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US states by registered trucks, 2024

California had the highest registered trucks of 51 states in 2024, at 17.11 million. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 143,062. The median was 2.94 million and the figure for the United States was 189.75 million. Source: the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Highest17,113,763California
Lowest143,062District of Columbia
Median2,942,14051 states
United States189,754,931History

Map of states, 2024

Alabama: 3,585,631 countAlaska: 525,715 countArizona: 4,090,469 countArkansas: 2,343,579 countCalifornia: 17,113,763 countColorado: 3,731,091 countConnecticut: 1,688,772 countDelaware: 270,424 countDistrict of Columbia: 143,062 countFlorida: 11,794,134 countGeorgia: 5,842,123 countHawaii: 821,511 countIdaho: 1,440,556 countIllinois: 6,727,333 countIndiana: 4,073,391 countIowa: 2,647,322 countKansas: 1,316,870 countKentucky: 2,971,565 countLouisiana: 3,046,740 countMaine: 845,161 countMaryland: 2,942,140 countMassachusetts: 3,232,362 countMichigan: 6,860,844 countMinnesota: 4,087,641 countMississippi: 1,418,382 countMissouri: 3,619,999 countMontana: 1,494,471 countNebraska: 1,368,302 countNevada: 1,450,234 countNew Hampshire: 910,891 countNew Jersey: 3,809,822 countNew Mexico: 1,276,809 countNew York: 13,526,544 countNorth Carolina: 5,634,554 countNorth Dakota: 813,627 countOhio: 7,103,426 countOklahoma: 2,505,163 countOregon: 2,784,253 countPennsylvania: 6,844,674 countRhode Island: 502,595 countSouth Carolina: 3,204,874 countSouth Dakota: 954,076 countTennessee: 4,696,396 countTexas: 15,933,517 countUtah: 1,971,362 countVermont: 473,556 countVirginia: 4,924,472 countWashington: 4,758,579 countWest Virginia: 1,032,694 countWisconsin: 3,918,981 countWyoming: 680,479 count
  • Under 900K
  • 900K to 1.4M
  • 1.4M to 2.9M
  • 2.9M to 3.8M
  • 3.8M to 5.8M
  • 5.8M and over
count, 2024. Source: FHWA, Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (trucks, total), United States and states. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2024

