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US states by registered motorcycles

California had the highest registered motorcycles of 51 states in 2020, at 785,424. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 3,567. The median was 123,617 and the figure for the United States was 8.35 million. Source: the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Highest785,424California
Lowest3,567District of Columbia
Median123,61751 states
United States8,347,435History

Map of states, 2020

Alabama: 114,901 countAlaska: 26,781 countArizona: 121,074 countArkansas: 169,797 countCalifornia: 785,424 countColorado: 179,086 countConnecticut: 80,949 countDelaware: 23,318 countDistrict of Columbia: 3,567 countFlorida: 620,077 countGeorgia: 207,657 countHawaii: 36,980 countIdaho: 59,225 countIllinois: 280,322 countIndiana: 209,824 countIowa: 191,804 countKansas: 90,643 countKentucky: 97,156 countLouisiana: 101,490 countMaine: 38,340 countMaryland: 112,550 countMassachusetts: 138,123 countMichigan: 237,481 countMinnesota: 243,972 countMississippi: 30,573 countMissouri: 126,706 countMontana: 355,175 countNebraska: 50,373 countNevada: 69,356 countNew Hampshire: 78,688 countNew Jersey: 121,379 countNew Mexico: 54,946 countNew York: 384,620 countNorth Carolina: 189,680 countNorth Dakota: 36,234 countOhio: 380,617 countOklahoma: 133,895 countOregon: 123,617 countPennsylvania: 360,493 countRhode Island: 23,607 countSouth Carolina: 114,514 countSouth Dakota: 129,769 countTennessee: 177,270 countTexas: 328,300 countUtah: 123,924 countVermont: 28,942 countVirginia: 184,441 countWashington: 221,448 countWest Virginia: 43,529 countWisconsin: 276,310 countWyoming: 28,488 count
  • Under 37K
  • 37K to 87K
  • 87K to 120K
  • 120K to 180K
  • 180K to 270K
  • 270K and over
count, 2020. 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, 2020

