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Licensed drivers by state Licensed drivers in 2024, drivers per 1,000 residents and per 1,000 people of driving age, and women's share of licensed drivers, as published by the Federal Highway Administration (Highway Statistics, Table DL-1C). Totals include restricted and graduated licences, and drivers of unknown sex in some states.
Reference period 2024 Licence Public domain (U.S. federal government work). Chart (4 options): Licensed drivers per 1,000 residents Licensed drivers per 1,000 driving-age population Women (% of licensed drivers) Licensed drivers
Licensed drivers per 1,000 residents Licensed drivers per 1,000 driving-age population Women (% of licensed drivers) Licensed drivers
Licensed drivers by state: Licensed drivers per 1,000 residents 51 areas ranked by Licensed drivers per 1,000 residents. Highest: Arkansas (963); lowest: Kansas (592); national value 707. Arkansas Arkansas: 963 963 Delaware Delaware: 865 865 Arizona Arizona: 780 780 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 777 777 Montana Montana: 775 775 Maine Maine: 772 772 Michigan Michigan: 771 771 Wyoming Wyoming: 770 770 Washington Washington: 766 766 Colorado Colorado: 765 765 South Carolina South Carolina: 763 763 South Dakota South Dakota: 757 757 Alaska Alaska: 751 751 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 751 751 North Dakota North Dakota: 748 748 Louisiana Louisiana: 747 747 Oregon Oregon: 745 745 New Mexico New Mexico: 745 745 North Carolina North Carolina: 744 744 Vermont Vermont: 744 744 Nebraska Nebraska: 743 743 Alabama Alabama: 740 740 Iowa Iowa: 738 738 Florida Florida: 735 735 New Jersey New Jersey: 732 732 Minnesota Minnesota: 728 728 Ohio Ohio: 722 722 Connecticut Connecticut: 718 718 Tennessee Tennessee: 718 718 Mississippi Mississippi: 710 710 Nevada Nevada: 709 709 Idaho Idaho: 709 709 California California: 708 708 Georgia Georgia: 704 704 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 696 696 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 696 696 Indiana Indiana: 696 696 Missouri Missouri: 696 696 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 695 695 Maryland Maryland: 695 695 Illinois Illinois: 693 693 Virginia Virginia: 688 688 Hawaii Hawaii: 683 683 Utah Utah: 659 659 West Virginia West Virginia: 648 648 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 629 629 Texas Texas: 627 627 New York New York: 627 627 Kentucky Kentucky: 607 607 District of Columbia District of Columbia: 604 604 Kansas Kansas: 592 592 National 707
Licensed drivers by state: Licensed drivers per 1,000 residents 51 areas ranked by Licensed drivers per 1,000 residents. Highest: Arkansas (963); lowest: Kansas (592); national value 707. Arkansas Arkansas: 963 963 Delaware Delaware: 865 865 Arizona Arizona: 780 780 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 777 777 Montana Montana: 775 775 Maine Maine: 772 772 Michigan Michigan: 771 771 Wyoming Wyoming: 770 770 Washington Washington: 766 766 Colorado Colorado: 765 765 South Carolina South Carolina: 763 763 South Dakota South Dakota: 757 757 Alaska Alaska: 751 751 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 751 751 North Dakota North Dakota: 748 748 Louisiana Louisiana: 747 747 Oregon Oregon: 745 745 New Mexico New Mexico: 745 745 North Carolina North Carolina: 744 744 Vermont Vermont: 744 744 Nebraska Nebraska: 743 743 Alabama Alabama: 740 740 Iowa Iowa: 738 738 Florida Florida: 735 735 New Jersey New Jersey: 732 732 Minnesota Minnesota: 728 728 Ohio Ohio: 722 722 Connecticut Connecticut: 718 718 Tennessee Tennessee: 718 718 Mississippi Mississippi: 710 710 Nevada Nevada: 709 709 Idaho Idaho: 709 709 California California: 708 708 Georgia Georgia: 704 704 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 696 696 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 696 696 Indiana Indiana: 696 696 Missouri Missouri: 696 696 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 695 695 Maryland Maryland: 695 695 Illinois Illinois: 693 693 Virginia Virginia: 688 688 Hawaii Hawaii: 683 683 Utah Utah: 659 659 West Virginia West Virginia: 648 648 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 629 629 Texas Texas: 627 627 New York New York: 627 627 Kentucky Kentucky: 607 607 District of Colum… District of Columbia: 604 604 Kansas Kansas: 592 592 National 707
