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US states by registered trucks

California had the highest registered trucks of 51 states in 2018, at 15.03 million. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 132,810. The median was 2.3 million and the figure for the United States was 152.7 million. Source: the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Highest15,033,965California
Lowest132,810District of Columbia
Median2,302,88151 states
United States152,701,631History

Map of states, 2018

Alabama: 3,023,208 countAlaska: 580,390 countArizona: 3,235,918 countArkansas: 1,792,851 countCalifornia: 15,033,965 countColorado: 3,353,669 countConnecticut: 1,473,679 countDelaware: 543,231 countDistrict of Columbia: 132,810 countFlorida: 8,882,855 countGeorgia: 4,714,799 countHawaii: 723,960 countIdaho: 1,210,554 countIllinois: 5,756,734 countIndiana: 3,670,024 countIowa: 2,245,710 countKansas: 1,607,397 countKentucky: 2,534,172 countLouisiana: 2,352,679 countMaine: 679,175 countMaryland: 2,141,056 countMassachusetts: 2,696,290 countMichigan: 5,095,522 countMinnesota: 3,165,856 countMississippi: 1,206,447 countMissouri: 3,215,389 countMontana: 1,093,927 countNebraska: 1,209,013 countNevada: 1,361,583 countNew Hampshire: 757,353 countNew Jersey: 3,124,738 countNew Mexico: 1,102,580 countNew York: 6,297,198 countNorth Carolina: 4,595,651 countNorth Dakota: 617,536 countOhio: 5,858,774 countOklahoma: 2,270,493 countOregon: 2,302,881 countPennsylvania: 5,874,767 countRhode Island: 429,552 countSouth Carolina: 2,493,039 countSouth Dakota: 787,408 countTennessee: 3,274,809 countTexas: 13,518,871 countUtah: 1,344,547 countVermont: 369,738 countVirginia: 4,106,265 countWashington: 3,928,127 countWest Virginia: 1,069,746 countWisconsin: 3,244,241 countWyoming: 600,452 count
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  • 700K to 1.3M
  • 1.3M to 2.3M
  • 2.3M to 3.2M
  • 3.2M to 4.7M
  • 4.7M and over
count, 2018. 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, 2018

