Registration Compliance Data by States, Territories, and the District of Columbia

Registration Compliance Data: CY 2021

Maintaining a high compliance rate is of great importance because it means that any future draft instituted by Congress and the President in a national emergency would be fair and equitable. Also, men who fail to register with Selective Service are not eligible for certain programs and benefits that Congress and most states and territorial legislatures, and the District of Columbia have linked to registration. They include student loans, scholarships, and grants for college, many federal and local government jobs, and job training programs.

Additionally, immigrant men residing in the U.S. who failed to register when they were at least 18 years old, but not yet 26 years old, may be denied U.S. citizenship by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.