Licensed drivers per 1,000 residents, 2024, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by Licensed drivers per 1,000 residents. Highest: Arkansas (963); lowest: Kansas (592); national value 707. Full data in the table below.Source: Federal Highway Administration. Licensed drivers by state: Licensed drivers per 1,000 driving-age population 51 areas ranked by Licensed drivers per 1,000 driving-age population. Highest: Arkansas (1,202); lowest: District of Columbia (726); national value 872. Arkansas Arkansas: 1,202 1,202 Delaware Delaware: 1,054 1,054 South Dakota South Dakota: 959 959 Alaska Alaska: 958 958 Arizona Arizona: 955 955 Wyoming Wyoming: 951 951 North Dakota North Dakota: 945 945 Montana Montana: 945 945 Nebraska Nebraska: 944 944 Michigan Michigan: 943 943 Washington Washington: 938 938 Louisiana Louisiana: 938 938 South Carolina South Carolina: 936 936 Colorado Colorado: 933 933 Iowa Iowa: 920 920 Alabama Alabama: 918 918 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 918 918 North Carolina North Carolina: 918 918 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 917 917 New Mexico New Mexico: 912 912 Maine Maine: 911 911 Minnesota Minnesota: 906 906 New Jersey New Jersey: 903 903 Oregon Oregon: 896 896 Ohio Ohio: 892 892 Idaho Idaho: 891 891 Tennessee Tennessee: 889 889 Mississippi Mississippi: 888 888 Florida Florida: 885 885 Georgia Georgia: 880 880 Vermont Vermont: 877 877 California California: 871 871 Indiana Indiana: 870 870 Nevada Nevada: 870 870 Connecticut Connecticut: 868 868 Missouri Missouri: 862 862 Maryland Maryland: 861 861 Utah Utah: 859 859 Illinois Illinois: 851 851 Virginia Virginia: 849 849 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 845 845 Hawaii Hawaii: 838 838 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 835 835 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 829 829 Texas Texas: 800 800 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 794 794 West Virginia West Virginia: 783 783 New York New York: 761 761 Kentucky Kentucky: 756 756 Kansas Kansas: 745 745 District of Columbia District of Columbia: 726 726 National 872
Licensed drivers by state: Licensed drivers per 1,000 driving-age population 51 areas ranked by Licensed drivers per 1,000 driving-age population. Highest: Arkansas (1,202); lowest: District of Columbia (726); national value 872. Arkansas Arkansas: 1,202 1,202 Delaware Delaware: 1,054 1,054 South Dakota South Dakota: 959 959 Alaska Alaska: 958 958 Arizona Arizona: 955 955 Wyoming Wyoming: 951 951 North Dakota North Dakota: 945 945 Montana Montana: 945 945 Nebraska Nebraska: 944 944 Michigan Michigan: 943 943 Washington Washington: 938 938 Louisiana Louisiana: 938 938 South Carolina South Carolina: 936 936 Colorado Colorado: 933 933 Iowa Iowa: 920 920 Alabama Alabama: 918 918 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 918 918 North Carolina North Carolina: 918 918 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 917 917 New Mexico New Mexico: 912 912 Maine Maine: 911 911 Minnesota Minnesota: 906 906 New Jersey New Jersey: 903 903 Oregon Oregon: 896 896 Ohio Ohio: 892 892 Idaho Idaho: 891 891 Tennessee Tennessee: 889 889 Mississippi Mississippi: 888 888 Florida Florida: 885 885 Georgia Georgia: 880 880 Vermont Vermont: 877 877 California California: 871 871 Indiana Indiana: 870 870 Nevada Nevada: 870 870 Connecticut Connecticut: 868 868 Missouri Missouri: 862 862 Maryland Maryland: 861 861 Utah Utah: 859 859 Illinois Illinois: 851 851 Virginia Virginia: 849 849 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 845 845 Hawaii Hawaii: 838 838 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 835 835 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 829 829 Texas Texas: 800 800 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 794 794 West Virginia West Virginia: 783 783 New York New York: 761 761 Kentucky Kentucky: 756 756 Kansas Kansas: 745 745 District of Colum… District of Columbia: 726 726 National 872
