RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Most car-free households, US states · 2020

US states with the most occupied households that have no vehicle available, as of the 2020 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of households, not the share. New York leads at 2,149,235. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 359,516, against an all-states median of 118,355.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPHOUSEHOLDS WITHOUT A VEHICLEVS –

USUnited States3.1% of US population331,449,28110,344,521–

01New York, NYNY19,852,3662,149,235–

02California, CACA39,287,377920,362–

03Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639544,554–

04Illinois, ILIL12,694,798524,625–

05Texas, TXTX30,188,424518,950–

06Florida, FLFL22,416,077485,183–

07New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809367,585–

08Ohio, OHOH11,810,293365,855–

09Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056323,461–

10Michigan, MIMI10,077,761300,167–

11Georgia, GAGA10,940,407242,123–

12North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404223,909–

13Washington, WAWA7,816,116200,697–

14Maryland, MDMD6,206,011196,074–

15Virginia, VAVA8,705,170193,853–

16Indiana, ININ6,851,073162,858–

17Missouri, MOMO6,191,814161,814–

18Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872156,744–

19Arizona, AZAZ7,378,838153,994–

20Tennessee, TNTN7,066,383146,161–

21Minnesota, MNMN5,739,445145,467–

22Louisiana, LALA4,611,961144,753–

23Kentucky, KYKY4,534,824122,132–

24Oregon, OROR4,254,293118,748–

25South Carolina, SCSC5,296,225118,599–

26Connecticut, CTCT3,624,508118,355–

27Alabama, ALAL5,086,768111,849–

28Colorado, COCO5,862,189106,078–

29District of Columbia, DCDC681,294102,173–

30Nevada, NVNV3,184,61282,002–

31Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63480,540–

32Iowa, IAIA3,210,50772,384–

33Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39171,868–

34Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77971,226–

35West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37362,082–

36Kansas, KSKS2,947,19759,605–

37New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24645,059–

38Nebraska, NENE1,978,70740,769–

39Utah, UTUT3,392,33139,816–

40Maine, MEME1,387,81738,549–

41Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23537,373–

42Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80137,353–

43New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86826,791–

44Idaho, IDID1,934,26225,038–

45Alaska, AKAK735,70623,627–

46Montana, MTMT1,116,87521,812–

47Delaware, DEDE1,021,19121,786–

48Vermont, VTVT647,10617,640–

49South Dakota, SDSD907,42817,471–

50North Dakota, NDND784,84116,515–

51Wyoming, WYWY582,3978,857–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest households without a vehicle?

New York ranks #1 with 2,149,235 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by households without a vehicle?

New York, California, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Texas.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is households without a vehicle measured?

Number of occupied households with no vehicle available (ACS B25044). The raw-count companion to the no-vehicle share. Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.