Book Bans In 2024 In America. Texas districts had the most instances of book bans with 438 bans, followed by 357 bans in florida, 315 bans in missouri, and over 100 bans in both utah and south carolina. This is nearly triple the number from the previous.

Between january 1 and august 31, 2024, ala’s office for intellectual freedom tracked 414 attempts to censor library materials and services. Over 10,000 books were banned in.