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US states by registered motorcycles

California had the highest registered motorcycles of 51 states in 2019, at 808,377. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 4,351. The median was 129,448 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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Highest808,377California
Lowest4,351District of Columbia
Median129,44851 states
United States8,596,314History

Map of states, 2019

Alabama: 107,730 countAlaska: 28,129 countArizona: 160,486 countArkansas: 169,796 countCalifornia: 808,377 countColorado: 185,875 countConnecticut: 85,689 countDelaware: 28,312 countDistrict of Columbia: 4,351 countFlorida: 591,267 countGeorgia: 203,985 countHawaii: 39,856 countIdaho: 66,858 countIllinois: 314,802 countIndiana: 252,280 countIowa: 192,617 countKansas: 92,328 countKentucky: 112,177 countLouisiana: 41,200 countMaine: 51,666 countMaryland: 113,195 countMassachusetts: 162,989 countMichigan: 253,040 countMinnesota: 234,786 countMississippi: 31,509 countMissouri: 135,954 countMontana: 338,845 countNebraska: 53,832 countNevada: 74,931 countNew Hampshire: 79,167 countNew Jersey: 148,363 countNew Mexico: 60,466 countNew York: 384,622 countNorth Carolina: 187,849 countNorth Dakota: 38,696 countOhio: 406,543 countOklahoma: 129,448 countOregon: 134,899 countPennsylvania: 366,641 countRhode Island: 24,175 countSouth Carolina: 116,510 countSouth Dakota: 124,037 countTennessee: 184,889 countTexas: 351,367 countUtah: 105,909 countVermont: 30,404 countVirginia: 193,813 countWashington: 232,371 countWest Virginia: 46,763 countWisconsin: 283,874 countWyoming: 28,644 count
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  • 190K to 270K
  • 270K and over
count, 2019. 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, 2019

