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US states by registered trucks

California had the highest registered trucks of 51 states in 2014, at 13.71 million. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 111,066. The median was 2.05 million and the figure for the United States was 137.16 million. Source: the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Highest13,713,822California
Lowest111,066District of Columbia
Median2,051,14651 states
United States137,162,349History

Map of states, 2014

Alabama: 2,721,534 countAlaska: 569,456 countArizona: 3,065,391 countArkansas: 1,684,913 countCalifornia: 13,713,822 countColorado: 2,813,912 countConnecticut: 1,333,621 countDelaware: 481,026 countDistrict of Columbia: 111,066 countFlorida: 7,342,823 countGeorgia: 4,346,201 countHawaii: 755,537 countIdaho: 1,084,421 countIllinois: 5,215,943 countIndiana: 3,385,106 countIowa: 2,051,146 countKansas: 1,463,824 countKentucky: 2,277,955 countLouisiana: 2,280,283 countMaine: 667,459 countMaryland: 1,925,599 countMassachusetts: 2,417,692 countMichigan: 4,413,477 countMinnesota: 2,810,679 countMississippi: 1,173,755 countMissouri: 2,941,907 countMontana: 960,861 countNebraska: 1,139,635 countNevada: 1,174,534 countNew Hampshire: 672,105 countNew Jersey: 3,223,962 countNew Mexico: 1,134,961 countNew York: 5,371,542 countNorth Carolina: 4,176,301 countNorth Dakota: 579,794 countOhio: 5,202,048 countOklahoma: 1,994,416 countOregon: 1,918,576 countPennsylvania: 5,342,557 countRhode Island: 375,254 countSouth Carolina: 2,131,005 countSouth Dakota: 616,421 countTennessee: 3,031,395 countTexas: 12,189,465 countUtah: 1,175,959 countVermont: 336,307 countVirginia: 3,623,181 countWashington: 3,405,328 countWest Virginia: 915,666 countWisconsin: 2,851,317 countWyoming: 571,211 count
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  • 2.9M to 4.3M
  • 4.3M and over
count, 2014. 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, 2014

