CPA CPE Requirements by State (2026)

Every state requires CPAs to complete continuing professional education (CPE), but the per-cycle total depends on whether the license renews annually, biennially, or triennially (commonly 40, 80, or 120 hours) and most states add an ethics requirement. This table ranks the states we've verified by CPE hours per renewal cycle, highest first; a few that measure CPE per calendar year rather than per cycle are listed separately.

CPA CPE hours by state, ranked

#StateCPE hours per cycleCycle
1 Texas CPA renewal 120 hours 12 mo
2 Illinois CPA renewal 120 hours 36 mo
3 Ohio CPA renewal 120 hours 36 mo
4 New Jersey CPA renewal 120 hours 36 mo
5 Virginia CPA renewal 120 hours 12 mo
6 Indiana CPA renewal 120 hours 36 mo
7 Minnesota CPA renewal 120 hours 12 mo
8 Washington CPA renewal 120 hours 36 mo
9 Oklahoma CPA renewal 120 hours 12 mo
10 Iowa CPA renewal 120 hours 12 mo
11 Mississippi CPA renewal 120 hours 12 mo
12 New Mexico CPA renewal 120 hours 12 mo
13 West Virginia CPA renewal 120 hours 12 mo
14 Rhode Island CPA renewal 120 hours 36 mo
15 Montana CPA renewal 120 hours 12 mo
16 South Dakota CPA renewal 120 hours 12 mo
17 North Dakota CPA renewal 120 hours 12 mo
18 Wyoming CPA renewal 120 hours 12 mo
19 California CPA renewal 80 hours 24 mo
20 Florida CPA renewal 80 hours 24 mo
21 Pennsylvania CPA renewal 80 hours 24 mo
22 Georgia CPA renewal 80 hours 24 mo
23 Michigan CPA renewal 80 hours 24 mo
24 Tennessee CPA renewal 80 hours 24 mo
25 Massachusetts CPA renewal 80 hours 24 mo
26 Arizona CPA renewal 80 hours 24 mo
27 Missouri CPA renewal 80 hours 24 mo
28 Maryland CPA renewal 80 hours 24 mo
29 Colorado CPA renewal 80 hours 24 mo
30 Oregon CPA renewal 80 hours 24 mo
31 Wisconsin CPA renewal 80 hours 24 mo
32 Kentucky CPA renewal 80 hours 24 mo
33 Louisiana CPA renewal 80 hours 12 mo
34 Nevada CPA renewal 80 hours 12 mo
35 Utah CPA renewal 80 hours 24 mo
36 Kansas CPA renewal 80 hours 24 mo
37 Nebraska CPA renewal 80 hours 24 mo
38 Idaho CPA renewal 80 hours 24 mo
39 Hawaii CPA renewal 80 hours 24 mo
40 New Hampshire CPA renewal 80 hours 24 mo
41 Delaware CPA renewal 80 hours 24 mo
42 Alaska CPA renewal 80 hours 24 mo
43 Vermont CPA renewal 80 hours 24 mo
44 District of Columbia CPA renewal 80 hours 24 mo
45 North Carolina CPA renewal 40 hours 12 mo
46 South Carolina CPA renewal 40 hours 12 mo
47 Alabama CPA renewal 40 hours 12 mo
48 Connecticut CPA renewal 40 hours 12 mo
49 Arkansas CPA renewal 40 hours 12 mo
50 Maine CPA renewal 40 hours 12 mo

States without a single published hour count

These states don't publish a single fixed CE-hour figure — the requirement depends on factors covered on each state's full guide:

Based on 51 states verified against official boards. Figures change — confirm with your board before filing.

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