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Free the Nipple States
Free the Nipple States: compare 51 US states on 2 metrics.
CultureLaw51 states · 2 metricsUpdated Mar 8, 2025Original page
6 sources
- Go Topless
- Free the nipple: Going topless effectively legalized in six states - New York Post
- Top Freedom in the United States - Wiki
- Here's Where It's Legal for Women to Go Topless in the U.S. - Time.com
- The nipple is freed in southern Utah after court ruling on toplessness - Fox
- Free the Nipple: A History of a Hidden Movement - HyperAllergic
Top Freedom in Effect
3 values across 51 entries
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51 states
 Alabama | Yes | — |
 Alaska | Yes | — |
 Arizona | Ambiguous state laws | — |
 Arkansas | Yes | — |
 California | Yes | — |
 Colorado | Yes | Officially legalized by 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 2019 |
 Connecticut | Yes | — |
 Delaware | Ambiguous state laws | — |
 District of Columbia | Ambiguous state laws | — |
 Florida | Ambiguous state laws | — |
 Georgia | Yes | — |
 Hawaii | Yes | — |
 Idaho | Yes | — |
 Illinois | Yes | — |
 Indiana | No | Illegal to show female breast in public |
 Iowa | Yes | — |
 Kansas | Yes | Officially legalized by 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 2019 |
 Kentucky | Yes | — |
 Louisiana | Yes | — |
 Maine | Yes | — |
 Maryland | Ambiguous state laws | — |
 Massachusetts | Ambiguous state laws | — |
 Michigan | Ambiguous state laws | — |
 Minnesota | Ambiguous state laws | — |
 Mississippi | Ambiguous state laws | — |
 Missouri | Yes | — |
 Montana | Yes | — |
 Nebraska | Yes | — |
 Nevada | Ambiguous state laws | — |
 New Hampshire | Yes | — |
 New Jersey | Ambiguous state laws | — |
 New Mexico | Yes | Officially legalized by 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 2019 |
 New York | Yes | — |
 North Carolina | Yes | — |
 North Dakota | Yes | — |
 Ohio | Yes | — |
 Oklahoma | Ambiguous state laws | Officially legalized by 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 2019 |
 Oregon | Yes | — |
 Pennsylvania | Yes | — |
 Rhode Island | Yes | — |
 South Carolina | Ambiguous state laws | — |
 South Dakota | Yes | — |
 Tennessee | No | Illegal to show female breast in public |
 Texas | Yes | — |
 Utah | No | Illegal to show female breast in public, but 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in 2019 made such bans illegal. |
 Vermont | Yes | — |
 Virginia | Ambiguous state laws | — |
 Washington | Ambiguous state laws | — |
 West Virginia | Yes | — |
 Wisconsin | Yes | — |
 Wyoming | Yes | Officially legalized by 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 2019 |
Quick answers
- Where does this free the nipple states data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Go Topless; Free the nipple: Going topless effectively legalized in six states - New York Post; Top Freedom in the United States - Wiki; Here's Where It's Legal for Women to Go Topless in the U.S. - Time.com.