California: 13,713,822 countCalifornia13,713,822Texas: 12,189,465 countTexas12,189,465Florida: 7,342,823 countFlorida7,342,823New York: 5,371,542 countNew York5,371,542Pennsylvania: 5,342,557 countPennsylvania5,342,557Illinois: 5,215,943 countIllinois5,215,943Ohio: 5,202,048 countOhio5,202,048Michigan: 4,413,477 countMichigan4,413,477Georgia: 4,346,201 countGeorgia4,346,201North Carolina: 4,176,301 countNorth Carolina4,176,301Virginia: 3,623,181 countVirginia3,623,181Washington: 3,405,328 countWashington3,405,328Indiana: 3,385,106 countIndiana3,385,106New Jersey: 3,223,962 countNew Jersey3,223,962Arizona: 3,065,391 countArizona3,065,391Tennessee: 3,031,395 countTennessee3,031,395Missouri: 2,941,907 countMissouri2,941,907Wisconsin: 2,851,317 countWisconsin2,851,317Colorado: 2,813,912 countColorado2,813,912Minnesota: 2,810,679 countMinnesota2,810,679Alabama: 2,721,534 countAlabama2,721,534Massachusetts: 2,417,692 countMassachusetts2,417,692Louisiana: 2,280,283 countLouisiana2,280,283Kentucky: 2,277,955 countKentucky2,277,955South Carolina: 2,131,005 countSouth Carolina2,131,005Iowa: 2,051,146 countIowa2,051,146Oklahoma: 1,994,416 countOklahoma1,994,416Maryland: 1,925,599 countMaryland1,925,599Oregon: 1,918,576 countOregon1,918,576Arkansas: 1,684,913 countArkansas1,684,913Kansas: 1,463,824 countKansas1,463,824Connecticut: 1,333,621 countConnecticut1,333,621Utah: 1,175,959 countUtah1,175,959Nevada: 1,174,534 countNevada1,174,534Mississippi: 1,173,755 countMississippi1,173,755Nebraska: 1,139,635 countNebraska1,139,635New Mexico: 1,134,961 countNew Mexico1,134,961Idaho: 1,084,421 countIdaho1,084,421Montana: 960,861 countMontana960,861West Virginia: 915,666 countWest Virginia915,666Hawaii: 755,537 countHawaii755,537New Hampshire: 672,105 countNew Hampshire672,105Maine: 667,459 countMaine667,459South Dakota: 616,421 countSouth Dakota616,421North Dakota: 579,794 countNorth Dakota579,794Wyoming: 571,211 countWyoming571,211Alaska: 569,456 countAlaska569,456Delaware: 481,026 countDelaware481,026Rhode Island: 375,254 countRhode Island375,254Vermont: 336,307 countVermont336,307District of Columbia: 111,066 countDistrict of Columbia111,066California: 13,713,822 countCalifornia13,713,822Texas: 12,189,465 countTexas12,189,465Florida: 7,342,823 countFlorida7,342,823New York: 5,371,542 countNew York5,371,542Pennsylvania: 5,342,557 countPennsylvania5,342,557Illinois: 5,215,943 countIllinois5,215,943Ohio: 5,202,048 countOhio5,202,048Michigan: 4,413,477 countMichigan4,413,477Georgia: 4,346,201 countGeorgia4,346,201North Carolina: 4,176,301 countNorth Carolina4,176,301Virginia: 3,623,181 countVirginia3,623,181Washington: 3,405,328 countWashington3,405,328Indiana: 3,385,106 countIndiana3,385,106New Jersey: 3,223,962 countNew Jersey3,223,962Arizona: 3,065,391 countArizona3,065,391Tennessee: 3,031,395 countTennessee3,031,395Missouri: 2,941,907 countMissouri2,941,907Wisconsin: 2,851,317 countWisconsin2,851,317Colorado: 2,813,912 countColorado2,813,912Minnesota: 2,810,679 countMinnesota2,810,679Alabama: 2,721,534 countAlabama2,721,534Massachusetts: 2,417,692 countMassachusetts2,417,692Louisiana: 2,280,283 countLouisiana2,280,283Kentucky: 2,277,955 countKentucky2,277,955South Carolina: 2,131,005 countSouth Carolina2,131,005Iowa: 2,051,146 countIowa2,051,146Oklahoma: 1,994,416 countOklahoma1,994,416Maryland: 1,925,599 countMaryland1,925,599Oregon: 1,918,576 countOregon1,918,576Arkansas: 1,684,913 countArkansas1,684,913Kansas: 1,463,824 countKansas1,463,824Connecticut: 1,333,621 countConnecticut1,333,621Utah: 1,175,959 countUtah1,175,959Nevada: 1,174,534 countNevada1,174,534Mississippi: 1,173,755 countMississippi1,173,755Nebraska: 1,139,635 countNebraska1,139,635New Mexico: 1,134,961 countNew Mexico1,134,961Idaho: 1,084,421 countIdaho1,084,421Montana: 960,861 countMontana960,861West Virginia: 915,666 countWest Virginia915,666Hawaii: 755,537 countHawaii755,537New Hampshire: 672,105 countNew Hampshire672,105Maine: 667,459 countMaine667,459South Dakota: 616,421 countSouth Dakota616,421North Dakota: 579,794 countNorth Dakota579,794Wyoming: 571,211 countWyoming571,211Alaska: 569,456 countAlaska569,456Delaware: 481,026 countDelaware481,026Rhode Island: 375,254 countRhode Island375,254Vermont: 336,307 countVermont336,307District of Columbia: 111,066 countDistrict of Columbia111,066
count. Source: FHWA, Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (trucks, total), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2014
count		Change on 2013
1California13,713,822+2.7%
2Texas12,189,465+4.4%
3Florida7,342,823+3.4%
4New York5,371,542+5.3%
5Pennsylvania5,342,557+2.8%
6Illinois5,215,943+4.1%
7Ohio5,202,048+2.9%
8Michigan4,413,477+2.1%
9Georgia4,346,201+5.9%
10North Carolina4,176,301+2.1%
11Virginia3,623,181+2.5%
12Washington3,405,328+1.8%
13Indiana3,385,106+9.9%
14New Jersey3,223,962-0.6%
15Arizona3,065,391+5.2%
16Tennessee3,031,395+1.8%
17Missouri2,941,907-6.5%
18Wisconsin2,851,317+3.9%
19Colorado2,813,912+5.5%
20Minnesota Estimated2,810,679+1.9%
21Alabama2,721,534+5.1%
22Massachusetts2,417,692+3.4%
23Louisiana2,280,283-1.2%
24Kentucky2,277,955+3.7%
25South Carolina2,131,005+1.3%
26Iowa2,051,146+3.5%
27Oklahoma1,994,416+2%
28Maryland1,925,599+7%
29Oregon1,918,576-3.6%
30Arkansas1,684,913+14.8%
31Kansas1,463,824-1.9%
32Connecticut1,333,621+4.4%
33Utah1,175,959+5.6%
34Nevada1,174,534+2.1%
35Mississippi1,173,755+0.7%
36Nebraska1,139,635+3.8%
37New Mexico1,134,961+3.6%
38Idaho1,084,421+5.7%
39Montana960,861+4.5%
40West Virginia915,666+7.9%
41Hawaii755,537+4.5%
42New Hampshire672,105-5%
43Maine667,459+3.2%
44South Dakota616,421+3.8%
45North Dakota579,794+5.1%
46Wyoming Estimated571,211+0.4%
47Alaska569,456+3.7%
48Delaware481,026+3.5%
49Rhode Island375,254+4.4%
50Vermont336,307+4.4%
51District of Columbia111,066+5.1%

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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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/registered-trucks/us-states?period=2014 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest registered trucks?

California, with 13.71 million in 2014, according to the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

Which state has the lowest registered trucks?

District of Columbia, with 111,066 in 2014.

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