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US states by registered motor vehicles

California had the highest registered motor vehicles of 51 states in 2022, at 31.12 million. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 380,801. The median was 4.29 million and the figure for the United States was 282.17 million. Source: the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Highest31,119,113California
Lowest380,801District of Columbia
Median4,291,81651 states
United States282,174,766History

Map of states, 2022

Alabama: 5,464,382 countAlaska: 679,125 countArizona: 6,090,179 countArkansas: 3,216,316 countCalifornia: 31,119,113 countColorado: 5,116,858 countConnecticut: 2,789,423 countDelaware: 467,268 countDistrict of Columbia: 380,801 countFlorida: 19,663,462 countGeorgia: 9,153,627 countHawaii: 1,243,333 countIdaho: 2,031,332 countIllinois: 10,334,435 countIndiana: 5,383,640 countIowa: 3,779,422 countKansas: 2,588,185 countKentucky: 4,291,816 countLouisiana: 4,593,542 countMaine: 1,294,286 countMaryland: 4,919,054 countMassachusetts: 5,184,450 countMichigan: 9,403,708 countMinnesota: 5,673,333 countMississippi: 2,298,929 countMissouri: 5,373,722 countMontana: 2,249,485 countNebraska: 1,967,125 countNevada: 2,672,391 countNew Hampshire: 1,437,151 countNew Jersey: 5,999,667 countNew Mexico: 1,870,380 countNew York: 9,111,362 countNorth Carolina: 8,995,906 countNorth Dakota: 1,093,509 countOhio: 11,028,755 countOklahoma: 3,345,331 countOregon: 4,139,333 countPennsylvania: 10,868,829 countRhode Island: 806,142 countSouth Carolina: 5,245,829 countSouth Dakota: 1,364,513 countTennessee: 6,828,011 countTexas: 23,291,638 countUtah: 2,876,800 countVermont: 625,664 countVirginia: 7,763,287 countWashington: 7,835,063 countWest Virginia: 1,652,896 countWisconsin: 5,681,673 countWyoming: 890,285 count
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  • 1.3M to 2.5M
  • 2.5M to 4.3M
  • 4.3M to 5.5M
  • 5.5M to 9.1M
  • 9.1M and over
count, 2022. 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, 2022

