The Brief

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 book bans, with 2,304 instances of bans, followed by Texas with 1,781 bans and Tennessee with 1,622.

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In all, PEN tracked 6,870 instances of books being temporarily or permanently pulled for the 2024-2025 school year. The new number is down from more than

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