US Number of Auto - Motor Vehicle Registrations By State in 2000

Updated on January 8, 2026.

Based on data from the US DOT, in 2000, there were 133,621,420 total Auto motor vehicle registrations in the US. Among all US states, California had the highest number of Auto motor vehicle registrations (17,321,413), followed by Texas (7,616,183), and New York (7,501,343).

The chart below shows the Auto motor vehicle registrations by state. The table below shows the number of Auto motor vehicle registrations for each state, and percentage of US total.

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Data Source: US DOT.
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US Number of Auto - Motor Vehicle Registrations By State in 2000
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State Auto Registrations % of Total
California 17321413 12.96
Texas 7616183 5.70
New York 7501343 5.61
Florida 7352705 5.50
Ohio 6709706 5.02
Pennsylvania 6032058 4.51
Illinois 5953984 4.46
Michigan 5023421 3.76
New Jersey 4450719 3.33
Georgia 4066530 3.04
Virginia 3873910 2.90
North Carolina 3743066 2.80
Massachusetts 3673638 2.75
Indiana 3244937 2.43
Washington 2891430 2.16
Tennessee 2854569 2.14
Missouri 2715215 2.03
Minnesota 2625595 1.97
Maryland 2605816 1.95
Wisconsin 2526849 1.89
Arizona 2163141 1.62
Connecticut 2009190 1.50
Louisiana 1964694 1.47
Alabama 1961806 1.47
South Carolina 1924398 1.44
Colorado 1920757 1.44
Iowa 1751690 1.31
Kentucky 1673926 1.25
Oklahoma 1587115 1.19
Oregon 1541253 1.15
Mississippi 1318648 0.99
Arkansas 951243 0.71
Utah 866723 0.65
Nebraska 852481 0.64
Kansas 826441 0.62
West Virginia 795249 0.60
New Mexico 729727 0.55
New Hampshire 670394 0.50
Nevada 655592 0.49
Maine 618283 0.46
Rhode Island 538975 0.40
Idaho 515266 0.39
Montana 466659 0.35
Hawaii 459515 0.34
Delaware 400306 0.30
South Dakota 380281 0.28
North Dakota 339237 0.25
Vermont 295640 0.22
Alaska 244305 0.18
Wyoming 215110 0.16
District of Columbia 200288 0.15