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US states by registered motorcycles

California had the highest registered motorcycles of 51 states in 2022, at 802,500. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 4,545. The median was 140,761 and the figure for the United States was 9.19 million. Source: the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Highest802,500California
Lowest4,545District of Columbia
Median140,76151 states
United States9,186,256History

Map of states, 2022

Alabama: 125,810 countAlaska: 25,638 countArizona: 279,110 countArkansas: 98,364 countCalifornia: 802,500 countColorado: 180,103 countConnecticut: 84,876 countDelaware: 24,607 countDistrict of Columbia: 4,545 countFlorida: 650,201 countGeorgia: 217,819 countHawaii: 25,630 countIdaho: 63,311 countIllinois: 291,539 countIndiana: 187,996 countIowa: 195,119 countKansas: 89,488 countKentucky: 107,212 countLouisiana: 109,369 countMaine: 50,061 countMaryland: 103,607 countMassachusetts: 146,187 countMichigan: 256,508 countMinnesota: 223,875 countMississippi: 31,607 countMissouri: 134,550 countMontana: 399,881 countNebraska: 51,173 countNevada: 78,885 countNew Hampshire: 87,365 countNew Jersey: 148,634 countNew Mexico: 56,881 countNew York: 736,004 countNorth Carolina: 200,162 countNorth Dakota: 46,095 countOhio: 424,385 countOklahoma: 152,178 countOregon: 141,277 countPennsylvania: 371,946 countRhode Island: 24,591 countSouth Carolina: 122,547 countSouth Dakota: 140,761 countTennessee: 199,360 countTexas: 342,485 countUtah: 142,921 countVermont: 33,775 countVirginia: 191,968 countWashington: 226,056 countWest Virginia: 48,457 countWisconsin: 280,182 countWyoming: 28,655 count
  • Under 47K
  • 47K to 89K
  • 89K to 140K
  • 140K to 190K
  • 190K to 280K
  • 280K and over
count, 2022. 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, 2022

