US Number of Truck - Motor Vehicle Registrations By State in 1997

Updated on January 8, 2026.

Based on data from the US DOT, in 1997, there were 77,307,408 total Truck motor vehicle registrations in the US. Among all US states, California had the highest number of Truck motor vehicle registrations (9,194,701), followed by Texas (5,759,985), and Florida (3,457,115).

The chart below shows the Truck motor vehicle registrations by state. The table below shows the number of Truck 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 Truck - Motor Vehicle Registrations By State in 1997
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US Number of Truck - Motor Vehicle Registrations By State in 1997
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State Truck Registrations % of Total
California 9194701 11.89
Texas 5759985 7.45
Florida 3457115 4.47
Ohio 3372811 4.36
Michigan 2888109 3.74
New York 2763560 3.58
Pennsylvania 2740670 3.55
Illinois 2572445 3.33
Georgia 2537703 3.28
North Carolina 2275679 2.94
Indiana 2072643 2.68
Virginia 2061273 2.67
Washington 2003060 2.59
Missouri 1788008 2.31
Tennessee 1761492 2.28
Alabama 1755052 2.27
Wisconsin 1668552 2.16
Colorado 1597019 2.07
Minnesota 1596411 2.07
New Jersey 1528365 1.98
Louisiana 1460296 1.89
Oklahoma 1339234 1.73
Oregon 1300275 1.68
Arizona 1285967 1.66
Massachusetts 1226683 1.59
Iowa 1207001 1.56
Maryland 1146316 1.48
Kentucky 1135323 1.47
South Carolina 1069700 1.38
Kansas 1011023 1.31
Mississippi 960747 1.24
Arkansas 770702 1.00
New Mexico 731361 0.95
Nebraska 689821 0.89
Connecticut 686847 0.89
Utah 677474 0.88
West Virginia 597001 0.77
Idaho 582923 0.75
Montana 521740 0.68
Nevada 484829 0.63
Maine 418357 0.54
New Hampshire 386466 0.50
North Dakota 356213 0.46
South Dakota 337967 0.44
Wyoming 328457 0.43
Alaska 315550 0.41
Hawaii 245956 0.32
Delaware 207859 0.27
Vermont 203207 0.26
Rhode Island 192489 0.25
District of Columbia 34971 0.05