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US states by registered trucks

California had the highest registered trucks of 51 states in 2013, at 13.36 million. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 105,667. The median was 1.99 million and the figure for the United States was 132.93 million. Source: the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Highest13,359,688California
Lowest105,667District of Columbia
Median1,990,06651 states
United States132,931,241History

Map of states, 2013

Alabama: 2,588,760 countAlaska: 549,036 countArizona: 2,914,452 countArkansas: 1,468,158 countCalifornia: 13,359,688 countColorado: 2,667,495 countConnecticut: 1,277,524 countDelaware: 464,724 countDistrict of Columbia: 105,667 countFlorida: 7,102,047 countGeorgia: 4,103,397 countHawaii: 722,858 countIdaho: 1,025,504 countIllinois: 5,010,557 countIndiana: 3,080,330 countIowa: 1,981,815 countKansas: 1,492,563 countKentucky: 2,197,276 countLouisiana: 2,307,917 countMaine: 646,591 countMaryland: 1,799,534 countMassachusetts: 2,338,497 countMichigan: 4,322,639 countMinnesota: 2,757,387 countMississippi: 1,165,240 countMissouri: 3,145,571 countMontana: 919,711 countNebraska: 1,098,191 countNevada: 1,150,631 countNew Hampshire: 707,409 countNew Jersey: 3,244,441 countNew Mexico: 1,095,246 countNew York: 5,099,921 countNorth Carolina: 4,091,279 countNorth Dakota: 551,549 countOhio: 5,053,364 countOklahoma: 1,954,898 countOregon: 1,990,066 countPennsylvania: 5,195,797 countRhode Island: 359,392 countSouth Carolina: 2,104,537 countSouth Dakota: 593,851 countTennessee: 2,977,977 countTexas: 11,672,891 countUtah: 1,114,015 countVermont: 322,094 countVirginia: 3,533,323 countWashington: 3,343,720 countWest Virginia: 848,948 countWisconsin: 2,743,545 countWyoming: 569,217 count
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  • 4.1M and over
count, 2013. 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, 2013

