2026–27 school year
School vaccine exemptions by state
A neutral overview of which exemption types each state lists for school vaccine requirements. It reports what state sources say and is not advice for or against any option. Open a state for the process, forms and official links. To see which vaccines each state requires in the first place, use the requirements table.
Key takeaways
- 51 of 51 jurisdictions (50 states and DC) list a medical exemption.
- 46 list a religious exemption, and 15 list a personal-belief exemption; 3 more are marked limited.
- 0 entries are marked "not confirmed" because we couldn't verify them on an official page; check the official source for those.
- Rules, forms and pending bills change, so each state page links to the state's own page.
| State | Medical | Religious | Personal belief |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Available | Available | Not available |
| Alaska | Available | Available | Not available |
| Arizona | Available | Available | Available |
| Arkansas | Available | Available | Available |
| California | Available | Not available | Not available |
| Colorado | Available | Available | Available |
| Connecticut | Available | Not available | Not available |
| Delaware | Available | Available | Not available |
| District of Columbia | Available | Available | Limited |
| Florida | Available | Available | Not available |
| Georgia | Available | Available | Not available |
| Hawaii | Available | Available | Not available |
| Idaho | Available | Available | Available |
| Illinois | Available | Available | Not available |
| Indiana | Available | Available | Not available |
| Iowa | Available | Available | Not available |
| Kansas | Available | Available | Not available |
| Kentucky | Available | Available | Not available |
| Louisiana | Available | Available | Available |
| Maine | Available | Not available | Not available |
| Maryland | Available | Available | Not available |
| Massachusetts | Available | Available | Not available |
| Michigan | Available | Available | Available |
| Minnesota | Available | Not available | Available |
| Mississippi | Available | Available | Not available |
| Missouri | Available | Available | Not available |
| Montana | Available | Available | Not available |
| Nebraska | Available | Available | Not available |
| Nevada | Available | Available | Not available |
| New Hampshire | Available | Available | Not available |
| New Jersey | Available | Available | Not available |
| New Mexico | Available | Available | Not available |
| New York | Available | Not available | Not available |
| North Carolina | Available | Available | Not available |
| North Dakota | Available | Available | Available |
| Ohio | Available | Available | Available |
| Oklahoma | Available | Available | Available |
| Oregon | Available | Available | Available |
| Pennsylvania | Available | Available | Available |
| Rhode Island | Available | Available | Not available |
| South Carolina | Available | Available | Not available |
| South Dakota | Available | Available | Not available |
| Tennessee | Available | Available | Not available |
| Texas | Available | Available | Available |
| Utah | Available | Available | Available |
| Vermont | Available | Available | Not available |
| Virginia | Available | Available | Limited |
| Washington | Available | Available | Limited |
| West Virginia | Available | Available | Not available |
| Wisconsin | Available | Available | Available |
| Wyoming | Available | Available | Not available |
“Limited” means available only in certain cases; see the state page. “Not confirmed” means we couldn't confirm the entry on an official page. Definitions are in the glossary.
Sources
Each state page lists that state's own official sources, which are the authority.