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High school NIL rules in every state: Permitted, prohibited or under consideration?

North Carolina recently joined the ranks of state allowing athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness, and others appear on their way

NIL is sweeping the nation, as 19 states and counting now allow high school student-athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness.

Oregon made the move last October following Oklahoma's green light not long after. North Carolina became the latest state to pass a policy allowing NIL effective July 1.

Interactive map showing the status of NIL in every state 

Here's where all 50 states (and one district) stand on allowing NIL at the high school level, divided into three categories whether it's permitted, prohibited or under consideration.

Permitted (29)

Alaska

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Idaho

Illinois

Iowa

Kansas

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Minnesota

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

Tennessee

Utah

Virginia

Washington

Washington, D.C.

Prohibited (15)

Alabama

Arizona

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Kentucky

Mississippi

Missouri

New Mexico

South Carolina

Vermont

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Under consideration (7)

Arkansas

Indiana

Michigan

Montana

Ohio

South Dakota

Texas

(Photo by Heston Quan)