State rankings
Welfare Drug Test States
Welfare Drug Test States: compare 51 US states on 3 metrics.
LawPolitics & Government51 states · 3 metricsUpdated Mar 6, 2023Original page
9 sources
- Welfare Drug Testing Legality - Legal Match
- Drug Testing of Public Assistance Recipients as a Condition of Eligibility - American Civil Liberties Union
- Fact check: Viral post errs in list of states requiring drug tests for welfare - USA Today
- Alaska Republican Party supports mandatory drug-testing for welfare applicants - KTOO
- Backers hopeful Texas ready to screen welfare recipients for drug use - The Texas Tribune
- Drug Testing and Public Assistance - The Center for Law and Social Policy
- Policy Brief: Drug Testing and Public Assistance - The Center for Law and Social Policy
- Drug Testing and Crime-Related Restrictions in TANF, SNAP, and Housing Assistance - Federation of American Scientists
- AB 730 Assembly Bill - Official California Legislative Information
Welfare Drug Testing
3 values across 51 entries
SNAP Drug Felony Disqualification
3 values across 51 entries
TANF Drug Felony Disqualification
3 values across 51 entries
Data
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51 states
 Alabama | Mandated | No Disqualification for Drug Felons | No Disqualification |
 Alaska | Mandated | Modified Disqualification | Modified Disqualification |
 Arizona | Mandated | Lifetime Disqualification for Drug Felons | Lifetime Disqualification |
 Arkansas | Permitted | Modified Disqualification | Modified Disqualification |
 California | Permitted | No Disqualification for Drug Felons | No Disqualification |
 Colorado | Permitted | Modified Disqualification | Modified Disqualification |
 Connecticut | Optional | Modified Disqualification | Modified Disqualification |
 Delaware | Optional | No Disqualification for Drug Felons | Lifetime Disqualification |
 District of Columbia | Optional | No Disqualification for Drug Felons | No Disqualification |
 Florida | Optional | Modified Disqualification | Modified Disqualification |
 Georgia | Permitted | No Disqualification for Drug Felons | Lifetime Disqualification |
 Hawaii | Optional | Modified Disqualification | Modified Disqualification |
 Idaho | Mandated | Modified Disqualification | Modified Disqualification |
 Illinois | Optional | No Disqualification for Drug Felons | Modified Disqualification |
 Indiana | Optional | Modified Disqualification | Modified Disqualification |
 Iowa | Optional | No Disqualification for Drug Felons | Modified Disqualification |
 Kansas | Permitted | Modified Disqualification | Modified Disqualification |
 Kentucky | Optional | Modified Disqualification | Modified Disqualification |
 Louisiana | Mandated | Modified Disqualification | Modified Disqualification |
 Maine | Mandated | No Disqualification for Drug Felons | Modified Disqualification |
 Maryland | Mandated | Modified Disqualification | Modified Disqualification |
 Massachusetts | Optional | No Disqualification for Drug Felons | Modified Disqualification |
 Michigan | Mandated | Modified Disqualification | Modified Disqualification |
 Minnesota | Mandated | Modified Disqualification | Modified Disqualification |
 Mississippi | Permitted | Lifetime Disqualification for Drug Felons | Lifetime Disqualification |
 Missouri | Mandated | Modified Disqualification | Lifetime Disqualification |
 Montana | Mandated | Modified Disqualification | Modified Disqualification |
 Nebraska | Optional | Modified Disqualification | Lifetime Disqualification |
 Nevada | Optional | Modified Disqualification | Modified Disqualification |
 New Hampshire | Optional | No Disqualification for Drug Felons | No Disqualification |
 New Jersey | Mandated | No Disqualification for Drug Felons | Modified Disqualification |
 New Mexico | Optional | No Disqualification for Drug Felons | Modified Disqualification |
 New York | Optional | No Disqualification for Drug Felons | No Disqualification |
 North Carolina | Permitted | Modified Disqualification | Modified Disqualification |
 North Dakota | Optional | Modified Disqualification | Modified Disqualification |
 Ohio | Optional | No Disqualification for Drug Felons | No Disqualification |
 Oklahoma | Permitted | No Disqualification for Drug Felons | No Disqualification |
 Oregon | Optional | Modified Disqualification | No Disqualification |
 Pennsylvania | Mandated | Modified Disqualification | Modified Disqualification |
 Rhode Island | Optional | No Disqualification for Drug Felons | No Disqualification |
 South Carolina | Mandated | Lifetime Disqualification for Drug Felons | Lifetime Disqualification |
 South Dakota | Optional | No Disqualification for Drug Felons | Lifetime Disqualification |
 Tennessee | Mandated | Modified Disqualification | Modified Disqualification |
 Texas | Mandated | Modified Disqualification | Lifetime Disqualification |
 Utah | Permitted | No Disqualification for Drug Felons | Modified Disqualification |
 Vermont | Optional | No Disqualification for Drug Felons | No Disqualification |
 Virginia | Optional | Modified Disqualification | Lifetime Disqualification |
 Washington | Optional | No Disqualification for Drug Felons | No Disqualification |
 West Virginia | Permitted | Lifetime Disqualification for Drug Felons | No Disqualification |
 Wisconsin | Mandated | Modified Disqualification | No Disqualification |
 Wyoming | Optional | No Disqualification for Drug Felons | No Disqualification |
Quick answers
- Where does this welfare drug test states data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Welfare Drug Testing Legality - Legal Match; Drug Testing of Public Assistance Recipients as a Condition of Eligibility - American Civil Liberties Union; Fact check: Viral post errs in list of states requiring drug tests for welfare - USA Today; Alaska Republican Party supports mandatory drug-testing for welfare applicants - KTOO.