The number of publicly owned, private, and commercial motorcycles registered in the U.S. states and the District of Columbia reached a total of some 9.6 million units in 2022. In that same year, there were 802,500 motorcycles registered in California.
U.S. motorcycle registrations by state
In 2022, California and New York reported the highest amount of registered private and commercial motorcycles in the country. Not only is California the U.S. states with the highest number of motorcycles, but it is also the most populous state in the U.S. overall, representing close to 12 percent of the country’s total population. At the bottom of the ranking are Rhode Island, Delaware, and the District of Colombia with fewer than 25,000 registrations, as well as less populous states, including Wyoming and Alaska, and Hawaii.
* Some data estimated by FHWA using secondary data sources due to data quality concerns.
** The state verified significant variation due to the instability caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, with accurate reporting anticipated to resume in 2023. Until then, the data was estimated by FHWA.
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