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US states by registered automobiles

California had the highest registered automobiles of 51 states in 2013, at 13.82 million. Alaska had the lowest, at 201,042. The median was 1.52 million and the figure for the United States was 113.68 million. Source: the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Highest13,822,505California
Lowest201,042Alaska
Median1,520,78451 states
United States113,676,345History

Map of states, 2013

Alabama: 2,074,969 countAlaska: 201,042 countArizona: 2,257,249 countArkansas: 865,210 countCalifornia: 13,822,505 countColorado: 1,819,608 countConnecticut: 1,474,581 countDelaware: 448,155 countDistrict of Columbia: 218,642 countFlorida: 7,425,492 countGeorgia: 3,435,040 countHawaii: 568,238 countIdaho: 598,877 countIllinois: 4,796,992 countIndiana: 2,264,905 countIowa: 1,366,389 countKansas: 1,031,234 countKentucky: 1,714,904 countLouisiana: 1,506,504 countMaine: 487,896 countMaryland: 1,918,606 countMassachusetts: 2,510,780 countMichigan: 3,593,751 countMinnesota: 2,212,406 countMississippi: 871,806 countMissouri: 2,484,904 countMontana: 444,707 countNebraska: 733,008 countNevada: 977,852 countNew Hampshire: 625,391 countNew Jersey: 3,644,546 countNew Mexico: 716,439 countNew York: 5,203,357 countNorth Carolina: 3,495,804 countNorth Dakota: 255,183 countOhio: 4,862,768 countOklahoma: 1,376,118 countOregon: 1,520,784 countPennsylvania: 4,809,900 countRhode Island: 459,393 countSouth Carolina: 1,750,642 countSouth Dakota: 331,920 countTennessee: 2,284,326 countTexas: 7,954,906 countUtah: 876,036 countVermont: 258,801 countVirginia: 3,296,365 countWashington: 2,800,255 countWest Virginia: 541,900 countWisconsin: 2,256,529 countWyoming: 228,731 count
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count, 2013. 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, 2013

