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US states by registered automobiles

California had the highest registered automobiles of 51 states in 2022, at 13.8 million. Alaska had the lowest, at 134,299. The median was 1.44 million and the figure for the United States was 99.67 million. Source: the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Highest13,796,109California
Lowest134,299Alaska
Median1,441,93751 states
United States99,666,377History

Map of states, 2022

Alabama: 1,996,453 countAlaska: 134,299 countArizona: 2,200,806 countArkansas: 928,956 countCalifornia: 13,796,109 countColorado: 1,441,937 countConnecticut: 1,100,733 countDelaware: 170,048 countDistrict of Columbia: 201,207 countFlorida: 7,763,368 countGeorgia: 3,412,234 countHawaii: 445,118 countIdaho: 554,618 countIllinois: 3,730,443 countIndiana: 1,712,790 countIowa: 1,065,536 countKansas: 826,494 countKentucky: 1,478,800 countLouisiana: 1,486,268 countMaine: 372,887 countMaryland: 2,024,782 countMassachusetts: 1,896,779 countMichigan: 2,717,061 countMinnesota: 1,690,015 countMississippi: 837,128 countMissouri: 1,762,357 countMontana: 473,824 countNebraska: 594,746 countNevada: 1,019,822 countNew Hampshire: 442,915 countNew Jersey: 2,350,659 countNew Mexico: 604,077 countNew York: 2,968,241 countNorth Carolina: 3,276,070 countNorth Dakota: 238,791 countOhio: 3,986,322 countOklahoma: 1,029,618 countOregon: 1,355,354 countPennsylvania: 3,738,754 countRhode Island: 326,816 countSouth Carolina: 1,921,883 countSouth Dakota: 307,297 countTennessee: 2,312,012 countTexas: 7,674,216 countUtah: 965,724 countVermont: 173,057 countVirginia: 2,938,659 countWashington: 2,832,552 countWest Virginia: 473,646 countWisconsin: 1,729,988 countWyoming: 184,108 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

