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US states by registered trucks

California had the highest registered trucks of 51 states in 2020, at 15.31 million. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 137,540. The median was 2.42 million and the figure for the United States was 161.44 million. Source: the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Highest15,310,597California
Lowest137,540District of Columbia
Median2,422,49651 states
United States161,443,328History

Map of states, 2020

Alabama: 3,164,439 countAlaska: 586,281 countArizona: 3,514,203 countArkansas: 1,859,091 countCalifornia: 15,310,597 countColorado: 3,518,874 countConnecticut: 1,563,661 countDelaware: 582,338 countDistrict of Columbia: 137,540 countFlorida: 9,942,703 countGeorgia: 5,089,616 countHawaii: 730,091 countIdaho: 1,266,283 countIllinois: 6,112,939 countIndiana: 3,845,459 countIowa: 2,422,496 countKansas: 1,617,216 countKentucky: 2,707,044 countLouisiana: 2,413,940 countMaine: 722,064 countMaryland: 2,252,734 countMassachusetts: 2,881,438 countMichigan: 5,515,112 countMinnesota: 3,585,895 countMississippi: 1,232,591 countMissouri: 3,435,190 countMontana: 1,133,102 countNebraska: 1,242,788 countNevada: 1,449,289 countNew Hampshire: 814,942 countNew Jersey: 3,317,785 countNew Mexico: 1,094,459 countNew York: 6,625,705 countNorth Carolina: 5,117,798 countNorth Dakota: 643,532 countOhio: 5,922,375 countOklahoma: 2,369,663 countOregon: 2,513,136 countPennsylvania: 6,230,712 countRhode Island: 458,933 countSouth Carolina: 2,662,971 countSouth Dakota: 836,843 countTennessee: 3,532,911 countTexas: 13,932,201 countUtah: 1,446,536 countVermont: 384,462 countVirginia: 4,329,294 countWashington: 4,211,411 countWest Virginia: 1,102,015 countWisconsin: 3,423,523 countWyoming: 637,107 count
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  • 800K to 1.4M
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  • 2.4M to 3.5M
  • 3.5M to 5.1M
  • 5.1M and over
count, 2020. 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, 2020

