RANKING · 2025 ACS 1-YEAR · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Highest electric vehicle ownership, US states

US states ranked by the share of households with at least one all-electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle in 2025. The American Community Survey asked this for the first time in 2025, and its 1-year estimates cover only places with 65,000 or more residents. California leads at 13.8%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 6.3%, against an all-states median of 3.6%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPHOUSEHOLDS WITH AN ELECTRIC VEHICLEVS –

USUnited States–5.6%–

01California, CACA39,287,37713.8%–

02Washington, WAWA7,816,1168.9%–

03Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2358.5%–

04Nevada, NVNV3,184,6128.2%–

05Vermont, VTVT647,1067.7%–

06Colorado, COCO5,862,1897.7%–

07Oregon, OROR4,254,2937.4%–

08Utah, UTUT3,392,3316.8%–

09New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8096.6%–

10Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0566.5%–

11Maryland, MDMD6,206,0116.2%–

12Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8386.1%–

13Florida, FLFL22,416,0775.8%–

14District of Columbia, DCDC681,2945.6%–

15Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5085.4%–

16Virginia, VAVA8,705,1705.2%–

17Delaware, DEDE1,021,1915.1%–

18Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8015.0%–

19New York, NYNY19,852,3664.6%–

20Illinois, ILIL12,694,7984.6%–

21Georgia, GAGA10,940,4074.5%–

22Texas, TXTX30,188,4244.2%–

23North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4044.1%–

24New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8684.1%–

25Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4454.0%–

26Michigan, MIMI10,077,7613.6%–

27Idaho, IDID1,934,2623.6%–

28Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6393.5%–

29Maine, MEME1,387,8173.4%–

30New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2463.4%–

31Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8723.3%–

32South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2253.2%–

33Nebraska, NENE1,978,7073.2%–

34Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3833.2%–

35Ohio, OHOH11,810,2933.1%–

36Missouri, MOMO6,191,8143.0%–

37Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972.9%–

38Alaska, AKAK735,7062.8%–

39Indiana, ININ6,851,0732.6%–

40Montana, MTMT1,116,8752.6%–

41Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8242.5%–

42Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6342.5%–

43Alabama, ALAL5,086,7682.3%–

44Iowa, IAIA3,210,5072.3%–

45Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3912.2%–

46West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3732.0%–

47Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791.8%–

48South Dakota, SDSD907,4281.8%–

49Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611.6%–

50Wyoming, WYWY582,3971.6%–

51North Dakota, NDND784,8411.3%–

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UPDATED 2026-10-29 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 1-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest households with an electric vehicle?

California ranks #1 with 13.8% (2025 American Community Survey 1-year estimates).

What are the top 5 states by households with an electric vehicle?

California, Washington, Hawaii, Nevada, Vermont.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2025 ACS 1-year data, which the Census Bureau publishes only for places with 65,000 or more residents.

How is households with an electric vehicle measured?

Share of households with at least one all-electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle available (ACS 1-year B25147). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates (2025).