RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Most public transit riders, US states

US states with the most workers commuting by public transportation, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of commuters, not the transit share. New York leads at 2,009,855. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 198,584, against an all-states median of 24,849.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPTRANSIT COMMUTERSVS 2020

USUnited States1.5% of US population334,922,4995,157,401–

01New York, NYNY19,852,3662,009,855−17%

02California, CACA39,287,377524,948−38%

03New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809372,235−20%

04Illinois, ILIL12,694,798358,398−34%

05Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056236,091−30%

06Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639221,772−30%

07Maryland, MDMD6,206,011131,271−42%

08Washington, WAWA7,816,116130,508−40%

09Texas, TXTX30,188,424125,840−25%

10Florida, FLFL22,416,077124,957−19%

11Virginia, VAVA8,705,170101,220−40%

12District of Columbia, DCDC681,29475,680−37%

13Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50860,136−22%

14Georgia, GAGA10,940,40757,583−39%

15Ohio, OHOH11,810,29356,343−29%

16Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44551,575−45%

17Colorado, COCO5,862,18950,318−39%

18Oregon, OROR4,254,29344,793−43%

19Michigan, MIMI10,077,76143,578−26%

20Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83835,482−30%

21Nevada, NVNV3,184,61233,180−19%

22North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40433,073−29%

23Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87232,528−28%

24Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23526,615−30%

25Utah, UTUT3,392,33126,615−21%

26Missouri, MOMO6,191,81424,849−26%

27Indiana, ININ6,851,07320,644−26%

28Louisiana, LALA4,611,96117,330−21%

29Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38314,095−25%

30Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82412,256−33%

31Iowa, IAIA3,210,50711,073−22%

32Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8019,405−20%

33Delaware, DEDE1,021,1918,843−11%

34South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2258,682−26%

35Alabama, ALAL5,086,7686,562−6%

36Kansas, KSKS2,947,1975,670−8%

37New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2465,059−42%

38Idaho, IDID1,934,2624,938−4%

39Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6344,849−26%

40Nebraska, NENE1,978,7074,740−24%

41New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8683,946−30%

42West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3733,812−37%

43Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3913,546−10%

44Alaska, AKAK735,7063,493−18%

45Montana, MTMT1,116,8753,461−7%

46Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7793,275−2%

47Maine, MEME1,387,8173,157−12%

48Vermont, VTVT647,1062,744−29%

49Wyoming, WYWY582,3972,707−4%

50South Dakota, SDSD907,4282,286+12%

51North Dakota, NDND784,8411,385−35%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest transit commuters?

New York ranks #1 with 2,009,855 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by transit commuters?

New York, California, New Jersey, Illinois, Massachusetts.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is transit commuters measured?

Number of workers 16 and over who commuted by public transportation (ACS B08301). The raw-count companion to the transit share. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).