RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Most public transit riders, US states · 2020

US states with the most workers commuting by public transportation, as of the 2020 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of commuters, not the transit share. New York leads at 2,418,334. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 271,826, against an all-states median of 33,546.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPTRANSIT COMMUTERSVS –

USUnited States2.1% of US population331,449,2817,044,886–

01New York, NYNY19,852,3662,418,334–

02California, CACA39,287,377843,498–

03Illinois, ILIL12,694,798539,825–

04New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,809466,091–

05Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056337,729–

06Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639315,578–

07Maryland, MDMD6,206,011226,646–

08Washington, WAWA7,816,116218,379–

09Virginia, VAVA8,705,170168,784–

10Texas, TXTX30,188,424166,825–

11Florida, FLFL22,416,077154,580–

12District of Columbia, DCDC681,294119,569–

13Georgia, GAGA10,940,40793,987–

14Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44593,692–

15Colorado, COCO5,862,18982,173–

16Oregon, OROR4,254,29379,221–

17Ohio, OHOH11,810,29379,191–

18Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50877,433–

19Michigan, MIMI10,077,76158,641–

20Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83850,759–

21North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40446,628–

22Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87244,890–

23Nevada, NVNV3,184,61241,190–

24Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23538,177–

25Utah, UTUT3,392,33133,830–

26Missouri, MOMO6,191,81433,546–

27Indiana, ININ6,851,07327,808–

28Louisiana, LALA4,611,96121,868–

29Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38318,681–

30Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82418,292–

31Iowa, IAIA3,210,50714,278–

32Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80111,747–

33South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22511,723–

34Delaware, DEDE1,021,1919,946–

35New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2468,796–

36Alabama, ALAL5,086,7686,960–

37Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6346,556–

38Nebraska, NENE1,978,7076,256–

39Kansas, KSKS2,947,1976,194–

40West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3736,085–

41New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8685,646–

42Idaho, IDID1,934,2625,142–

43Alaska, AKAK735,7064,247–

44Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3913,950–

45Vermont, VTVT647,1063,877–

46Montana, MTMT1,116,8753,729–

47Maine, MEME1,387,8173,591–

48Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7793,335–

49Wyoming, WYWY582,3972,812–

50North Dakota, NDND784,8412,125–

51South Dakota, SDSD907,4282,046–

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest transit commuters?

New York ranks #1 with 2,418,334 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by transit commuters?

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

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 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, 2020 Decennial Census.