California: 13,359,688 countCalifornia13,359,688Texas: 11,672,891 countTexas11,672,891Florida: 7,102,047 countFlorida7,102,047Pennsylvania: 5,195,797 countPennsylvania5,195,797New York: 5,099,921 countNew York5,099,921Ohio: 5,053,364 countOhio5,053,364Illinois: 5,010,557 countIllinois5,010,557Michigan: 4,322,639 countMichigan4,322,639Georgia: 4,103,397 countGeorgia4,103,397North Carolina: 4,091,279 countNorth Carolina4,091,279Virginia: 3,533,323 countVirginia3,533,323Washington: 3,343,720 countWashington3,343,720New Jersey: 3,244,441 countNew Jersey3,244,441Missouri: 3,145,571 countMissouri3,145,571Indiana: 3,080,330 countIndiana3,080,330Tennessee: 2,977,977 countTennessee2,977,977Arizona: 2,914,452 countArizona2,914,452Minnesota: 2,757,387 countMinnesota2,757,387Wisconsin: 2,743,545 countWisconsin2,743,545Colorado: 2,667,495 countColorado2,667,495Alabama: 2,588,760 countAlabama2,588,760Massachusetts: 2,338,497 countMassachusetts2,338,497Louisiana: 2,307,917 countLouisiana2,307,917Kentucky: 2,197,276 countKentucky2,197,276South Carolina: 2,104,537 countSouth Carolina2,104,537Oregon: 1,990,066 countOregon1,990,066Iowa: 1,981,815 countIowa1,981,815Oklahoma: 1,954,898 countOklahoma1,954,898Maryland: 1,799,534 countMaryland1,799,534Kansas: 1,492,563 countKansas1,492,563Arkansas: 1,468,158 countArkansas1,468,158Connecticut: 1,277,524 countConnecticut1,277,524Mississippi: 1,165,240 countMississippi1,165,240Nevada: 1,150,631 countNevada1,150,631Utah: 1,114,015 countUtah1,114,015Nebraska: 1,098,191 countNebraska1,098,191New Mexico: 1,095,246 countNew Mexico1,095,246Idaho: 1,025,504 countIdaho1,025,504Montana: 919,711 countMontana919,711West Virginia: 848,948 countWest Virginia848,948Hawaii: 722,858 countHawaii722,858New Hampshire: 707,409 countNew Hampshire707,409Maine: 646,591 countMaine646,591South Dakota: 593,851 countSouth Dakota593,851Wyoming: 569,217 countWyoming569,217North Dakota: 551,549 countNorth Dakota551,549Alaska: 549,036 countAlaska549,036Delaware: 464,724 countDelaware464,724Rhode Island: 359,392 countRhode Island359,392Vermont: 322,094 countVermont322,094District of Columbia: 105,667 countDistrict of Columbia105,667California: 13,359,688 countCalifornia13,359,688Texas: 11,672,891 countTexas11,672,891Florida: 7,102,047 countFlorida7,102,047Pennsylvania: 5,195,797 countPennsylvania5,195,797New York: 5,099,921 countNew York5,099,921Ohio: 5,053,364 countOhio5,053,364Illinois: 5,010,557 countIllinois5,010,557Michigan: 4,322,639 countMichigan4,322,639Georgia: 4,103,397 countGeorgia4,103,397North Carolina: 4,091,279 countNorth Carolina4,091,279Virginia: 3,533,323 countVirginia3,533,323Washington: 3,343,720 countWashington3,343,720New Jersey: 3,244,441 countNew Jersey3,244,441Missouri: 3,145,571 countMissouri3,145,571Indiana: 3,080,330 countIndiana3,080,330Tennessee: 2,977,977 countTennessee2,977,977Arizona: 2,914,452 countArizona2,914,452Minnesota: 2,757,387 countMinnesota2,757,387Wisconsin: 2,743,545 countWisconsin2,743,545Colorado: 2,667,495 countColorado2,667,495Alabama: 2,588,760 countAlabama2,588,760Massachusetts: 2,338,497 countMassachusetts2,338,497Louisiana: 2,307,917 countLouisiana2,307,917Kentucky: 2,197,276 countKentucky2,197,276South Carolina: 2,104,537 countSouth Carolina2,104,537Oregon: 1,990,066 countOregon1,990,066Iowa: 1,981,815 countIowa1,981,815Oklahoma: 1,954,898 countOklahoma1,954,898Maryland: 1,799,534 countMaryland1,799,534Kansas: 1,492,563 countKansas1,492,563Arkansas: 1,468,158 countArkansas1,468,158Connecticut: 1,277,524 countConnecticut1,277,524Mississippi: 1,165,240 countMississippi1,165,240Nevada: 1,150,631 countNevada1,150,631Utah: 1,114,015 countUtah1,114,015Nebraska: 1,098,191 countNebraska1,098,191New Mexico: 1,095,246 countNew Mexico1,095,246Idaho: 1,025,504 countIdaho1,025,504Montana: 919,711 countMontana919,711West Virginia: 848,948 countWest Virginia848,948Hawaii: 722,858 countHawaii722,858New Hampshire: 707,409 countNew Hampshire707,409Maine: 646,591 countMaine646,591South Dakota: 593,851 countSouth Dakota593,851Wyoming: 569,217 countWyoming569,217North Dakota: 551,549 countNorth Dakota551,549Alaska: 549,036 countAlaska549,036Delaware: 464,724 countDelaware464,724Rhode Island: 359,392 countRhode Island359,392Vermont: 322,094 countVermont322,094District of Columbia: 105,667 countDistrict of Columbia105,667
count. Source: FHWA, Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (trucks, total), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2013
count		Change on 2012
1California13,359,688-1.7%
2Texas11,672,891-1.7%
3Florida7,102,047-5%
4Pennsylvania5,195,797-0.9%
5New York Estimated5,099,921+2%
6Ohio5,053,364+0.7%
7Illinois5,010,557-0.2%
8Michigan4,322,639+5.1%
9Georgia4,103,397+0.5%
10North Carolina4,091,279-0.5%
11Virginia3,533,323-1.3%
12Washington3,343,720+8.9%
13New Jersey3,244,441-9.6%
14Missouri3,145,571+1.3%
15Indiana3,080,330-7.6%
16Tennessee2,977,977-0.1%
17Arizona2,914,452+1.6%
18Minnesota2,757,387+2.3%
19Wisconsin2,743,545+1.7%
20Colorado2,667,495+1.8%
21Alabama2,588,760-2.8%
22Massachusetts2,338,497+0.2%
23Louisiana2,307,917-0%
24Kentucky2,197,276+8.4%
25South Carolina2,104,537+2.4%
26Oregon1,990,066+0.4%
27Iowa1,981,815+0.2%
28Oklahoma1,954,898+0.3%
29Maryland1,799,534-4.2%
30Kansas1,492,563+6.4%
31Arkansas1,468,158-2.9%
32Connecticut1,277,524+4.4%
33Mississippi1,165,240-0.3%
34Nevada1,150,631+2.4%
35Utah1,114,015+3.2%
36Nebraska1,098,191-0.1%
37New Mexico1,095,246+3.5%
38Idaho1,025,504+2.5%
39Montana919,711+3%
40West Virginia848,948-1.2%
41Hawaii722,858+7.6%
42New Hampshire707,409+7.4%
43Maine646,591-0.6%
44South Dakota593,851-0.4%
45Wyoming569,217+3.1%
46North Dakota551,549+5.1%
47Alaska549,036+0.4%
48Delaware464,724-0.3%
49Rhode Island359,392-0.9%
50Vermont322,094-0.2%
51District of Columbia105,667-1.1%

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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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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?period=2013. 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, 2013. 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?period=2013.

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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, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/registered-trucks/us-states?period=2013 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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  title = {{Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (trucks, total), United States and states: US states by registered trucks, 2013}},
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Which state has the highest registered trucks?

California, with 13.36 million in 2013, according to the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

Which state has the lowest registered trucks?

District of Columbia, with 105,667 in 2013.

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