Current Coronavirus Mask Mandates and Restrictions in the United States (as of February 1st, 2021)

Current Coronavirus Mask Mandates and Restrictions in the United States (as of February 1st, 2021)

We're barely one month into 2021, but there have been several new developments in our battle with the coronavirus pandemic. On the bright side, vaccine distribution across the world is steadily scaling up. On the other hand, new COVID-19 variants that pose more danger than the original strain are being found in various countries.

In the United States, many governors have imposed restrictions to stop the spread of this deadly disease. Other local leaders are continuing to allow organizations to remain open in an effort to help the economy.

With so many different rules being implemented at different times, it can be confusing and difficult to understand what restrictions apply to your region. Here are the coronavirus mask mandates and restrictions for every state as of February 1st, 2021.

Alabama

Businesses: Mostly open
Masks: Mandatory
Open:
  • Restaurants and bars
  • Retail stores
  • Entertainment venues
  • Salons and barbershops
  • Houses of worship
  • Outdoor and recreational areas

Alaska

Businesses: Mostly open
Masks: Not mandatory
Open:
  • Restaurants and bars
  • Retail stores
  • Entertainment venues
  • Salons and barbershops
  • Houses of worship
  • Outdoor and recreational areas

Arizona

Businesses: Some closed
Masks: Sometimes mandatory
Open:
  • Restaurants
  • Retail stores
  • Entertainment venues
  • Salons and barbershops
  • Houses of worship
  • Outdoor and recreational areas
Closed:
  • Nightclubs and bars

Arkansas

Businesses: Mostly open
Masks: Sometimes mandatory
Open:
  • Restaurants
  • Retail stores
  • Entertainment venues
  • Salons and barbershops
  • Houses of worship
  • Outdoor and recreational areas

California

Businesses: Some closed
Masks: Mandatory
Stay-at-home order or curfew: Inactive, but advised to stay at home
Open:
  • Restaurants (Indoor dining in some counties)
  • Retail stores
  • Salons and barbershops (in some counties)
  • Entertainment venues
  • Houses of worship
  • Gyms (in some counties)
  • Industries (entertainment)
Closed:
  • Bars

Colorado

Businesses: Some closed
Masks: Mandatory
Open:
  • Restaurants (in some counties)
  • Retail stores
  • Salons and barbershops
  • Houses of worship
  • Outdoor and recreational areas
  • Industries (offices, manufacturing)
Closed:
  • Bars
  • Entertainment venues

Connecticut

Businesses: Some closed
Masks: Mandatory
Open:
  • Restaurants
  • Retail stores
  • Entertainment venues
  • Salons and barbershops
  • Houses of worship
  • Outdoor and recreational areas
  • Industries (offices)
Closed:
  • Bars

Delaware

Businesses: Mostly open
Masks: Mandatory
Stay-at-home order or curfew: Inactive, but advised to stay at home
Open:
  • Restaurants
  • Retail stores
  • Entertainment venues
  • Salons and barbershops
  • Houses of worship
  • Outdoor and recreational areas

Florida

Businesses: Mostly open
Masks: Not mandatory
Open:
  • Restaurants
  • Retail stores
  • Entertainment venues
  • Salons and barbershops
  • Houses of worship
  • Outdoor and recreational areas

Georgia

Businesses: Mostly open
Masks: Not mandatory
Open:
  • Restaurants
  • Retail stores
  • Entertainment venues
  • Salons and barbershops
  • Houses of worship
  • Outdoor and recreational areas

Hawaii

Businesses: Some closed
Masks: Mandatory
Open:
  • Restaurants
  • Retail stores
  • Entertainment venues (in some areas)
  • Salons and barbershops
  • Houses of worship
  • Outdoor and recreational areas (in some areas)
  • Industries (in some areas)

Idaho

Businesses: Some closed
Masks: Not mandatory
Open:
  • Restaurants
  • Retail stores
  • Entertainment venues
  • Salons and barbershops
  • Houses of worship
  • Outdoor and recreational areas
Closed:
  • Nightclubs

Illinois

Businesses: Mostly open
Masks: Mandatory
Open:
  • Restaurants (Indoor dining and bars in some counties)
  • Retail stores
  • Salons and barbershops
  • Houses of worship
  • Entertainment venues
  • Outdoor and recreational areas
  • Industries

    Indiana

    Businesses: Mostly open
    Masks: Mandatory
    Open:
    • Restaurants
    • Retail stores
    • Entertainment venues
    • Salons and barbershops
    • Houses of worship
    • Outdoor and recreational areas
    • Industries

    Iowa

    Businesses: Mostly open
    Masks: Mandatory
    Open:
    • Restaurants
    • Retail stores
    • Entertainment venues
    • Salons and barbershops
    • Houses of worship
    • Outdoor and recreational areas

    Kansas

    Businesses: Mostly open
    Masks: Sometimes mandatory
    Open:
    • Restaurants
    • Retail stores
    • Entertainment venues
    • Salons and barbershops
    • Houses of worship
    • Outdoor and recreational areas
    • Industries

