State rankings
E-Verify Requirements by State
E-Verify Requirements by State: compare 50 US states on 2 metrics.
E-Verify Requirements Status
3 values across 50 entries
Data
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50 states
 Alabama | Yes | Requires all or most businesses to use e-verify. |
 Alaska | Voluntary | — |
 Arizona | Yes | Requires all or most businesses to use e-verify. |
 Arkansas | Voluntary | — |
 California | Voluntary | — |
 Colorado | Voluntary | — |
 Connecticut | Voluntary | — |
 Delaware | Voluntary | — |
 District of Columbia | Voluntary | — |
 Florida | Yes | Requires all or most businesses to use e-verify. |
 Georgia | Yes | Requires all or most businesses to use e-verify. |
 Hawaii | Voluntary | — |
 Idaho | Yes for public employers only | Requires public employers to use e-verify based on city or county ordinances. |
 Illinois | Voluntary | — |
 Indiana | Yes for public employers only | — |
 Iowa | Voluntary | — |
 Kansas | Voluntary | — |
 Kentucky | Voluntary | — |
 Louisiana | Yes | Requires all or most businesses to use e-verify. |
 Maine | Voluntary | — |
 Maryland | Voluntary | — |
 Massachusetts | Voluntary | — |
 Michigan | Yes for public employers only | — |
 Minnesota | Yes for public employers only | — |
 Mississippi | Yes | Requires all or most businesses to use e-verify. |
 Missouri | Yes for public employers only | — |
 Montana | Voluntary | — |
 Nebraska | Yes for public employers only | — |
 Nevada | Voluntary | — |
 New Hampshire | Voluntary | — |
 New Jersey | Voluntary | — |
 New Mexico | Voluntary | — |
 New York | Voluntary | — |
 North Carolina | Yes | Requires all or most businesses to use e-verify. |
 Ohio | Voluntary | — |
 Oklahoma | Yes for public employers only | — |
 Oregon | Voluntary | — |
 Pennsylvania | Yes for public employers only | — |
 Rhode Island | Voluntary | — |
 South Carolina | Yes | Requires all or most businesses to use e-verify. |
 South Dakota | Voluntary | — |
 Tennessee | Yes | Requires all or most businesses to use e-verify. |
 Texas | Yes for public employers only | — |
 Utah | Yes | Requires all or most businesses to use e-verify. |
 Vermont | Voluntary | — |
 Virginia | Yes for public employers only | — |
 Washington | Voluntary | Several Washington counties and cities require certain contractors and subcontractors to use E-Verify for new hires. |
 West Virginia | Yes for public employers only | — |
 Wisconsin | Voluntary | — |
 Wyoming | Voluntary | — |
Quick answers
- Where does this e-verify requirements by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: 2024 E-Verify State Requirements - Equifax Workforce Solutions; Workforce Eligibility: E-Verify Requirements in every State - Verifirst; E-Verify Information Facts - Illinois Department of Labor; The Immigration Civil War: Differences Between the States on E-Verify and Worker Protection - Fisher Phillips.