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US states by registered motorcycles

California had the highest registered motorcycles of 51 states in 2015, at 828,883. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 4,414. The median was 126,311 and the figure for the United States was 8.6 million. Source: the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Highest828,883California
Lowest4,414District of Columbia
Median126,31151 states
United States8,600,936History

Map of states, 2015

Alabama: 115,114 countAlaska: 31,953 countArizona: 161,138 countArkansas: 91,804 countCalifornia: 828,883 countColorado: 191,206 countConnecticut: 86,531 countDelaware: 28,179 countDistrict of Columbia: 4,414 countFlorida: 572,754 countGeorgia: 200,410 countHawaii: 33,804 countIdaho: 65,635 countIllinois: 346,210 countIndiana: 223,370 countIowa: 189,849 countKansas: 96,325 countKentucky: 111,018 countLouisiana: 114,076 countMaine: 54,664 countMaryland: 126,311 countMassachusetts: 167,829 countMichigan: 257,465 countMinnesota: 248,560 countMississippi: 28,329 countMissouri: 217,731 countMontana: 197,430 countNebraska: 55,935 countNevada: 74,526 countNew Hampshire: 73,991 countNew Jersey: 152,472 countNew Mexico: 63,248 countNew York: 354,858 countNorth Carolina: 188,922 countNorth Dakota: 39,008 countOhio: 404,956 countOklahoma: 129,093 countOregon: 128,308 countPennsylvania: 393,390 countRhode Island: 31,751 countSouth Carolina: 116,241 countSouth Dakota: 95,919 countTennessee: 166,260 countTexas: 387,149 countUtah: 78,833 countVermont: 31,051 countVirginia: 192,840 countWashington: 236,385 countWest Virginia: 58,766 countWisconsin: 325,032 countWyoming: 31,010 count
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  • 250K and over
count, 2015. 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, 2015

