In 2023, California was the U.S. state with the highest ratio of electric vehicles per 1,000 people. At around 45.8 vehicles per 1,000 people, the Golden State surpassed all other states by at least 20 vehicles. Washington and Hawaii were second and third in the ranking, with 24.7 and 22.9 EVs per 1,000 inhabitants.
Plug-in electric vehicle registrations per thousand people by U.S. state in 2023
based on population estimates from July 1st, 2023, and on registration counts from December 2023.
Supplementary notes
Data was calculated by Statista based on figures provided by the sources. Population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, used to calculate this ratio, are as of July 1st, 2023.
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