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US states by registered automobiles, 2024

California had the highest registered automobiles of 51 states in 2024, at 12.98 million. Alaska had the lowest, at 122,678. The median was 1.36 million and the figure for the United States was 97.41 million. Source: the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Highest12,979,522California
Lowest122,678Alaska
Median1,356,52651 states
United States97,413,321History

Map of states, 2024

Alabama: 1,937,330 countAlaska: 122,678 countArizona: 2,287,531 countArkansas: 911,769 countCalifornia: 12,979,522 countColorado: 1,356,526 countConnecticut: 1,028,799 countDelaware: 148,493 countDistrict of Columbia: 150,476 countFlorida: 7,210,114 countGeorgia: 3,206,610 countHawaii: 422,292 countIdaho: 510,516 countIllinois: 3,514,238 countIndiana: 1,791,108 countIowa: 1,006,994 countKansas: 594,786 countKentucky: 1,458,659 countLouisiana: 1,370,563 countMaine: 312,473 countMaryland: 1,908,452 countMassachusetts: 1,706,714 countMichigan: 2,494,236 countMinnesota: 1,609,042 countMississippi: 756,941 countMissouri: 1,645,714 countMontana: 525,226 countNebraska: 561,111 countNevada: 843,099 countNew Hampshire: 391,064 countNew Jersey: 2,275,055 countNew Mexico: 590,034 countNew York: 6,474,059 countNorth Carolina: 3,005,649 countNorth Dakota: 215,289 countOhio: 3,805,614 countOklahoma: 1,061,114 countOregon: 1,308,985 countPennsylvania: 3,371,581 countRhode Island: 308,699 countSouth Carolina: 1,720,378 countSouth Dakota: 282,489 countTennessee: 2,253,028 countTexas: 7,281,613 countUtah: 970,972 countVermont: 164,231 countVirginia: 2,833,864 countWashington: 2,535,919 countWest Virginia: 398,614 countWisconsin: 1,626,951 countWyoming: 166,107 count
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count, 2024. Source: FHWA, Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (automobiles, total), United States and states. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2024

