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30 of 50 States Now Require a Personal Finance Class

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30 of 50 states now require a personal finance class. 10 states require it now and 20 more are rolling it out for high school graduation.
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10 states require it now and 20 more are rolling it out for high school graduation.

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  • Required now
  • Required, rolling out
  • Not required

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  • AlabamaRequired now
  • AlaskaNot required
  • ArizonaNot required
  • ArkansasNot required
  • CaliforniaRequired, rolling out
  • ColoradoRequired, rolling out
  • ConnecticutRequired, rolling out
  • DelawareRequired, rolling out
  • District of ColumbiaNot required
  • FloridaRequired, rolling out
  • GeorgiaRequired, rolling out
  • HawaiiNot required
  • IdahoNot required
  • IllinoisNot required
  • IndianaRequired, rolling out
  • IowaRequired now
  • KansasRequired, rolling out
  • KentuckyRequired, rolling out
  • LouisianaRequired, rolling out
  • MaineNot required
  • MarylandNot required
  • MassachusettsNot required
  • MichiganRequired, rolling out
  • MinnesotaRequired, rolling out
  • MississippiRequired now
  • MissouriRequired now
  • MontanaNot required
  • NebraskaRequired now
  • NevadaNot required
  • New HampshireRequired, rolling out
  • New JerseyNot required
  • New MexicoNot required
  • New YorkNot required
  • North CarolinaRequired now
  • North DakotaNot required
  • OhioRequired, rolling out
  • OklahomaNot required
  • OregonRequired, rolling out
  • PennsylvaniaRequired, rolling out
  • Rhode IslandRequired now
  • South CarolinaRequired, rolling out
  • South DakotaNot required
  • TennesseeRequired now
  • TexasRequired, rolling out
  • UtahRequired now
  • VermontNot required
  • VirginiaRequired now
  • WashingtonNot required
  • West VirginiaRequired, rolling out
  • WisconsinRequired, rolling out
  • WyomingNot required

Source: Next Gen Personal Finance, as of September 2026.

Which states require a personal finance class now?

These 10 states already require high school students to take a personal finance course to graduate: Alabama, Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah and Virginia.

Which states are rolling it out?

These 20 states have a requirement on the books that is still being phased in, so it may not apply to every graduating class yet: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

Which states don't require it yet?

As of September 2026, these 20 states do not require a personal finance course to graduate: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington and Wyoming.

What counts as required?

This chart counts a state when it requires a semester-long personal finance course to graduate high school, based on data from Next Gen Personal Finance. For your state's exact rules and start date, check the full state map or your state's department of education.

What this means for you

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Questions

As of September 2026, 30 of 50 states require a semester-long personal finance course to graduate: 10 already require it and 20 are rolling it out, according to Next Gen Personal Finance.

Look up your state on the Priceless Tay financial literacy map, which lists every state as required now, required and rolling out, or not required.

From Next Gen Personal Finance, which tracks state personal finance graduation requirements. This chart reflects their data as of September 2026.

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Source and methods

Data from Next Gen Personal Finance, as of September 2026. Semester-long personal finance course required to graduate high school. Chart and analysis by Priceless Tay. Rules can change after this date, so check your state's department of education for the latest.

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