See how common nonmedical childhood vaccine exemptions are in your area

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A "0" indicates a 0% rate of nonmedical childhood vaccine exemption.

A “–” indicates a year with no available data.

Nonmedical exemption rates for childhood vaccination requirements, from 2010-2024

Note: Kansas data is at the school district level, and Nebraska data is by state health districts. Data for Alaska, Delaware, Indiana, Rhode Island, West Virginia and the District of Columbia is only available at the state/district level. Four states—California, Connecticut, Maine and New York—eliminated nonmedical exemptions in recent years. Mississippi reversed a ban on nonmedical exemptions in 2023.

Source: JAMA

Graphic: Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN