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US states by registered trucks

California had the highest registered trucks of 51 states in 2016, at 14.51 million. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 121,149. The median was 2.22 million and the figure for the United States was 146.18 million. Source: the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Highest14,511,913California
Lowest121,149District of Columbia
Median2,219,07551 states
United States146,182,276History

Map of states, 2016

Alabama: 3,067,917 countAlaska: 571,287 countArizona: 3,233,330 countArkansas: 1,762,765 countCalifornia: 14,511,913 countColorado: 3,105,201 countConnecticut: 1,390,343 countDelaware: 524,387 countDistrict of Columbia: 121,149 countFlorida: 8,102,611 countGeorgia: 4,461,721 countHawaii: 680,969 countIdaho: 1,164,527 countIllinois: 5,402,730 countIndiana: 3,566,028 countIowa: 2,171,551 countKansas: 1,567,555 countKentucky: 2,393,991 countLouisiana: 2,336,826 countMaine: 641,722 countMaryland: 2,056,115 countMassachusetts: 2,584,480 countMichigan: 4,819,229 countMinnesota: 3,028,038 countMississippi: 1,190,158 countMissouri: 3,255,462 countMontana: 1,058,602 countNebraska: 1,182,677 countNevada: 1,273,607 countNew Hampshire: 712,175 countNew Jersey: 2,916,966 countNew Mexico: 1,094,604 countNew York: 5,757,925 countNorth Carolina: 4,496,137 countNorth Dakota: 609,781 countOhio: 5,543,152 countOklahoma: 2,219,075 countOregon: 2,174,823 countPennsylvania: 5,659,466 countRhode Island: 406,559 countSouth Carolina: 2,348,248 countSouth Dakota: 764,702 countTennessee: 3,166,114 countTexas: 13,037,296 countUtah: 1,288,069 countVermont: 354,312 countVirginia: 3,833,534 countWashington: 3,852,843 countWest Virginia: 1,055,812 countWisconsin: 3,054,434 countWyoming: 609,358 count
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  • 4.5M and over
count, 2016. 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, 2016

