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.

These are the best states for teachers, data suggests

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 10,000 in 2

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