California: 31,119,113 countCalifornia31,119,113Texas: 23,291,638 countTexas23,291,638Florida: 19,663,462 countFlorida19,663,462Ohio: 11,028,755 countOhio11,028,755Pennsylvania: 10,868,829 countPennsylvania10,868,829Illinois: 10,334,435 countIllinois10,334,435Michigan: 9,403,708 countMichigan9,403,708Georgia: 9,153,627 countGeorgia9,153,627New York: 9,111,362 countNew York9,111,362North Carolina: 8,995,906 countNorth Carolina8,995,906Washington: 7,835,063 countWashington7,835,063Virginia: 7,763,287 countVirginia7,763,287Tennessee: 6,828,011 countTennessee6,828,011Arizona: 6,090,179 countArizona6,090,179New Jersey: 5,999,667 countNew Jersey5,999,667Wisconsin: 5,681,673 countWisconsin5,681,673Minnesota: 5,673,333 countMinnesota5,673,333Alabama: 5,464,382 countAlabama5,464,382Indiana: 5,383,640 countIndiana5,383,640Missouri: 5,373,722 countMissouri5,373,722South Carolina: 5,245,829 countSouth Carolina5,245,829Massachusetts: 5,184,450 countMassachusetts5,184,450Colorado: 5,116,858 countColorado5,116,858Maryland: 4,919,054 countMaryland4,919,054Louisiana: 4,593,542 countLouisiana4,593,542Kentucky: 4,291,816 countKentucky4,291,816Oregon: 4,139,333 countOregon4,139,333Iowa: 3,779,422 countIowa3,779,422Oklahoma: 3,345,331 countOklahoma3,345,331Arkansas: 3,216,316 countArkansas3,216,316Utah: 2,876,800 countUtah2,876,800Connecticut: 2,789,423 countConnecticut2,789,423Nevada: 2,672,391 countNevada2,672,391Kansas: 2,588,185 countKansas2,588,185Mississippi: 2,298,929 countMississippi2,298,929Montana: 2,249,485 countMontana2,249,485Idaho: 2,031,332 countIdaho2,031,332Nebraska: 1,967,125 countNebraska1,967,125New Mexico: 1,870,380 countNew Mexico1,870,380West Virginia: 1,652,896 countWest Virginia1,652,896New Hampshire: 1,437,151 countNew Hampshire1,437,151South Dakota: 1,364,513 countSouth Dakota1,364,513Maine: 1,294,286 countMaine1,294,286Hawaii: 1,243,333 countHawaii1,243,333North Dakota: 1,093,509 countNorth Dakota1,093,509Wyoming: 890,285 countWyoming890,285Rhode Island: 806,142 countRhode Island806,142Alaska: 679,125 countAlaska679,125Vermont: 625,664 countVermont625,664Delaware: 467,268 countDelaware467,268District of Columbia: 380,801 countDistrict of Columbia380,801California: 31,119,113 countCalifornia31,119,113Texas: 23,291,638 countTexas23,291,638Florida: 19,663,462 countFlorida19,663,462Ohio: 11,028,755 countOhio11,028,755Pennsylvania: 10,868,829 countPennsylvania10,868,829Illinois: 10,334,435 countIllinois10,334,435Michigan: 9,403,708 countMichigan9,403,708Georgia: 9,153,627 countGeorgia9,153,627New York: 9,111,362 countNew York9,111,362North Carolina: 8,995,906 countNorth Carolina8,995,906Washington: 7,835,063 countWashington7,835,063Virginia: 7,763,287 countVirginia7,763,287Tennessee: 6,828,011 countTennessee6,828,011Arizona: 6,090,179 countArizona6,090,179New Jersey: 5,999,667 countNew Jersey5,999,667Wisconsin: 5,681,673 countWisconsin5,681,673Minnesota: 5,673,333 countMinnesota5,673,333Alabama: 5,464,382 countAlabama5,464,382Indiana: 5,383,640 countIndiana5,383,640Missouri: 5,373,722 countMissouri5,373,722South Carolina: 5,245,829 countSouth Carolina5,245,829Massachusetts: 5,184,450 countMassachusetts5,184,450Colorado: 5,116,858 countColorado5,116,858Maryland: 4,919,054 countMaryland4,919,054Louisiana: 4,593,542 countLouisiana4,593,542Kentucky: 4,291,816 countKentucky4,291,816Oregon: 4,139,333 countOregon4,139,333Iowa: 3,779,422 countIowa3,779,422Oklahoma: 3,345,331 countOklahoma3,345,331Arkansas: 3,216,316 countArkansas3,216,316Utah: 2,876,800 countUtah2,876,800Connecticut: 2,789,423 countConnecticut2,789,423Nevada: 2,672,391 countNevada2,672,391Kansas: 2,588,185 countKansas2,588,185Mississippi: 2,298,929 countMississippi2,298,929Montana: 2,249,485 countMontana2,249,485Idaho: 2,031,332 countIdaho2,031,332Nebraska: 1,967,125 countNebraska1,967,125New Mexico: 1,870,380 countNew Mexico1,870,380West Virginia: 1,652,896 countWest Virginia1,652,896New Hampshire: 1,437,151 countNew Hampshire1,437,151South Dakota: 1,364,513 countSouth Dakota1,364,513Maine: 1,294,286 countMaine1,294,286Hawaii: 1,243,333 countHawaii1,243,333North Dakota: 1,093,509 countNorth Dakota1,093,509Wyoming: 890,285 countWyoming890,285Rhode Island: 806,142 countRhode Island806,142Alaska: 679,125 countAlaska679,125Vermont: 625,664 countVermont625,664Delaware: 467,268 countDelaware467,268District of Columbia: 380,801 countDistrict of Columbia380,801
count. Source: FHWA, Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (all motor vehicles, total), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2022
count		Change on 2021
1California31,119,113-0.7%
2Texas23,291,638+1.2%
3Florida19,663,462+2.5%
4Ohio11,028,755+1.3%
5Pennsylvania10,868,829-0.5%
6Illinois10,334,435-6.1%
7Michigan9,403,708-1.6%
8Georgia9,153,627+0.9%
9New York Estimated9,111,362-3.2%
10North Carolina8,995,906+3.3%
11Washington7,835,063-1.6%
12Virginia7,763,287+1.5%
13Tennessee6,828,011+1.7%
14Arizona6,090,179+0.4%
15New Jersey5,999,667-4%
16Wisconsin5,681,673-1.5%
17Minnesota5,673,333+2.9%
18Alabama5,464,382-0.3%
19Indiana5,383,640-3%
20Missouri5,373,722-4.1%
21South Carolina5,245,829+3%
22Massachusetts5,184,450-0.4%
23Colorado5,116,858+0.4%
24Maryland4,919,054+0.2%
25Louisiana4,593,542+18.9%
26Kentucky4,291,816-2.7%
27Oregon4,139,333+3.2%
28Iowa3,779,422-1.6%
29Oklahoma3,345,331-0.2%
30Arkansas3,216,3160%
31Utah2,876,800+1.3%
32Connecticut2,789,423+1.2%
33Nevada2,672,391-0.1%
34Kansas2,588,185-0.7%
35Mississippi2,298,929-3.6%
36Montana2,249,485+5.1%
37Idaho Estimated2,031,332+2.8%
38Nebraska1,967,125+1.7%
39New Mexico1,870,380+0.4%
40West Virginia1,652,896+35.6%
41New Hampshire1,437,151+1.4%
42South Dakota1,364,513+1.3%
43Maine1,294,286-6.7%
44Hawaii1,243,333+0.6%
45North Dakota1,093,509+18.2%
46Wyoming890,285+2.2%
47Rhode Island806,142+0.6%
48Alaska679,125-1%
49Vermont625,664+1.8%
50Delaware467,268-1%
51District of Columbia380,801+4.8%

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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, 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 (all motor vehicles, total), United States and states, US states by registered motor vehicles, 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-motor-vehicles/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 (all motor vehicles, total), United States and states. US states by registered motor vehicles, 2022. 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=2022.

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

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Which state has the highest registered motor vehicles?

California, with 31.12 million in 2022, according to the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

Which state has the lowest registered motor vehicles?

District of Columbia, with 380,801 in 2022.

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