    Kentucky

    Businesses: Mostly closed
    Masks: Mandatory
    Stay-at-home order or curfew: Inactive, but advised to stay at home
    Open:
    • Restaurants
    • Retail stores
    • Entertainment venues
    • Salons and barbershops
    • Houses of worship
    • Outdoor and recreational areas
    • Industries

      Louisiana

      Businesses: Some closed
      Masks: Mandatory
      Open:
      • Restaurants
      • Retail stores
      • Entertainment venues
      • Salons and barbershops
      • Houses of worship
      • Outdoor and recreational areas
      Closed:
      • Theme parks
      • Concert venues

      Maine

      Businesses: Some closed
      Masks: Mandatory
      Open:
      • Restaurants
      • Retail stores
      • Entertainment venues
      • Salons and barbershops
      • Houses of worship
      • Outdoor and recreational areas
      Closed:
      • Bars

      Maryland

      Businesses: Mostly open
      Masks: Mandatory
      Open:
      • Restaurants
      • Retail stores
      • Entertainment venues
      • Salons and barbershops
      • Houses of worship
      • Outdoor and recreational areas
      • Industries

      Massachusetts

      Businesses: Some closed
      Masks: Mandatory
      Open:
      • Restaurants
      • Retail stores
      • Entertainment venues
      • Salons and barbershops
      • Houses of worship
      • Outdoor and recreational areas
      • Industries
      Closed:
      • Bars
      • Stadiums, convention halls

      Michigan

      Businesses: Mostly open
      Masks: Mandatory
      Open:
      • Restaurants and bars
      • Retail stores
      • Entertainment venues
      • Salons and barbershops
      • Houses of worship
      • Outdoor and recreational areas
      Closed:
      • Night clubs

      Minnesota

      Businesses: Mostly open
      Masks: Mandatory
      Open:
      • Restaurants and bars (outdoor dining)
      • Retail stores
      • Salons and barbershops
      • Houses of worship
      • Outdoor and recreational areas
      • Industries (manufacturing, offices)

        Mississippi

        Businesses: Mostly open
        Masks: Sometimes mandatory
        Open:
        • Restaurants
        • Retail stores
        • Entertainment venues
        • Salons and barbershops
        • Houses of worship
        • Outdoor and recreational areas

        Missouri

        Businesses: Mostly open
        Masks: Not mandatory
        Open:
        • Restaurants
        • Retail stores
        • Entertainment venues
        • Salons and barbershops
        • Houses of worship
        • Outdoor and recreational areas

        Montana

        Businesses: Mostly open
        Masks: Mandatory
        Open:
        • Restaurants
        • Retail stores
        • Entertainment venues
        • Salons and barbershops
        • Houses of worship
        • Outdoor and recreational areas

        Nebraska

        Businesses: Mostly open
        Masks: Not mandatory
        Open:
        • Restaurants
        • Retail stores
        • Entertainment venues
        • Salons and barbershops
        • Houses of worship
        • Outdoor and recreational areas

        Nevada

        Businesses: Mostly open
        Masks: Mandatory
        Open:
        • Restaurants
        • Retail stores
        • Entertainment venues
        • Salons and barbershops
        • Houses of worship
        • Outdoor and recreational areas

        New Hampshire

        Businesses: Mostly open
        Masks: Mandatory
        Open:
        • Restaurants
        • Retail stores
        • Entertainment venues
        • Salons and barbershops
        • Houses of worship
        • Outdoor and recreational areas

        New Jersey

        Businesses: Mostly open
        Masks: Mandatory
        Open:
        • Restaurants
        • Retail stores
        • Entertainment venues
        • Salons and barbershops
        • Houses of worship
        • Outdoor and recreational areas
        • Industries

        New Mexico

        Businesses: Mostly closed
        Masks: Mandatory
        Stay-at-home order or curfew: Inactive, but advised to stay at home
        Open:
        • Restaurants (outdoor dining; indoor dining in some localities)
        • Retail stores
        • Entertainment venues
        • Salons and barbershops
        • Houses of worship
        • Outdoor and recreational areas
        Closed:
        • Bars
        • Casinos
        • Theaters
        • Concert venues
        • Amusement parks
        • Dance clubs

        New York

        Businesses: Some closed
        Masks: Mandatory
        Open:
        • Restaurants (in some areas)
        • Retail stores
        • Entertainment venues
        • Salons and barbershops (closed or open depending on area)
        • Houses of worship
        • Outdoor and recreational areas
        • Industries
        Closed:
        • Indoor dining in New York City
        • Movie theaters (in some areas)
        • Amusement parks

        North Carolina

        Businesses: Some closed
        Masks: Mandatory
        Stay-at-home order or curfew: Active
        Open:
        • Restaurants
        • Retail stores
        • Entertainment venues
        • Salons and barbershops
        • Houses of worship
        • Outdoor and recreational areas
        Closed:
        • Bars

