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Concealed Carry Reciprocity Map: Which States Honor Which Permits

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Colours the fifty states and the District by whether they honor the permit you pick, or by their licence statute's classification when no permit is picked, and opens each state's rule, ages and official page on a click.

What each control means

Permit issued by
The state that issued the permit in question. With one picked, each other state is coloured by whether its statute or its own licensing page says it honors that permit; the headline counts them. With none picked, the map shows each state’s licence regime.
State to read
Opens the same panel a click on the map opens: the licence regime on the statute’s face, whether carrying without a permit is lawful and from what age, the permit’s name, minimum age and whether non-residents may hold one, which permits the state honors, and the official page with the date it was read.
The map
Every state and the District is a button, reachable by mouse, touch or keyboard; the nine smallest north-eastern jurisdictions also have a labelled box beside the map. The table under the map lists all fifty-one in one place.

Assumptions and sources

What the colours mean
Honored means the state’s statute or licensing page recognizes a permit from the state picked. Honored with a condition means the page prints one, most often an age floor of 21, a resident-permit-only rule, or a background-check requirement on the issuing state; the panel quotes it. No permit needed means the state does not honor the permit but its statute lets a non-resident carry without one. Not honored is the rest.
How a statute is classified
On its face, the same convention as the State-by-State Firearm Law Reference: permitless where the offence is framed by age or disqualifying status and not by the absence of a licence, shall-issue where the authority ‘shall issue’ on objective criteria, may-issue where the wording is discretionary. Where the two pages read the same statute differently, the map follows the reference page and says so in the state’s panel.
Where a list comes from
The state’s attorney general, state police or licensing agency page, or the statute; forty-nine of fifty-one rows have one. South Carolina’s statute names only Georgia and North Carolina and its published list could not be found, so the map shows those two. West Virginia honors any state that honors its licence, so the Attorney General’s map of those states, dated 1 October 2025, is the list.
The dates
Every page was read on 16 September 2026, and the panel shows any as-of date the page itself prints. Two changes already on the books are flagged in their panels: Virginia’s recognition statute changes on 1 July 2027, and Washington’s licence statute on 1 May 2027. Texas’s Department of Public Safety page still shows a 2020 table that its 2025 statute superseded; the map follows the statute.
Outside the map
Vehicle and transit carve-outs, open carry, provisional and enhanced permit classes beyond a printed condition, local ordinances, and anything about obtaining a permit. Twenty-five fields across the rows are marked as not located, never filled in, and the panel says so where it matters.

This is an educational reference and not legal advice. Each state's rule is what its statute or its own licensing page said on the date shown; reciprocity lists change without notice, and the official page linked in each state's panel is the current word.