Licensed drivers per 1,000 driving-age population, 2024, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by Licensed drivers per 1,000 driving-age population. Highest: Arkansas (1,202); lowest: District of Columbia (726); national value 872. Full data in the table below.Source: Federal Highway Administration. Licensed drivers by state: Women (% of licensed drivers) 51 areas ranked by Women (% of licensed drivers). Highest: Kentucky (54.8); lowest: Alaska (47.7); national value 50.5. Kentucky Kentucky: 54.8 54.8 Georgia Georgia: 53.8 53.8 Mississippi Mississippi: 53.0 53.0 Virginia Virginia: 52.6 52.6 South Carolina South Carolina: 52.4 52.4 Alabama Alabama: 52.1 52.1 Louisiana Louisiana: 52.1 52.1 North Carolina North Carolina: 51.9 51.9 Tennessee Tennessee: 51.8 51.8 Colorado Colorado: 51.6 51.6 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 51.6 51.6 Delaware Delaware: 51.4 51.4 North Dakota North Dakota: 51.4 51.4 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 51.3 51.3 District of Columbia District of Columbia: 51.2 51.2 Missouri Missouri: 51.1 51.1 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 51.1 51.1 Maryland Maryland: 51.0 51.0 Arkansas Arkansas: 50.8 50.8 Ohio Ohio: 50.8 50.8 Indiana Indiana: 50.7 50.7 West Virginia West Virginia: 50.7 50.7 Connecticut Connecticut: 50.6 50.6 Idaho Idaho: 50.6 50.6 Kansas Kansas: 50.6 50.6 Michigan Michigan: 50.6 50.6 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 50.5 50.5 Florida Florida: 50.4 50.4 Maine Maine: 50.4 50.4 Iowa Iowa: 50.3 50.3 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 50.3 50.3 Texas Texas: 50.3 50.3 Vermont Vermont: 50.3 50.3 Oregon Oregon: 50.2 50.2 Illinois Illinois: 50.1 50.1 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 50.1 50.1 New Jersey New Jersey: 49.9 49.9 New Mexico New Mexico: 49.8 49.8 Arizona Arizona: 49.7 49.7 Nebraska Nebraska: 49.6 49.6 Minnesota Minnesota: 49.4 49.4 Utah Utah: 49.4 49.4 Hawaii Hawaii: 49.3 49.3 Montana Montana: 49.2 49.2 South Dakota South Dakota: 49.1 49.1 California California: 49.0 49.0 Wyoming Wyoming: 48.9 48.9 Nevada Nevada: 48.8 48.8 Washington Washington: 48.8 48.8 New York New York: 48.0 48.0 Alaska Alaska: 47.7 47.7 National 50.5
Licensed drivers by state: Women (% of licensed drivers) 51 areas ranked by Women (% of licensed drivers). Highest: Kentucky (54.8); lowest: Alaska (47.7); national value 50.5. Kentucky Kentucky: 54.8 54.8 Georgia Georgia: 53.8 53.8 Mississippi Mississippi: 53.0 53.0 Virginia Virginia: 52.6 52.6 South Carolina South Carolina: 52.4 52.4 Alabama Alabama: 52.1 52.1 Louisiana Louisiana: 52.1 52.1 North Carolina North Carolina: 51.9 51.9 Tennessee Tennessee: 51.8 51.8 Colorado Colorado: 51.6 51.6 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 51.6 51.6 Delaware Delaware: 51.4 51.4 North Dakota North Dakota: 51.4 51.4 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 51.3 51.3 District of Colum… District of Columbia: 51.2 51.2 Missouri Missouri: 51.1 51.1 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 51.1 51.1 Maryland Maryland: 51.0 51.0 Arkansas Arkansas: 50.8 50.8 Ohio Ohio: 50.8 50.8 Indiana Indiana: 50.7 50.7 West Virginia West Virginia: 50.7 50.7 Connecticut Connecticut: 50.6 50.6 Idaho Idaho: 50.6 50.6 Kansas Kansas: 50.6 50.6 Michigan Michigan: 50.6 50.6 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 50.5 50.5 Florida Florida: 50.4 50.4 Maine Maine: 50.4 50.4 Iowa Iowa: 50.3 50.3 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 50.3 50.3 Texas Texas: 50.3 50.3 Vermont Vermont: 50.3 50.3 Oregon Oregon: 50.2 50.2 Illinois Illinois: 50.1 50.1 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 50.1 50.1 New Jersey New Jersey: 49.9 49.9 New Mexico New Mexico: 49.8 49.8 Arizona Arizona: 49.7 49.7 Nebraska Nebraska: 49.6 49.6 Minnesota Minnesota: 49.4 49.4 Utah Utah: 49.4 49.4 Hawaii Hawaii: 49.3 49.3 Montana Montana: 49.2 49.2 South Dakota South Dakota: 49.1 49.1 California California: 49.0 49.0 Wyoming Wyoming: 48.9 48.9 Nevada Nevada: 48.8 48.8 Washington Washington: 48.8 48.8 New York New York: 48.0 48.0 Alaska Alaska: 47.7 47.7 National 50.5