California: 802,500 countCalifornia802,500New York: 736,004 countNew York736,004Florida: 650,201 countFlorida650,201Ohio: 424,385 countOhio424,385Montana: 399,881 countMontana399,881Pennsylvania: 371,946 countPennsylvania371,946Texas: 342,485 countTexas342,485Illinois: 291,539 countIllinois291,539Wisconsin: 280,182 countWisconsin280,182Arizona: 279,110 countArizona279,110Michigan: 256,508 countMichigan256,508Washington: 226,056 countWashington226,056Minnesota: 223,875 countMinnesota223,875Georgia: 217,819 countGeorgia217,819North Carolina: 200,162 countNorth Carolina200,162Tennessee: 199,360 countTennessee199,360Iowa: 195,119 countIowa195,119Virginia: 191,968 countVirginia191,968Indiana: 187,996 countIndiana187,996Colorado: 180,103 countColorado180,103Oklahoma: 152,178 countOklahoma152,178New Jersey: 148,634 countNew Jersey148,634Massachusetts: 146,187 countMassachusetts146,187Utah: 142,921 countUtah142,921Oregon: 141,277 countOregon141,277South Dakota: 140,761 countSouth Dakota140,761Missouri: 134,550 countMissouri134,550Alabama: 125,810 countAlabama125,810South Carolina: 122,547 countSouth Carolina122,547Louisiana: 109,369 countLouisiana109,369Kentucky: 107,212 countKentucky107,212Maryland: 103,607 countMaryland103,607Arkansas: 98,364 countArkansas98,364Kansas: 89,488 countKansas89,488New Hampshire: 87,365 countNew Hampshire87,365Connecticut: 84,876 countConnecticut84,876Nevada: 78,885 countNevada78,885Idaho: 63,311 countIdaho63,311New Mexico: 56,881 countNew Mexico56,881Nebraska: 51,173 countNebraska51,173Maine: 50,061 countMaine50,061West Virginia: 48,457 countWest Virginia48,457North Dakota: 46,095 countNorth Dakota46,095Vermont: 33,775 countVermont33,775Mississippi: 31,607 countMississippi31,607Wyoming: 28,655 countWyoming28,655Alaska: 25,638 countAlaska25,638Hawaii: 25,630 countHawaii25,630Delaware: 24,607 countDelaware24,607Rhode Island: 24,591 countRhode Island24,591District of Columbia: 4,545 countDistrict of Columbia4,545California: 802,500 countCalifornia802,500New York: 736,004 countNew York736,004Florida: 650,201 countFlorida650,201Ohio: 424,385 countOhio424,385Montana: 399,881 countMontana399,881Pennsylvania: 371,946 countPennsylvania371,946Texas: 342,485 countTexas342,485Illinois: 291,539 countIllinois291,539Wisconsin: 280,182 countWisconsin280,182Arizona: 279,110 countArizona279,110Michigan: 256,508 countMichigan256,508Washington: 226,056 countWashington226,056Minnesota: 223,875 countMinnesota223,875Georgia: 217,819 countGeorgia217,819North Carolina: 200,162 countNorth Carolina200,162Tennessee: 199,360 countTennessee199,360Iowa: 195,119 countIowa195,119Virginia: 191,968 countVirginia191,968Indiana: 187,996 countIndiana187,996Colorado: 180,103 countColorado180,103Oklahoma: 152,178 countOklahoma152,178New Jersey: 148,634 countNew Jersey148,634Massachusetts: 146,187 countMassachusetts146,187Utah: 142,921 countUtah142,921Oregon: 141,277 countOregon141,277South Dakota: 140,761 countSouth Dakota140,761Missouri: 134,550 countMissouri134,550Alabama: 125,810 countAlabama125,810South Carolina: 122,547 countSouth Carolina122,547Louisiana: 109,369 countLouisiana109,369Kentucky: 107,212 countKentucky107,212Maryland: 103,607 countMaryland103,607Arkansas: 98,364 countArkansas98,364Kansas: 89,488 countKansas89,488New Hampshire: 87,365 countNew Hampshire87,365Connecticut: 84,876 countConnecticut84,876Nevada: 78,885 countNevada78,885Idaho: 63,311 countIdaho63,311New Mexico: 56,881 countNew Mexico56,881Nebraska: 51,173 countNebraska51,173Maine: 50,061 countMaine50,061West Virginia: 48,457 countWest Virginia48,457North Dakota: 46,095 countNorth Dakota46,095Vermont: 33,775 countVermont33,775Mississippi: 31,607 countMississippi31,607Wyoming: 28,655 countWyoming28,655Alaska: 25,638 countAlaska25,638Hawaii: 25,630 countHawaii25,630Delaware: 24,607 countDelaware24,607Rhode Island: 24,591 countRhode Island24,591District of Columbia: 4,545 countDistrict of Columbia4,545
count. Source: FHWA, Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (motorcycles, total), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2022
count		Change on 2021
1California802,500-1.3%
2New York Estimated736,004-24.1%
3Florida650,201+2%
4Ohio424,385+2.4%
5Montana399,881+6%
6Pennsylvania371,946-0%
7Texas342,485-0.2%
8Illinois291,539-6.8%
9Wisconsin280,182-13.5%
10Arizona279,110-0.3%
11Michigan256,508+0.3%
12Washington226,056-7.9%
13Minnesota223,875-0%
14Georgia217,819+1.9%
15North Carolina200,162+5.7%
16Tennessee199,360+2.1%
17Iowa195,119+0.6%
18Virginia191,968+2.1%
19Indiana187,996-3.8%
20Colorado180,103-0.1%
21Oklahoma152,178-13.2%
22New Jersey148,634-6.9%
23Massachusetts146,187-0.9%
24Utah142,921+9.2%
25Oregon141,277+5.3%
26South Dakota140,761+3.2%
27Missouri134,550-1.1%
28Alabama125,810+2%
29South Carolina122,547+2.5%
30Louisiana109,369+9.3%
31Kentucky107,212+7.5%
32Maryland103,607-1.1%
33Arkansas98,364+1.8%
34Kansas89,488-1.3%
35New Hampshire87,365+2.8%
36Connecticut84,876+2%
37Nevada78,885+1.1%
38Idaho Estimated63,311+30.3%
39New Mexico56,881+0.7%
40Nebraska51,1730%
41Maine50,061-16.4%
42West Virginia48,457+1.7%
43North Dakota46,095+23.4%
44Vermont33,775+7.4%
45Mississippi31,607-3.2%
46Wyoming28,655-1.2%
47Alaska25,638-0.3%
48Hawaii25,630-0.7%
49Delaware24,607+1.1%
50Rhode Island24,591-1%
51District of Columbia4,545+30.6%

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, 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 (motorcycles, total), United States and states, US states by registered motorcycles, 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-motorcycles/us-states?period=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/registered-motorcycles/us-states?period=2022 (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, 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-18},
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Which state has the highest registered motorcycles?

California, with 802,500 in 2022, according to the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

Which state has the lowest registered motorcycles?

District of Columbia, with 4,545 in 2022.

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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