California: 808,377 countCalifornia808,377Florida: 591,267 countFlorida591,267Ohio: 406,543 countOhio406,543New York: 384,622 countNew York384,622Pennsylvania: 366,641 countPennsylvania366,641Texas: 351,367 countTexas351,367Montana: 338,845 countMontana338,845Illinois: 314,802 countIllinois314,802Wisconsin: 283,874 countWisconsin283,874Michigan: 253,040 countMichigan253,040Indiana: 252,280 countIndiana252,280Minnesota: 234,786 countMinnesota234,786Washington: 232,371 countWashington232,371Georgia: 203,985 countGeorgia203,985Virginia: 193,813 countVirginia193,813Iowa: 192,617 countIowa192,617North Carolina: 187,849 countNorth Carolina187,849Colorado: 185,875 countColorado185,875Tennessee: 184,889 countTennessee184,889Arkansas: 169,796 countArkansas169,796Massachusetts: 162,989 countMassachusetts162,989Arizona: 160,486 countArizona160,486New Jersey: 148,363 countNew Jersey148,363Missouri: 135,954 countMissouri135,954Oregon: 134,899 countOregon134,899Oklahoma: 129,448 countOklahoma129,448South Dakota: 124,037 countSouth Dakota124,037South Carolina: 116,510 countSouth Carolina116,510Maryland: 113,195 countMaryland113,195Kentucky: 112,177 countKentucky112,177Alabama: 107,730 countAlabama107,730Utah: 105,909 countUtah105,909Kansas: 92,328 countKansas92,328Connecticut: 85,689 countConnecticut85,689New Hampshire: 79,167 countNew Hampshire79,167Nevada: 74,931 countNevada74,931Idaho: 66,858 countIdaho66,858New Mexico: 60,466 countNew Mexico60,466Nebraska: 53,832 countNebraska53,832Maine: 51,666 countMaine51,666West Virginia: 46,763 countWest Virginia46,763Louisiana: 41,200 countLouisiana41,200Hawaii: 39,856 countHawaii39,856North Dakota: 38,696 countNorth Dakota38,696Mississippi: 31,509 countMississippi31,509Vermont: 30,404 countVermont30,404Wyoming: 28,644 countWyoming28,644Delaware: 28,312 countDelaware28,312Alaska: 28,129 countAlaska28,129Rhode Island: 24,175 countRhode Island24,175District of Columbia: 4,351 countDistrict of Columbia4,351California: 808,377 countCalifornia808,377Florida: 591,267 countFlorida591,267Ohio: 406,543 countOhio406,543New York: 384,622 countNew York384,622Pennsylvania: 366,641 countPennsylvania366,641Texas: 351,367 countTexas351,367Montana: 338,845 countMontana338,845Illinois: 314,802 countIllinois314,802Wisconsin: 283,874 countWisconsin283,874Michigan: 253,040 countMichigan253,040Indiana: 252,280 countIndiana252,280Minnesota: 234,786 countMinnesota234,786Washington: 232,371 countWashington232,371Georgia: 203,985 countGeorgia203,985Virginia: 193,813 countVirginia193,813Iowa: 192,617 countIowa192,617North Carolina: 187,849 countNorth Carolina187,849Colorado: 185,875 countColorado185,875Tennessee: 184,889 countTennessee184,889Arkansas: 169,796 countArkansas169,796Massachusetts: 162,989 countMassachusetts162,989Arizona: 160,486 countArizona160,486New Jersey: 148,363 countNew Jersey148,363Missouri: 135,954 countMissouri135,954Oregon: 134,899 countOregon134,899Oklahoma: 129,448 countOklahoma129,448South Dakota: 124,037 countSouth Dakota124,037South Carolina: 116,510 countSouth Carolina116,510Maryland: 113,195 countMaryland113,195Kentucky: 112,177 countKentucky112,177Alabama: 107,730 countAlabama107,730Utah: 105,909 countUtah105,909Kansas: 92,328 countKansas92,328Connecticut: 85,689 countConnecticut85,689New Hampshire: 79,167 countNew Hampshire79,167Nevada: 74,931 countNevada74,931Idaho: 66,858 countIdaho66,858New Mexico: 60,466 countNew Mexico60,466Nebraska: 53,832 countNebraska53,832Maine: 51,666 countMaine51,666West Virginia: 46,763 countWest Virginia46,763Louisiana: 41,200 countLouisiana41,200Hawaii: 39,856 countHawaii39,856North Dakota: 38,696 countNorth Dakota38,696Mississippi: 31,509 countMississippi31,509Vermont: 30,404 countVermont30,404Wyoming: 28,644 countWyoming28,644Delaware: 28,312 countDelaware28,312Alaska: 28,129 countAlaska28,129Rhode Island: 24,175 countRhode Island24,175District of Columbia: 4,351 countDistrict of Columbia4,351
count. Source: FHWA, Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (motorcycles, total), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2019
count		Change on 2018
1California808,377-1.8%
2Florida591,267+0.6%
3Ohio406,543-0.8%
4New York384,622-1.2%
5Pennsylvania366,641-1.6%
6Texas351,367+0.7%
7Montana338,845+15.4%
8Illinois Estimated314,802-1.6%
9Wisconsin Estimated283,874-15.6%
10Michigan Estimated253,040+0.4%
11Indiana252,280+0.5%
12Minnesota Estimated234,786-2.8%
13Washington Estimated232,371-1.3%
14Georgia203,9850%
15Virginia193,813-1%
16Iowa192,617-1%
17North Carolina187,849-0.3%
18Colorado185,875-2.6%
19Tennessee184,889+2.1%
20Arkansas169,796+86.3%
21Massachusetts Estimated162,989-3.5%
22Arizona160,486-5.7%
23New Jersey Estimated148,363-1.4%
24Missouri Estimated135,954-11.7%
25Oregon134,899+0.9%
26Oklahoma Estimated129,448-0%
27South Dakota124,037+2.9%
28South Carolina116,510-0.4%
29Maryland113,195-4.3%
30Kentucky112,177+10.9%
31Alabama107,730-2.1%
32Utah105,909+25.5%
33Kansas Estimated92,328-2.7%
34Connecticut Estimated85,689-2.2%
35New Hampshire79,167+0.3%
36Nevada Estimated74,931+0.3%
37Idaho66,858+0.5%
38New Mexico60,466+0.2%
39Nebraska53,832-3.4%
40Maine Estimated51,666+0.7%
41West Virginia Estimated46,763-22.9%
42Louisiana41,200-63.8%
43Hawaii39,856+28.6%
44North Dakota38,696-0.6%
45Mississippi31,509+11.5%
46Vermont Estimated30,404-0.4%
47Wyoming28,644-1.1%
48Delaware28,312+0.9%
49Alaska28,129-10.8%
50Rhode Island24,175-14.5%
51District of Columbia4,351+0.9%

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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/registered-motorcycles/us-states?period=2019 (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, 2019}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-18},
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Which state has the highest registered motorcycles?

California, with 808,377 in 2019, according to the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

Which state has the lowest registered motorcycles?

District of Columbia, with 4,351 in 2019.

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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