Women (% of licensed drivers), 2024, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by Women (% of licensed drivers). Highest: Kentucky (54.8); lowest: Alaska (47.7); national value 50.5. Full data in the table below.Source: Federal Highway Administration. Licensed drivers by state: Licensed drivers 51 areas ranked by Licensed drivers. Highest: California (27.82M); lowest: District of Columbia (422k). California California: 27.82M 27.82M Texas Texas: 19.54M 19.54M Florida Florida: 17.14M 17.14M New York New York: 12.44M 12.44M Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 9.11M 9.11M Illinois Illinois: 8.80M 8.80M Ohio Ohio: 8.58M 8.58M North Carolina North Carolina: 8.15M 8.15M Georgia Georgia: 7.84M 7.84M Michigan Michigan: 7.82M 7.82M New Jersey New Jersey: 6.95M 6.95M Washington Washington: 6.06M 6.06M Virginia Virginia: 5.99M 5.99M Arizona Arizona: 5.90M 5.90M Tennessee Tennessee: 5.17M 5.17M Massachusetts Massachusetts: 4.96M 4.96M Indiana Indiana: 4.82M 4.82M Colorado Colorado: 4.53M 4.53M Wisconsin Wisconsin: 4.47M 4.47M Missouri Missouri: 4.33M 4.33M Maryland Maryland: 4.33M 4.33M Minnesota Minnesota: 4.22M 4.22M South Carolina South Carolina: 4.15M 4.15M Alabama Alabama: 3.81M 3.81M Louisiana Louisiana: 3.42M 3.42M Oregon Oregon: 3.18M 3.18M Arkansas Arkansas: 2.97M 2.97M Kentucky Kentucky: 2.77M 2.77M Connecticut Connecticut: 2.64M 2.64M Oklahoma Oklahoma: 2.56M 2.56M Iowa Iowa: 2.39M 2.39M Nevada Nevada: 2.31M 2.31M Utah Utah: 2.31M 2.31M Mississippi Mississippi: 2.08M 2.08M Kansas Kansas: 1.75M 1.75M New Mexico New Mexico: 1.58M 1.58M Nebraska Nebraska: 1.49M 1.49M Idaho Idaho: 1.42M 1.42M West Virginia West Virginia: 1.15M 1.15M New Hampshire New Hampshire: 1.09M 1.09M Maine Maine: 1.08M 1.08M Hawaii Hawaii: 960k 960k Delaware Delaware: 907k 907k Montana Montana: 879k 879k Rhode Island Rhode Island: 771k 771k South Dakota South Dakota: 697k 697k North Dakota North Dakota: 591k 591k Alaska Alaska: 540k 540k Vermont Vermont: 482k 482k Wyoming Wyoming: 451k 451k District of Columbia District of Columbia: 422k 422k
Licensed drivers by state: Licensed drivers 51 areas ranked by Licensed drivers. Highest: California (27.82M); lowest: District of Columbia (422k). California California: 27.82M 27.82M Texas Texas: 19.54M 19.54M Florida Florida: 17.14M 17.14M New York New York: 12.44M 12.44M Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 9.11M 9.11M Illinois Illinois: 8.80M 8.80M Ohio Ohio: 8.58M 8.58M North Carolina North Carolina: 8.15M 8.15M Georgia Georgia: 7.84M 7.84M Michigan Michigan: 7.82M 7.82M New Jersey New Jersey: 6.95M 6.95M Washington Washington: 6.06M 6.06M Virginia Virginia: 5.99M 5.99M Arizona Arizona: 5.90M 5.90M Tennessee Tennessee: 5.17M 5.17M Massachusetts Massachusetts: 4.96M 4.96M Indiana Indiana: 4.82M 4.82M Colorado Colorado: 4.53M 4.53M Wisconsin Wisconsin: 4.47M 4.47M Missouri Missouri: 4.33M 4.33M Maryland Maryland: 4.33M 4.33M Minnesota Minnesota: 4.22M 4.22M South Carolina South Carolina: 4.15M 4.15M Alabama Alabama: 3.81M 3.81M Louisiana Louisiana: 3.42M 3.42M Oregon Oregon: 3.18M 3.18M Arkansas Arkansas: 2.97M 2.97M Kentucky Kentucky: 2.77M 2.77M Connecticut Connecticut: 2.64M 2.64M Oklahoma Oklahoma: 2.56M 2.56M Iowa Iowa: 2.39M 2.39M Nevada Nevada: 2.31M 2.31M Utah Utah: 2.31M 2.31M Mississippi Mississippi: 2.08M 2.08M Kansas Kansas: 1.75M 1.75M New Mexico New Mexico: 1.58M 1.58M Nebraska Nebraska: 1.49M 1.49M Idaho Idaho: 1.42M 1.42M West Virginia West Virginia: 1.15M 1.15M New Hampshire New Hampshire: 1.09M 1.09M Maine Maine: 1.08M 1.08M Hawaii Hawaii: 960k 960k Delaware Delaware: 907k 907k Montana Montana: 879k 879k Rhode Island Rhode Island: 771k 771k South Dakota South Dakota: 697k 697k North Dakota North Dakota: 591k 591k Alaska Alaska: 540k 540k Vermont Vermont: 482k 482k Wyoming Wyoming: 451k 451k District of Colum… District of Columbia: 422k 422k
Licensed drivers, 2024, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by Licensed drivers. Highest: California (27.82M); lowest: District of Columbia (422k). Full data in the table below.Source: Federal Highway Administration. Click a column header to sort; the national total stays pinned at the top.
