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US states by registered automobiles

California had the highest registered automobiles of 51 states in 2014, at 14.07 million. Alaska had the lowest, at 195,389. The median was 1.46 million and the figure for the United States was 113.9 million. Source: the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Highest14,065,989California
Lowest195,389Alaska
Median1,459,34051 states
United States113,898,845History

Map of states, 2014

Alabama: 2,524,145 countAlaska: 195,389 countArizona: 2,320,664 countArkansas: 989,291 countCalifornia: 14,065,989 countColorado: 1,806,485 countConnecticut: 1,430,900 countDelaware: 441,745 countDistrict of Columbia: 216,156 countFlorida: 7,543,890 countGeorgia: 3,567,888 countHawaii: 591,971 countIdaho: 608,671 countIllinois: 4,795,380 countIndiana: 2,395,759 countIowa: 1,349,293 countKansas: 978,612 countKentucky: 1,749,979 countLouisiana: 1,459,340 countMaine: 471,717 countMaryland: 1,989,816 countMassachusetts: 2,438,254 countMichigan: 3,445,807 countMinnesota: 2,162,403 countMississippi: 857,667 countMissouri: 2,231,294 countMontana: 436,581 countNebraska: 751,544 countNevada: 990,113 countNew Hampshire: 559,174 countNew Jersey: 3,476,346 countNew Mexico: 724,099 countNew York: 5,159,696 countNorth Carolina: 3,474,768 countNorth Dakota: 250,998 countOhio: 4,806,759 countOklahoma: 1,391,802 countOregon: 1,403,517 countPennsylvania: 4,711,119 countRhode Island: 455,520 countSouth Carolina: 1,754,081 countSouth Dakota: 324,160 countTennessee: 2,273,513 countTexas: 8,140,321 countUtah: 895,718 countVermont: 244,027 countVirginia: 3,309,479 countWashington: 2,748,938 countWest Virginia: 576,821 countWisconsin: 2,194,650 countWyoming: 216,594 count
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count, 2014. 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, 2014

