Where is my Illinois concealed carry permit honored?

If you carry under a Illinois concealed-carry permit, here's where it is currently recognized, where you should verify before you carry, and where it is not honored.

Reciprocity can change — always verify before you carry.

Honored in (24)

  • Alabamapermitless— permitless carry 19+; permits issued at 18 for military/veterans/LE (13A-11-75)
  • Alaskapermitless— permitless 21+; under-21 out-of-state permit holders may NOT carry concealed (AS 18.65.748)
  • Arizonapermitless
  • Arkansaspermitless
  • Idahopermitless
  • Iowapermitless
  • Kansaspermitless— Non-residents only (a Kansas resident must use a KS license). Recognition legalizes carry for 18-20-year-old visitors — permitless is 21+.
  • Kentuckypermitless
  • Michigan— recognizes resident out-of-state permits
  • Minnesota— "Similar law" list, reviewed annually by DPS. ID/MS/MT/SD/TN: enhanced permits only; ND: Class 1 only; CO/MA: only permits issued or renewed on/after 8/1/2024.
  • Mississippipermitless
  • Missouripermitless
  • Montanapermitless
  • Nebraskapermitless— Permitless carry is 21+ (18-20 only for armed-forces members/peace officers). Recognition list mainly waives the residency wait for getting a NE permit; several states are recognized with limitations (enhanced/Class-1/specific permits only — see NSP list).
  • Nevada— ID/MS/SD Enhanced permits only; ND Class 1 only (official 2026 recognition list, eff. 7/1/2026). New NV residents must get a NV permit within 60 days
  • North Carolina
  • Ohiopermitless
  • Oklahomapermitless
  • South Dakotapermitless
  • Tennesseepermitless
  • Texaspermitless
  • Utahpermitless
  • Virginia— 21+, photo ID required. From 7/1/2027 (SB 115 / 2026 c.879): only states on the VSP substantially-similar registry will be recognized, and VA residents may no longer carry on an out-of-state permit (active-duty military/spouses excepted)
  • West Virginiapermitless— permitless 18+ since 6/12/2026 (HB 4106; was 21+); out-of-state permits honored for non-residents 21+ (W. Va. Code 61-7-6a)

Honored with conditions — verify (5)

  • Indianapermitless— no official list
  • New Hampshirepermitless— permitless
  • South Carolinapermitless— Official SLED list; verify. Permitless carry 18+ applies to any lawful possessor regardless of permit (H.3594, 2024)
  • Vermontpermitless— issues no permit
  • Wisconsin— ~42 states; excludes ME/NJ/OR; some permit-type limits; 21+; verify

Permitless carry — not recognized, but allowed without a permit (6)

These states do not recognize your Illinois concealed-carry permit through reciprocity. However, each of them allows permitless (constitutional) carry, so you may still carry concealed without a permit if you qualify — typically at least 21 years old and legally allowed to possess a firearm. Some states limit permitless carry to residents or attach other conditions, so verify the destination state's current rules before you carry.

  • Floridapermitless— resident, 21+
  • Georgiapermitless— some only if 21+
  • Louisianapermitless— Out-of-state permits honored only for holders age 21+ (R.S. 40:1379.3(T)(2)). LA permitless carry (18+) is a separate legal basis.
  • Mainepermitless— Resident permits only. AK/AZ/IA/KS/NE/ND/VA permits: holder must be 21+; VA also requires government-issued ID.
  • North Dakotapermitless
  • Wyomingpermitless— 35-state list; 18-20 may now get a WY permit (HB 96, eff. 7/1/2026) — permitless carry under 21 unverified, carry with a permit

NOT honored in (15)

Do not carry on your Illinois permit in these states — they require a recognized permit and do not allow permitless carry.