Alabama | All Riders | | 4,949,697 |
Alaska | Age Requirement | Persons 18 years of age or older "may not" be required to wear a helmet when operating a motorcycle in Alaska as long as that person is licensed to operate a motorcycle. | 720,763 |
Arizona | Age Requirement | Only those motorcycle operators and riders under 18 must wear a helmet. | 7,640,796 |
Arkansas | Age Requirement | Arkansas law requires motorcycle operators and passengers under 21 to wear a helmet. | 3,042,017 |
California | All Riders | | 39,664,128 |
Colorado | Age Requirement | All operators and passengers under 18 years of age must wear helmets. | 5,961,083 |
Connecticut | Age Requirement | In Connecticut, no one under 18 is permitted to operate or ride on a motorcycle without wearing a helmet. | 3,546,588 |
Delaware | Age Requirement | Every person up to the age of 19 must wear a safety helmet and eye protection approved by the secretary. Any rider over the age of 19 must have a helmet and eye protection in their possession when riding. | 998,619 |
Florida | Age Requirement | All motorcycle operators and riders less than 21 required to wear helmets. | 22,177,997 |
Georgia | All Riders | | 10,936,299 |
Hawaii | Age Requirement | No one under age 18 can operate or ride as a passenger on a motorcycle without a helmet. | 1,401,709 |
Idaho | Age Requirement | Anyone under 18 who drives or rides on a motorcycle in Idaho must wear a helmet. | 1,896,652 |
Illinois | No Helmet Law | | 12,518,071 |
Indiana | Age Requirement | In Indiana, the law requires only those motorcycle drivers and riders under 18 to wear a helmet and protective glasses, goggles, or transparent face shields. | 6,842,385 |
Iowa | No Helmet Law | | 3,174,426 |
Kansas | Age Requirement | Only riders and passengers who are under the age of 18 are required to wear a motorcycle helmet. | 2,919,179 |
Kentucky | Age Requirement | Kentucky law requires all persons under 21 who operate or ride on a motorcycle or who ride in an attached sidecar to wear a helmet. | 4,487,233 |
Louisiana | All Riders | | 4,616,106 |
Maine | Age Requirement | All motorcycle and sidecar passengers under 18 required to wear a helmet. | 1,359,677 |
Maryland | All Riders | | 6,075,314 |
Massachusetts | All Riders | | 6,922,107 |
Michigan | Age Requirement | Riders must wear helmets until they are age 21. | 9,995,212 |
Minnesota | Age Requirement | All motorcycle operators and riders under 18 must wear a helmet. | 5,739,781 |
Mississippi | All Riders | | 2,961,536 |
Missouri | All Riders | | 6,184,843 |
Montana | Age Requirement | Motorcycle operators and passengers under 18 must wear a helmet. | 1,093,117 |
Nebraska | All Riders | | 1,960,790 |
Nevada | All Riders | | 3,238,601 |
New Hampshire | Age Requirement | Riders under the age of 18 are required to wear helmets. | 1,378,449 |
New Jersey | All Riders | | 8,870,685 |
New Mexico | Age Requirement | Only those motorcycle operators and passengers under 18 are required to wear a helmet. | 2,109,093 |
New York | All Riders | | 19,223,191 |
North Carolina | All Riders | | 10,807,491 |
North Dakota | Age Requirement | All motorcycle operators and passengers under 18 must wear helmets. | 774,008 |
Ohio | Age Requirement | In Ohio, all motorcycle operators under 18 and those who hold a "novice license" must wear a helmet. | 11,727,377 |
Oklahoma | Age Requirement | Oklahoma law requires only those motorcycle operators and passengers under 18 to wear helmets. | 4,007,179 |
Oregon | All Riders | | 4,325,290 |
Pennsylvania | Age Requirement | All motorcycle operators and riders under 21 must wear helmets. | 12,805,190 |
Rhode Island | Age Requirement | Rhode Island law requires motorcycle operators under 21 to wear a helmet. Additionally, all new operators, regardless of age, must wear a helmet for one year after the date that their motorcycle operator's license is issued. | 1,062,583 |
South Carolina | Age Requirement | All motorcycle operators and passengers under 21 must wear a helmet. | 5,342,388 |
South Dakota | Age Requirement | South Dakota law requires all motorcycle operators and passengers under 18 to wear a helmet. | 902,542 |
Tennessee | All Riders | | 7,001,803 |
Texas | Age Requirement | All motorcycle operators and riders less than 21 required to wear helmets. | 30,097,526 |
Utah | Age Requirement | In Utah, motorcycle operators and riders under 18 must wear a helmet. | 3,363,182 |
Vermont | All Riders | | 622,882 |
Virginia | All Riders | | 8,638,218 |
Washington | All Riders | | 7,887,965 |
West Virginia | All Riders | | 1,755,715 |
Wisconsin | Age Requirement | Wisconsin law requires all motorcycle operators under 18 or those operators holding an instructional permit to wear a helmet. | 5,867,518 |
Wyoming | Age Requirement | In Wyoming, only those motorcycle drivers and passengers under 18 are required to wear helmets. | 582,233 |