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 9.89 million units in 2021. In that same year, there were some 637,500 motorcycles registered in Florida.
U.S. motorcycle registrations by state
In 2021, New York and California reported the highest amount of registered private and commercial motorcycles in the country. Not only is California one of 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.
* Some data estimated by FHWA using secondary data sources due to data quality concerns.
** The state verified significant decreases due to the instability causzed by the COVID-19 pandemic, with accurate reporting anticipated to resume in 2023. Until then, the data was estimated by FHWA.
*** State provided estimated registration data in lieu of actual registration counts.
Despite the efforts made by each state to provide accurate vehicle (in this case, motorcycle) registration data, occurrences that would lead to a duplication – re-registration stands as one of the main reasons for this – of registrations are stated to be inevitable. The information is forwarded to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), who compiles it into an annual series of statistics relevant to the study of highway systems throughout the country.
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