Skip to content
BooknBoost

All 55 states and territories

GED by State: Your State’s Price, Rules and Guide

Every state sets its own GED price and rules, so what you read about one state may be wrong for yours. Color the map by price, online testing, age, residency, help paying or which test is offered, compare two states, then open your state’s guide.

Explore the mapCompare two states

Prices and rules checked October 13, 2026 against each state’s GED.com page.

Every state on one map

Pick what to color the map by. Each square is one state; tap it for its guide or its quick facts. Outlined squares have a full step-by-step guide.

Color the map by

What one GED subject costs at a test center.

US territories

  • Free or under $15 (6)
  • $15 to $35 (6)
  • $36, the most common price (21)
  • $36.25 to $41 (10)
  • Over $41 (8)
  • Price not listed (2)
  • HiSET instead of the GED (2)
  • Has a full BooknBoost guide

Compare two states

Some states let you test without living there, and prices differ by up to $50 a subject. If you live near a state line, check both sides.

Compare two states

Live near a state line, or moving? Put two states side by side. Rows that differ are marked.

Choose two states to see them side by side.

GED, HiSET or both?

Some states offer a second test, the HiSET, alongside the GED. Neither testing company publishes one list of who offers what. So we compared GED.com’s state table with HiSET.org’s state pages on October 14, 2026.

Of the 55 places on GED.com’s list, 28 offer only the GED and 25 offer both. Iowa and Maine offer only the HiSET. Color the map by “GED or HiSET” to see yours.

HiSET.org’s list still names New Jersey and West Virginia. But its own pages for New Jersey and West Virginia say the HiSET has ended there, so we count both as GED only.

PSI, which runs the HiSET, says it’s offered in “30 states and territories.” Our count covers only the places on GED.com’s list.

The two tests side by side, from each test’s official pages, checked October 14, 2026.
TopicGEDHiSET
Who runs itGED Testing Service (ACE and Pearson)PSI Services, owned by ETS since 2024
Subjects4 tests: math, language arts, science, social studies5 subtests: reading, writing, math, science, social studies
Scores100 to 200 on each test1 to 20 on each subtest
To pass145 or higher on every testAt least 8 on every subtest, 2 out of 6 on the essay, and 45 in total
Testing time425 minutes, about 7 hours (our addition)7.5 hours
LanguagesEnglish and Spanish (Spanish in many states)English or Spanish (Maine offers English only)
Where you testA test center, or online from home in most statesA test center (computer or paper), or online from home where offered

If your state offers both

Check which one is near you. Ask your local adult education program or test center which test it gives. In North Carolina, for example, not every community college offers both.

Check the rules on mixing scores. Massachusetts and Pennsylvania let you combine scores from both tests, and so do Michigan and North Carolina. California doesn’t allow it: all your subjects must come from one test.

Both tests count for federal student aid, as our GED vs high school diploma guide shows.

The states by the numbers

Same four tests everywhere. Almost everything around them changes at the state line.

What one GED subject costs at a test center

The 53 states and territories that offer the GED, grouped by price.

  • Free or under $156 of 53

    AR · CT · DC · MD · NY · WV

  • $15 to $356 of 53

    MO · NV · NC · MP · RI · WY

  • $3621 of 53

    AL · AK · AS · DE · ID · IL · KY · MA · MN · MS · NE · NH · NJ · NM · ND · OH · TN · UT · VT · VA · WA

  • $36.25 to $4110 of 53

    AZ · CA · FL · GU · KS · LA · OK · SC · TX · WI

  • Over $418 of 53

    CO · GA · HI · IN · MI · OR · SD · VI

  • Price not listed2 of 53

    MT · PA

Some low prices need a state code or program; the card for each state says which. Source: each state’s GED.com page, checked October 13, 2026.

Can you test online from home?

Share of the 53 places that offer the GED.

  • Offered: 39
  • With limits: 8 (IN, KS, MA, MT, NJ, PA, SC, UT)
  • Not offered: 6 (CT, FL, HI, NY, WV, WY)
Source: GED.com’s online testing table, checked October 13, 2026. Iowa and Maine use the HiSET instead.

The youngest age to test without extra paperwork

Younger testers can still test in most places, with permission or forms.

  • Age 161 of 53

    ND

  • Age 172 of 53

    CO · MO

  • Age 1839 of 53

    AL · AK · AS · AZ · AR · CA · DE · DC · FL · GA · GU · HI · ID · IL · IN · KS · MD · MA · MI · MS · NE · NV · NH · NJ · NM · NC · OH · OK · OR · PA · RI · SD · TN · TX · UT · VT · VI · VA · WY

  • Age 18½1 of 53

    WI

  • Age 1910 of 53

    CT · KY · LA · MN · MT · NY · MP · SC · WA · WV

Source: each state’s GED.com page, checked October 13, 2026.

Every state, in one list

The quick facts for each state, with a link to its guide or to its row in our cost and rules tables. 15 states have a full guide so far.

55 states and territories

Frequently asked questions

Does every state offer the GED?

Almost every one. Iowa and Maine use a different test, the HiSET, instead. The other 53 (48 states, DC and four US territories) offer the GED.

Which states have free GED testing?

As of October 13, 2026, there’s no test fee at test centers in Connecticut, New York and West Virginia (Connecticut charges a $13 registration fee, but not to veterans or people under 21). 26 states and territories offer a voucher, discount, scholarship or other help with the fee, often while funding lasts.

Can I take the GED online in my state?

In most places, yes. 39 states and territories offer the online GED, and 8 more offer it with limits. Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, New York, West Virginia and Wyoming don’t offer it online. You also need a green GED Ready score from the last 60 days.

Can I take the GED in a different state?

It depends on the state where you want to test. 19 states and territories have no residency rule, 5 have none but add conditions, and 29 require you to live there or have an address there, sometimes for a set number of days. Color the map by residency, or compare two states, before you book.

Keep going