KansasPemitless Carry
KentuckyPemitless Carry
LouisianaPemitless Carry
MainePemitless Carry
MarylandPermit Required
MassachusettsPermit Required
MichiganPermit Required
MinnesotaPermit Required
MississippiPemitless Carry
MissouriPemitless Carry
MontanaPemitless Carry
NebraskaPemitless Carry
NevadaPermit Required
New HampshirePemitless Carry
New JerseyPermit Required
New MexicoPermit Required
New YorkPermit Required
North CarolinaPermit Required
North DakotaPemitless Carry
OhioPemitless Carry
OklahomaPemitless Carry
OregonPermit Required
PennsylvaniaPermit Required
Rhode IslandPermit Required
South CarolinaPermit Required
South DakotaPemitless Carry
TennesseePemitless Carry
TexasPemitless Carry
UtahPemitless Carry
VermontPemitless Carry
VirginiaPermit Required
WashingtonPermit Required
West VirginiaPemitless Carry
WisconsinPermit Required
WyomingPemitless Carry

Quick answers

Where does this concealed carry states data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Constitutional Carry/Unrestricted/Permitless Carry - United States Concealed Carry Association; Permitless Carry States - Handgun Law; Concealed Carry Permit Reciprocity Maps - USA Carry; Concealed Carry in the United States - Wiki.