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US states by registered motor vehicles, 2024

California had the highest registered motor vehicles of 51 states in 2024, at 30.94 million. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 302,647. The median was 4.56 million and the figure for the United States was 297.53 million. Source: the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Highest30,940,652California
Lowest302,647District of Columbia
Median4,556,43651 states
United States297,525,836History

Map of states, 2024

Alabama: 5,655,344 countAlaska: 683,022 countArizona: 6,692,631 countArkansas: 3,366,650 countCalifornia: 30,940,652 countColorado: 5,276,703 countConnecticut: 2,809,456 countDelaware: 447,094 countDistrict of Columbia: 302,647 countFlorida: 19,696,080 countGeorgia: 9,309,408 countHawaii: 1,270,153 countIdaho: 2,030,069 countIllinois: 10,546,027 countIndiana: 6,100,731 countIowa: 3,856,647 countKansas: 2,007,586 countKentucky: 4,561,539 countLouisiana: 4,556,436 countMaine: 1,206,967 countMaryland: 4,965,605 countMassachusetts: 5,094,689 countMichigan: 9,606,801 countMinnesota: 5,937,412 countMississippi: 2,214,249 countMissouri: 5,422,419 countMontana: 2,473,269 countNebraska: 1,989,172 countNevada: 2,388,916 countNew Hampshire: 1,390,610 countNew Jersey: 6,256,097 countNew Mexico: 1,930,353 countNew York: 20,991,098 countNorth Carolina: 8,862,420 countNorth Dakota: 1,076,690 countOhio: 11,366,695 countOklahoma: 3,707,717 countOregon: 4,254,488 countPennsylvania: 10,612,158 countRhode Island: 838,866 countSouth Carolina: 5,065,151 countSouth Dakota: 1,406,923 countTennessee: 7,175,641 countTexas: 23,606,401 countUtah: 3,207,140 countVermont: 671,376 countVirginia: 7,985,530 countWashington: 7,519,050 countWest Virginia: 1,479,130 countWisconsin: 5,836,776 countWyoming: 877,152 count
  • Under 1.3M
  • 1.3M to 2.3M
  • 2.3M to 4.6M
  • 4.6M to 5.9M
  • 5.9M to 9.2M
  • 9.2M and over
count, 2024. Source: FHWA, Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (all motor vehicles, total), United States and states. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2024

