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US states by registered motorcycles

California had the highest registered motorcycles of 51 states in 2013, at 799,900. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 4,170. The median was 113,778 and the figure for the United States was 8.4 million. Source: the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Highest799,900California
Lowest4,170District of Columbia
Median113,77851 states
United States8,404,687History

Map of states, 2013

Alabama: 118,084 countAlaska: 32,207 countArizona: 188,360 countArkansas: 74,196 countCalifornia: 799,900 countColorado: 184,549 countConnecticut: 91,054 countDelaware: 30,056 countDistrict of Columbia: 4,170 countFlorida: 545,452 countGeorgia: 200,133 countHawaii: 40,564 countIdaho: 64,944 countIllinois: 352,318 countIndiana: 218,630 countIowa: 183,294 countKansas: 99,169 countKentucky: 109,821 countLouisiana: 113,778 countMaine: 63,114 countMaryland: 99,560 countMassachusetts: 125,122 countMichigan: 267,292 countMinnesota: 237,259 countMississippi: 28,433 countMissouri: 184,723 countMontana: 171,085 countNebraska: 56,224 countNevada: 70,675 countNew Hampshire: 73,612 countNew Jersey: 152,111 countNew Mexico: 65,321 countNew York: 345,118 countNorth Carolina: 195,493 countNorth Dakota: 35,756 countOhio: 402,264 countOklahoma: 126,883 countOregon: 89,797 countPennsylvania: 400,908 countRhode Island: 32,252 countSouth Carolina: 113,315 countSouth Dakota: 86,710 countTennessee: 163,820 countTexas: 443,856 countUtah: 64,970 countVermont: 28,777 countVirginia: 189,689 countWashington: 227,073 countWest Virginia: 58,021 countWisconsin: 323,378 countWyoming: 31,397 count
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  • 260K and over
count, 2013. Source: FHWA, Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (motorcycles, total), United States and states. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2013

