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US states by registered trucks

California had the highest registered trucks of 51 states in 2019, at 15.44 million. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 136,938. The median was 2.36 million and the figure for the United States was 158.35 million. Source: the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Highest15,443,454California
Lowest136,938District of Columbia
Median2,362,43751 states
United States158,352,117History

Map of states, 2019

Alabama: 3,065,778 countAlaska: 579,985 countArizona: 3,407,708 countArkansas: 1,833,636 countCalifornia: 15,443,454 countColorado: 3,471,825 countConnecticut: 1,520,176 countDelaware: 561,323 countDistrict of Columbia: 136,938 countFlorida: 9,342,028 countGeorgia: 4,854,190 countHawaii: 730,631 countIdaho: 1,281,630 countIllinois: 6,019,625 countIndiana: 3,764,005 countIowa: 2,362,437 countKansas: 1,636,289 countKentucky: 2,591,075 countLouisiana: 2,382,365 countMaine: 699,923 countMaryland: 2,198,749 countMassachusetts: 2,795,846 countMichigan: 5,346,581 countMinnesota: 3,334,229 countMississippi: 1,221,681 countMissouri: 3,318,327 countMontana: 1,117,728 countNebraska: 1,239,179 countNevada: 1,407,165 countNew Hampshire: 791,892 countNew Jersey: 3,219,369 countNew Mexico: 1,117,575 countNew York: 6,478,324 countNorth Carolina: 4,872,877 countNorth Dakota: 632,588 countOhio: 6,029,876 countOklahoma: 2,319,185 countOregon: 2,341,805 countPennsylvania: 6,109,528 countRhode Island: 446,014 countSouth Carolina: 2,580,737 countSouth Dakota: 811,405 countTennessee: 3,418,200 countTexas: 14,272,065 countUtah: 1,396,130 countVermont: 382,313 countVirginia: 4,231,772 countWashington: 4,176,180 countWest Virginia: 1,081,518 countWisconsin: 3,363,551 countWyoming: 614,707 count
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  • 800K to 1.4M
  • 1.4M to 2.4M
  • 2.4M to 3.3M
  • 3.3M to 4.9M
  • 4.9M and over
count, 2019. 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, 2019

