Below, states are listed by mask policies, as reported by The New York Times.
Data is as of Dec. 9, excluding New York, which enacted a statewide mask mandate Dec. 10, and California, which will implement a statewide mandate Dec. 15.
Mandated statewide
Hawaii
Illinois
New Mexico
Oregon
Washington
Mandated in some counties
Nevada
Recommended statewide
Arkansas
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Idaho
Louisiana
Michigan
Mississippi
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Vermont
Recommended in some counties
Alabama
Alaska
Colorado
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Minnesota
Oklahoma
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
No mandate or recommendation
Maryland
Missouri
Nebraska
Ohio
Utah
West Virginia
Mandates banned
Arizona
Florida
Georgia
Iowa
Montana
North Dakota
South Carolina
Texas
Tennessee