California: 799,900 countCalifornia799,900Florida: 545,452 countFlorida545,452Texas: 443,856 countTexas443,856Ohio: 402,264 countOhio402,264Pennsylvania: 400,908 countPennsylvania400,908Illinois: 352,318 countIllinois352,318New York: 345,118 countNew York345,118Wisconsin: 323,378 countWisconsin323,378Michigan: 267,292 countMichigan267,292Minnesota: 237,259 countMinnesota237,259Washington: 227,073 countWashington227,073Indiana: 218,630 countIndiana218,630Georgia: 200,133 countGeorgia200,133North Carolina: 195,493 countNorth Carolina195,493Virginia: 189,689 countVirginia189,689Arizona: 188,360 countArizona188,360Missouri: 184,723 countMissouri184,723Colorado: 184,549 countColorado184,549Iowa: 183,294 countIowa183,294Montana: 171,085 countMontana171,085Tennessee: 163,820 countTennessee163,820New Jersey: 152,111 countNew Jersey152,111Oklahoma: 126,883 countOklahoma126,883Massachusetts: 125,122 countMassachusetts125,122Alabama: 118,084 countAlabama118,084Louisiana: 113,778 countLouisiana113,778South Carolina: 113,315 countSouth Carolina113,315Kentucky: 109,821 countKentucky109,821Maryland: 99,560 countMaryland99,560Kansas: 99,169 countKansas99,169Connecticut: 91,054 countConnecticut91,054Oregon: 89,797 countOregon89,797South Dakota: 86,710 countSouth Dakota86,710Arkansas: 74,196 countArkansas74,196New Hampshire: 73,612 countNew Hampshire73,612Nevada: 70,675 countNevada70,675New Mexico: 65,321 countNew Mexico65,321Utah: 64,970 countUtah64,970Idaho: 64,944 countIdaho64,944Maine: 63,114 countMaine63,114West Virginia: 58,021 countWest Virginia58,021Nebraska: 56,224 countNebraska56,224Hawaii: 40,564 countHawaii40,564North Dakota: 35,756 countNorth Dakota35,756Rhode Island: 32,252 countRhode Island32,252Alaska: 32,207 countAlaska32,207Wyoming: 31,397 countWyoming31,397Delaware: 30,056 countDelaware30,056Vermont: 28,777 countVermont28,777Mississippi: 28,433 countMississippi28,433District of Columbia: 4,170 countDistrict of Columbia4,170California: 799,900 countCalifornia799,900Florida: 545,452 countFlorida545,452Texas: 443,856 countTexas443,856Ohio: 402,264 countOhio402,264Pennsylvania: 400,908 countPennsylvania400,908Illinois: 352,318 countIllinois352,318New York: 345,118 countNew York345,118Wisconsin: 323,378 countWisconsin323,378Michigan: 267,292 countMichigan267,292Minnesota: 237,259 countMinnesota237,259Washington: 227,073 countWashington227,073Indiana: 218,630 countIndiana218,630Georgia: 200,133 countGeorgia200,133North Carolina: 195,493 countNorth Carolina195,493Virginia: 189,689 countVirginia189,689Arizona: 188,360 countArizona188,360Missouri: 184,723 countMissouri184,723Colorado: 184,549 countColorado184,549Iowa: 183,294 countIowa183,294Montana: 171,085 countMontana171,085Tennessee: 163,820 countTennessee163,820New Jersey: 152,111 countNew Jersey152,111Oklahoma: 126,883 countOklahoma126,883Massachusetts: 125,122 countMassachusetts125,122Alabama: 118,084 countAlabama118,084Louisiana: 113,778 countLouisiana113,778South Carolina: 113,315 countSouth Carolina113,315Kentucky: 109,821 countKentucky109,821Maryland: 99,560 countMaryland99,560Kansas: 99,169 countKansas99,169Connecticut: 91,054 countConnecticut91,054Oregon: 89,797 countOregon89,797South Dakota: 86,710 countSouth Dakota86,710Arkansas: 74,196 countArkansas74,196New Hampshire: 73,612 countNew Hampshire73,612Nevada: 70,675 countNevada70,675New Mexico: 65,321 countNew Mexico65,321Utah: 64,970 countUtah64,970Idaho: 64,944 countIdaho64,944Maine: 63,114 countMaine63,114West Virginia: 58,021 countWest Virginia58,021Nebraska: 56,224 countNebraska56,224Hawaii: 40,564 countHawaii40,564North Dakota: 35,756 countNorth Dakota35,756Rhode Island: 32,252 countRhode Island32,252Alaska: 32,207 countAlaska32,207Wyoming: 31,397 countWyoming31,397Delaware: 30,056 countDelaware30,056Vermont: 28,777 countVermont28,777Mississippi: 28,433 countMississippi28,433District of Columbia: 4,170 countDistrict of Columbia4,170
count. Source: FHWA, Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (motorcycles, total), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2013
count		Change on 2012
1California799,900+1.6%
2Florida545,452-11.9%
3Texas443,856-1%
4Ohio402,264+18.4%
5Pennsylvania400,908-4.4%
6Illinois352,318-3.4%
7New York Estimated345,118-0.1%
8Wisconsin323,378+15.1%
9Michigan267,292+0.3%
10Minnesota237,259-1.9%
11Washington227,073+4.5%
12Indiana218,630-2%
13Georgia200,133-0.5%
14North Carolina195,493-1.9%
15Virginia189,689-4.9%
16Arizona188,360+26.6%
17Missouri184,723+5%
18Colorado184,549+0.4%
19Iowa183,294+1.8%
20Montana171,085+7.7%
21Tennessee163,820-2.2%
22New Jersey152,111-54.2%
23Oklahoma126,883-0.6%
24Massachusetts125,122+0.8%
25Alabama118,084-10.9%
26Louisiana113,778+66.6%
27South Carolina113,315+1%
28Kentucky109,821+9.3%
29Maryland99,560-17.9%
30Kansas99,169+21.6%
31Connecticut91,054+9.3%
32Oregon89,797+4.3%
33South Dakota86,710+18.2%
34Arkansas74,196-2.5%
35New Hampshire73,612-7.8%
36Nevada70,675+1.5%
37New Mexico65,321-2%
38Utah64,970+3.4%
39Idaho64,944+1.5%
40Maine63,114+18.5%
41West Virginia58,021+0.2%
42Nebraska56,224+6.4%
43Hawaii40,564+14.2%
44North Dakota35,756+5.1%
45Rhode Island32,252-2.5%
46Alaska32,207+0.8%
47Wyoming31,397+0.2%
48Delaware30,056-2.2%
49Vermont28,777-6.2%
50Mississippi28,433+0.6%
51District of Columbia4,170+0.6%

Other periods

About this ranking

Motorcycles registered during the year.

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.

Many states keep no record of publicly owned motorcycles, so those may be missing. 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 (motorcycles, 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 (motorcycles, total), United States and states (US states by registered motorcycles, 2013) [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 (motorcycles, total), United States and states, US states by registered motorcycles, 2013. 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-motorcycles/us-states?period=2013. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 2026. Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (motorcycles, total), United States and states. US states by registered motorcycles, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/registered-motorcycles/us-states?period=2013.

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Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation (2026) Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (motorcycles, total), United States and states, US states by registered motorcycles, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/registered-motorcycles/us-states?period=2013 (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 (motorcycles, total), United States and states: US states by registered motorcycles, 2013}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-18},
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Which state has the highest registered motorcycles?

California, with 799,900 in 2013, according to the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

Which state has the lowest registered motorcycles?

District of Columbia, with 4,170 in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

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 (motorcycles, total), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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