California: 15,443,454 countCalifornia15,443,454Texas: 14,272,065 countTexas14,272,065Florida: 9,342,028 countFlorida9,342,028New York: 6,478,324 countNew York6,478,324Pennsylvania: 6,109,528 countPennsylvania6,109,528Ohio: 6,029,876 countOhio6,029,876Illinois: 6,019,625 countIllinois6,019,625Michigan: 5,346,581 countMichigan5,346,581North Carolina: 4,872,877 countNorth Carolina4,872,877Georgia: 4,854,190 countGeorgia4,854,190Virginia: 4,231,772 countVirginia4,231,772Washington: 4,176,180 countWashington4,176,180Indiana: 3,764,005 countIndiana3,764,005Colorado: 3,471,825 countColorado3,471,825Tennessee: 3,418,200 countTennessee3,418,200Arizona: 3,407,708 countArizona3,407,708Wisconsin: 3,363,551 countWisconsin3,363,551Minnesota: 3,334,229 countMinnesota3,334,229Missouri: 3,318,327 countMissouri3,318,327New Jersey: 3,219,369 countNew Jersey3,219,369Alabama: 3,065,778 countAlabama3,065,778Massachusetts: 2,795,846 countMassachusetts2,795,846Kentucky: 2,591,075 countKentucky2,591,075South Carolina: 2,580,737 countSouth Carolina2,580,737Louisiana: 2,382,365 countLouisiana2,382,365Iowa: 2,362,437 countIowa2,362,437Oregon: 2,341,805 countOregon2,341,805Oklahoma: 2,319,185 countOklahoma2,319,185Maryland: 2,198,749 countMaryland2,198,749Arkansas: 1,833,636 countArkansas1,833,636Kansas: 1,636,289 countKansas1,636,289Connecticut: 1,520,176 countConnecticut1,520,176Nevada: 1,407,165 countNevada1,407,165Utah: 1,396,130 countUtah1,396,130Idaho: 1,281,630 countIdaho1,281,630Nebraska: 1,239,179 countNebraska1,239,179Mississippi: 1,221,681 countMississippi1,221,681Montana: 1,117,728 countMontana1,117,728New Mexico: 1,117,575 countNew Mexico1,117,575West Virginia: 1,081,518 countWest Virginia1,081,518South Dakota: 811,405 countSouth Dakota811,405New Hampshire: 791,892 countNew Hampshire791,892Hawaii: 730,631 countHawaii730,631Maine: 699,923 countMaine699,923North Dakota: 632,588 countNorth Dakota632,588Wyoming: 614,707 countWyoming614,707Alaska: 579,985 countAlaska579,985Delaware: 561,323 countDelaware561,323Rhode Island: 446,014 countRhode Island446,014Vermont: 382,313 countVermont382,313District of Columbia: 136,938 countDistrict of Columbia136,938California: 15,443,454 countCalifornia15,443,454Texas: 14,272,065 countTexas14,272,065Florida: 9,342,028 countFlorida9,342,028New York: 6,478,324 countNew York6,478,324Pennsylvania: 6,109,528 countPennsylvania6,109,528Ohio: 6,029,876 countOhio6,029,876Illinois: 6,019,625 countIllinois6,019,625Michigan: 5,346,581 countMichigan5,346,581North Carolina: 4,872,877 countNorth Carolina4,872,877Georgia: 4,854,190 countGeorgia4,854,190Virginia: 4,231,772 countVirginia4,231,772Washington: 4,176,180 countWashington4,176,180Indiana: 3,764,005 countIndiana3,764,005Colorado: 3,471,825 countColorado3,471,825Tennessee: 3,418,200 countTennessee3,418,200Arizona: 3,407,708 countArizona3,407,708Wisconsin: 3,363,551 countWisconsin3,363,551Minnesota: 3,334,229 countMinnesota3,334,229Missouri: 3,318,327 countMissouri3,318,327New Jersey: 3,219,369 countNew Jersey3,219,369Alabama: 3,065,778 countAlabama3,065,778Massachusetts: 2,795,846 countMassachusetts2,795,846Kentucky: 2,591,075 countKentucky2,591,075South Carolina: 2,580,737 countSouth Carolina2,580,737Louisiana: 2,382,365 countLouisiana2,382,365Iowa: 2,362,437 countIowa2,362,437Oregon: 2,341,805 countOregon2,341,805Oklahoma: 2,319,185 countOklahoma2,319,185Maryland: 2,198,749 countMaryland2,198,749Arkansas: 1,833,636 countArkansas1,833,636Kansas: 1,636,289 countKansas1,636,289Connecticut: 1,520,176 countConnecticut1,520,176Nevada: 1,407,165 countNevada1,407,165Utah: 1,396,130 countUtah1,396,130Idaho: 1,281,630 countIdaho1,281,630Nebraska: 1,239,179 countNebraska1,239,179Mississippi: 1,221,681 countMississippi1,221,681Montana: 1,117,728 countMontana1,117,728New Mexico: 1,117,575 countNew Mexico1,117,575West Virginia: 1,081,518 countWest Virginia1,081,518South Dakota: 811,405 countSouth Dakota811,405New Hampshire: 791,892 countNew Hampshire791,892Hawaii: 730,631 countHawaii730,631Maine: 699,923 countMaine699,923North Dakota: 632,588 countNorth Dakota632,588Wyoming: 614,707 countWyoming614,707Alaska: 579,985 countAlaska579,985Delaware: 561,323 countDelaware561,323Rhode Island: 446,014 countRhode Island446,014Vermont: 382,313 countVermont382,313District of Columbia: 136,938 countDistrict of Columbia136,938
count. Source: FHWA, Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (trucks, total), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2019
count		Change on 2018
1California15,443,454+2.7%
2Texas14,272,065+5.6%
3Florida9,342,028+5.2%
4New York6,478,324+2.9%
5Pennsylvania6,109,528+4%
6Ohio6,029,876+2.9%
7Illinois Estimated6,019,625+4.6%
8Michigan Estimated5,346,581+4.9%
9North Carolina4,872,877+6%
10Georgia4,854,190+3%
11Virginia4,231,772+3.1%
12Washington Estimated4,176,180+6.3%
13Indiana3,764,005+2.6%
14Colorado3,471,825+3.5%
15Tennessee3,418,200+4.4%
16Arizona3,407,708+5.3%
17Wisconsin Estimated3,363,551+3.7%
18Minnesota Estimated3,334,229+5.3%
19Missouri Estimated3,318,327+3.2%
20New Jersey Estimated3,219,369+3%
21Alabama3,065,778+1.4%
22Massachusetts Estimated2,795,846+3.7%
23Kentucky2,591,075+2.2%
24South Carolina2,580,737+3.5%
25Louisiana2,382,365+1.3%
26Iowa2,362,437+5.2%
27Oregon2,341,805+1.7%
28Oklahoma Estimated2,319,185+2.1%
29Maryland2,198,749+2.7%
30Arkansas1,833,636+2.3%
31Kansas Estimated1,636,289+1.8%
32Connecticut Estimated1,520,176+3.2%
33Nevada Estimated1,407,165+3.3%
34Utah1,396,130+3.8%
35Idaho1,281,630+5.9%
36Nebraska1,239,179+2.5%
37Mississippi1,221,681+1.3%
38Montana1,117,728+2.2%
39New Mexico1,117,575+1.4%
40West Virginia Estimated1,081,518+1.1%
41South Dakota811,405+3%
42New Hampshire791,892+4.6%
43Hawaii730,631+0.9%
44Maine Estimated699,923+3.1%
45North Dakota632,588+2.4%
46Wyoming614,707+2.4%
47Alaska579,985-0.1%
48Delaware561,323+3.3%
49Rhode Island446,014+3.8%
50Vermont Estimated382,313+3.4%
51District of Columbia136,938+3.1%

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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/registered-trucks/us-states?period=2019 (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, 2019}},
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Which state has the highest registered trucks?

California, with 15.44 million in 2019, according to the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

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District of Columbia, with 136,938 in 2019.

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