California: 15,033,965 countCalifornia15,033,965Texas: 13,518,871 countTexas13,518,871Florida: 8,882,855 countFlorida8,882,855New York: 6,297,198 countNew York6,297,198Pennsylvania: 5,874,767 countPennsylvania5,874,767Ohio: 5,858,774 countOhio5,858,774Illinois: 5,756,734 countIllinois5,756,734Michigan: 5,095,522 countMichigan5,095,522Georgia: 4,714,799 countGeorgia4,714,799North Carolina: 4,595,651 countNorth Carolina4,595,651Virginia: 4,106,265 countVirginia4,106,265Washington: 3,928,127 countWashington3,928,127Indiana: 3,670,024 countIndiana3,670,024Colorado: 3,353,669 countColorado3,353,669Tennessee: 3,274,809 countTennessee3,274,809Wisconsin: 3,244,241 countWisconsin3,244,241Arizona: 3,235,918 countArizona3,235,918Missouri: 3,215,389 countMissouri3,215,389Minnesota: 3,165,856 countMinnesota3,165,856New Jersey: 3,124,738 countNew Jersey3,124,738Alabama: 3,023,208 countAlabama3,023,208Massachusetts: 2,696,290 countMassachusetts2,696,290Kentucky: 2,534,172 countKentucky2,534,172South Carolina: 2,493,039 countSouth Carolina2,493,039Louisiana: 2,352,679 countLouisiana2,352,679Oregon: 2,302,881 countOregon2,302,881Oklahoma: 2,270,493 countOklahoma2,270,493Iowa: 2,245,710 countIowa2,245,710Maryland: 2,141,056 countMaryland2,141,056Arkansas: 1,792,851 countArkansas1,792,851Kansas: 1,607,397 countKansas1,607,397Connecticut: 1,473,679 countConnecticut1,473,679Nevada: 1,361,583 countNevada1,361,583Utah: 1,344,547 countUtah1,344,547Idaho: 1,210,554 countIdaho1,210,554Nebraska: 1,209,013 countNebraska1,209,013Mississippi: 1,206,447 countMississippi1,206,447New Mexico: 1,102,580 countNew Mexico1,102,580Montana: 1,093,927 countMontana1,093,927West Virginia: 1,069,746 countWest Virginia1,069,746South Dakota: 787,408 countSouth Dakota787,408New Hampshire: 757,353 countNew Hampshire757,353Hawaii: 723,960 countHawaii723,960Maine: 679,175 countMaine679,175North Dakota: 617,536 countNorth Dakota617,536Wyoming: 600,452 countWyoming600,452Alaska: 580,390 countAlaska580,390Delaware: 543,231 countDelaware543,231Rhode Island: 429,552 countRhode Island429,552Vermont: 369,738 countVermont369,738District of Columbia: 132,810 countDistrict of Columbia132,810California: 15,033,965 countCalifornia15,033,965Texas: 13,518,871 countTexas13,518,871Florida: 8,882,855 countFlorida8,882,855New York: 6,297,198 countNew York6,297,198Pennsylvania: 5,874,767 countPennsylvania5,874,767Ohio: 5,858,774 countOhio5,858,774Illinois: 5,756,734 countIllinois5,756,734Michigan: 5,095,522 countMichigan5,095,522Georgia: 4,714,799 countGeorgia4,714,799North Carolina: 4,595,651 countNorth Carolina4,595,651Virginia: 4,106,265 countVirginia4,106,265Washington: 3,928,127 countWashington3,928,127Indiana: 3,670,024 countIndiana3,670,024Colorado: 3,353,669 countColorado3,353,669Tennessee: 3,274,809 countTennessee3,274,809Wisconsin: 3,244,241 countWisconsin3,244,241Arizona: 3,235,918 countArizona3,235,918Missouri: 3,215,389 countMissouri3,215,389Minnesota: 3,165,856 countMinnesota3,165,856New Jersey: 3,124,738 countNew Jersey3,124,738Alabama: 3,023,208 countAlabama3,023,208Massachusetts: 2,696,290 countMassachusetts2,696,290Kentucky: 2,534,172 countKentucky2,534,172South Carolina: 2,493,039 countSouth Carolina2,493,039Louisiana: 2,352,679 countLouisiana2,352,679Oregon: 2,302,881 countOregon2,302,881Oklahoma: 2,270,493 countOklahoma2,270,493Iowa: 2,245,710 countIowa2,245,710Maryland: 2,141,056 countMaryland2,141,056Arkansas: 1,792,851 countArkansas1,792,851Kansas: 1,607,397 countKansas1,607,397Connecticut: 1,473,679 countConnecticut1,473,679Nevada: 1,361,583 countNevada1,361,583Utah: 1,344,547 countUtah1,344,547Idaho: 1,210,554 countIdaho1,210,554Nebraska: 1,209,013 countNebraska1,209,013Mississippi: 1,206,447 countMississippi1,206,447New Mexico: 1,102,580 countNew Mexico1,102,580Montana: 1,093,927 countMontana1,093,927West Virginia: 1,069,746 countWest Virginia1,069,746South Dakota: 787,408 countSouth Dakota787,408New Hampshire: 757,353 countNew Hampshire757,353Hawaii: 723,960 countHawaii723,960Maine: 679,175 countMaine679,175North Dakota: 617,536 countNorth Dakota617,536Wyoming: 600,452 countWyoming600,452Alaska: 580,390 countAlaska580,390Delaware: 543,231 countDelaware543,231Rhode Island: 429,552 countRhode Island429,552Vermont: 369,738 countVermont369,738District of Columbia: 132,810 countDistrict of Columbia132,810
count. Source: FHWA, Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (trucks, total), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2018
count		Change on 2017
1California15,033,965+0.3%
2Texas13,518,871-0%
3Florida8,882,855+4.1%
4New York6,297,198+8.2%
5Pennsylvania5,874,767+1.4%
6Ohio5,858,774+1.9%
7Illinois5,756,734-1.9%
8Michigan5,095,522+2%
9Georgia4,714,799+1%
10North Carolina4,595,651+1.4%
11Virginia4,106,265+1.8%
12Washington3,928,127-3.6%
13Indiana3,670,024+0.9%
14Colorado3,353,669+2.5%
15Tennessee3,274,809-0.2%
16Wisconsin3,244,241+2.5%
17Arizona3,235,918-4.8%
18Missouri3,215,389-1.4%
19Minnesota3,165,856-3.3%
20New Jersey3,124,738+1.4%
21Alabama3,023,208+5.2%
22Massachusetts Estimated2,696,290+0.8%
23Kentucky2,534,172+1.8%
24South Carolina2,493,039+1.3%
25Louisiana2,352,679-0.9%
26Oregon2,302,881-4.1%
27Oklahoma Estimated2,270,493+0.1%
28Iowa2,245,710-1.4%
29Maryland2,141,056-3.1%
30Arkansas1,792,851-0.7%
31Kansas1,607,397-1.3%
32Connecticut1,473,679+3.6%
33Nevada1,361,583+2.5%
34Utah1,344,547+0.3%
35Idaho1,210,554-0.7%
36Nebraska Estimated1,209,013-0.8%
37Mississippi1,206,447+0.7%
38New Mexico1,102,580+3.4%
39Montana1,093,927-1.6%
40West Virginia Estimated1,069,746+0.5%
41South Dakota787,408+0.3%
42New Hampshire757,353+3.5%
43Hawaii723,960+2.2%
44Maine679,175+4.3%
45North Dakota617,536-14.8%
46Wyoming600,452+1.3%
47Alaska580,390-1.8%
48Delaware543,231+4.5%
49Rhode Island429,552+2.4%
50Vermont369,738+0.6%
51District of Columbia132,810+3.2%

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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/registered-trucks/us-states?period=2018 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest registered trucks?

California, with 15.03 million in 2018, according to the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

Which state has the lowest registered trucks?

District of Columbia, with 132,810 in 2018.

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