The Brief

PEN America’s annual report on banned books shows more than 6,800 instances of books being temporarily or permanently removed for the 2024-2025 school year.

Three states account for 80% of those bans.

Since 2021, PEN America has reported nearly 23,000 cases of book bans across 45 states and 451 public school districts.

An annual report on book bans in U.S. schools finds that 80% of the nearly 7,000 books banned for the 2024-2025 school year took place in just three states.

The report, called "Banned in the USA," was released Wednesday by PEN America.

Which states ban the most books?

Local perspective:

The three states that have removed or attempted to remove the most books in the past year are Florida, Texas and Tennessee.

By the numbers:

Florida was the No. 1 state for

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