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Most car-free households, US states · 2010

US states ranked by the share of households with no vehicle (2023 ACS). District of Columbia leads at 35.7%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 10.4%, against an all-states median of 6.7%.

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YEAR201020202024
RANKPLACESTATEPOPNO VEHICLE AVAILABLEVS 2000
01District of Columbia, DCDC681,29435.7%
02New York, NYNY19,852,36628.5%
03Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05612.2%
04New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80911.7%
05Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63911.4%
06Illinois, ILIL12,694,79810.3%
07Alaska, AKAK735,7069.9%
08Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8019.3%
09Maryland, MDMD6,206,0119.2%
10West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3738.9%
11Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2358.6%
12Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5088.6%
13Louisiana, LALA4,611,9618.5%
14Ohio, OHOH11,810,2938.1%
15Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8247.8%
16Oregon, OROR4,254,2937.6%
17California, CACA39,287,3777.6%
18Michigan, MIMI10,077,7617.2%
19South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2257.1%
20Missouri, MOMO6,191,8147.0%
21Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7797.0%
22Nevada, NVNV3,184,6127.0%
23Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4456.9%
24Maine, MEME1,387,8176.8%
25Delaware, DEDE1,021,1916.8%
26Georgia, GAGA10,940,4076.7%
27Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8726.7%
28Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3916.5%
29Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8386.5%
30Washington, WAWA7,816,1166.5%
31North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4046.5%
32Florida, FLFL22,416,0776.5%
33Alabama, ALAL5,086,7686.5%
34Virginia, VAVA8,705,1706.3%
35Indiana, ININ6,851,0736.2%
36Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3836.2%
37Vermont, VTVT647,1066.1%
38Texas, TXTX30,188,4246.0%
39Iowa, IAIA3,210,5075.7%
40Colorado, COCO5,862,1895.7%
41Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6345.7%
42Nebraska, NENE1,978,7075.5%
43New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2465.5%
44South Dakota, SDSD907,4285.4%
45North Dakota, NDND784,8415.4%
46Kansas, KSKS2,947,1975.2%
47New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8685.2%
48Montana, MTMT1,116,8755.1%
49Utah, UTUT3,392,3314.2%
50Idaho, IDID1,934,2623.9%
51Wyoming, WYWY582,3973.5%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest no vehicle available?

District of Columbia ranks #1 with 35.7% (2010 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by no vehicle available?

District of Columbia, New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 ACS 5-year data.

How is no vehicle available measured?

Share of households with no vehicle available. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2010).