Article sources

  1. Alabama — Alabama Attorney General — Reciprocity For Concealed Carry Permits (list as of May 1, 2026). Read 16 September 2026.
  2. Alaska — Concealed Handgun Permits – Alaska Department of Public Safety. Read 16 September 2026.
  3. Arizona — Concealed Weapons and Permits | Arizona Department of Public Safety (list as of May 28, 2024). Read 16 September 2026.
  4. Arkansas — Concealed Handgun Carry Licensing – Arkansas Department of Public Safety (Arkansas State Police). Read 16 September 2026.
  5. California — Frequently Asked Questions | California Department of Justice – Office of the Attorney General (Firearms) (list as of September 4, 2026). Read 16 September 2026.
  6. Colorado — Concealed Handgun Permit (CHP) Reciprocity | Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Read 16 September 2026.
  7. Connecticut — Connecticut State Pistol Permit — DESPP Division of State Police, Special Licensing and Firearms Unit; recognition rule. Read 16 September 2026.
  8. Delaware — Concealed Carry Deadly Weapons (CCDW) – Delaware Department of Justice (list as of January 15, 2025 to January 15, 2026). Read 16 September 2026.
  9. District of Columbia — D.C. Law Library – D.C. Code § 22-4506 (Issue of a license to carry a pistol); MPD Eligibility Requirements for a Concealed Carry License; recognition rule. Read 16 September 2026.
  10. Florida — The 2026 Florida Statutes, § 790.015 Nonresidents who are United States citizens and hold a concealed weapons license in another state; reciprocity (Florida Legislature). Read 16 September 2026.
  11. Georgia — States Which Recognize a Georgia Weapons Carry License | Office of the Attorney General (Georgia Department of Law); recognition rule. Read 16 September 2026.
  12. Hawaii — HRS § 134-9 Licenses to carry (Hawaii State Legislature). Read 16 September 2026.
  13. Idaho — Concealed Weapons License Reciprocity | Idaho State Police. Read 16 September 2026.
  14. Illinois — Concealed Carry License – Illinois State Police; recognition rule. Read 16 September 2026.
  15. Indiana — ISP: Firearms Licensing (Indiana State Police); recognition rule. Read 16 September 2026.
  16. Iowa — Iowa Code § 724.11A Recognition (Iowa Legislature). Read 16 September 2026.
  17. Kansas — Out-of-State License Recognition | Attorney General of KS. Read 16 September 2026.
  18. Kentucky — KRS 237.110 License to carry concealed deadly weapon (Kentucky Legislature). Read 16 September 2026.
  19. Louisiana — Reciprocity – Louisiana State Police. Read 16 September 2026.
  20. Maine — Concealed Handgun Reciprocity | Maine State Police. Read 16 September 2026.
  21. Maryland — Wear & Carry Permit | Maryland Department of State Police; recognition rule. Read 16 September 2026.
  22. Massachusetts — Firearms License and Transaction Frequently Asked Questions | Mass.gov. Read 16 September 2026.
  23. Michigan — Reciprocity | Michigan State Police. Read 16 September 2026.
  24. Minnesota — Permit to Carry reciprocity | Minnesota Department of Public Safety. Read 16 September 2026.
  25. Mississippi — With what other states does Mississippi have reciprocity? | DPS Driver Service Bureau. Read 16 September 2026.
  26. Missouri — Concealed Carry Reciprocity | Attorney General Office of Missouri. Read 16 September 2026.
  27. Montana — Concealed Weapons – Montana Department of Justice (list as of 2025-12-11). Read 16 September 2026.
  28. Nebraska — Nebraska Reciprocity | Nebraska State Patrol. Read 16 September 2026.
  29. Nevada — 2025 CCW Recognition List – Nevada DPS Records, Communications and Compliance Division (list as of Effective July 01, 2025). Read 16 September 2026.
  30. New Hampshire — Permits and Licensing FAQs – New Hampshire State Police. Read 16 September 2026.
  31. New Jersey — Concealed Carry Facts and FAQ's | New Jersey State Police (list as of Last reviewed on 07-09-2025). Read 16 September 2026.
  32. New Mexico — Concealed Carry Licenses – NM Department of Public Safety. Read 16 September 2026.
  33. New York — N.Y. Penal Law § 400.00 – Licenses to carry, possess, repair and dispose of firearms (NY Senate); recognition rule. Read 16 September 2026.
  34. North Carolina — Concealed Handguns Reciprocity – North Carolina Department of Justice (list as of January 15, 2026). Read 16 September 2026.
  35. North Dakota — Reciprocity with Other States – North Dakota Attorney General. Read 16 September 2026.
  36. Ohio — Concealed Carry Reciprocity Agreements – Ohio Attorney General. Read 16 September 2026.
  37. Oklahoma — Handgun Licensing – Self-Defense Act Unit, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation; 21 O.S. § 1290.26(A). Read 16 September 2026.
  38. Oregon — Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 166 (2025 Edition) – Oregon Legislature; ORS 166.260(1)(i) (list as of 08/12/2022). Read 16 September 2026.
  39. Pennsylvania — Concealed Carry Reciprocity – PA Office of Attorney General. Read 16 September 2026.
  40. Rhode Island — Concealed-Carry Permit Guidance (AG 2022-01) – Rhode Island Attorney General (list as of February 3rd, 2023). Read 16 September 2026.
  41. South Carolina — Constitutional Carry Guidance – South Carolina Law Enforcement Division; S.C. Code § 23-31-215(N). Read 16 September 2026.
  42. South Dakota — South Dakota Secretary of State – Concealed Carry Reciprocity; recognition rule. Read 16 September 2026.
  43. Tennessee — Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security – Handgun Permit Reciprocity (list as of 4 Aug 2025 (page last-modified)). Read 16 September 2026.
  44. Texas — Texas Department of Public Safety – State Reciprocity Information; recognition rule (list as of statute as amended by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., Ch. 483 (S.B. 706), eff. September 1, 2025). Read 16 September 2026.
  45. Utah — Utah Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Criminal Identification – Reciprocity. Read 16 September 2026.
  46. Vermont — Vermont Statutes Online – 13 V.S.A. chapter 85, Weapons. Read 16 September 2026.
  47. Virginia — Virginia State Police – Reciprocity and Recognition. Read 16 September 2026.
  48. Washington — Washington State Office of the Attorney General – Concealed Pistol License Reciprocity (list as of 07/10/2026). Read 16 September 2026.
  49. West Virginia — West Virginia Attorney General – Gun Reciprocity Information; recognition rule (list as of October 1, 2025). Read 16 September 2026.
  50. Wisconsin — Wisconsin Department of Justice – CCW Reciprocity. Read 16 September 2026.
  51. Wyoming — Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation – Concealed Firearm Permits. Read 16 September 2026.