US Number of Motorcycle - Motor Vehicle Registrations By State in 2012

Updated on January 8, 2026.

Based on data from the US DOT, in 2012, there were 8,455,028.68 total Motorcycle motor vehicle registrations in the US. Among all US states, California had the highest number of Motorcycle motor vehicle registrations (787,521.11), followed by Florida (619,152), and Texas (448,399).

The chart below shows the Motorcycle motor vehicle registrations by state. The table below shows the number of Motorcycle 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 Motorcycle - Motor Vehicle Registrations By State in 2012
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State Motorcycle Registrations % of Total
California 787521.11 9.31
Florida 619152 7.32
Texas 448399 5.30
Pennsylvania 419282 4.96
Illinois 364655 4.31
New York 345412.32 4.09
Ohio 339688 4.02
New Jersey 332470 3.93
Wisconsin 280974 3.32
Michigan 266489 3.15
Minnesota 241768 2.86
Indiana 223103 2.64
Washington 217301.11 2.57
Georgia 201207.11 2.38
Virginia 199489 2.36
North Carolina 199205 2.36
Colorado 183881 2.17
Iowa 180063 2.13
Missouri 175887 2.08
Tennessee 167566 1.98
Montana 158873.11 1.88
Arizona 148755.66 1.76
Alabama 132555 1.57
Oklahoma 127681.21 1.51
Massachusetts 124121 1.47
Maryland 121306 1.44
South Carolina 112239 1.33
Kentucky 100506 1.19
Oregon 86123 1.02
Connecticut 83332 0.99
Kansas 81578 0.97
New Hampshire 79877 0.95
Arkansas 76085 0.90
South Dakota 73352 0.87
Nevada 69640.64 0.82
Louisiana 68297 0.81
New Mexico 66666 0.79
Idaho 63964.11 0.76
Utah 62818.54 0.74
West Virginia 57921 0.69
Maine 53268.11 0.63
Nebraska 52853 0.63
Hawaii 35527 0.42
North Dakota 34011 0.40
Rhode Island 33078 0.39
Alaska 31940 0.38
Wyoming 31319 0.37
Delaware 30730 0.36
Vermont 30691 0.36
Mississippi 28264 0.33
District of Columbia 4143.65 0.05