State rankings
COVID Vaccine Mandates by State
COVID Vaccine Mandates by State: compare 51 US states on 4 metrics.
State Stance on Private Employer COVID Vaccine Mandates
3 values across 51 entries
State Stance on Public Employer COVID Vaccine Mandates
3 values across 51 entries
State Stance on Student COVID Vaccine Mandates
2 values across 51 entries
Required Exemptions to COVID Vaccine Mandate
7 values across 51 entries
Data
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51 states
Alabama | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Religious or medical reasons |
Alaska | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | No ban or mandate | No requirement to provide exemptions |
Arizona | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Religious or medical reasons |
Arkansas | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Proof of immunity or weekly testing |
California | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No requirement to provide exemptions |
Colorado | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No requirement to provide exemptions |
Connecticut | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No requirement to provide exemptions |
Delaware | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No requirement to provide exemptions |
| Mandates vaccination | Mandates vaccination | No ban or mandate | No requirement to provide exemptions | |
Florida | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Religious or medical reasons |
Georgia | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | No requirement to provide exemptions |
Hawaii | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No requirement to provide exemptions |
Idaho | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Religious reasons |
Illinois | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No requirement to provide exemptions |
Indiana | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Religious or medical reasons, or previous COVID-19 infection |
Iowa | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Religious or medical reasons |
Kansas | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Religious or medical reasons |
Kentucky | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No requirement to provide exemptions |
Louisiana | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | No ban or mandate | No requirement to provide exemptions |
Maine | Mandates vaccination | Mandates vaccination | No ban or mandate | No requirement to provide exemptions |
Maryland | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No requirement to provide exemptions |
Massachusetts | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No requirement to provide exemptions |
Michigan | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | No requirement to provide exemptions |
Minnesota | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No requirement to provide exemptions |
Mississippi | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Religious reasons |
Missouri | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | No ban or mandate | Religious or medical reasons |
Montana | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | No requirement to provide exemptions |
Nebraska | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | Religious or medical reasons |
Nevada | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No requirement to provide exemptions |
New Hampshire | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Religious or medical reasons |
New Jersey | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No requirement to provide exemptions |
New Mexico | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | Religious or medical reasons |
New York | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No requirement to provide exemptions |
North Carolina | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | No ban or mandate | No requirement to provide exemptions |
North Dakota | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | No ban or mandate | Religious or medical reasons, personal beliefs, or previous COVID-19 infection |
Ohio | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | Bans mandates | No requirement to provide exemptions |
Oklahoma | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | No requirement to provide exemptions |
Oregon | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No requirement to provide exemptions |
Pennsylvania | Mandates vaccination | Mandates vaccination | No ban or mandate | No requirement to provide exemptions |
Rhode Island | Mandates vaccination | Mandates vaccination | No ban or mandate | No requirement to provide exemptions |
South Carolina | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Religious or medical reasons, personal beliefs, previous COVID-19 infection or pregnancy |
South Dakota | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | No requirement to provide exemptions |
Tennessee | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Religious or medical reasons |
Texas | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Religious or medical reasons, personal beliefs, or previous COVID-19 infection |
Utah | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Religious or medical reasons, personal beliefs, or previous COVID-19 infection |
Vermont | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No requirement to provide exemptions |
Virginia | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | No ban or mandate | No requirement to provide exemptions |
Washington | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No requirement to provide exemptions |
West Virginia | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | Religious or medical reasons |
Wisconsin | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No ban or mandate | No requirement to provide exemptions |
Wyoming | Bans mandates | Bans mandates | No ban or mandate | No requirement to provide exemptions |
Quick answers
- Where does this covid vaccine mandates by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: State Efforts to Limit or Enforce COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates - National Academy for State Health Policy; States Address School Vaccine Mandates - NASHP.

















































