All states
How many states have sanctioned girls' flag football?
23 states and the District of Columbia have sanctioned girls' flag football as a high school sport, by our count. 5 more have association-recognized pilot or emerging programs, and 21 have been checked and have not sanctioned it. 50 of 51 entries are confirmed from the association's own documents; data as of November 1, 2026. Other published counts differ — here is why.
Every state and the District of Columbia, grouped by status, is below. The national tracker has the sortable table.
Sanctioned (24)
- Alabama AHSAA
- Alaska ASAA
- Arizona AIA
- California CIF
- Colorado CHSAA
- District of Columbia DCSAA
- Florida FHSAA
- Georgia GHSA
- Hawaii HHSAA
- Illinois IHSA
- Kansas KSHSAA
- Kentucky KHSAA
- Maryland MPSSAA
- Mississippi MHSAA
- Nevada NIAA
- New Jersey NJSIAA
- New York NYSPHSAA
- North Carolina NCHSAA
- Ohio OHSAA
- Oregon OSAA
- Pennsylvania PIAA
- Rhode Island RIIL
- Tennessee TSSAA
- Washington WIAA
Pilot programs (5)
- Connecticut CAS-CIAC
- Indiana IHSAA
- Louisiana LHSAA
- Missouri MSHSAA
- Montana MHSA
Not sanctioned (21)
Checked: the association's own materials show it has not sanctioned the sport. School or NFL-club league play may still exist.
- Arkansas AAA
- Delaware DIAA
- Idaho IHSAA
- Iowa IGHSAU
- Maine MPA
- Massachusetts MIAA
- Michigan MHSAA
- Minnesota MSHSL
- Nebraska NSAA
- New Hampshire NHIAA
- New Mexico NMAA
- North Dakota NDHSAA
- Oklahoma OSSAA
- South Carolina SCHSL
- South Dakota SDHSAA
- Texas UIL
- Utah UHSAA
- Vermont VPA
- West Virginia WVSSAC
- Wisconsin WIAA
- Wyoming WHSAA
Unconfirmed (1)
Not a claim that no program exists. These states have not yet been checked against their association's own materials.
- Virginia VHSL