State rankings
Euthanasia Legal States
California has the highest Minimum Age (18), followed by New Jersey (18) and Washington (18). Vermont has the lowest (18).
Minimum AgeBetter 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 →
10 of 51 statesMinimum Age
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Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
18
Middle half 18 – 18
Average
18
10 states
Highest
18
California
Lowest
18
Vermont
Data
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11 states · # = rank by Minimum Age
| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  California | Yes | 18 | Six or fewer | Two oral (at least 48 hours apart) and one written |
| 1 |  New Jersey | Yes | 18 | Six or fewer | Two oral (at least 15 days apart) and one written |
| 1 |  Washington | Yes | 18 | Six or fewer | Two oral (at least 15 days apart) and one written |
| 1 |  Colorado | Yes | 18 | Six or fewer | Two oral (at least 15 days apart) and one written |
| 1 |  Oregon | No (as of Mar. 29, 2022) | 18 | Six or fewer | Two oral and one written |
| 1 |  New Mexico | Yes | 18 | Six or fewer | One written request (state-provided form) |
| 1 |  Hawaii | Yes | 18 | Six or fewer | Two oral (at least 20 days apart) and one written |
| 1 |  Maine | Yes | 18 | Six or fewer | Two oral (at least 20 days apart) and one written |
| — |  Montana | Yes | No legal protocol | No legal protocol | No legal protocol |
| 1 |  District of Columbia | Yes | 18 | Six or fewer | Two oral (at least 15 days apart) and one written |
| 1 |  Vermont | No (as of May 2, 2023) | 18 | Six or fewer | Two oral (at least 15 days apart) and one written |
What correlates with Minimum Age?
Pearson r against 1,005 other state metrics sharing at least 10 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 Minimum Age?
- California has the highest Minimum Age, at 18, followed by New Jersey (18) and Washington (18).
- Which state has the lowest Minimum Age?
- Vermont has the lowest Minimum Age, at 18.
- What is the median Minimum Age across US states?
- The median is 18 across the 10 US states with data.
- Where does this euthanasia legal states data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: States with Legal Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) - ProCon.