US states by consumer spending on motor vehicles and parts

Texas had the highest consumer spending on motor vehicles and parts of 51 states in 2018, at $57.5 billion. District of Columbia had the lowest, at $1.25 billion. The median was $8.01 billion and the figure for the United States was $550 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest57,496.7Texas

Lowest1,252.5District of Columbia

Median8,00751 states

United States549,997.9History

Map of states, 2018

Under 2,200
2,200 to 4,800
4,800 to 8,000
8,000 to 11K
11K to 17K
17K and over

USD million, 2018. Source: BEA, SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, motor vehicles and parts (line 4), millions of current dollars, United States and states. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2018

USD million. Source: BEA, SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, motor vehicles and parts (line 4), millions of current dollars, United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	States	2018 USD million	Change on 2017
1	Texas	57,496.7	+5%
2	California	54,730.8	+1.2%
3	Florida	36,767.9	+5.1%
4	New York	24,444.7	+3.5%
5	Pennsylvania	21,623.2	+3.1%
6	Illinois	19,650.9	+2.3%
7	Ohio	19,368.1	+3.2%
8	North Carolina	18,443.7	+4%
9	Georgia	18,132.8	+5.5%
10	Michigan	15,290.8	+3.5%
11	Virginia	14,549.4	+3.2%
12	New Jersey	14,192.6	+2.6%
13	Washington	12,476.1	+3.6%
14	Arizona	12,110.2	+7.8%
15	Tennessee	11,711.1	+2.4%
16	Indiana	11,526.2	+6.5%
17	Minnesota	11,395.8	+7.6%
18	Missouri	11,280.1	+3.4%
19	Massachusetts	11,076.9	+2.9%
20	Wisconsin	10,897.5	+4.4%
21	Colorado	10,401.9	+5.9%
22	Maryland	9,603.8	+2.4%
23	Louisiana	8,836.9	+2.6%
24	South Carolina	8,610.7	+2.5%
25	Alabama	8,604.9	+4.3%
26	Oklahoma	8,007	+6.1%
27	Kentucky	7,263.2	+4.5%
28	Oregon	6,885.1	+4.2%
29	Iowa	6,760.4	+4.5%
30	Connecticut	6,032.9	+3.3%
31	Utah	6,029.1	+8%
32	Kansas	5,303	+4.5%
33	Nevada	4,937.9	+4.4%
34	Arkansas	4,841	+0.8%
35	Mississippi	4,692.9	+3.5%
36	Nebraska	4,251.3	+2.9%
37	New Mexico	3,637.1	+5.6%
38	West Virginia	3,088	+6.8%
39	Idaho	3,031.4	+5.8%
40	New Hampshire	3,026.2	+3.6%
41	Maine	2,544.8	+5.2%
42	Montana	2,302.3	+4.9%
43	Hawaii	2,080.2	+2.5%
44	Delaware	2,041.3	+4.2%
45	Rhode Island	1,706	+5.6%
46	North Dakota	1,561.3	+4%
47	South Dakota	1,495	+3.8%
48	Vermont	1,354.3	+4.1%
49	Alaska	1,344.1	-1%
50	Wyoming	1,306	+1.5%
51	District of Columbia	1,252.5	+4.7%

Other periods

About this ranking

Personal consumption expenditures on new motor vehicles, net purchases of used vehicles, and parts and accessories, by the households and nonprofit institutions serving households resident in the place, in millions of current US dollars. Bureau of Economic Analysis, PCE by state by type of product (table SAPCE3, line 4, Motor vehicles and parts); the national figure equals the national accounts (NIPA table 2.4.5).

Millions of current US dollars: not adjusted for inflation or for price differences between states (see regional_price_parity). Spending is assigned to the state where the buyer lives, wherever the purchase is made. It includes purchases paid on behalf of households by employers, insurers and government programs, and the spending of nonprofit institutions serving households. Not the same as retail sales, which count store sales where the store is, and not the PCE price index. BEA revises the latest years every September.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, motor vehicles and parts (line 4), millions of current dollars, United States and states. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, motor vehicles and parts (line 4), millions of current dollars, United States and states (US states by consumer spending on motor vehicles and parts, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip

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SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, motor vehicles and parts (line 4), millions of current dollars, United States and states, US states by consumer spending on motor vehicles and parts, 2018. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 30 Sept. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/consumer-spending-motor-vehicles/us-states?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, motor vehicles and parts (line 4), millions of current dollars, United States and states. US states by consumer spending on motor vehicles and parts, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/consumer-spending-motor-vehicles/us-states?period=2018.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, motor vehicles and parts (line 4), millions of current dollars, United States and states, US states by consumer spending on motor vehicles and parts, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/consumer-spending-motor-vehicles/us-states?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest consumer spending on motor vehicles and parts?

Texas, with $57.5 billion in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which state has the lowest consumer spending on motor vehicles and parts?

District of Columbia, with $1.25 billion in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, motor vehicles and parts (line 4), millions of current dollars, United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12.