Most states where Juneteenth is a permanent legal holiday made it one in 2020 or later
Year Juneteenth was adopted as an observance or a permanent/legal holiday
Note: Data as of June 2026. The year legislation was adopted does not necessarily correspond to the year Juneteenth was first observed as a legal holiday. In California, Juneteenth has been a legal holiday since 2022 but is not an automatic paid day off for state government employees; eligible workers may choose to take that day off in lieu of a personal holiday. Juneteenth is not a permanent legal holiday in New Mexico, Kansas or Kentucky, but it has been a paid day off for most state employees since 2022, 2023 and 2024, respectively.
Source: Congressional Research Service.
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Most states where Juneteenth is a permanent legal holiday made it one in 2020 or later
Year Juneteenth was adopted as an observance or a permanent/legal holiday
| State | Observance created | Permanent/legal holiday created |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2011 | 2025 |
| Alaska | 2001 | 2024 |
| Arizona | 2016 | |
| Arkansas | 2005 | |
| California | 2003 | 2022 |
| Colorado | 2004 | 2022 |
| Connecticut | 2003 | 2022 |
| DC | 2003 | 2021 |
| Delaware | 2000 | 2021 |
| Florida | 1991 | |
| Georgia | 2011 | 2022 |
| Hawaii | 2021 | |
| Idaho | 2001 | 2021 |
| Illinois | 2003 | 2021 |
| Indiana | 2010 | |
| Iowa | 2002 | |
| Kansas | 2007 | |
| Kentucky | 2005 | |
| Louisiana | 2003 | 2021 |
| Maine | 2011 | 2022 |
| Maryland | 2014 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts | 2007 | 2021 |
| Michigan | 2005 | 2023 |
| Minnesota | 1996 | 2023 |
| Mississippi | 2010 | |
| Missouri | 2003 | 2022 |
| Montana | 2017 | |
| Nebraska | 2009 | 2022 |
| Nevada | 2011 | 2023 |
| New Hampshire | 2019 | |
| New Jersey | 2004 | 2021 |
| New Mexico | 2006 | |
| New York | 2004 | 2021 |
| North Carolina | 2007 | |
| North Dakota | 2021 | |
| Ohio | 2006 | 2021 |
| Oklahoma | 1994 | |
| Oregon | 2001 | 2021 |
| Pennsylvania | 2019 | |
| Rhode Island | 2012 | 2023 |
| South Carolina | 2008 | |
| South Dakota | 2022 | 2022 |
| Tennessee | 2007 | 2023 |
| Texas | 1980 | 1980 |
| Utah | 2016 | 2022 |
| Vermont | 2007 | 2024 |
| Virginia | 2007 | 2020 |
| Washington | 2007 | 2022 |
| West Virginia | 2008 | |
| Wisconsin | 2009 | |
| Wyoming | 2003 |
Note: Data as of June 2026. The year legislation was adopted does not necessarily correspond to the year Juneteenth was first observed as a legal holiday. In California, Juneteenth has been a legal holiday since 2022 but is not an automatic paid day off for state government employees; eligible workers may choose to take that day off in lieu of a personal holiday. Juneteenth is not a permanent legal holiday in New Mexico, Kansas or Kentucky, but it has been a paid day off for most state employees since 2022, 2023 and 2024, respectively.
Source: Congressional Research Service.
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