Is pornography legal in the United States?
Legal
Adult pornography is legal and constitutionally protected speech, with obscenity and child-protection exceptions.
The United States is one of 5 countries classified “Legal” for pornography — 7% of the 71 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Pornography laws by region
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Checked by hand against the source.
Nearby countries
- Belize
- Illegal Publishing or selling obscene materials is punishable by two years imprisonment.
- Honduras
- Illegal Importation of pornography is illegal.
- Haiti
- Illegal Importation of pornography is illegal.
- El Salvador
- Illegal Importation of obscene articles is illegal.
- Iceland
- Illegal Publishing or distributing pornography is illegal in Iceland with imprisonment penalties.
- United Kingdom
- Legal Adult pornography is legal in the United Kingdom.
Other laws in United States
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Marriage legal
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Sex Work
- Illegal
- Divorce
- Legal
- Non-Binary Recognition
- Recognized
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Joint adoption legal
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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