US Number of Auto - Motor Vehicle Registrations By State in 2003

Updated on January 8, 2026.

Based on data from the US DOT, in 2003, there were 135,669,897 total Auto motor vehicle registrations in the US. Among all US states, California had the highest number of Auto motor vehicle registrations (18,699,434), followed by Florida (8,564,237), and New York (8,313,058).

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 2003
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State Auto Registrations % of Total
California 18699434 13.78
Florida 8564237 6.31
New York 8313058 6.13
Texas 7841637 5.78
Ohio 6518579 4.81
Pennsylvania 6120710 4.51
Illinois 5768554 4.25
Michigan 4804822 3.54
New Jersey 4448660 3.28
Georgia 4191745 3.09
Virginia 4043727 2.98
North Carolina 3653665 2.69
Massachusetts 3614519 2.66
Indiana 3251509 2.40
Washington 2968936 2.19
Tennessee 2782246 2.05
Missouri 2600169 1.92
Wisconsin 2577697 1.90
Minnesota 2501883 1.84
Maryland 2478873 1.83
Connecticut 2041237 1.51
Louisiana 1997248 1.47
Arizona 1991931 1.47
Kentucky 1959127 1.44
South Carolina 1914753 1.41
Iowa 1883135 1.39
Alabama 1770924 1.31
Oklahoma 1622782 1.20
Oregon 1545076 1.14
Mississippi 1138561 0.84
Utah 1013762 0.75
Arkansas 955188 0.70
Colorado 887647 0.65
Nebraska 855407 0.63
Kansas 834052 0.62
West Virginia 756405 0.56
New Mexico 693542 0.51
New Hampshire 655831 0.48
Nevada 623886 0.46
Maine 618647 0.46
Idaho 554102 0.41
Rhode Island 548568 0.40
Hawaii 525277 0.39
Montana 436686 0.32
Delaware 419150 0.31
South Dakota 387897 0.29
North Dakota 345504 0.26
Vermont 271819 0.20
Alaska 260999 0.19
Wyoming 231895 0.17
District of Columbia 184199 0.14