California: 13,822,505 countCalifornia13,822,505Texas: 7,954,906 countTexas7,954,906Florida: 7,425,492 countFlorida7,425,492New York: 5,203,357 countNew York5,203,357Ohio: 4,862,768 countOhio4,862,768Pennsylvania: 4,809,900 countPennsylvania4,809,900Illinois: 4,796,992 countIllinois4,796,992New Jersey: 3,644,546 countNew Jersey3,644,546Michigan: 3,593,751 countMichigan3,593,751North Carolina: 3,495,804 countNorth Carolina3,495,804Georgia: 3,435,040 countGeorgia3,435,040Virginia: 3,296,365 countVirginia3,296,365Washington: 2,800,255 countWashington2,800,255Massachusetts: 2,510,780 countMassachusetts2,510,780Missouri: 2,484,904 countMissouri2,484,904Tennessee: 2,284,326 countTennessee2,284,326Indiana: 2,264,905 countIndiana2,264,905Arizona: 2,257,249 countArizona2,257,249Wisconsin: 2,256,529 countWisconsin2,256,529Minnesota: 2,212,406 countMinnesota2,212,406Alabama: 2,074,969 countAlabama2,074,969Maryland: 1,918,606 countMaryland1,918,606Colorado: 1,819,608 countColorado1,819,608South Carolina: 1,750,642 countSouth Carolina1,750,642Kentucky: 1,714,904 countKentucky1,714,904Oregon: 1,520,784 countOregon1,520,784Louisiana: 1,506,504 countLouisiana1,506,504Connecticut: 1,474,581 countConnecticut1,474,581Oklahoma: 1,376,118 countOklahoma1,376,118Iowa: 1,366,389 countIowa1,366,389Kansas: 1,031,234 countKansas1,031,234Nevada: 977,852 countNevada977,852Utah: 876,036 countUtah876,036Mississippi: 871,806 countMississippi871,806Arkansas: 865,210 countArkansas865,210Nebraska: 733,008 countNebraska733,008New Mexico: 716,439 countNew Mexico716,439New Hampshire: 625,391 countNew Hampshire625,391Idaho: 598,877 countIdaho598,877Hawaii: 568,238 countHawaii568,238West Virginia: 541,900 countWest Virginia541,900Maine: 487,896 countMaine487,896Rhode Island: 459,393 countRhode Island459,393Delaware: 448,155 countDelaware448,155Montana: 444,707 countMontana444,707South Dakota: 331,920 countSouth Dakota331,920Vermont: 258,801 countVermont258,801North Dakota: 255,183 countNorth Dakota255,183Wyoming: 228,731 countWyoming228,731District of Columbia: 218,642 countDistrict of Columbia218,642Alaska: 201,042 countAlaska201,042California: 13,822,505 countCalifornia13,822,505Texas: 7,954,906 countTexas7,954,906Florida: 7,425,492 countFlorida7,425,492New York: 5,203,357 countNew York5,203,357Ohio: 4,862,768 countOhio4,862,768Pennsylvania: 4,809,900 countPennsylvania4,809,900Illinois: 4,796,992 countIllinois4,796,992New Jersey: 3,644,546 countNew Jersey3,644,546Michigan: 3,593,751 countMichigan3,593,751North Carolina: 3,495,804 countNorth Carolina3,495,804Georgia: 3,435,040 countGeorgia3,435,040Virginia: 3,296,365 countVirginia3,296,365Washington: 2,800,255 countWashington2,800,255Massachusetts: 2,510,780 countMassachusetts2,510,780Missouri: 2,484,904 countMissouri2,484,904Tennessee: 2,284,326 countTennessee2,284,326Indiana: 2,264,905 countIndiana2,264,905Arizona: 2,257,249 countArizona2,257,249Wisconsin: 2,256,529 countWisconsin2,256,529Minnesota: 2,212,406 countMinnesota2,212,406Alabama: 2,074,969 countAlabama2,074,969Maryland: 1,918,606 countMaryland1,918,606Colorado: 1,819,608 countColorado1,819,608South Carolina: 1,750,642 countSouth Carolina1,750,642Kentucky: 1,714,904 countKentucky1,714,904Oregon: 1,520,784 countOregon1,520,784Louisiana: 1,506,504 countLouisiana1,506,504Connecticut: 1,474,581 countConnecticut1,474,581Oklahoma: 1,376,118 countOklahoma1,376,118Iowa: 1,366,389 countIowa1,366,389Kansas: 1,031,234 countKansas1,031,234Nevada: 977,852 countNevada977,852Utah: 876,036 countUtah876,036Mississippi: 871,806 countMississippi871,806Arkansas: 865,210 countArkansas865,210Nebraska: 733,008 countNebraska733,008New Mexico: 716,439 countNew Mexico716,439New Hampshire: 625,391 countNew Hampshire625,391Idaho: 598,877 countIdaho598,877Hawaii: 568,238 countHawaii568,238West Virginia: 541,900 countWest Virginia541,900Maine: 487,896 countMaine487,896Rhode Island: 459,393 countRhode Island459,393Delaware: 448,155 countDelaware448,155Montana: 444,707 countMontana444,707South Dakota: 331,920 countSouth Dakota331,920Vermont: 258,801 countVermont258,801North Dakota: 255,183 countNorth Dakota255,183Wyoming: 228,731 countWyoming228,731District of Columbia: 218,642 countDistrict of Columbia218,642Alaska: 201,042 countAlaska201,042
count. Source: FHWA, Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (automobiles, total), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2013
count		Change on 2012
1California13,822,505+4.5%
2Texas7,954,906+1.7%
3Florida7,425,492-1.5%
4New York Estimated5,203,357+2.5%
5Ohio4,862,768+2.6%
6Pennsylvania4,809,900+0.7%
7Illinois4,796,992+1.7%
8New Jersey3,644,546-8.2%
9Michigan3,593,751+5.4%
10North Carolina3,495,804+1.5%
11Georgia3,435,040+3.4%
12Virginia3,296,365-0.3%
13Washington2,800,255+10.1%
14Massachusetts2,510,780+1.2%
15Missouri2,484,904+3.6%
16Tennessee2,284,326+2.3%
17Indiana2,264,905-7.1%
18Arizona2,257,249+6.3%
19Wisconsin2,256,529+1.6%
20Minnesota2,212,406+3%
21Alabama2,074,969+1.6%
22Maryland1,918,606-2.5%
23Colorado1,819,608+4.2%
24South Carolina1,750,642+2.2%
25Kentucky1,714,904+11.8%
26Oregon1,520,784+4.5%
27Louisiana1,506,504+0.4%
28Connecticut1,474,581+6.3%
29Oklahoma1,376,118+1.1%
30Iowa1,366,389+1.7%
31Kansas1,031,234+7.5%
32Nevada977,852+4.8%
33Utah876,036+5.3%
34Mississippi871,806+2.8%
35Arkansas865,210-1.8%
36Nebraska733,008+0.1%
37New Mexico716,439+6%
38New Hampshire625,391+11.6%
39Idaho598,877+3.7%
40Hawaii568,238+8.9%
41West Virginia541,900+0.9%
42Maine487,896+2.8%
43Rhode Island459,393+0.7%
44Delaware448,155+1.4%
45Montana444,707+2.6%
46South Dakota331,920+0.1%
47Vermont258,801+2.9%
48North Dakota255,183+2.4%
49Wyoming228,731+7.5%
50District of Columbia218,642+5.6%
51Alaska201,042+4.1%

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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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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?period=2013. 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, 2013. 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?period=2013.

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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, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/registered-automobiles/us-states?period=2013 (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, 2013}},
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Which state has the highest registered automobiles?

California, with 13.82 million in 2013, according to the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Alaska, with 201,042 in 2013.

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