California: 15,310,597 countCalifornia15,310,597Texas: 13,932,201 countTexas13,932,201Florida: 9,942,703 countFlorida9,942,703New York: 6,625,705 countNew York6,625,705Pennsylvania: 6,230,712 countPennsylvania6,230,712Illinois: 6,112,939 countIllinois6,112,939Ohio: 5,922,375 countOhio5,922,375Michigan: 5,515,112 countMichigan5,515,112North Carolina: 5,117,798 countNorth Carolina5,117,798Georgia: 5,089,616 countGeorgia5,089,616Virginia: 4,329,294 countVirginia4,329,294Washington: 4,211,411 countWashington4,211,411Indiana: 3,845,459 countIndiana3,845,459Minnesota: 3,585,895 countMinnesota3,585,895Tennessee: 3,532,911 countTennessee3,532,911Colorado: 3,518,874 countColorado3,518,874Arizona: 3,514,203 countArizona3,514,203Missouri: 3,435,190 countMissouri3,435,190Wisconsin: 3,423,523 countWisconsin3,423,523New Jersey: 3,317,785 countNew Jersey3,317,785Alabama: 3,164,439 countAlabama3,164,439Massachusetts: 2,881,438 countMassachusetts2,881,438Kentucky: 2,707,044 countKentucky2,707,044South Carolina: 2,662,971 countSouth Carolina2,662,971Oregon: 2,513,136 countOregon2,513,136Iowa: 2,422,496 countIowa2,422,496Louisiana: 2,413,940 countLouisiana2,413,940Oklahoma: 2,369,663 countOklahoma2,369,663Maryland: 2,252,734 countMaryland2,252,734Arkansas: 1,859,091 countArkansas1,859,091Kansas: 1,617,216 countKansas1,617,216Connecticut: 1,563,661 countConnecticut1,563,661Nevada: 1,449,289 countNevada1,449,289Utah: 1,446,536 countUtah1,446,536Idaho: 1,266,283 countIdaho1,266,283Nebraska: 1,242,788 countNebraska1,242,788Mississippi: 1,232,591 countMississippi1,232,591Montana: 1,133,102 countMontana1,133,102West Virginia: 1,102,015 countWest Virginia1,102,015New Mexico: 1,094,459 countNew Mexico1,094,459South Dakota: 836,843 countSouth Dakota836,843New Hampshire: 814,942 countNew Hampshire814,942Hawaii: 730,091 countHawaii730,091Maine: 722,064 countMaine722,064North Dakota: 643,532 countNorth Dakota643,532Wyoming: 637,107 countWyoming637,107Alaska: 586,281 countAlaska586,281Delaware: 582,338 countDelaware582,338Rhode Island: 458,933 countRhode Island458,933Vermont: 384,462 countVermont384,462District of Columbia: 137,540 countDistrict of Columbia137,540California: 15,310,597 countCalifornia15,310,597Texas: 13,932,201 countTexas13,932,201Florida: 9,942,703 countFlorida9,942,703New York: 6,625,705 countNew York6,625,705Pennsylvania: 6,230,712 countPennsylvania6,230,712Illinois: 6,112,939 countIllinois6,112,939Ohio: 5,922,375 countOhio5,922,375Michigan: 5,515,112 countMichigan5,515,112North Carolina: 5,117,798 countNorth Carolina5,117,798Georgia: 5,089,616 countGeorgia5,089,616Virginia: 4,329,294 countVirginia4,329,294Washington: 4,211,411 countWashington4,211,411Indiana: 3,845,459 countIndiana3,845,459Minnesota: 3,585,895 countMinnesota3,585,895Tennessee: 3,532,911 countTennessee3,532,911Colorado: 3,518,874 countColorado3,518,874Arizona: 3,514,203 countArizona3,514,203Missouri: 3,435,190 countMissouri3,435,190Wisconsin: 3,423,523 countWisconsin3,423,523New Jersey: 3,317,785 countNew Jersey3,317,785Alabama: 3,164,439 countAlabama3,164,439Massachusetts: 2,881,438 countMassachusetts2,881,438Kentucky: 2,707,044 countKentucky2,707,044South Carolina: 2,662,971 countSouth Carolina2,662,971Oregon: 2,513,136 countOregon2,513,136Iowa: 2,422,496 countIowa2,422,496Louisiana: 2,413,940 countLouisiana2,413,940Oklahoma: 2,369,663 countOklahoma2,369,663Maryland: 2,252,734 countMaryland2,252,734Arkansas: 1,859,091 countArkansas1,859,091Kansas: 1,617,216 countKansas1,617,216Connecticut: 1,563,661 countConnecticut1,563,661Nevada: 1,449,289 countNevada1,449,289Utah: 1,446,536 countUtah1,446,536Idaho: 1,266,283 countIdaho1,266,283Nebraska: 1,242,788 countNebraska1,242,788Mississippi: 1,232,591 countMississippi1,232,591Montana: 1,133,102 countMontana1,133,102West Virginia: 1,102,015 countWest Virginia1,102,015New Mexico: 1,094,459 countNew Mexico1,094,459South Dakota: 836,843 countSouth Dakota836,843New Hampshire: 814,942 countNew Hampshire814,942Hawaii: 730,091 countHawaii730,091Maine: 722,064 countMaine722,064North Dakota: 643,532 countNorth Dakota643,532Wyoming: 637,107 countWyoming637,107Alaska: 586,281 countAlaska586,281Delaware: 582,338 countDelaware582,338Rhode Island: 458,933 countRhode Island458,933Vermont: 384,462 countVermont384,462District of Columbia: 137,540 countDistrict of Columbia137,540
count. Source: FHWA, Table MV-1, State Motor-Vehicle Registrations (trucks, total), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2020
count		Change on 2019
1California15,310,597-0.9%
2Texas13,932,201-2.4%
3Florida9,942,703+6.4%
4New York6,625,705+2.3%
5Pennsylvania6,230,712+2%
6Illinois6,112,939+1.6%
7Ohio5,922,375-1.8%
8Michigan5,515,112+3.2%
9North Carolina5,117,798+5%
10Georgia5,089,616+4.8%
11Virginia4,329,294+2.3%
12Washington4,211,411+0.8%
13Indiana3,845,459+2.2%
14Minnesota3,585,895+7.5%
15Tennessee3,532,911+3.4%
16Colorado3,518,874+1.4%
17Arizona3,514,203+3.1%
18Missouri3,435,190+3.5%
19Wisconsin3,423,523+1.8%
20New Jersey3,317,785+3.1%
21Alabama3,164,439+3.2%
22Massachusetts Estimated2,881,438+3.1%
23Kentucky2,707,044+4.5%
24South Carolina2,662,971+3.2%
25Oregon2,513,136+7.3%
26Iowa2,422,496+2.5%
27Louisiana2,413,940+1.3%
28Oklahoma2,369,663+2.2%
29Maryland2,252,734+2.5%
30Arkansas1,859,091+1.4%
31Kansas1,617,216-1.2%
32Connecticut1,563,661+2.9%
33Nevada1,449,289+3%
34Utah1,446,536+3.6%
35Idaho1,266,283-1.2%
36Nebraska1,242,788+0.3%
37Mississippi1,232,591+0.9%
38Montana1,133,102+1.4%
39West Virginia1,102,015+1.9%
40New Mexico1,094,459-2.1%
41South Dakota836,843+3.1%
42New Hampshire814,942+2.9%
43Hawaii730,091-0.1%
44Maine722,064+3.2%
45North Dakota643,532+1.7%
46Wyoming637,107+3.6%
47Alaska586,281+1.1%
48Delaware582,338+3.7%
49Rhode Island458,933+2.9%
50Vermont384,462+0.6%
51District of Columbia137,540+0.4%

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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/registered-trucks/us-states?period=2020 (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, 2020}},
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Which state has the highest registered trucks?

California, with 15.31 million in 2020, according to the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

Which state has the lowest registered trucks?

District of Columbia, with 137,540 in 2020.

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