California: 828,883 countCalifornia828,883Florida: 572,754 countFlorida572,754Ohio: 404,956 countOhio404,956Pennsylvania: 393,390 countPennsylvania393,390Texas: 387,149 countTexas387,149New York: 354,858 countNew York354,858Illinois: 346,210 countIllinois346,210Wisconsin: 325,032 countWisconsin325,032Michigan: 257,465 countMichigan257,465Minnesota: 248,560 countMinnesota248,560Washington: 236,385 countWashington236,385Indiana: 223,370 countIndiana223,370Missouri: 217,731 countMissouri217,731Georgia: 200,410 countGeorgia200,410Montana: 197,430 countMontana197,430Virginia: 192,840 countVirginia192,840Colorado: 191,206 countColorado191,206Iowa: 189,849 countIowa189,849North Carolina: 188,922 countNorth Carolina188,922Massachusetts: 167,829 countMassachusetts167,829Tennessee: 166,260 countTennessee166,260Arizona: 161,138 countArizona161,138New Jersey: 152,472 countNew Jersey152,472Oklahoma: 129,093 countOklahoma129,093Oregon: 128,308 countOregon128,308Maryland: 126,311 countMaryland126,311South Carolina: 116,241 countSouth Carolina116,241Alabama: 115,114 countAlabama115,114Louisiana: 114,076 countLouisiana114,076Kentucky: 111,018 countKentucky111,018Kansas: 96,325 countKansas96,325South Dakota: 95,919 countSouth Dakota95,919Arkansas: 91,804 countArkansas91,804Connecticut: 86,531 countConnecticut86,531Utah: 78,833 countUtah78,833Nevada: 74,526 countNevada74,526New Hampshire: 73,991 countNew Hampshire73,991Idaho: 65,635 countIdaho65,635New Mexico: 63,248 countNew Mexico63,248West Virginia: 58,766 countWest Virginia58,766Nebraska: 55,935 countNebraska55,935Maine: 54,664 countMaine54,664North Dakota: 39,008 countNorth Dakota39,008Hawaii: 33,804 countHawaii33,804Alaska: 31,953 countAlaska31,953Rhode Island: 31,751 countRhode Island31,751Vermont: 31,051 countVermont31,051Wyoming: 31,010 countWyoming31,010Mississippi: 28,329 countMississippi28,329Delaware: 28,179 countDelaware28,179District of Columbia: 4,414 countDistrict of Columbia4,414California: 828,883 countCalifornia828,883Florida: 572,754 countFlorida572,754Ohio: 404,956 countOhio404,956Pennsylvania: 393,390 countPennsylvania393,390Texas: 387,149 countTexas387,149New York: 354,858 countNew York354,858Illinois: 346,210 countIllinois346,210Wisconsin: 325,032 countWisconsin325,032Michigan: 257,465 countMichigan257,465Minnesota: 248,560 countMinnesota248,560Washington: 236,385 countWashington236,385Indiana: 223,370 countIndiana223,370Missouri: 217,731 countMissouri217,731Georgia: 200,410 countGeorgia200,410Montana: 197,430 countMontana197,430Virginia: 192,840 countVirginia192,840Colorado: 191,206 countColorado191,206Iowa: 189,849 countIowa189,849North Carolina: 188,922 countNorth Carolina188,922Massachusetts: 167,829 countMassachusetts167,829Tennessee: 166,260 countTennessee166,260Arizona: 161,138 countArizona161,138New Jersey: 152,472 countNew Jersey152,472Oklahoma: 129,093 countOklahoma129,093Oregon: 128,308 countOregon128,308Maryland: 126,311 countMaryland126,311South Carolina: 116,241 countSouth Carolina116,241Alabama: 115,114 countAlabama115,114Louisiana: 114,076 countLouisiana114,076Kentucky: 111,018 countKentucky111,018Kansas: 96,325 countKansas96,325South Dakota: 95,919 countSouth Dakota95,919Arkansas: 91,804 countArkansas91,804Connecticut: 86,531 countConnecticut86,531Utah: 78,833 countUtah78,833Nevada: 74,526 countNevada74,526New Hampshire: 73,991 countNew Hampshire73,991Idaho: 65,635 countIdaho65,635New Mexico: 63,248 countNew Mexico63,248West Virginia: 58,766 countWest Virginia58,766Nebraska: 55,935 countNebraska55,935Maine: 54,664 countMaine54,664North Dakota: 39,008 countNorth Dakota39,008Hawaii: 33,804 countHawaii33,804Alaska: 31,953 countAlaska31,953Rhode Island: 31,751 countRhode Island31,751Vermont: 31,051 countVermont31,051Wyoming: 31,010 countWyoming31,010Mississippi: 28,329 countMississippi28,329Delaware: 28,179 countDelaware28,179District of Columbia: 4,414 countDistrict of Columbia4,414
count. Source: FHWA, Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (motorcycles, total), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2015
count		Change on 2014
1California828,883+1.9%
2Florida572,754+2.6%
3Ohio404,9560%
4Pennsylvania393,390-0.7%
5Texas387,149-13.1%
6New York354,858+2.5%
7Illinois346,210-1.4%
8Wisconsin325,032+15.6%
9Michigan257,465-0.4%
10Minnesota248,560+4.7%
11Washington236,385+2.9%
12Indiana Estimated223,370+0.3%
13Missouri217,731+41.6%
14Georgia200,410+0.4%
15Montana197,430+7.4%
16Virginia192,840-1.2%
17Colorado191,206+1.6%
18Iowa189,849+1.4%
19North Carolina188,922-2.4%
20Massachusetts Estimated167,829+34%
21Tennessee166,260+0.9%
22Arizona161,138-10.9%
23New Jersey152,472+1.7%
24Oklahoma129,093-0.2%
25Oregon128,308+45.4%
26Maryland126,311+0.8%
27South Carolina116,241+1.4%
28Alabama115,114-0.6%
29Louisiana114,076-0.1%
30Kentucky111,018-0.1%
31Kansas96,325-0.5%
32South Dakota95,919+7.2%
33Arkansas91,804-1.2%
34Connecticut86,531-3.1%
35Utah78,833+6.4%
36Nevada74,526+3.7%
37New Hampshire73,991-2.8%
38Idaho65,635-0.8%
39New Mexico63,248-2.1%
40West Virginia58,766+2.6%
41Nebraska55,935+6.5%
42Maine54,664+5.9%
43North Dakota39,008+4.7%
44Hawaii33,804-21.1%
45Alaska Estimated31,953-0.4%
46Rhode Island31,751-0.4%
47Vermont31,051+3.1%
48Wyoming31,010+0.1%
49Mississippi28,329-0.5%
50Delaware28,179-7.3%
51District of Columbia4,414-0.8%

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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/registered-motorcycles/us-states?period=2015 (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, 2015}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-18},
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Which state has the highest registered motorcycles?

California, with 828,883 in 2015, according to the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

Which state has the lowest registered motorcycles?

District of Columbia, with 4,414 in 2015.

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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