Columbus Day is a federal holiday in the United States, observed on the second Monday in October. However, not all states celebrate it as a legal holiday, and some have replaced it with other holidays. Here is a breakdown of how each state observes Columbus Day, according to the most relevant search results:
- Alabama: Yes
- Alaska: No
- Arizona: Yes
- Arkansas: Yes
- California: No, replaced by Indigenous Peoples Day in some cities
- Colorado: No, replaced by Cabrini Day in 2020
- Connecticut: Yes, celebrated as Italian Heritage Day in New Haven
- Delaware: No, not a legal holiday
- Florida: No
- Georgia: Yes
- Hawaii: No, Indigenous Peoples Day is celebrated on the 2nd Monday in October, but it is not a legal holiday
- Idaho: Yes
- Illinois: Yes
- Indiana: Yes
- Iowa: No, but the governor is authorized and requested by statute to proclaim the day
- Kansas: Yes
- Kentucky: Yes
- Louisiana: No, but some cities celebrate it
- Maine: Yes, celebrated as Indigenous Peoples Day
- Maryland: Yes
- Massachusetts: Yes, celebrated as Indigenous Peoples Day in some cities
- Michigan: No, but some cities celebrate it
- Minnesota: No, but some cities celebrate it
- Mississippi: Yes
- Missouri: Yes
- Montana: Yes
- Nebraska: Yes
- Nevada: No, but the governor is authorized and requested by statute to proclaim the day
- New Hampshire: Yes
- New Jersey: Yes
- New Mexico: No, replaced by Indigenous Peoples Day
- New York: Yes
- North Carolina: No, but some cities celebrate it
- North Dakota: Yes
- Ohio: Yes
- Oklahoma: Yes
- Oregon: No, but some cities celebrate it
- Pennsylvania: Yes, celebrated as Indigenous Peoples Day in Philadelphia
- Rhode Island: Yes
- South Carolina: No
- South Dakota: Yes, celebrated as Native Americans Day
- Tennessee: No, but the governor can move the observance to the Friday after Thanksgiving
- Texas: Yes
- Utah: Yes
- Vermont: No, replaced by Indigenous Peoples Day
- Virginia: Yes, celebrated as Columbus Day and Yorktown Victory Day
- Washington: No, but the governor is authorized and requested by statute to proclaim the day
- West Virginia: Yes
- Wisconsin: No
- Wyoming: Yes
In summary, 16 states and American Samoa territory observe Columbus Day as a public holiday, while 13 states and Washington, D.C. do not officially celebrate it. Some states have replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day, while others celebrate both or have a different holiday altogether.