California: 12,979,522 countCalifornia12,979,522Texas: 7,281,613 countTexas7,281,613Florida: 7,210,114 countFlorida7,210,114New York: 6,474,059 countNew York6,474,059Ohio: 3,805,614 countOhio3,805,614Illinois: 3,514,238 countIllinois3,514,238Pennsylvania: 3,371,581 countPennsylvania3,371,581Georgia: 3,206,610 countGeorgia3,206,610North Carolina: 3,005,649 countNorth Carolina3,005,649Virginia: 2,833,864 countVirginia2,833,864Washington: 2,535,919 countWashington2,535,919Michigan: 2,494,236 countMichigan2,494,236Arizona: 2,287,531 countArizona2,287,531New Jersey: 2,275,055 countNew Jersey2,275,055Tennessee: 2,253,028 countTennessee2,253,028Alabama: 1,937,330 countAlabama1,937,330Maryland: 1,908,452 countMaryland1,908,452Indiana: 1,791,108 countIndiana1,791,108South Carolina: 1,720,378 countSouth Carolina1,720,378Massachusetts: 1,706,714 countMassachusetts1,706,714Missouri: 1,645,714 countMissouri1,645,714Wisconsin: 1,626,951 countWisconsin1,626,951Minnesota: 1,609,042 countMinnesota1,609,042Kentucky: 1,458,659 countKentucky1,458,659Louisiana: 1,370,563 countLouisiana1,370,563Colorado: 1,356,526 countColorado1,356,526Oregon: 1,308,985 countOregon1,308,985Oklahoma: 1,061,114 countOklahoma1,061,114Connecticut: 1,028,799 countConnecticut1,028,799Iowa: 1,006,994 countIowa1,006,994Utah: 970,972 countUtah970,972Arkansas: 911,769 countArkansas911,769Nevada: 843,099 countNevada843,099Mississippi: 756,941 countMississippi756,941Kansas: 594,786 countKansas594,786New Mexico: 590,034 countNew Mexico590,034Nebraska: 561,111 countNebraska561,111Montana: 525,226 countMontana525,226Idaho: 510,516 countIdaho510,516Hawaii: 422,292 countHawaii422,292West Virginia: 398,614 countWest Virginia398,614New Hampshire: 391,064 countNew Hampshire391,064Maine: 312,473 countMaine312,473Rhode Island: 308,699 countRhode Island308,699South Dakota: 282,489 countSouth Dakota282,489North Dakota: 215,289 countNorth Dakota215,289Wyoming: 166,107 countWyoming166,107Vermont: 164,231 countVermont164,231District of Columbia: 150,476 countDistrict of Columbia150,476Delaware: 148,493 countDelaware148,493Alaska: 122,678 countAlaska122,678California: 12,979,522 countCalifornia12,979,522Texas: 7,281,613 countTexas7,281,613Florida: 7,210,114 countFlorida7,210,114New York: 6,474,059 countNew York6,474,059Ohio: 3,805,614 countOhio3,805,614Illinois: 3,514,238 countIllinois3,514,238Pennsylvania: 3,371,581 countPennsylvania3,371,581Georgia: 3,206,610 countGeorgia3,206,610North Carolina: 3,005,649 countNorth Carolina3,005,649Virginia: 2,833,864 countVirginia2,833,864Washington: 2,535,919 countWashington2,535,919Michigan: 2,494,236 countMichigan2,494,236Arizona: 2,287,531 countArizona2,287,531New Jersey: 2,275,055 countNew Jersey2,275,055Tennessee: 2,253,028 countTennessee2,253,028Alabama: 1,937,330 countAlabama1,937,330Maryland: 1,908,452 countMaryland1,908,452Indiana: 1,791,108 countIndiana1,791,108South Carolina: 1,720,378 countSouth Carolina1,720,378Massachusetts: 1,706,714 countMassachusetts1,706,714Missouri: 1,645,714 countMissouri1,645,714Wisconsin: 1,626,951 countWisconsin1,626,951Minnesota: 1,609,042 countMinnesota1,609,042Kentucky: 1,458,659 countKentucky1,458,659Louisiana: 1,370,563 countLouisiana1,370,563Colorado: 1,356,526 countColorado1,356,526Oregon: 1,308,985 countOregon1,308,985Oklahoma: 1,061,114 countOklahoma1,061,114Connecticut: 1,028,799 countConnecticut1,028,799Iowa: 1,006,994 countIowa1,006,994Utah: 970,972 countUtah970,972Arkansas: 911,769 countArkansas911,769Nevada: 843,099 countNevada843,099Mississippi: 756,941 countMississippi756,941Kansas: 594,786 countKansas594,786New Mexico: 590,034 countNew Mexico590,034Nebraska: 561,111 countNebraska561,111Montana: 525,226 countMontana525,226Idaho: 510,516 countIdaho510,516Hawaii: 422,292 countHawaii422,292West Virginia: 398,614 countWest Virginia398,614New Hampshire: 391,064 countNew Hampshire391,064Maine: 312,473 countMaine312,473Rhode Island: 308,699 countRhode Island308,699South Dakota: 282,489 countSouth Dakota282,489North Dakota: 215,289 countNorth Dakota215,289Wyoming: 166,107 countWyoming166,107Vermont: 164,231 countVermont164,231District of Columbia: 150,476 countDistrict of Columbia150,476Delaware: 148,493 countDelaware148,493Alaska: 122,678 countAlaska122,678
count. Source: FHWA, Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (automobiles, total), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2024
count		Change on 2023
1California12,979,522-3.3%
2Texas7,281,613-2.9%
3Florida7,210,114-3.2%
4New York6,474,059+129%
5Ohio3,805,614-2.8%
6Illinois3,514,238-0.5%
7Pennsylvania3,371,581-6.4%
8Georgia3,206,610-2.5%
9North Carolina3,005,649-2.5%
10Virginia2,833,864-2.7%
11Washington2,535,919-2.6%
12Michigan2,494,236-8.1%
13Arizona2,287,531+0.7%
14New Jersey2,275,055+0.1%
15Tennessee2,253,028-0.7%
16Alabama1,937,330+0.8%
17Maryland1,908,452-3.2%
18Indiana1,791,108+1.6%
19South Carolina1,720,378-7.8%
20Massachusetts1,706,714-7.3%
21Missouri1,645,714-5.1%
22Wisconsin1,626,951-3.4%
23Minnesota1,609,042-3.3%
24Kentucky1,458,659-3.9%
25Louisiana1,370,563-2.6%
26Colorado1,356,526-3.2%
27Oregon1,308,985-2.9%
28Oklahoma1,061,114+4.7%
29Connecticut1,028,799-5.5%
30Iowa1,006,994-3.3%
31Utah970,972-1.1%
32Arkansas911,769-2.5%
33Nevada843,099-14.9%
34Mississippi756,941-4.1%
35Kansas594,786-22.4%
36New Mexico590,034-1.9%
37Nebraska561,111-2.9%
38Montana525,226+6.1%
39Idaho510,516-5.9%
40Hawaii422,292-3.2%
41West Virginia398,614-5.5%
42New Hampshire391,064-5.8%
43Maine312,473-16.6%
44Rhode Island308,699-4.1%
45South Dakota282,489-3.8%
46North Dakota215,289-2.5%
47Wyoming166,107-5.6%
48Vermont164,231-0.5%
49District of Columbia150,476-14.7%
50Delaware148,493-4%
51Alaska122,678-5.1%

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About this ranking

Automobiles registered during the year, taxicabs included.

More on how it is measured
  • FHWA Highway Statistics table MV-1 counts the vehicles registered in each state during the year, from the records of the state motor vehicle agencies: private, commercial and publicly owned vehicles, but not those of the armed forces.
  • A vehicle is counted in the state that registered it.

From the 2012 table FHWA allocates light-duty vehicles between automobiles and trucks with its own method, and automobiles fall from 125.7 million in 2011 to 111.3 million in 2012 while trucks rise from 118.5 million to 133.1 million, so the split is not comparable across those years. The all motor vehicles total is. Many sport utility vehicles, pickups and vans count as trucks, not automobiles. States keep their registers differently: some report registration transactions during the year or vehicles on multi-year registrations instead of active registrations, and a change in what a state reports can move its count sharply from one year to the next (Delaware in 2021, New York in 2024). Values for states FHWA estimated, or for which it repeated the previous year, are marked estimated. FHWA publishes some counts with fractions; they are rounded to whole vehicles.

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

Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. Highway Statistics, Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (automobiles, total), United States and states. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. (2026). Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (automobiles, total), United States and states (US states by registered automobiles, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm

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Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (automobiles, total), United States and states, US states by registered automobiles, 2024. Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 23 Feb. 2026, https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/registered-automobiles/us-states. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 2026. Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (automobiles, total), United States and states. US states by registered automobiles, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/registered-automobiles/us-states.

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Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation (2026) Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (automobiles, total), United States and states, US states by registered automobiles, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/registered-automobiles/us-states (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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  author = {{Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation}},
  title = {{Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (automobiles, total), United States and states: US states by registered automobiles, 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-18},
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Which state has the highest registered automobiles?

California, with 12.98 million in 2024, according to the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Alaska, with 122,678 in 2024.

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