Updated: August, 2024
The map above shows the age at which new drivers in each state can first get their learners permit, sometimes called a provisional driver’s license. The maps shows that states in the middle of country tend to allow drivers to get their learners permit at a younger age.
Most states have 3 type of license. When you are first learning to drive you can get a learners permit which typically allows for driving only with an authorized co-pilot in the car. After meeting the learners permit requirements, you can get an intermediate driver’s license. Rules for intermediate driver’s license vary widely from state to state but typically impose limitations on the time of day you can drive and how many passengers are allowed in the car. Finally, once you reach the required minimum age, you can get a full driver’s license.
The table below shows the minimum age requirements for each type of license in each state.
State | Learners Permit Age | Learners Permit Min Duration | Intermidiate License Age | Full License Age |
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Alabama | 15 years | 6 months | 16 years | 17 years |
Alaska | 14 years | 6 months | 16 years | 16 years, 6 mo. |
Arizona | 15 years, 6 mo. | 6 months | 16 years | 16 years, 6 mo. |
Arkansas | 14 years | 6 months | 16 years | 18 years |
California | 15 years, 6 mo. | 6 months | 16 years | 17 years |
Colorado | 15 years | 12 months | 16 years | 17 years |
Connecticut | 16 years | 4 months | 16 years, 4 mo. | 18 years |
Delaware | 16 years | 6 months | 16 years, 6 mo. | 17 years |
District of Columbia | 16 years | 6 months | 16 years, 6 mo. | 18 years |
Florida | 15 years | 12 months | 16 years | 18 years |
Georgia | 15 years | 12 months | 16 years | 18 years |
Hawaii | 15 years, 6 mo. | 6 months | 16 years | 17 years |
Idaho | 14 years, 6 mo. | 6 months | 15 years | 16 years |
Illinois | 15 years | 9 months | 16 years | 18 years |
Indiana | 15 years | 6 months | 16 years, 6 mo. | 18 years |
Iowa | 14 years | 12 months | 16 years | 17 years |
Kansas | 14 years | 12 months | 16 years | 16 years, 6 mo. |
Kentucky | 16 years | 6 months | 16 years, 6 mo. | 17 years |
Louisiana | 15 years | 6 months | 16 years | 17 years |
Maine | 15 years | 6 months | 16 years | 16 years, 6 mo. |
Maryland | 15 years, 9 mo. | 9 months | 16 years, 6 mo. | 18 years |
Massachusetts | 16 years | 6 months | 16 years, 6 mo. | 18 years |
Michigan | 14 years, 9 mo. | 6 months | 16 years | 17 years |
Minnesota | 15 years | 6 months | 16 years | 17 years |
Mississippi | 15 years | 12 months | 16 years | 16 years, 6 mo. |
Missouri | 15 years | 6 months | 16 years | 18 years |
Montana | 14 years, 6 mo. | 6 months | 15 years | 16 years |
Nebraska | 15 years | 6 months | 16 years | 17 years |
Nevada | 15 years, 6 mo. | 6 months | 16 years | 18 years |
New Hampshire | 15 years, 6 mo. | 0 months | 16 years | 17 years |
New Jersey | 16 years | 6 months | 17 years | 18 years |
New Mexico | 15 years | 6 months | 15 years, 6 mo. | 16 years, 6 mo. |
New York | 16 years | 6 months | 16 years, 6 mo. | 17 years |
North Carolina | 15 years | 12 months | 16 years | 16 years, 6 mo. |
North Dakota | 14 years | 12 months | 16 years | 16 years |
Ohio | 15 years, 6 mo. | 6 months | 16 years | 18 years |
Oklahoma | 15 years, 6 mo. | 6 months | 16 years | 16 years, 6 mo. |
Oregon | 15 years | 6 months | 16 years | 17 years |
Pennsylvania | 16 years | 6 months | 16 years, 6 mo. | 17 years |
Rhode Island | 16 years | 6 months | 16 years, 6 mo. | 17 years, 6 mo. |
South Carolina | 15 years | 6 months | 15 years, 6 mo. | 16 years, 6 mo. |
South Dakota | 14 years | 3 months | 14 years, 3 mo. | 16 years |
Tennessee | 15 years | 6 months | 16 years | 17 years |
Texas | 15 years | 6 months | 16 years | 18 years |
Utah | 15 years | 6 months | 16 years | 17 years |
Vermont | 15 years | 12 months | 16 years | 16 years, 6 mo. |
Virginia | 15 years, 6 mo. | 9 months | 16 years, 3 mo. | 18 years |
Washington | 15 years | 6 months | 16 years | 18 years |
West Virginia | 15 years | 6 months | 16 years | 17 years |
Wisconsin | 15 years, 6 mo. | 6 months | 16 years | 16 years, 9 mo. |
Wyoming | 15 years | 1 months | 16 years | 16 years, 6 mo. |