US states by voter registration rate (reported, citizens 18 and over), 2024
District of Columbia had the highest voter registration rate (reported, citizens 18 and over) of 51 states in 2024, at 85.1%. Arkansas had the lowest, at 64.7%. The median was 75.1% and the figure for the United States was 73.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of states, 2024
- Under 69
- 69 to 73
- 73 to 75
- 75 to 77
- 77 to 80
- 80 and over
All states, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | States | 2024 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 85.1 |
| 2 | Minnesota | 83.6 |
| 3 | Oregon | 83 |
| 4 | New Jersey | 81.9 |
| 5 | Mississippi | 81 |
| 6 | Michigan | 80.8 |
| 7 | Iowa | 80.6 |
| 8 | Kentucky | 80.5 |
| 9 | Maryland | 80.4 |
| 10 | Kansas | 79.8 |
| 11 | Virginia | 79.6 |
| 12 | Missouri | 79.5 |
| 12 | Rhode Island | 79.5 |
| 14 | North Dakota | 78.6 |
| 15 | Alaska | 78.3 |
| 16 | New Hampshire | 78.1 |
| 17 | Delaware | 77.4 |
| 18 | Vermont | 77.2 |
| 19 | Washington | 77.1 |
| 20 | Illinois | 76.8 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 76.3 |
| 22 | New Mexico | 76.1 |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | 75.7 |
| 24 | Massachusetts | 75.4 |
| 25 | Ohio | 75.1 |
| 25 | Tennessee | 75.1 |
| 27 | Utah | 74.7 |
| 28 | Maine | 74 |
| 29 | Colorado Low reliability | 73.8 |
| 29 | Montana | 73.8 |
| 29 | Nebraska | 73.8 |
| 29 | West Virginia | 73.8 |
| 33 | Indiana | 73.7 |
| 34 | Nevada | 73.5 |
| 35 | South Carolina | 73.3 |
| 36 | California | 72.9 |
| 37 | Connecticut | 72.2 |
| 38 | Idaho | 71.2 |
| 39 | Georgia | 70.8 |
| 40 | South Dakota | 70.7 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | 70.5 |
| 42 | North Carolina | 69.8 |
| 43 | Wyoming | 69.3 |
| 44 | Texas | 69.1 |
| 45 | Arizona | 69 |
| 46 | Alabama | 68.9 |
| 47 | Hawaii | 67.6 |
| 48 | Florida | 67 |
| 49 | New York | 66.2 |
| 50 | Louisiana | 66 |
| 51 | Arkansas | 64.7 |
Other periods
About this ranking
Share of US citizens aged 18 and over who report being registered to vote in the November election, as a percentage of the citizen population 18 and over, from the Current Population Survey Voting and Registration Supplement of the U.S. Census Bureau. States are where respondents live. The year is the year of the election.
Estimates from a household survey taken after each November election, so state figures carry a margin of error, stored with each value; values whose margin is 5 percentage points or more are marked low reliability. People report their own registration and voting, and more say they voted than official counts show, so these rates run above turnout computed from ballots cast. Respondents who did not answer the voting questions count as not having voted or registered. Elections are every two years; turnout is lower in midterm years than in presidential years.
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
U.S. Census Bureau. Current Population Survey, November supplement, Table 4a: reported voting and registration for states, percent registered of the citizen population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/p20/587/vote04a_2024.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-18.
Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Current Population Survey, November supplement, Table 4a: reported voting and registration for states, percent registered of the citizen population (US states by voter registration rate (reported, citizens 18 and over), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/p20/587/vote04a_2024.xlsx
MLA 9
Current Population Survey, November supplement, Table 4a: reported voting and registration for states, percent registered of the citizen population, US states by voter registration rate (reported, citizens 18 and over), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Apr. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/p20/587/vote04a_2024.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/voter-registration-rate/us-states. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Current Population Survey, November supplement, Table 4a: reported voting and registration for states, percent registered of the citizen population. US states by voter registration rate (reported, citizens 18 and over), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/p20/587/vote04a_2024.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/voter-registration-rate/us-states.
Harvard
U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Current Population Survey, November supplement, Table 4a: reported voting and registration for states, percent registered of the citizen population, US states by voter registration rate (reported, citizens 18 and over), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/p20/587/vote04a_2024.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/voter-registration-rate/us-states (Accessed: 18 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_us_states_by_voter_2024,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{Current Population Survey, November supplement, Table 4a: reported voting and registration for states, percent registered of the citizen population: US states by voter registration rate (reported, citizens 18 and over), 2024}},
year = {2025},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/p20/587/vote04a_2024.xlsx},
urldate = {2026-10-18},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/voter-registration-rate/us-states. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Current Population Survey, November supplement, Table 4a: reported voting and registration for states, percent registered of the citizen population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/p20/587/vote04a\_2024.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-18.},
}
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Questions
Which state has the highest voter registration rate (reported, citizens 18 and over)?
District of Columbia, with 85.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which state has the lowest voter registration rate (reported, citizens 18 and over)?
Arkansas, with 64.7% in 2024.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, November supplement, Table 4a: reported voting and registration for states, percent registered of the citizen population. Retrieved 2026-10-18.