California: 13,796,109 countCalifornia13,796,109Florida: 7,763,368 countFlorida7,763,368Texas: 7,674,216 countTexas7,674,216Ohio: 3,986,322 countOhio3,986,322Pennsylvania: 3,738,754 countPennsylvania3,738,754Illinois: 3,730,443 countIllinois3,730,443Georgia: 3,412,234 countGeorgia3,412,234North Carolina: 3,276,070 countNorth Carolina3,276,070New York: 2,968,241 countNew York2,968,241Virginia: 2,938,659 countVirginia2,938,659Washington: 2,832,552 countWashington2,832,552Michigan: 2,717,061 countMichigan2,717,061New Jersey: 2,350,659 countNew Jersey2,350,659Tennessee: 2,312,012 countTennessee2,312,012Arizona: 2,200,806 countArizona2,200,806Maryland: 2,024,782 countMaryland2,024,782Alabama: 1,996,453 countAlabama1,996,453South Carolina: 1,921,883 countSouth Carolina1,921,883Massachusetts: 1,896,779 countMassachusetts1,896,779Missouri: 1,762,357 countMissouri1,762,357Wisconsin: 1,729,988 countWisconsin1,729,988Indiana: 1,712,790 countIndiana1,712,790Minnesota: 1,690,015 countMinnesota1,690,015Louisiana: 1,486,268 countLouisiana1,486,268Kentucky: 1,478,800 countKentucky1,478,800Colorado: 1,441,937 countColorado1,441,937Oregon: 1,355,354 countOregon1,355,354Connecticut: 1,100,733 countConnecticut1,100,733Iowa: 1,065,536 countIowa1,065,536Oklahoma: 1,029,618 countOklahoma1,029,618Nevada: 1,019,822 countNevada1,019,822Utah: 965,724 countUtah965,724Arkansas: 928,956 countArkansas928,956Mississippi: 837,128 countMississippi837,128Kansas: 826,494 countKansas826,494New Mexico: 604,077 countNew Mexico604,077Nebraska: 594,746 countNebraska594,746Idaho: 554,618 countIdaho554,618Montana: 473,824 countMontana473,824West Virginia: 473,646 countWest Virginia473,646Hawaii: 445,118 countHawaii445,118New Hampshire: 442,915 countNew Hampshire442,915Maine: 372,887 countMaine372,887Rhode Island: 326,816 countRhode Island326,816South Dakota: 307,297 countSouth Dakota307,297North Dakota: 238,791 countNorth Dakota238,791District of Columbia: 201,207 countDistrict of Columbia201,207Wyoming: 184,108 countWyoming184,108Vermont: 173,057 countVermont173,057Delaware: 170,048 countDelaware170,048Alaska: 134,299 countAlaska134,299California: 13,796,109 countCalifornia13,796,109Florida: 7,763,368 countFlorida7,763,368Texas: 7,674,216 countTexas7,674,216Ohio: 3,986,322 countOhio3,986,322Pennsylvania: 3,738,754 countPennsylvania3,738,754Illinois: 3,730,443 countIllinois3,730,443Georgia: 3,412,234 countGeorgia3,412,234North Carolina: 3,276,070 countNorth Carolina3,276,070New York: 2,968,241 countNew York2,968,241Virginia: 2,938,659 countVirginia2,938,659Washington: 2,832,552 countWashington2,832,552Michigan: 2,717,061 countMichigan2,717,061New Jersey: 2,350,659 countNew Jersey2,350,659Tennessee: 2,312,012 countTennessee2,312,012Arizona: 2,200,806 countArizona2,200,806Maryland: 2,024,782 countMaryland2,024,782Alabama: 1,996,453 countAlabama1,996,453South Carolina: 1,921,883 countSouth Carolina1,921,883Massachusetts: 1,896,779 countMassachusetts1,896,779Missouri: 1,762,357 countMissouri1,762,357Wisconsin: 1,729,988 countWisconsin1,729,988Indiana: 1,712,790 countIndiana1,712,790Minnesota: 1,690,015 countMinnesota1,690,015Louisiana: 1,486,268 countLouisiana1,486,268Kentucky: 1,478,800 countKentucky1,478,800Colorado: 1,441,937 countColorado1,441,937Oregon: 1,355,354 countOregon1,355,354Connecticut: 1,100,733 countConnecticut1,100,733Iowa: 1,065,536 countIowa1,065,536Oklahoma: 1,029,618 countOklahoma1,029,618Nevada: 1,019,822 countNevada1,019,822Utah: 965,724 countUtah965,724Arkansas: 928,956 countArkansas928,956Mississippi: 837,128 countMississippi837,128Kansas: 826,494 countKansas826,494New Mexico: 604,077 countNew Mexico604,077Nebraska: 594,746 countNebraska594,746Idaho: 554,618 countIdaho554,618Montana: 473,824 countMontana473,824West Virginia: 473,646 countWest Virginia473,646Hawaii: 445,118 countHawaii445,118New Hampshire: 442,915 countNew Hampshire442,915Maine: 372,887 countMaine372,887Rhode Island: 326,816 countRhode Island326,816South Dakota: 307,297 countSouth Dakota307,297North Dakota: 238,791 countNorth Dakota238,791District of Columbia: 201,207 countDistrict of Columbia201,207Wyoming: 184,108 countWyoming184,108Vermont: 173,057 countVermont173,057Delaware: 170,048 countDelaware170,048Alaska: 134,299 countAlaska134,299
count. Source: FHWA, Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (automobiles, total), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2022
count		Change on 2021
1California13,796,109-3.3%
2Florida7,763,368-1.2%
3Texas7,674,216-1.4%
4Ohio3,986,322-2.5%
5Pennsylvania3,738,754-4.6%
6Illinois3,730,443-9.4%
7Georgia3,412,234-2.4%
8North Carolina3,276,070-0.1%
9New York Estimated2,968,241-4.6%
10Virginia2,938,659-1.3%
11Washington2,832,552-4.9%
12Michigan2,717,061-6.1%
13New Jersey2,350,659-7.3%
14Tennessee2,312,012-1.5%
15Arizona2,200,806-2.6%
16Maryland2,024,782-2.5%
17Alabama1,996,453-3.3%
18South Carolina1,921,883+0.1%
19Massachusetts1,896,779-4.2%
20Missouri1,762,357-8%
21Wisconsin1,729,988-5.2%
22Indiana1,712,790-6.8%
23Minnesota1,690,015-2.3%
24Louisiana1,486,268+16.2%
25Kentucky1,478,800-5.7%
26Colorado1,441,937-3.6%
27Oregon1,355,354-0.1%
28Connecticut1,100,733-1.7%
29Iowa1,065,536-5.6%
30Oklahoma1,029,618-2.5%
31Nevada1,019,822-3%
32Utah965,724-2.5%
33Arkansas928,956-3.1%
34Mississippi837,128-6.3%
35Kansas826,494-3.6%
36New Mexico604,077-2.5%
37Nebraska594,746-1.7%
38Idaho Estimated554,618-2.7%
39Montana473,824+2.2%
40West Virginia473,646+31.8%
41Hawaii445,118-4%
42New Hampshire442,915-3.3%
43Maine372,887-10.3%
44Rhode Island326,816-3.4%
45South Dakota307,297-3.3%
46North Dakota238,791+12.5%
47District of Columbia201,207+1%
48Wyoming184,108-1.3%
49Vermont173,057-3.9%
50Delaware170,048-4.5%
51Alaska134,299-4.8%

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/registered-automobiles/us-states?period=2022 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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@misc{federal_us_states_by_registered_2022,
  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, 2022}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-18},
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Which state has the highest registered automobiles?

California, with 13.8 million in 2022, according to the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

Which state has the lowest registered automobiles?

Alaska, with 134,299 in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (automobiles, total), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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