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US states by registered motor vehicles

California had the highest registered motor vehicles of 51 states in 2014, at 28.69 million. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 334,331. The median was 3.89 million and the figure for the United States was 260.35 million. Source: the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Highest28,686,646California
Lowest334,331District of Columbia
Median3,886,93451 states
United States260,350,938History

Map of states, 2014

Alabama: 5,366,844 countAlaska: 800,433 countArizona: 5,588,014 countArkansas: 2,778,660 countCalifornia: 28,686,646 countColorado: 4,820,622 countConnecticut: 2,866,460 countDelaware: 957,669 countDistrict of Columbia: 334,331 countFlorida: 15,504,814 countGeorgia: 8,155,107 countHawaii: 1,393,259 countIdaho: 1,762,687 countIllinois: 10,393,503 countIndiana: 6,012,595 countIowa: 3,596,530 countKansas: 2,542,678 countKentucky: 4,148,721 countLouisiana: 3,886,934 countMaine: 1,194,661 countMaryland: 4,052,090 countMassachusetts: 4,994,439 countMichigan: 8,126,337 countMinnesota: 5,223,189 countMississippi: 2,067,806 countMissouri: 5,332,901 countMontana: 1,585,830 countNebraska: 1,947,627 countNevada: 2,240,498 countNew Hampshire: 1,310,191 countNew Jersey: 6,874,100 countNew Mexico: 1,930,706 countNew York: 10,903,620 countNorth Carolina: 7,876,030 countNorth Dakota: 870,731 countOhio: 10,453,358 countOklahoma: 3,517,806 countOregon: 3,417,959 countPennsylvania: 10,504,757 countRhode Island: 864,762 countSouth Carolina: 4,017,611 countSouth Dakota: 1,032,705 countTennessee: 5,495,647 countTexas: 20,877,026 countUtah: 2,150,573 countVermont: 612,437 countVirginia: 7,160,097 countWashington: 6,405,483 countWest Virginia: 1,553,192 countWisconsin: 5,340,155 countWyoming: 820,107 count
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  • 1.2M to 2.1M
  • 2.1M to 3.9M
  • 3.9M to 5.3M
  • 5.3M to 8M
  • 8M and over
count, 2014. 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, 2014

