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States that Don't Teach Evolution
States that Don't Teach Evolution: compare 51 US states on 2 metrics.
EducationLaw51 states · 2 metricsUpdated Nov 23, 2025Original page
9 sources
- Evolution Education: States With Creationist Science Classes - AnTeach
- Alabama will require students to learn about evolution, climate change - Alabama state
- References to "Evolution" Removed from Arizona Education Standards - Columbia University
- Epperson v. Arkansas (1968) - Middle Tennessee State University
- Why We Teach Evolution at Ben Franklin Academy - Weebly
- Teaching Evolution in Connecticut Public High Schools - Seton Hall University
- 4 Surprises about Teaching Evolution in Public School - Biologos
- Creation and evolution in public education in the United States - Wiki
- Kentucky Education Officials OK New Science Standards Despite Criticism of Evolution - Louisville Public Media
Evolution Taught in School
2 values across 51 entries
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51 states
 Alabama | Taught alongside Creationism |
 Alaska | Taught |
 Arizona | Taught |
 Arkansas | Taught |
 California | Taught |
 Colorado | Taught |
 Connecticut | Taught |
 Delaware | Taught |
 District of Columbia | Taught |
 Florida | Taught alongside Creationism |
 Georgia | Taught |
 Hawaii | Taught |
 Idaho | Taught |
 Illinois | Taught |
 Indiana | Taught |
 Iowa | Taught |
 Kansas | Taught |
 Kentucky | Taught alongside Creationism |
 Louisiana | Taught alongside Creationism |
 Maine | Taught |
 Maryland | Taught |
 Massachusetts | Taught |
 Michigan | Taught |
 Minnesota | Taught |
 Mississippi | Taught |
 Missouri | Taught |
 Montana | Taught |
 Nebraska | Taught |
 Nevada | Taught |
 New Hampshire | Taught |
 New Jersey | Taught |
 New Mexico | Taught |
 New York | Taught |
 North Carolina | Taught |
 North Dakota | Taught |
 Ohio | Taught |
 Oklahoma | Taught |
 Oregon | Taught |
 Pennsylvania | Taught |
 Rhode Island | Taught |
 South Carolina | Taught |
 South Dakota | Taught |
 Tennessee | Taught alongside Creationism |
 Texas | Taught alongside Creationism |
 Utah | Taught |
 Vermont | Taught |
 Virginia | Taught |
 Washington | Taught |
 West Virginia | Taught |
 Wisconsin | Taught |
 Wyoming | Taught |
Quick answers
- Where does this states that don't teach evolution data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Evolution Education: States With Creationist Science Classes - AnTeach; Alabama will require students to learn about evolution, climate change - Alabama state; References to "Evolution" Removed from Arizona Education Standards - Columbia University; Epperson v. Arkansas (1968) - Middle Tennessee State University.