| State | State Licensing Board or Department | State Licensing Requirements | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Not determined | ||
| Alaska | Meets requirements | additional post graduate hours required | |
| American Samoa | Not determined | ||
| Arizona | Meets requirements | additional post graduate hours required | |
| Arkansas | Not determined | ||
| California | Meets requirements | additional post graduate hours required | |
| Colorado | Meets requirements | additional post graduate hours required | |
| Connecticut | Not determined | ||
| Delaware | Not determined | ||
| District of Columbia | Not determined | ||
| Federated States of Micronesia | Not determined | ||
| Florida | Meets requirements | additional post graduate hours required, and ASWB testing (required) | |
| Georgia | Not determined | ||
| Guam | |||
| Hawaii | Meets requirements | ASWB exam required | |
| Idaho | Meets requirements | LCSW needs ASWB Clinical exam, LMSW needs ASWB master exam | |
| Illinois | Not determined | ||
| Indiana | Not determined | ||
| Iowa | Meets requirements | LCSW needs ASWB Clinical exam, LMSW needs ASWB master exam | |
| Kansas | Not determined | ||
| Kentucky | Not determined | ||
| Louisiana | Not determined | ||
| Maine | Not determined | ||
| Maryland | Not determined | ||
| Massachusetts | Not determined | ||
| Michigan | Meets requirements | ||
| Minnesota | Not determined | ||
| Mississippi | Not determined | ||
| Missouri | Not determined | ||
| Montana | Meets requirements | ||
| Nebraska | Not determined | ||
| Nevada | Meets requirements | Test: ASWB Masters, Clinical and advanced generalist | |
| New Hampshire | Not determined | ||
| New Jersey | Not determined | ||
| New Mexico | Not determined | ||
| New York | Not determined | ||
| North Carolina | Not determined | ||
| North Dakota | Meets requirements | Test: ASWB clinical | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Not determined | ||
| Ohio | Not determined | ||
| Oklahoma | Not determined | ||
| Oregon | Meets requirements | Tests: ASWB Masters and Oregon Rules/Laws | |
| Pennsylvania | Meets requirements | LCSW: ASWB clinical test | |
| Puerto Rico | Not determined | ||
| Republic of Palau | Not determined | ||
| Republic of the Marshall Islands | Not determined | ||
| Rhode Island | Not determined | ||
| South Carolina | Not determined | ||
| South Dakota | Meets requirements | CSW: Test ASWB: masters, CSW PIP: ASWB Clinical | |
| Tennessee | Not determined | ||
| Texas | Meets requirements | Tests: LMSW: ASWB Masters and TX Jurisprudence. LCSW: ASWB Clinical and TX Jurisprudence | |
| US Virgin Islands | Not determined | ||
| Utah | Not determined | ||
| Vermont | Not determined | ||
| Virginia | Not determined | ||
| Washington | Meets requirements | ||
| West Virginia | Not determined | ||
| Wisconsin | Meets requirements | ASWB, Advanced Generalist and WI Statutes and Rules | |
| Wyoming | Meets requirements | LCSW: ASWB Clinical |