California: 28,686,646 countCalifornia28,686,646Texas: 20,877,026 countTexas20,877,026Florida: 15,504,814 countFlorida15,504,814New York: 10,903,620 countNew York10,903,620Pennsylvania: 10,504,757 countPennsylvania10,504,757Ohio: 10,453,358 countOhio10,453,358Illinois: 10,393,503 countIllinois10,393,503Georgia: 8,155,107 countGeorgia8,155,107Michigan: 8,126,337 countMichigan8,126,337North Carolina: 7,876,030 countNorth Carolina7,876,030Virginia: 7,160,097 countVirginia7,160,097New Jersey: 6,874,100 countNew Jersey6,874,100Washington: 6,405,483 countWashington6,405,483Indiana: 6,012,595 countIndiana6,012,595Arizona: 5,588,014 countArizona5,588,014Tennessee: 5,495,647 countTennessee5,495,647Alabama: 5,366,844 countAlabama5,366,844Wisconsin: 5,340,155 countWisconsin5,340,155Missouri: 5,332,901 countMissouri5,332,901Minnesota: 5,223,189 countMinnesota5,223,189Massachusetts: 4,994,439 countMassachusetts4,994,439Colorado: 4,820,622 countColorado4,820,622Kentucky: 4,148,721 countKentucky4,148,721Maryland: 4,052,090 countMaryland4,052,090South Carolina: 4,017,611 countSouth Carolina4,017,611Louisiana: 3,886,934 countLouisiana3,886,934Iowa: 3,596,530 countIowa3,596,530Oklahoma: 3,517,806 countOklahoma3,517,806Oregon: 3,417,959 countOregon3,417,959Connecticut: 2,866,460 countConnecticut2,866,460Arkansas: 2,778,660 countArkansas2,778,660Kansas: 2,542,678 countKansas2,542,678Nevada: 2,240,498 countNevada2,240,498Utah: 2,150,573 countUtah2,150,573Mississippi: 2,067,806 countMississippi2,067,806Nebraska: 1,947,627 countNebraska1,947,627New Mexico: 1,930,706 countNew Mexico1,930,706Idaho: 1,762,687 countIdaho1,762,687Montana: 1,585,830 countMontana1,585,830West Virginia: 1,553,192 countWest Virginia1,553,192Hawaii: 1,393,259 countHawaii1,393,259New Hampshire: 1,310,191 countNew Hampshire1,310,191Maine: 1,194,661 countMaine1,194,661South Dakota: 1,032,705 countSouth Dakota1,032,705Delaware: 957,669 countDelaware957,669North Dakota: 870,731 countNorth Dakota870,731Rhode Island: 864,762 countRhode Island864,762Wyoming: 820,107 countWyoming820,107Alaska: 800,433 countAlaska800,433Vermont: 612,437 countVermont612,437District of Columbia: 334,331 countDistrict of Columbia334,331California: 28,686,646 countCalifornia28,686,646Texas: 20,877,026 countTexas20,877,026Florida: 15,504,814 countFlorida15,504,814New York: 10,903,620 countNew York10,903,620Pennsylvania: 10,504,757 countPennsylvania10,504,757Ohio: 10,453,358 countOhio10,453,358Illinois: 10,393,503 countIllinois10,393,503Georgia: 8,155,107 countGeorgia8,155,107Michigan: 8,126,337 countMichigan8,126,337North Carolina: 7,876,030 countNorth Carolina7,876,030Virginia: 7,160,097 countVirginia7,160,097New Jersey: 6,874,100 countNew Jersey6,874,100Washington: 6,405,483 countWashington6,405,483Indiana: 6,012,595 countIndiana6,012,595Arizona: 5,588,014 countArizona5,588,014Tennessee: 5,495,647 countTennessee5,495,647Alabama: 5,366,844 countAlabama5,366,844Wisconsin: 5,340,155 countWisconsin5,340,155Missouri: 5,332,901 countMissouri5,332,901Minnesota: 5,223,189 countMinnesota5,223,189Massachusetts: 4,994,439 countMassachusetts4,994,439Colorado: 4,820,622 countColorado4,820,622Kentucky: 4,148,721 countKentucky4,148,721Maryland: 4,052,090 countMaryland4,052,090South Carolina: 4,017,611 countSouth Carolina4,017,611Louisiana: 3,886,934 countLouisiana3,886,934Iowa: 3,596,530 countIowa3,596,530Oklahoma: 3,517,806 countOklahoma3,517,806Oregon: 3,417,959 countOregon3,417,959Connecticut: 2,866,460 countConnecticut2,866,460Arkansas: 2,778,660 countArkansas2,778,660Kansas: 2,542,678 countKansas2,542,678Nevada: 2,240,498 countNevada2,240,498Utah: 2,150,573 countUtah2,150,573Mississippi: 2,067,806 countMississippi2,067,806Nebraska: 1,947,627 countNebraska1,947,627New Mexico: 1,930,706 countNew Mexico1,930,706Idaho: 1,762,687 countIdaho1,762,687Montana: 1,585,830 countMontana1,585,830West Virginia: 1,553,192 countWest Virginia1,553,192Hawaii: 1,393,259 countHawaii1,393,259New Hampshire: 1,310,191 countNew Hampshire1,310,191Maine: 1,194,661 countMaine1,194,661South Dakota: 1,032,705 countSouth Dakota1,032,705Delaware: 957,669 countDelaware957,669North Dakota: 870,731 countNorth Dakota870,731Rhode Island: 864,762 countRhode Island864,762Wyoming: 820,107 countWyoming820,107Alaska: 800,433 countAlaska800,433Vermont: 612,437 countVermont612,437District of Columbia: 334,331 countDistrict of Columbia334,331
count. Source: FHWA, Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (all motor vehicles, total), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2014
count		Change on 2013
1California28,686,646+2.2%
2Texas20,877,026+3.5%
3Florida15,504,814+2.5%
4New York10,903,620+2.1%
5Pennsylvania10,504,757+0.4%
6Ohio10,453,358+0.9%
7Illinois10,393,503+2%
8Georgia8,155,107+4.8%
9Michigan8,126,337-0.8%
10North Carolina7,876,030+0.8%
11Virginia7,160,097+1.5%
12New Jersey6,874,100-2.7%
13Washington6,405,483+0.2%
14Indiana6,012,595+7.9%
15Arizona5,588,014+3.8%
16Tennessee5,495,647+0.8%
17Alabama5,366,844+12.1%
18Wisconsin5,340,1550%
19Missouri5,332,901-8.4%
20Minnesota Estimated5,223,189+0.1%
21Massachusetts4,994,439+0.2%
22Colorado4,820,622+2.9%
23Kentucky4,148,721+2.9%
24Maryland4,052,090+5.7%
25South Carolina4,017,611+0.8%
26Louisiana3,886,934-1.8%
27Iowa3,596,530+1.6%
28Oklahoma3,517,806+1.7%
29Oregon3,417,959-5.2%
30Connecticut2,866,460+0.4%
31Arkansas2,778,660+14.9%
32Kansas2,542,678-3.2%
33Nevada2,240,498+1.7%
34Utah2,150,573+4.4%
35Mississippi2,067,806-0.3%
36Nebraska1,947,627+3%
37New Mexico1,930,706+2.6%
38Idaho1,762,687+4.1%
39Montana1,585,830+3%
40West Virginia1,553,192+6.9%
41Hawaii1,393,259+4.4%
42New Hampshire1,310,191-7%
43Maine1,194,661-0.4%
44South Dakota1,032,705+1.7%
45Delaware957,669+1.1%
46North Dakota870,731+3%
47Rhode Island864,762+1.4%
48Wyoming Estimated820,107-1.3%
49Alaska800,433+1.9%
50Vermont612,437+0.1%
51District of Columbia334,331+0.5%

Other periods

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, 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 (all motor vehicles, total), United States and states, US states by registered motor vehicles, 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-motor-vehicles/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 (all motor vehicles, total), United States and states. US states by registered motor vehicles, 2014. 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?period=2014.

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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, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/registered-motor-vehicles/us-states?period=2014 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest registered motor vehicles?

California, with 28.69 million in 2014, according to the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

Which state has the lowest registered motor vehicles?

District of Columbia, with 334,331 in 2014.

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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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