The 183-Day Rule by State: Every US Day-Count Threshold, Sourced (2026)
Every state's residency day count in one sourced table: who triggers at 183, who at 184, the months-based states, Georgia's rolling window, and California's exception.
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California's residency rule is not the standard 183-day test. What the statute actually says, the real threshold, and the records that prove your count.
New York's residency rule is not the standard 183-day test. What the statute actually says, the real threshold, and the records that prove your count.
Louisiana's residency day count, precisely: the exact threshold and phrasing, whether day 183 is safe, how days are counted, and the records that prove it.
Kansas's residency day count, precisely: the exact threshold and phrasing, whether day 183 is safe, how days are counted, and the records that prove it.
Colorado's residency day count, precisely: the exact threshold and phrasing, whether day 183 is safe, how days are counted, and the records that prove it.
Arkansas's residency day count, precisely: the exact threshold and phrasing, whether day 183 is safe, how days are counted, and the records that prove it.
Utah's residency day count, precisely: the exact threshold and phrasing, whether day 183 is safe, how days are counted, and the records that prove it.
Nebraska's residency day count, precisely: the exact threshold and phrasing, whether day 183 is safe, how days are counted, and the records that prove it.
Michigan's residency day count, precisely: the exact threshold and phrasing, whether day 183 is safe, how days are counted, and the records that prove it.
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