Map Shows States Where Juneteenth Is Legal Holiday
Summary
More than half of U.S. states will recognize Juneteenth as a legal holiday by 2026, meaning many state workers will get a paid day off on June 19. Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021 to mark the end of slavery in the United States, but states decide individually if they recognize it as a paid holiday.Key Facts
- Juneteenth officially became a federal holiday in 2021 when President Biden signed a law.
- By 2026, 33 states and Washington D.C. will recognize Juneteenth as a legal holiday with most state workers getting a paid day off.
- 17 states do not offer a paid day off for Juneteenth.
- Some states, like California and North Carolina, allow employees to take Juneteenth off by using personal leave or flexible holiday policies.
- The Department of the Interior removed Juneteenth from its list of fee-free days at National Parks, a decision challenged in court.
- Juneteenth marks June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Texas learned they were free, ending slavery more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
- Texas was the first state to recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday in 1980.
- President Trump criticized Juneteenth as one of many nonworking holidays that he said cost the country money.
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