California: 17,113,763 countCalifornia17,113,763Texas: 15,933,517 countTexas15,933,517New York: 13,526,544 countNew York13,526,544Florida: 11,794,134 countFlorida11,794,134Ohio: 7,103,426 countOhio7,103,426Michigan: 6,860,844 countMichigan6,860,844Pennsylvania: 6,844,674 countPennsylvania6,844,674Illinois: 6,727,333 countIllinois6,727,333Georgia: 5,842,123 countGeorgia5,842,123North Carolina: 5,634,554 countNorth Carolina5,634,554Virginia: 4,924,472 countVirginia4,924,472Washington: 4,758,579 countWashington4,758,579Tennessee: 4,696,396 countTennessee4,696,396Arizona: 4,090,469 countArizona4,090,469Minnesota: 4,087,641 countMinnesota4,087,641Indiana: 4,073,391 countIndiana4,073,391Wisconsin: 3,918,981 countWisconsin3,918,981New Jersey: 3,809,822 countNew Jersey3,809,822Colorado: 3,731,091 countColorado3,731,091Missouri: 3,619,999 countMissouri3,619,999Alabama: 3,585,631 countAlabama3,585,631Massachusetts: 3,232,362 countMassachusetts3,232,362South Carolina: 3,204,874 countSouth Carolina3,204,874Louisiana: 3,046,740 countLouisiana3,046,740Kentucky: 2,971,565 countKentucky2,971,565Maryland: 2,942,140 countMaryland2,942,140Oregon: 2,784,253 countOregon2,784,253Iowa: 2,647,322 countIowa2,647,322Oklahoma: 2,505,163 countOklahoma2,505,163Arkansas: 2,343,579 countArkansas2,343,579Utah: 1,971,362 countUtah1,971,362Connecticut: 1,688,772 countConnecticut1,688,772Montana: 1,494,471 countMontana1,494,471Nevada: 1,450,234 countNevada1,450,234Idaho: 1,440,556 countIdaho1,440,556Mississippi: 1,418,382 countMississippi1,418,382Nebraska: 1,368,302 countNebraska1,368,302Kansas: 1,316,870 countKansas1,316,870New Mexico: 1,276,809 countNew Mexico1,276,809West Virginia: 1,032,694 countWest Virginia1,032,694South Dakota: 954,076 countSouth Dakota954,076New Hampshire: 910,891 countNew Hampshire910,891Maine: 845,161 countMaine845,161Hawaii: 821,511 countHawaii821,511North Dakota: 813,627 countNorth Dakota813,627Wyoming: 680,479 countWyoming680,479Alaska: 525,715 countAlaska525,715Rhode Island: 502,595 countRhode Island502,595Vermont: 473,556 countVermont473,556Delaware: 270,424 countDelaware270,424District of Columbia: 143,062 countDistrict of Columbia143,062California: 17,113,763 countCalifornia17,113,763Texas: 15,933,517 countTexas15,933,517New York: 13,526,544 countNew York13,526,544Florida: 11,794,134 countFlorida11,794,134Ohio: 7,103,426 countOhio7,103,426Michigan: 6,860,844 countMichigan6,860,844Pennsylvania: 6,844,674 countPennsylvania6,844,674Illinois: 6,727,333 countIllinois6,727,333Georgia: 5,842,123 countGeorgia5,842,123North Carolina: 5,634,554 countNorth Carolina5,634,554Virginia: 4,924,472 countVirginia4,924,472Washington: 4,758,579 countWashington4,758,579Tennessee: 4,696,396 countTennessee4,696,396Arizona: 4,090,469 countArizona4,090,469Minnesota: 4,087,641 countMinnesota4,087,641Indiana: 4,073,391 countIndiana4,073,391Wisconsin: 3,918,981 countWisconsin3,918,981New Jersey: 3,809,822 countNew Jersey3,809,822Colorado: 3,731,091 countColorado3,731,091Missouri: 3,619,999 countMissouri3,619,999Alabama: 3,585,631 countAlabama3,585,631Massachusetts: 3,232,362 countMassachusetts3,232,362South Carolina: 3,204,874 countSouth Carolina3,204,874Louisiana: 3,046,740 countLouisiana3,046,740Kentucky: 2,971,565 countKentucky2,971,565Maryland: 2,942,140 countMaryland2,942,140Oregon: 2,784,253 countOregon2,784,253Iowa: 2,647,322 countIowa2,647,322Oklahoma: 2,505,163 countOklahoma2,505,163Arkansas: 2,343,579 countArkansas2,343,579Utah: 1,971,362 countUtah1,971,362Connecticut: 1,688,772 countConnecticut1,688,772Montana: 1,494,471 countMontana1,494,471Nevada: 1,450,234 countNevada1,450,234Idaho: 1,440,556 countIdaho1,440,556Mississippi: 1,418,382 countMississippi1,418,382Nebraska: 1,368,302 countNebraska1,368,302Kansas: 1,316,870 countKansas1,316,870New Mexico: 1,276,809 countNew Mexico1,276,809West Virginia: 1,032,694 countWest Virginia1,032,694South Dakota: 954,076 countSouth Dakota954,076New Hampshire: 910,891 countNew Hampshire910,891Maine: 845,161 countMaine845,161Hawaii: 821,511 countHawaii821,511North Dakota: 813,627 countNorth Dakota813,627Wyoming: 680,479 countWyoming680,479Alaska: 525,715 countAlaska525,715Rhode Island: 502,595 countRhode Island502,595Vermont: 473,556 countVermont473,556Delaware: 270,424 countDelaware270,424District of Columbia: 143,062 countDistrict of Columbia143,062
count. Source: FHWA, Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (trucks, total), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2024
count		Change on 2023
1California17,113,763+2.1%
2Texas15,933,517+2.3%
3New York13,526,544+149.6%
4Florida11,794,134+3.6%
5Ohio7,103,426+3.4%
6Michigan6,860,844-0.8%
7Pennsylvania6,844,674-0%
8Illinois6,727,333+6.9%
9Georgia5,842,123+3.4%
10North Carolina5,634,554+3.4%
11Virginia4,924,472+3%
12Washington4,758,579+3.3%
13Tennessee4,696,396+5.4%
14Arizona4,090,469+5.7%
15Minnesota4,087,641+3.6%
16Indiana4,073,391+7.8%
17Wisconsin3,918,981+3.6%
18New Jersey3,809,822+7.2%
19Colorado3,731,091+3.1%
20Missouri3,619,999+0.3%
21Alabama3,585,631+5.5%
22Massachusetts3,232,362-0.2%
23South Carolina3,204,874-2.2%
24Louisiana3,046,740+2.4%
25Kentucky2,971,565+1.4%
26Maryland2,942,140+3.4%
27Oregon2,784,253+2.3%
28Iowa2,647,322+2.5%
29Oklahoma2,505,163+11%
30Arkansas2,343,579+2.3%
31Utah1,971,362+4.6%
32Connecticut1,688,772+2.2%
33Montana1,494,471+4.3%
34Nevada1,450,234-9.7%
35Idaho1,440,556-0.5%
36Mississippi1,418,382+1.3%
37Nebraska1,368,302+2.3%
38Kansas1,316,870-18.6%
39New Mexico1,276,809+2.7%
40West Virginia1,032,694-1%
41South Dakota954,076+3.3%
42New Hampshire910,891+1.1%
43Maine845,161-10%
44Hawaii821,511+2.8%
45North Dakota813,627+2.7%
46Wyoming680,479-0.7%
47Alaska525,715+1.6%
48Rhode Island502,595+6.1%
49Vermont473,556+10.4%
50Delaware270,424+3%
51District of Columbia143,062-8.1%

Other periods

About this ranking

Trucks registered during the year, from light trucks such as pickups, vans and many sport utility vehicles to heavy trucks and truck tractors.

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.

From the 2012 table FHWA allocates light-duty vehicles between automobiles and trucks with its own method, and automobiles fall from 125.7 million in 2011 to 111.3 million in 2012 while trucks rise from 118.5 million to 133.1 million, so the split is not comparable across those years. The all motor vehicles total is. 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 (trucks, 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 (trucks, total), United States and states (US states by registered trucks, 2024) [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 (trucks, total), United States and states, US states by registered trucks, 2024. 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-trucks/us-states. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. 2026. Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (trucks, total), United States and states. US states by registered trucks, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/registered-trucks/us-states.

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Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation (2026) Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (trucks, total), United States and states, US states by registered trucks, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/registered-trucks/us-states (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest registered trucks?

California, with 17.11 million in 2024, according to the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

Which state has the lowest registered trucks?

District of Columbia, with 143,062 in 2024.

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

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