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

Lowest electric vehicle ownership, US states

US states with the smallest share of households owning or leasing an 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. North Dakota leads at 1.3%. 51 states qualify in total. The median across all 51 is 3.6%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPHOUSEHOLDS WITH AN ELECTRIC VEHICLEVS –

USUnited States–5.6%–

01North Dakota, NDND784,8411.3%–

02Wyoming, WYWY582,3971.6%–

03Louisiana, LALA4,611,9611.6%–

04South Dakota, SDSD907,4281.8%–

05Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791.8%–

06West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3732.0%–

07Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3912.2%–

08Iowa, IAIA3,210,5072.3%–

09Alabama, ALAL5,086,7682.3%–

10Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6342.5%–

11Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8242.5%–

12Montana, MTMT1,116,8752.6%–

13Indiana, ININ6,851,0732.6%–

14Alaska, AKAK735,7062.8%–

15Kansas, KSKS2,947,1972.9%–

16Missouri, MOMO6,191,8143.0%–

17Ohio, OHOH11,810,2933.1%–

18Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3833.2%–

19Nebraska, NENE1,978,7073.2%–

20South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2253.2%–

21Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8723.3%–

22New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2463.4%–

23Maine, MEME1,387,8173.4%–

24Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6393.5%–

25Idaho, IDID1,934,2623.6%–

26Michigan, MIMI10,077,7613.6%–

27Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4454.0%–

28New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8684.1%–

29North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4044.1%–

30Texas, TXTX30,188,4244.2%–

31Georgia, GAGA10,940,4074.5%–

32Illinois, ILIL12,694,7984.6%–

33New York, NYNY19,852,3664.6%–

34Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8015.0%–

35Delaware, DEDE1,021,1915.1%–

36Virginia, VAVA8,705,1705.2%–

37Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5085.4%–

38District of Columbia, DCDC681,2945.6%–

39Florida, FLFL22,416,0775.8%–

40Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8386.1%–

41Maryland, MDMD6,206,0116.2%–

42Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0566.5%–

43New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8096.6%–

44Utah, UTUT3,392,3316.8%–

45Oregon, OROR4,254,2937.4%–

46Colorado, COCO5,862,1897.7%–

47Vermont, VTVT647,1067.7%–

48Nevada, NVNV3,184,6128.2%–

49Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2358.5%–

50Washington, WAWA7,816,1168.9%–

51California, CACA39,287,37713.8%–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the lowest households with an electric vehicle?

North Dakota ranks #1 with 1.3% (2025 American Community Survey 1-year estimates).

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

North Dakota, Wyoming, Louisiana, South Dakota, Mississippi.

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).