California: 14,511,913 countCalifornia14,511,913Texas: 13,037,296 countTexas13,037,296Florida: 8,102,611 countFlorida8,102,611New York: 5,757,925 countNew York5,757,925Pennsylvania: 5,659,466 countPennsylvania5,659,466Ohio: 5,543,152 countOhio5,543,152Illinois: 5,402,730 countIllinois5,402,730Michigan: 4,819,229 countMichigan4,819,229North Carolina: 4,496,137 countNorth Carolina4,496,137Georgia: 4,461,721 countGeorgia4,461,721Washington: 3,852,843 countWashington3,852,843Virginia: 3,833,534 countVirginia3,833,534Indiana: 3,566,028 countIndiana3,566,028Missouri: 3,255,462 countMissouri3,255,462Arizona: 3,233,330 countArizona3,233,330Tennessee: 3,166,114 countTennessee3,166,114Colorado: 3,105,201 countColorado3,105,201Alabama: 3,067,917 countAlabama3,067,917Wisconsin: 3,054,434 countWisconsin3,054,434Minnesota: 3,028,038 countMinnesota3,028,038New Jersey: 2,916,966 countNew Jersey2,916,966Massachusetts: 2,584,480 countMassachusetts2,584,480Kentucky: 2,393,991 countKentucky2,393,991South Carolina: 2,348,248 countSouth Carolina2,348,248Louisiana: 2,336,826 countLouisiana2,336,826Oklahoma: 2,219,075 countOklahoma2,219,075Oregon: 2,174,823 countOregon2,174,823Iowa: 2,171,551 countIowa2,171,551Maryland: 2,056,115 countMaryland2,056,115Arkansas: 1,762,765 countArkansas1,762,765Kansas: 1,567,555 countKansas1,567,555Connecticut: 1,390,343 countConnecticut1,390,343Utah: 1,288,069 countUtah1,288,069Nevada: 1,273,607 countNevada1,273,607Mississippi: 1,190,158 countMississippi1,190,158Nebraska: 1,182,677 countNebraska1,182,677Idaho: 1,164,527 countIdaho1,164,527New Mexico: 1,094,604 countNew Mexico1,094,604Montana: 1,058,602 countMontana1,058,602West Virginia: 1,055,812 countWest Virginia1,055,812South Dakota: 764,702 countSouth Dakota764,702New Hampshire: 712,175 countNew Hampshire712,175Hawaii: 680,969 countHawaii680,969Maine: 641,722 countMaine641,722North Dakota: 609,781 countNorth Dakota609,781Wyoming: 609,358 countWyoming609,358Alaska: 571,287 countAlaska571,287Delaware: 524,387 countDelaware524,387Rhode Island: 406,559 countRhode Island406,559Vermont: 354,312 countVermont354,312District of Columbia: 121,149 countDistrict of Columbia121,149California: 14,511,913 countCalifornia14,511,913Texas: 13,037,296 countTexas13,037,296Florida: 8,102,611 countFlorida8,102,611New York: 5,757,925 countNew York5,757,925Pennsylvania: 5,659,466 countPennsylvania5,659,466Ohio: 5,543,152 countOhio5,543,152Illinois: 5,402,730 countIllinois5,402,730Michigan: 4,819,229 countMichigan4,819,229North Carolina: 4,496,137 countNorth Carolina4,496,137Georgia: 4,461,721 countGeorgia4,461,721Washington: 3,852,843 countWashington3,852,843Virginia: 3,833,534 countVirginia3,833,534Indiana: 3,566,028 countIndiana3,566,028Missouri: 3,255,462 countMissouri3,255,462Arizona: 3,233,330 countArizona3,233,330Tennessee: 3,166,114 countTennessee3,166,114Colorado: 3,105,201 countColorado3,105,201Alabama: 3,067,917 countAlabama3,067,917Wisconsin: 3,054,434 countWisconsin3,054,434Minnesota: 3,028,038 countMinnesota3,028,038New Jersey: 2,916,966 countNew Jersey2,916,966Massachusetts: 2,584,480 countMassachusetts2,584,480Kentucky: 2,393,991 countKentucky2,393,991South Carolina: 2,348,248 countSouth Carolina2,348,248Louisiana: 2,336,826 countLouisiana2,336,826Oklahoma: 2,219,075 countOklahoma2,219,075Oregon: 2,174,823 countOregon2,174,823Iowa: 2,171,551 countIowa2,171,551Maryland: 2,056,115 countMaryland2,056,115Arkansas: 1,762,765 countArkansas1,762,765Kansas: 1,567,555 countKansas1,567,555Connecticut: 1,390,343 countConnecticut1,390,343Utah: 1,288,069 countUtah1,288,069Nevada: 1,273,607 countNevada1,273,607Mississippi: 1,190,158 countMississippi1,190,158Nebraska: 1,182,677 countNebraska1,182,677Idaho: 1,164,527 countIdaho1,164,527New Mexico: 1,094,604 countNew Mexico1,094,604Montana: 1,058,602 countMontana1,058,602West Virginia: 1,055,812 countWest Virginia1,055,812South Dakota: 764,702 countSouth Dakota764,702New Hampshire: 712,175 countNew Hampshire712,175Hawaii: 680,969 countHawaii680,969Maine: 641,722 countMaine641,722North Dakota: 609,781 countNorth Dakota609,781Wyoming: 609,358 countWyoming609,358Alaska: 571,287 countAlaska571,287Delaware: 524,387 countDelaware524,387Rhode Island: 406,559 countRhode Island406,559Vermont: 354,312 countVermont354,312District of Columbia: 121,149 countDistrict of Columbia121,149
count. Source: FHWA, Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (trucks, total), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2016
count		Change on 2015
1California14,511,913+3.4%
2Texas13,037,296+0.6%
3Florida8,102,611+4.7%
4New York5,757,925+6.9%
5Pennsylvania5,659,466+3.5%
6Ohio5,543,152+3.1%
7Illinois5,402,730-0.7%
8Michigan4,819,229+3.6%
9North Carolina4,496,137+5.3%
10Georgia4,461,721+2.1%
11Washington3,852,843+6.3%
12Virginia3,833,534+2.4%
13Indiana Estimated3,566,028+2.9%
14Missouri3,255,462+4.5%
15Arizona3,233,330+3.8%
16Tennessee3,166,114+2.1%
17Colorado3,105,201+4.2%
18Alabama3,067,917+2.2%
19Wisconsin3,054,434+4%
20Minnesota3,028,038+3.2%
21New Jersey2,916,966+2.6%
22Massachusetts Estimated2,584,480+2.7%
23Kentucky2,393,991+3.3%
24South Carolina2,348,248+4.6%
25Louisiana2,336,826+0.7%
26Oklahoma2,219,075+30.6%
27Oregon2,174,823+7.1%
28Iowa2,171,551+2.8%
29Maryland2,056,115+2.7%
30Arkansas1,762,765+2.4%
31Kansas1,567,555+1.6%
32Connecticut Estimated1,390,343+2.5%
33Utah1,288,069+5.1%
34Nevada1,273,607+4.3%
35Mississippi1,190,158+0.4%
36Nebraska1,182,677-0.5%
37Idaho1,164,527+0.5%
38New Mexico1,094,604+0.8%
39Montana1,058,602+5.1%
40West Virginia1,055,812+7.2%
41South Dakota764,702+16.8%
42New Hampshire712,175+4.1%
43Hawaii680,969-0.3%
44Maine641,722+2.6%
45North Dakota609,781+1.4%
46Wyoming609,358+5.9%
47Alaska Estimated571,287-2.6%
48Delaware524,387+6.2%
49Rhode Island406,559+3.2%
50Vermont354,312-4.3%
51District of Columbia121,149+6.9%

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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/registered-trucks/us-states?period=2016 (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, 2016}},
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Which state has the highest registered trucks?

California, with 14.51 million in 2016, according to the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

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District of Columbia, with 121,149 in 2016.

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