ADA Website Compliance by State

ADA website lawsuit risk varies significantly by state. This table ranks all 50 states and DC by risk score, combining lawsuit filing volume, website fail rates from our scans, and state-level accessibility laws.

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All States Ranked by ADA Risk Score

Risk score combines lawsuit filing volume, website fail rate, and presence of state-level accessibility laws. Source: Seyfarth Shaw ADA Title III News + OnePageAudit scan data.

Rank	State	Risk Tier	Risk Score	Avg Score	Fail Rate	Sites Scanned	State Law
#1	New York NY	Critical	84.4	52.1	53%	87	NYCHRL + State HRL	View →
#2	California CA	High	62.7	57.7	46%	139	Unruh Civil Rights Act	View →
#3	Illinois IL	High	51.1	46.2	62%	45	IHRA	View →
#4	Massachusetts MA	Moderate	45.4	59.7	39%	31	Ch. 151B	View →
#5	Colorado CO	Moderate	44.5	51.6	47%	19	CADA	View →
#6	Montana MT	Moderate	42.0	10.0	100%	2	Federal ADA only	View →
#7	Michigan MI	Moderate	41.5	61.7	54%	24	ELCRA	View →
#8	North Dakota ND	Moderate	40.5	15.0	100%	2	Federal ADA only	View →
#9	Minnesota MN	Moderate	40.1	66.4	33%	21	MHRA	View →
#10	South Carolina SC	Moderate	39.8	17.5	83%	6	Federal ADA only	View →
#11	Florida FL	Moderate	37.4	71.7	32%	38	Federal ADA only	View →
#12	Rhode Island RI	Moderate	36.5	28.3	67%	6	Federal ADA only	View →
#13	Washington WA	Moderate	35.8	80.7	17%	23	WLAD	View →
#14	Georgia GA	Moderate	35.4	41.2	65%	20	Federal ADA only	View →
#15	Texas TX	Moderate	33.9	50.9	60%	60	Federal ADA only	View →
#16	Delaware DE	Moderate	33.8	37.5	67%	6	Federal ADA only	View →
#17	Kentucky KY	Moderate	33.3	39.1	73%	11	Federal ADA only	View →
#18	Hawaii HI	Moderate	33.0	40.0	50%	4	Federal ADA only	View →
#19	Alabama AL	Moderate	33.0	40.0	60%	5	Federal ADA only	View →
#20	Vermont VT	Moderate	32.2	42.5	50%	2	Federal ADA only	View →
#21	Pennsylvania PA	Moderate	31.8	63.5	39%	26	Federal ADA only	View →
#22	Utah UT	Moderate	30.8	47.5	50%	8	Federal ADA only	View →
#23	Connecticut CT	Moderate	30.8	47.5	50%	16	Federal ADA only	View →
#24	Alaska AK	Moderate	30.5	48.3	67%	3	Federal ADA only	View →
#25	Nebraska NE	Low	29.8	50.6	44%	9	Federal ADA only	View →
#26	New Jersey NJ	Low	29.7	63.5	35%	26	Federal ADA only	View →
#27	Arizona AZ	Low	29.5	51.7	61%	18	Federal ADA only	View →
#28	District of Columbia DC	Low	29.5	51.6	50%	16	Federal ADA only	View →
#29	Virginia VA	Low	29.1	52.8	57%	30	Federal ADA only	View →
#30	Ohio OH	Low	27.9	65.1	35%	43	Federal ADA only	View →
#31	Maryland MD	Low	27.9	57.1	37%	19	Federal ADA only	View →
#32	Louisiana LA	Low	27.9	56.9	75%	8	Federal ADA only	View →
#33	North Carolina NC	Low	27.5	58.5	52%	23	Federal ADA only	View →
#34	New Mexico NM	Low	27.0	60.0	50%	4	Federal ADA only	View →
#35	Missouri MO	Low	27.0	60.0	50%	14	Federal ADA only	View →
#36	Oklahoma OK	Low	26.6	61.4	43%	7	Federal ADA only	View →
#37	Tennessee TN	Low	24.8	67.4	35%	17	Federal ADA only	View →
#38	Indiana IN	Low	24.6	67.9	29%	7	Federal ADA only	View →
#39	Idaho ID	Low	24.6	68.0	20%	5	Federal ADA only	View →
#40	Nevada NV	Low	24.0	70.0	43%	7	Federal ADA only	View →
#41	Wisconsin WI	Low	24.0	70.0	33%	15	Federal ADA only	View →
#42	Arkansas AR	Low	23.6	71.2	38%	8	Federal ADA only	View →
#43	Iowa IA	Low	23.1	73.1	50%	8	Federal ADA only	View →
#44	Oregon OR	Low	22.6	74.7	25%	16	Federal ADA only	View →
#45	Kansas KS	Low	22.2	75.8	33%	6	Federal ADA only	View →
#46	New Hampshire NH	Low	18.8	87.5	0%	2	Federal ADA only	View →
#47	South Dakota SD	Low	18.0	90.0	0%	2	Federal ADA only	View →
#48	Mississippi MS	Low	17.0	93.3	0%	3	Federal ADA only	View →
#49	Maine ME	Low	16.5	95.0	0%	2	Federal ADA only	View →
#50	West Virginia WV	Low	15.0	100.0	0%	1	Federal ADA only	View →
#51	Wyoming WY	Low	15.0	100.0	0%	1	Federal ADA only	View →

Source: Seyfarth Shaw ADA Title III News & Insights 2024; OnePageAudit scan data 2025-2026.

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