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How Many Motor Vehicles per Capita Does the U.S. Have?

Even with , the United States is still seen as a country that has to rely on transportation via passenger vehicles due to the varying quality of its public transit and long-distance train and bus network. However, the idea that U.S. residents own more than one car is, on average, untrue.

ƽ calculations based on data from the and the show that only nine U.S. states have a motorization rate, meaning in this case the number of motor vehicles per capita, at or above 1.0. Since the data doesn't disaggregate the pool of motor vehicles by private and commercial use, a higher density of, for example, agricultural businesses or companies relying on larger vehicle fleets might skew the results. Another factor to consider is that not every motor vehicle is classified as a car. This caveat notwithstanding, no state comes close to Montana, with an average of two motor vehicles per capita.

On the low end of the spectrum are like Delaware, the District of Columbia and New Jersey, which are easier to get around in if you don't own a car. One of the exceptions from this rule with a motorization rate of 0.46 is New York, which ranks 30th out of 50 states and the District of Columbia in terms of land size. However, it exhibits a high urbanization rate and, for example, a well-connected public transit system in . The city is home to around 43 percent of all residents of , according to the most recent U.S. Census from 2020.

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This chart shows the number of registered private & commercial motor vehicles per resident in the U.S., by state.

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