        North Dakota

        Businesses: Mostly open
        Masks: Mandatory
        Open:
        • Restaurants
        • Retail stores
        • Entertainment venues
        • Salons and barbershops
        • Houses of worship
        • Outdoor and recreational areas

        Ohio

        Businesses: Mostly open
        Masks: Mandatory
        Stay-at-home order or curfew: Active
        Open:
        • Restaurants
        • Retail stores
        • Entertainment venues
        • Salons and barbershops
        • Houses of worship
        • Outdoor and recreational areas
        • Industries

        Oklahoma

        Businesses: Mostly open
        Masks: Not mandatory
        Open:
        • Restaurants
        • Retail stores
        • Entertainment venues
        • Salons and barbershops
        • Houses of worship
        • Outdoor and recreational areas
        • Industries

        Oregon

        Businesses: Mostly closed
        Masks: Mandatory
        Open:
        • Restaurants and bars
        • Retail stores
        • Entertainment venues
        • Salons and barbershops
        • Houses of worship
        • Outdoor and recreational areas
        • Industries
        Closed:
        • Indoor dining (in most counties)
        • Museums
        • Movie theaters (in most counties)
        • Gyms (in most counties)

        Pennsylvania

        Businesses: Mostly open
        Masks: Mandatory
        Open:
        • Restaurants
        • Retail stores
        • Entertainment venues
        • Salons and barbershops
        • Houses of worship
        • Outdoor and recreational areas

        Rhode Island

        Businesses: Mostly closed
        Masks: Mandatory
        Stay-at-home order or curfew: Inactive, but advised to stay at home
        Open:
        • Restaurants
        • Retail stores
        • Salons and barbershops
        • Houses of worship
        • Entertainment venues
        • Outdoor and recreational areas
        Closed:
        • Bars

        South Carolina

        Businesses: Mostly open
        Masks: Sometimes mandatory
        Open:
        • Restaurants
        • Retail stores
        • Entertainment venues
        • Salons and barbershops
        • Houses of worship
        • Outdoor and recreational areas

        South Dakota

        Businesses: Mostly open
        Masks: Not mandatory
        Open:
        • Restaurants
        • Retail stores
        • Salons and barbershops
        • Houses of worship
        • Outdoor and recreational areas

        Tennessee

        Businesses: Mostly open
        Masks: Not mandatory
        Open:
        • Restaurants
        • Retail stores
        • Entertainment venues
        • Salons and barbershops
        • Houses of worship
        • Outdoor and recreational areas

        Texas

        Businesses: Mostly open
        Masks: Mandatory
        Open:
        • Restaurants
        • Retail stores
        • Entertainment venues
        • Salons and barbershops
        • Houses of worship
        • Outdoor and recreational areas
        • Industries (offices, manufacturing)

        Utah

        Businesses: Mostly open
        Masks: Mandatory
        Open:
        • Restaurants
        • Retail stores
        • Entertainment venues
        • Salons and barbershops
        • Houses of worship
        • Outdoor and recreational areas

        Vermont

        Businesses: Some closed
        Masks: Mandatory
        Open:
        • Restaurants
        • Retail stores
        • Entertainment venues
        • Salons and barbershops
        • Houses of worship
        • Outdoor and recreational areas
        • Industries
        Closed:
        • Bars

        Virginia

        Businesses: Mostly open
        Masks: Mandatory
        Open:
        • Restaurants
        • Retail stores
        • Entertainment venues
        • Salons and barbershops
        • Houses of worship
        • Outdoor and recreational areas

        Washington

        Businesses: Some closed
        Masks: Mandatory
        Open:
        • Restaurants (Indoor dining in some counties)
        • Retail stores
        • Entertainment venues
        • Salons and barbershops
        • Houses of worship
        • Outdoor and recreational areas
        • Industries (construction)

          West Virginia

          Businesses: Mostly open
          Masks: Mandatory
          Open:
          • Restaurants
          • Retail stores
          • Entertainment venues
          • Salons and barbershops
          • Houses of worship
          • Outdoor and recreational areas

          Wisconsin

          Businesses: Mostly open
          Masks: Mandatory
          Stay-at-home order or curfew: Inactive, but advised to stay at home
          Open:
          • Restaurants
          • Retail stores
          • Entertainment venues
          • Salons and barbershops
          • Houses of worship
          • Outdoor and recreational areas

          Wyoming

          Businesses: Mostly open
          Masks: Sometimes mandatory
          Open:
          • Restaurants
          • Retail stores
          • Entertainment venues
          • Salons and barbershops
          • Houses of worship
          • Outdoor and recreational areas

          Keep Wearing Face Mask Protection!

          We hope this comprehensive list has helped you understand the mask mandates and restrictions for your local area. Please continue to wear face masks, social distance, and wash your hands frequently. The more of us who adhere to these measures, the faster this crisis will come to an end. Check our blog often for frequent updates of this list.

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