What Is the Legal Driving Age in Each State?
Getting your driver’s license is a big deal when you’re a teenager. It’s about more than just driving; it gives you a new sense of independence and responsibility, a step toward adulthood. Each state has its own rules about driving age, so we decided to set the records straight. Here are the legal driving ages for each state.
Please note: these are the minimum ages for unsupervised driving in each state. This does not include learner’s permits.
Legal Driving Age in Each State
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States A-F
- Alabama — 16 years old
- Alaska — 16 years old
- Arizona — 16 years old
- Arkansas — 16 years old
- California — 16 years old
- Colorado — 16 years old
- Connecticut — 16 years 4 months old
- Delaware — 16 years 6 months old
- Florida — 16 years old
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States G-L
- Georgia — 16 years old
- Hawaii — 16 years old
- Idaho — 15 years old
- Illinois — 16 years old
- Indiana — 16 years 3 months old
- Iowa — 16 years old
- Kansas — 16 years old
- Kentucky — 16 years 6 months old
- Louisiana — 16 years old
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States M-N
- Maine — 16 years old
- Maryland — 16 years 6 months old
- Massachusetts — 16 years 6 months old
- Michigan — 16 years old
- Minnesota — 16 years old
- Mississippi — 16 years old
- Missouri — 16 years old
- Montana — 15 years old
- Nebraska — 16 years old
- Nevada — 16 years old
- New Hampshire — 16 years old
- New Jersey — 17 years old
- New Mexico — 15 years 6 months
- New York — 16 years 6 months
- North Carolina — 16 years old
- North Dakota — 15 years old
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States O-S
- Ohio — 16 years old
- Oklahoma — 16 years old
- Oregon — 16 years old
- Pennsylvania — 16 years 6 months old
- Rhode Island — 16 years 6 months old
- South Carolina — 15 years 6 months old
- South Dakota — 14 years 3 months old
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States T-Z
- Tennessee — 16 years old
- Texas — 16 years old
- Utah — 16 years old
- Vermont — 16 years old
- Virginia — 16 years 3 months old
- Washington — 16 years old
- West Virginia — 16 years old
- Wisconsin — 16 years old
- Wyoming — 16 years old
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Sources: IIHS
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