Mobile drivers license & digital ID adoption

As of August 2024, the following states have active mDLs:

Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Ohio and Utah, as well as Puerto Rico. Oklahoma and Florida have released mobile IDs but elected to pause and retool their programs.

The TSA accepts these IDs at select airports. Wider rollout and adoption is expected in the near future with use cases for age verification, hotel check-in, car rental, banking, and more. Two states allow for mobile IDs to be used for voting.

Louisiana was the first state to launch a digital ID in 2018 with LA Wallet. As of 2023, 66% of eligible adults are using the app. So adoption of electronic IDs is strong and growing. California indicates that in the first few months of the program nearly 600,000 Californians installed their mobile ID app.

While every state’s mobile ID works slightly differently, mobile IDs typically require NFC and Bluetooth to create a secure connection for verification of the ID. While some states show the information on the ID visually, the intent is that the ID is electronic and reading/verifying the mobile ID or mDL also happens electronically.

As of August 2024, the following states have announced plans to launch a mobile drivers license:

Alaska, Connecticut, Kentucky, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Virginia as well as Washington D.C.

mDLs require biometric access such as a fingerprint or face ID to access the credential. This, combined with verification from the issuing authority when the ID is added to the application or wallet, make them extraordinarily secure.

All Australian states and virtually every European country have also launched mobile ID programs and are in various states of readiness.

We update our tracker map quarterly. Stay tuned to see if your state has a mobile drivers license in the works!