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Mapped: Electric Vehicle Adoption by State

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Mapped: EV Adoption by State in 2023

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In 2023, sales of electric vehicles (EVs) passed the 1.6 million mark.

To visualize where EVs are the most popular, this map shows the number of registered EVs per 100,000 people by state as of June 2024. The vehicle registration data is sourced from the U.S. Department of Energy, while population data is from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Only all-electric vehicles are included on the map.

California Leads EV Adoption

California has the highest number of electric vehicles, with 1.1 million. Florida follows with 231,000 EVs, and Texas ranks third with 210,000.

When considering EVs per 100,000 people, California also leads with 3,026 cars per 100,000 people, followed by Washington, Hawaii, and Oregon.

U.S. State EVs per 100k people
California 3026
Washington 1805
Hawaii 1686
Oregon 1422
Colorado 1405
Nevada 1379
New Jersey 1349
Arizona 1139
Vermont 1129
District of Columbia 1115
Utah 1078
Maryland 1050
Florida 1024
Massachusetts 983
Connecticut 818
Georgia 771
Delaware 745
Illinois 741
Texas 690
New Hampshire 660
New York 622
Minnesota 591
North Carolina 589
Oklahoma 564
Rhode Island 542
Pennsylvania 499
Maine 489
Michigan 454
New Mexico 452
Tennessee 428
Idaho 406
Missouri 398
Ohio 391
Montana 373
South Carolina 358
Kansas 354
Indiana 350
Alaska 346
Nebraska 319
Iowa 260
Kentucky 238
Alabama 232
Arkansas 214
South Dakota 169
Louisiana 165
North Dakota 112
Mississippi 110

Mississippi has the fewest electric vehicles proportionally, with only 110 EVs per 100,000 people. North Dakota has a similar lack of EVs, with 112 per 100,000 people in the state.

Additionally, California has the highest number of EV charging stations, with over 15,000, making up 29% of all charging stations in America. As of 2022, the Golden State had nearly double the number of chargers compared to the next three states combined: New York, Florida, and Texas.

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