Most Frequently Banned Books in the US
Books that are banned/challenged most often in the United States, based on data from the American Library Association. Resist censorship đ
created by MaddiHunt
last updated July, 2026
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This is specifically based off of the 2010-2019 top 100 list, but I may add ones from more recent years as well. For any series listed in the report, I will only add the first book.
This is not an endorsement of every book on this list. I have personally read many of these, some of which I liked, some I did not. But I do not support censorship.
To quote the Director of ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom-
"The movement to ban books is not a movement of parents, but a movement of partisans who seek to limit our freedom to read and make different choices about things that matter. All who care about libraries and personal liberty must stand together and join the movement to halt this assault on the freedom to read."