California: 30,940,652 countCalifornia30,940,652Texas: 23,606,401 countTexas23,606,401New York: 20,991,098 countNew York20,991,098Florida: 19,696,080 countFlorida19,696,080Ohio: 11,366,695 countOhio11,366,695Pennsylvania: 10,612,158 countPennsylvania10,612,158Illinois: 10,546,027 countIllinois10,546,027Michigan: 9,606,801 countMichigan9,606,801Georgia: 9,309,408 countGeorgia9,309,408North Carolina: 8,862,420 countNorth Carolina8,862,420Virginia: 7,985,530 countVirginia7,985,530Washington: 7,519,050 countWashington7,519,050Tennessee: 7,175,641 countTennessee7,175,641Arizona: 6,692,631 countArizona6,692,631New Jersey: 6,256,097 countNew Jersey6,256,097Indiana: 6,100,731 countIndiana6,100,731Minnesota: 5,937,412 countMinnesota5,937,412Wisconsin: 5,836,776 countWisconsin5,836,776Alabama: 5,655,344 countAlabama5,655,344Missouri: 5,422,419 countMissouri5,422,419Colorado: 5,276,703 countColorado5,276,703Massachusetts: 5,094,689 countMassachusetts5,094,689South Carolina: 5,065,151 countSouth Carolina5,065,151Maryland: 4,965,605 countMaryland4,965,605Kentucky: 4,561,539 countKentucky4,561,539Louisiana: 4,556,436 countLouisiana4,556,436Oregon: 4,254,488 countOregon4,254,488Iowa: 3,856,647 countIowa3,856,647Oklahoma: 3,707,717 countOklahoma3,707,717Arkansas: 3,366,650 countArkansas3,366,650Utah: 3,207,140 countUtah3,207,140Connecticut: 2,809,456 countConnecticut2,809,456Montana: 2,473,269 countMontana2,473,269Nevada: 2,388,916 countNevada2,388,916Mississippi: 2,214,249 countMississippi2,214,249Idaho: 2,030,069 countIdaho2,030,069Kansas: 2,007,586 countKansas2,007,586Nebraska: 1,989,172 countNebraska1,989,172New Mexico: 1,930,353 countNew Mexico1,930,353West Virginia: 1,479,130 countWest Virginia1,479,130South Dakota: 1,406,923 countSouth Dakota1,406,923New Hampshire: 1,390,610 countNew Hampshire1,390,610Hawaii: 1,270,153 countHawaii1,270,153Maine: 1,206,967 countMaine1,206,967North Dakota: 1,076,690 countNorth Dakota1,076,690Wyoming: 877,152 countWyoming877,152Rhode Island: 838,866 countRhode Island838,866Alaska: 683,022 countAlaska683,022Vermont: 671,376 countVermont671,376Delaware: 447,094 countDelaware447,094District of Columbia: 302,647 countDistrict of Columbia302,647California: 30,940,652 countCalifornia30,940,652Texas: 23,606,401 countTexas23,606,401New York: 20,991,098 countNew York20,991,098Florida: 19,696,080 countFlorida19,696,080Ohio: 11,366,695 countOhio11,366,695Pennsylvania: 10,612,158 countPennsylvania10,612,158Illinois: 10,546,027 countIllinois10,546,027Michigan: 9,606,801 countMichigan9,606,801Georgia: 9,309,408 countGeorgia9,309,408North Carolina: 8,862,420 countNorth Carolina8,862,420Virginia: 7,985,530 countVirginia7,985,530Washington: 7,519,050 countWashington7,519,050Tennessee: 7,175,641 countTennessee7,175,641Arizona: 6,692,631 countArizona6,692,631New Jersey: 6,256,097 countNew Jersey6,256,097Indiana: 6,100,731 countIndiana6,100,731Minnesota: 5,937,412 countMinnesota5,937,412Wisconsin: 5,836,776 countWisconsin5,836,776Alabama: 5,655,344 countAlabama5,655,344Missouri: 5,422,419 countMissouri5,422,419Colorado: 5,276,703 countColorado5,276,703Massachusetts: 5,094,689 countMassachusetts5,094,689South Carolina: 5,065,151 countSouth Carolina5,065,151Maryland: 4,965,605 countMaryland4,965,605Kentucky: 4,561,539 countKentucky4,561,539Louisiana: 4,556,436 countLouisiana4,556,436Oregon: 4,254,488 countOregon4,254,488Iowa: 3,856,647 countIowa3,856,647Oklahoma: 3,707,717 countOklahoma3,707,717Arkansas: 3,366,650 countArkansas3,366,650Utah: 3,207,140 countUtah3,207,140Connecticut: 2,809,456 countConnecticut2,809,456Montana: 2,473,269 countMontana2,473,269Nevada: 2,388,916 countNevada2,388,916Mississippi: 2,214,249 countMississippi2,214,249Idaho: 2,030,069 countIdaho2,030,069Kansas: 2,007,586 countKansas2,007,586Nebraska: 1,989,172 countNebraska1,989,172New Mexico: 1,930,353 countNew Mexico1,930,353West Virginia: 1,479,130 countWest Virginia1,479,130South Dakota: 1,406,923 countSouth Dakota1,406,923New Hampshire: 1,390,610 countNew Hampshire1,390,610Hawaii: 1,270,153 countHawaii1,270,153Maine: 1,206,967 countMaine1,206,967North Dakota: 1,076,690 countNorth Dakota1,076,690Wyoming: 877,152 countWyoming877,152Rhode Island: 838,866 countRhode Island838,866Alaska: 683,022 countAlaska683,022Vermont: 671,376 countVermont671,376Delaware: 447,094 countDelaware447,094District of Columbia: 302,647 countDistrict of Columbia302,647
count. Source: FHWA, Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (all motor vehicles, total), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2024
count		Change on 2023
1California30,940,652-0.4%
2Texas23,606,401+0.5%
3New York20,991,098+124.2%
4Florida19,696,080+0.9%
5Ohio11,366,695+1.1%
6Pennsylvania10,612,158-2.3%
7Illinois10,546,027+4%
8Michigan9,606,801-3%
9Georgia9,309,408+1.2%
10North Carolina8,862,420+1.3%
11Virginia7,985,530+0.8%
12Washington7,519,050+1%
13Tennessee7,175,641+3.2%
14Arizona6,692,631+3.8%
15New Jersey6,256,097+4.4%
16Indiana6,100,731+5.6%
17Minnesota5,937,412+1.5%
18Wisconsin5,836,776+0.6%
19Alabama5,655,344+3.8%
20Missouri5,422,419-1.5%
21Colorado5,276,703+1.2%
22Massachusetts5,094,689-2.8%
23South Carolina5,065,151-4.1%
24Maryland4,965,605+0.6%
25Kentucky4,561,539+0.2%
26Louisiana4,556,436+0.8%
27Oregon4,254,488+0.6%
28Iowa3,856,647+0.8%
29Oklahoma3,707,717+8.7%
30Arkansas3,366,650+0.8%
31Utah3,207,140+4%
32Connecticut2,809,456-1%
33Montana2,473,269+4.9%
34Nevada2,388,916-10.9%
35Mississippi2,214,249-0.7%
36Idaho2,030,069-1.3%
37Kansas2,007,586-18.8%
38Nebraska1,989,172+0.7%
39New Mexico1,930,353+1.1%
40West Virginia1,479,130-2.4%
41South Dakota1,406,923+1.6%
42New Hampshire1,390,610-1.1%
43Hawaii1,270,153+0.6%
44Maine1,206,967-11.7%
45North Dakota1,076,690+1.5%
46Wyoming877,152-1.5%
47Rhode Island838,866+2%
48Alaska683,022+0.3%
49Vermont671,376+6.7%
50Delaware447,094+0.4%
51District of Columbia302,647-12%

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About this ranking

All motor vehicles registered during the year: automobiles, buses, trucks and motorcycles.

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.

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. Trailers are not motor vehicles and are not counted.

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 (all motor vehicles, 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 (all motor vehicles, total), United States and states (US states by registered motor vehicles, 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 (all motor vehicles, total), United States and states, US states by registered motor vehicles, 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-motor-vehicles/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 (all motor vehicles, total), United States and states. US states by registered motor vehicles, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/registered-motor-vehicles/us-states.

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Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation (2026) Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (all motor vehicles, total), United States and states, US states by registered motor vehicles, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/registered-motor-vehicles/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 (all motor vehicles, total), United States and states: US states by registered motor vehicles, 2024}},
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Which state has the highest registered motor vehicles?

California, with 30.94 million in 2024, according to the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

Which state has the lowest registered motor vehicles?

District of Columbia, with 302,647 in 2024.

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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 (all motor vehicles, total), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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