California: 785,424 countCalifornia785,424Florida: 620,077 countFlorida620,077New York: 384,620 countNew York384,620Ohio: 380,617 countOhio380,617Pennsylvania: 360,493 countPennsylvania360,493Montana: 355,175 countMontana355,175Texas: 328,300 countTexas328,300Illinois: 280,322 countIllinois280,322Wisconsin: 276,310 countWisconsin276,310Minnesota: 243,972 countMinnesota243,972Michigan: 237,481 countMichigan237,481Washington: 221,448 countWashington221,448Indiana: 209,824 countIndiana209,824Georgia: 207,657 countGeorgia207,657Iowa: 191,804 countIowa191,804North Carolina: 189,680 countNorth Carolina189,680Virginia: 184,441 countVirginia184,441Colorado: 179,086 countColorado179,086Tennessee: 177,270 countTennessee177,270Arkansas: 169,797 countArkansas169,797Massachusetts: 138,123 countMassachusetts138,123Oklahoma: 133,895 countOklahoma133,895South Dakota: 129,769 countSouth Dakota129,769Missouri: 126,706 countMissouri126,706Utah: 123,924 countUtah123,924Oregon: 123,617 countOregon123,617New Jersey: 121,379 countNew Jersey121,379Arizona: 121,074 countArizona121,074Alabama: 114,901 countAlabama114,901South Carolina: 114,514 countSouth Carolina114,514Maryland: 112,550 countMaryland112,550Louisiana: 101,490 countLouisiana101,490Kentucky: 97,156 countKentucky97,156Kansas: 90,643 countKansas90,643Connecticut: 80,949 countConnecticut80,949New Hampshire: 78,688 countNew Hampshire78,688Nevada: 69,356 countNevada69,356Idaho: 59,225 countIdaho59,225New Mexico: 54,946 countNew Mexico54,946Nebraska: 50,373 countNebraska50,373West Virginia: 43,529 countWest Virginia43,529Maine: 38,340 countMaine38,340Hawaii: 36,980 countHawaii36,980North Dakota: 36,234 countNorth Dakota36,234Mississippi: 30,573 countMississippi30,573Vermont: 28,942 countVermont28,942Wyoming: 28,488 countWyoming28,488Alaska: 26,781 countAlaska26,781Rhode Island: 23,607 countRhode Island23,607Delaware: 23,318 countDelaware23,318District of Columbia: 3,567 countDistrict of Columbia3,567California: 785,424 countCalifornia785,424Florida: 620,077 countFlorida620,077New York: 384,620 countNew York384,620Ohio: 380,617 countOhio380,617Pennsylvania: 360,493 countPennsylvania360,493Montana: 355,175 countMontana355,175Texas: 328,300 countTexas328,300Illinois: 280,322 countIllinois280,322Wisconsin: 276,310 countWisconsin276,310Minnesota: 243,972 countMinnesota243,972Michigan: 237,481 countMichigan237,481Washington: 221,448 countWashington221,448Indiana: 209,824 countIndiana209,824Georgia: 207,657 countGeorgia207,657Iowa: 191,804 countIowa191,804North Carolina: 189,680 countNorth Carolina189,680Virginia: 184,441 countVirginia184,441Colorado: 179,086 countColorado179,086Tennessee: 177,270 countTennessee177,270Arkansas: 169,797 countArkansas169,797Massachusetts: 138,123 countMassachusetts138,123Oklahoma: 133,895 countOklahoma133,895South Dakota: 129,769 countSouth Dakota129,769Missouri: 126,706 countMissouri126,706Utah: 123,924 countUtah123,924Oregon: 123,617 countOregon123,617New Jersey: 121,379 countNew Jersey121,379Arizona: 121,074 countArizona121,074Alabama: 114,901 countAlabama114,901South Carolina: 114,514 countSouth Carolina114,514Maryland: 112,550 countMaryland112,550Louisiana: 101,490 countLouisiana101,490Kentucky: 97,156 countKentucky97,156Kansas: 90,643 countKansas90,643Connecticut: 80,949 countConnecticut80,949New Hampshire: 78,688 countNew Hampshire78,688Nevada: 69,356 countNevada69,356Idaho: 59,225 countIdaho59,225New Mexico: 54,946 countNew Mexico54,946Nebraska: 50,373 countNebraska50,373West Virginia: 43,529 countWest Virginia43,529Maine: 38,340 countMaine38,340Hawaii: 36,980 countHawaii36,980North Dakota: 36,234 countNorth Dakota36,234Mississippi: 30,573 countMississippi30,573Vermont: 28,942 countVermont28,942Wyoming: 28,488 countWyoming28,488Alaska: 26,781 countAlaska26,781Rhode Island: 23,607 countRhode Island23,607Delaware: 23,318 countDelaware23,318District of Columbia: 3,567 countDistrict of Columbia3,567
count. Source: FHWA, Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (motorcycles, total), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2020
count		Change on 2019
1California785,424-2.8%
2Florida620,077+4.9%
3New York384,620-0%
4Ohio380,617-6.4%
5Pennsylvania360,493-1.7%
6Montana355,175+4.8%
7Texas328,300-6.6%
8Illinois280,322-11%
9Wisconsin276,310-2.7%
10Minnesota243,972+3.9%
11Michigan237,481-6.1%
12Washington221,448-4.7%
13Indiana209,824-16.8%
14Georgia207,657+1.8%
15Iowa191,804-0.4%
16North Carolina189,680+1%
17Virginia184,441-4.8%
18Colorado179,086-3.7%
19Tennessee177,270-4.1%
20Arkansas169,7970%
21Massachusetts Estimated138,123-15.3%
22Oklahoma133,895+3.4%
23South Dakota129,769+4.6%
24Missouri126,706-6.8%
25Utah123,924+17%
26Oregon123,617-8.4%
27New Jersey121,379-18.2%
28Arizona121,074-24.6%
29Alabama114,901+6.7%
30South Carolina114,514-1.7%
31Maryland112,550-0.6%
32Louisiana101,490+146.3%
33Kentucky97,156-13.4%
34Kansas90,643-1.8%
35Connecticut80,949-5.5%
36New Hampshire78,688-0.6%
37Nevada69,356-7.4%
38Idaho59,225-11.4%
39New Mexico54,946-9.1%
40Nebraska50,373-6.4%
41West Virginia43,529-6.9%
42Maine38,340-25.8%
43Hawaii36,980-7.2%
44North Dakota36,234-6.4%
45Mississippi30,573-3%
46Vermont28,942-4.8%
47Wyoming28,488-0.5%
48Alaska26,781-4.8%
49Rhode Island23,607-2.3%
50Delaware23,318-17.6%
51District of Columbia3,567-18%

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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/registered-motorcycles/us-states?period=2020 (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, 2020}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-18},
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Which state has the highest registered motorcycles?

California, with 785,424 in 2020, according to the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

Which state has the lowest registered motorcycles?

District of Columbia, with 3,567 in 2020.

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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