Laws and locations of Safe Haven Baby Boxes in the United States.
US Baby Box Map
An interactive Google Map is also available that shows the exact facilities and locations in states that have installed Safe Haven Baby Boxes, in addition to which boxes have led to infant abandonments. That map is available here.
List of States
Information, news, and general legislative updates are available on most states. See the SSHBB legislation page for details on current bills.
Key: # States with SHBB laws | * States with SHBB Inc. Boxes | % States with other types of boxes
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona %
Arkansas #*
California %
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida *
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana #* (2 pages)
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky#*
Louisiana
Maine#
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico#*
New York
North Carolina*
Numbers
Statistics for states where there are installed baby boxes or drawers (e.g., Arizona). For a more details of the cases, see SHBB Cases by State.
| State | Installed Baby Boxes | Boxed Babies |
| Indiana | 96 | 20 |
| Kentucky | 16 | 2* |
| Arkansas | 13 | 3 |
| Ohio | 8* | 0 |
| Arizona | 6* | – |
| Florida | 1 | 1 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 0 |
| California | 1 | – |
| North Carolina | 1 | 0 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 145 | 26 |
* One box is currently out of service in Ohio; two are temporarily out of service in Arizona.No documentation exists for the first baby box case in Kentucky.
Updated March 12, 2023