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Summary State Public Accommodation Laws

Updated June 25, 2021

Five states—Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina and Texas—do not have a public accommodation law for nondisabled individuals.

All states with a public accommodation law prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, gender, ancestry and religion. 

In addition, 18 jurisdictions prohibit discrimination based on marital status, 25 prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, 24 prohibit discrimination based on gender identity, 20 prohibit discrimination based on age, three prohibit discrimination based on veteran status, six prohibit discrimination based on military status and five prohibit discrimination based on pregnancy/childbirth status in areas of public accommodation. 

Those prohibitions are listed below, as well as the statute which defines what areas count as places/areas of public accommodation.

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