California: 14,065,989 countCalifornia14,065,989Texas: 8,140,321 countTexas8,140,321Florida: 7,543,890 countFlorida7,543,890New York: 5,159,696 countNew York5,159,696Ohio: 4,806,759 countOhio4,806,759Illinois: 4,795,380 countIllinois4,795,380Pennsylvania: 4,711,119 countPennsylvania4,711,119Georgia: 3,567,888 countGeorgia3,567,888New Jersey: 3,476,346 countNew Jersey3,476,346North Carolina: 3,474,768 countNorth Carolina3,474,768Michigan: 3,445,807 countMichigan3,445,807Virginia: 3,309,479 countVirginia3,309,479Washington: 2,748,938 countWashington2,748,938Alabama: 2,524,145 countAlabama2,524,145Massachusetts: 2,438,254 countMassachusetts2,438,254Indiana: 2,395,759 countIndiana2,395,759Arizona: 2,320,664 countArizona2,320,664Tennessee: 2,273,513 countTennessee2,273,513Missouri: 2,231,294 countMissouri2,231,294Wisconsin: 2,194,650 countWisconsin2,194,650Minnesota: 2,162,403 countMinnesota2,162,403Maryland: 1,989,816 countMaryland1,989,816Colorado: 1,806,485 countColorado1,806,485South Carolina: 1,754,081 countSouth Carolina1,754,081Kentucky: 1,749,979 countKentucky1,749,979Louisiana: 1,459,340 countLouisiana1,459,340Connecticut: 1,430,900 countConnecticut1,430,900Oregon: 1,403,517 countOregon1,403,517Oklahoma: 1,391,802 countOklahoma1,391,802Iowa: 1,349,293 countIowa1,349,293Nevada: 990,113 countNevada990,113Arkansas: 989,291 countArkansas989,291Kansas: 978,612 countKansas978,612Utah: 895,718 countUtah895,718Mississippi: 857,667 countMississippi857,667Nebraska: 751,544 countNebraska751,544New Mexico: 724,099 countNew Mexico724,099Idaho: 608,671 countIdaho608,671Hawaii: 591,971 countHawaii591,971West Virginia: 576,821 countWest Virginia576,821New Hampshire: 559,174 countNew Hampshire559,174Maine: 471,717 countMaine471,717Rhode Island: 455,520 countRhode Island455,520Delaware: 441,745 countDelaware441,745Montana: 436,581 countMontana436,581South Dakota: 324,160 countSouth Dakota324,160North Dakota: 250,998 countNorth Dakota250,998Vermont: 244,027 countVermont244,027Wyoming: 216,594 countWyoming216,594District of Columbia: 216,156 countDistrict of Columbia216,156Alaska: 195,389 countAlaska195,389California: 14,065,989 countCalifornia14,065,989Texas: 8,140,321 countTexas8,140,321Florida: 7,543,890 countFlorida7,543,890New York: 5,159,696 countNew York5,159,696Ohio: 4,806,759 countOhio4,806,759Illinois: 4,795,380 countIllinois4,795,380Pennsylvania: 4,711,119 countPennsylvania4,711,119Georgia: 3,567,888 countGeorgia3,567,888New Jersey: 3,476,346 countNew Jersey3,476,346North Carolina: 3,474,768 countNorth Carolina3,474,768Michigan: 3,445,807 countMichigan3,445,807Virginia: 3,309,479 countVirginia3,309,479Washington: 2,748,938 countWashington2,748,938Alabama: 2,524,145 countAlabama2,524,145Massachusetts: 2,438,254 countMassachusetts2,438,254Indiana: 2,395,759 countIndiana2,395,759Arizona: 2,320,664 countArizona2,320,664Tennessee: 2,273,513 countTennessee2,273,513Missouri: 2,231,294 countMissouri2,231,294Wisconsin: 2,194,650 countWisconsin2,194,650Minnesota: 2,162,403 countMinnesota2,162,403Maryland: 1,989,816 countMaryland1,989,816Colorado: 1,806,485 countColorado1,806,485South Carolina: 1,754,081 countSouth Carolina1,754,081Kentucky: 1,749,979 countKentucky1,749,979Louisiana: 1,459,340 countLouisiana1,459,340Connecticut: 1,430,900 countConnecticut1,430,900Oregon: 1,403,517 countOregon1,403,517Oklahoma: 1,391,802 countOklahoma1,391,802Iowa: 1,349,293 countIowa1,349,293Nevada: 990,113 countNevada990,113Arkansas: 989,291 countArkansas989,291Kansas: 978,612 countKansas978,612Utah: 895,718 countUtah895,718Mississippi: 857,667 countMississippi857,667Nebraska: 751,544 countNebraska751,544New Mexico: 724,099 countNew Mexico724,099Idaho: 608,671 countIdaho608,671Hawaii: 591,971 countHawaii591,971West Virginia: 576,821 countWest Virginia576,821New Hampshire: 559,174 countNew Hampshire559,174Maine: 471,717 countMaine471,717Rhode Island: 455,520 countRhode Island455,520Delaware: 441,745 countDelaware441,745Montana: 436,581 countMontana436,581South Dakota: 324,160 countSouth Dakota324,160North Dakota: 250,998 countNorth Dakota250,998Vermont: 244,027 countVermont244,027Wyoming: 216,594 countWyoming216,594District of Columbia: 216,156 countDistrict of Columbia216,156Alaska: 195,389 countAlaska195,389
count. Source: FHWA, Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (automobiles, total), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2014
count		Change on 2013
1California14,065,989+1.8%
2Texas8,140,321+2.3%
3Florida7,543,890+1.6%
4New York5,159,696-0.8%
5Ohio4,806,759-1.2%
6Illinois4,795,380-0%
7Pennsylvania4,711,119-2.1%
8Georgia3,567,888+3.9%
9New Jersey3,476,346-4.6%
10North Carolina3,474,768-0.6%
11Michigan3,445,807-4.1%
12Virginia3,309,479+0.4%
13Washington2,748,938-1.8%
14Alabama2,524,145+21.6%
15Massachusetts2,438,254-2.9%
16Indiana2,395,759+5.8%
17Arizona2,320,664+2.8%
18Tennessee2,273,513-0.5%
19Missouri2,231,294-10.2%
20Wisconsin2,194,650-2.7%
21Minnesota Estimated2,162,403-2.3%
22Maryland1,989,816+3.7%
23Colorado1,806,485-0.7%
24South Carolina1,754,081+0.2%
25Kentucky1,749,979+2%
26Louisiana1,459,340-3.1%
27Connecticut1,430,900-3%
28Oregon1,403,517-7.7%
29Oklahoma1,391,802+1.1%
30Iowa1,349,293-1.3%
31Nevada990,113+1.3%
32Arkansas989,291+14.3%
33Kansas978,612-5.1%
34Utah895,718+2.2%
35Mississippi857,667-1.6%
36Nebraska751,544+2.5%
37New Mexico724,099+1.1%
38Idaho608,671+1.6%
39Hawaii591,971+4.2%
40West Virginia576,821+6.4%
41New Hampshire559,174-10.6%
42Maine471,717-3.3%
43Rhode Island455,520-0.8%
44Delaware441,745-1.4%
45Montana436,581-1.8%
46South Dakota324,160-2.3%
47North Dakota250,998-1.6%
48Vermont244,027-5.7%
49Wyoming Estimated216,594-5.3%
50District of Columbia216,156-1.1%
51Alaska195,389-2.8%

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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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/registered-automobiles/us-states?period=2014 (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, 2014}},
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Which state has the highest registered automobiles?

California, with 14.07 million in 2014, according to the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Alaska, with 195,389 in 2014.

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