Since 2021, PEN America has reported nearly 23,000 cases of book bans across 45 states and 451 public school districts. 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. 1 state for book bans, with 2,304 instances of bans, followed by Texas with 1,781 bans and Tennessee with 1,622. Since 2021, PEN America has reported nearly 23,000 cases of book bans across 45 states and 451 public school districts. The other side:More than two dozen states reported 0 book bans for the 2024-2025 school year, although several of those states don’t report banning data.