In 2021, California had the most automobile registrations: almost 14.3 million such vehicles were registered in the most populous U.S. federal state. California also had the highest number of registered motor vehicles overall: nearly 31.4 million registrations.
Automobile registrations in the United States in 2021, by state
Includes federal, state, county, and municipal vehicles. Vehicles owned by the military services are not included.
* 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.
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