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State Licensed drivers per 1,000 residents Licensed drivers per 1,000 driving-age population Women (% of licensed drivers) Licensed drivers United States 707.3 872.1 50.5 239,824,944 Alabama 740.5 918.1 52.1 3,810,682 Alaska 751.3 957.8 47.7 539,812 Arizona 779.9 954.7 49.7 5,899,741 Arkansas 962.6 1,202.1 50.8 2,969,286 California 707.8 870.8 49 27,815,343 Colorado 765.4 932.6 51.6 4,533,480 Connecticut 718 867.8 50.6 2,635,139 Delaware 865.4 1,053.8 51.4 907,403 District of Columbia 603.9 725.7 51.2 422,196 Florida 735.2 884.9 50.4 17,137,725 Georgia 704.3 879.7 53.8 7,836,120 Hawaii 682.6 838.2 49.3 959,843 Idaho 708.7 890.7 50.6 1,416,161 Illinois 693.2 850.9 50.1 8,799,495 Indiana 695.6 870.4 50.7 4,815,863 Iowa 738.2 919.6 50.3 2,392,612 Kansas 591.6 744.6 50.6 1,745,260 Kentucky 606.9 755.7 54.8 2,774,913 Louisiana 746.6 938.4 52.1 3,421,652 Maine 771.6 911.1 50.4 1,083,484 Maryland 694.8 861 51 4,331,257 Massachusetts 696 834.6 50.5 4,964,434 Michigan 771.3 942.9 50.6 7,819,619 Minnesota 728.1 906.3 49.4 4,217,820 Mississippi 710 887.5 53 2,081,880 Missouri 695.5 861.9 51.1 4,333,249 Montana 775.4 944.8 49.2 879,210 Nebraska 743.3 944.3 49.6 1,485,949 Nevada 708.8 869.6 48.8 2,307,542 New Hampshire 776.7 918 51.1 1,094,005 New Jersey 732.3 903.1 49.9 6,952,412 New Mexico 744.6 912.2 49.8 1,576,345 New York 626.7 761.2 48 12,439,380 North Carolina 744.4 917.8 51.9 8,151,045 North Dakota 748.4 945 51.4 590,836 Ohio 722.5 892 50.8 8,580,551 Oklahoma 629.2 794.4 51.6 2,564,949 Oregon 744.7 895.6 50.2 3,180,684 Pennsylvania 696.5 845.4 50.3 9,107,421 Rhode Island 695.2 829 51.3 770,502 South Carolina 763 936.4 52.4 4,151,939 South Dakota 756.9 959.3 49.1 697,440 Tennessee 717.7 889 51.8 5,172,916 Texas 626.8 799.6 50.3 19,543,658 Utah 659.3 859 49.4 2,307,046 Vermont 744.1 876.7 50.3 482,424 Virginia 688.1 849.3 52.6 5,994,059 Washington 765.8 938.5 48.8 6,057,576 West Virginia 648.5 782.9 50.7 1,147,780 Wisconsin 750.7 917.3 50.1 4,474,148 Wyoming 770 950.7 48.9 450,658
Source: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2024, Table DL-1C: Licensed Drivers by Sex and Ratio to Population . Reference period: 2024.
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