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Idaho vehicle registrations

2.03 million

Motor vehicles registered in Idaho, 2024

−1.3% since 2023 (2.06 million ); +15.2% since 2014 (1.76 million ); +73.4% since 1999 (1.17 million )

Source: Federal Highway Administration, Motor vehicle registrations (computed by Understand Idaho). Data period 2024. Published .

Registered motor vehicles of every type and ownership, summed from the vehicle-type rows of FHWA Highway Statistics table MV-1.

Change and comparison

From 1900 (10) to 2024 (2.03 million ), the change was +20,300,590.0%.

Over the most recent 5 years, 2019 (1.95 million ) to 2024 (2.03 million ), the change was +3.9%.

The series high is 2,057,655 in 2023 and the low is 10 in 1900.

Among 50 states and the District of Columbia, Idaho ranked 36th highest in 2024. California was highest at 30,940,652 and District of Columbia lowest at 302,647.

Among Idaho and its 6 neighboring states, Idaho ranks 6th highest; Nevada is next above at 2,388,916 and Wyoming next below at 877,152.

Historical data

Idaho vehicle registrations, 1900 to 2024Idaho vehicle registrations, 1900 to 2024. Idaho: 10 in 1900, 2,030,069 in 2024.01M2M3M190019502000IdahoCountIdaho vehicle registrations, 1900 to 2024Idaho vehicle registrations, 1900 to 2024. Idaho: 10 in 1900, 2,030,069 in 2024.01M2M3M190019502000IdahoCountIdaho vehicle registrations, 1900 to 2024Idaho vehicle registrations, 1900 to 2024. Idaho: 10 in 1900, 2,030,069 in 2024.01M2M3M190019502000IdahoCount

Source: Federal Highway Administration, Motor vehicle registrations (computed by Understand Idaho). Published .

Data table (125 rows)
PeriodIdaho (count)
190010
190110
190220
190330
190470
190580
1906120
1907140
1908220
1909320
1910470
1911650
19121,430
19132,080
19143,742
19157,698
191613,753
191725,483
191832,996
191942,951
192051,625
192152,038
192254,577
192363,034
192469,846
192583,209
192696,555
1927103,172
1928110,018
1929119,765
1930120,822
1931113,452
193298,118
193398,611
1934111,608
1935121,337
1936135,873
1937145,433
1938141,462
1939157,379
1940167,662
1941174,962
1942161,031
1943152,540
1944151,413
1945154,485
1946173,998
1947198,091
1948225,219
1949246,752
1950275,143
1951283,709
1952292,671
1953306,225
1954316,836
1955339,526
1956339,425
1957344,375
1958351,467
1959367,172
1960378,500
1961389,819
1962405,592
1963416,303
1964430,325
1965450,339
1966465,781
1967477,245
1968493,557
1969503,610
1970514,749
1971541,230
1972585,775
1973633,421
1974679,340
1975691,874
1976724,721
1977762,265
1978809,750
1979833,083
1980890,512
1981912,839
1982926,131
1983929,634
1984899,364
1985902,932
1986905,173
1987993,154
19881,005,485
19891,082,292
19901,095,512
19911,088,567
19921,067,765
19931,055,570
19941,067,903
19951,076,563
19961,090,441
19971,116,121
19981,153,423
19991,170,422
20001,219,851
20011,363,120
20021,428,523
20031,345,071
20041,393,702
20051,430,663
20061,325,629
20071,326,006
20081,382,663
20091,431,362
20101,378,190
20111,625,204
20121,644,228
20131,692,457
20141,762,687
20151,854,019
20161,842,245
20171,835,903
20181,879,670
20191,954,528
20201,917,808
20211,976,199
20222,031,332
20232,057,655
20242,030,069

Registrations by vehicle type

Registered motor vehicles by category (Auto, Bus, Truck, Motorcycle) and, from 2000 on, by private/public ownership, from FHWA Highway Statistics table MV-1.

  1. Truck, Private1,419,807
  2. Auto, Private504,204
  3. Motorcycle, Private74,815
  4. Truck, Public20,749
  5. Auto, Public6,312
  6. Bus, Public2,515
  7. Bus, Private1,567
  8. Motorcycle, Public100

Source: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics series. Data period 2024. Published .

Data table (8 rows)
Vehicle type2024 (count)
Truck, Private1,419,807
Auto, Private504,204
Motorcycle, Private74,815
Truck, Public20,749
Auto, Public6,312
Bus, Public2,515
Bus, Private1,567
Motorcycle, Public100

Registrations by vehicle type over time

Registrations by vehicle type over timeRegistrations by vehicle type over time. 8 series. Truck, Private: 640,772 in 2000, 1,419,807 in 2024.0500k1M1.5M200020102020Truck,PrivateAuto,PrivateMotorcycle,PrivateTruck,PublicAuto,PublicBus, PublicBus,PrivateCountRegistrations by vehicle type over timeRegistrations by vehicle type over time. 8 series. Truck, Private: 640,772 in 2000, 1,419,807 in 2024.0500k1M1.5M200020102020Truck, PrivateAuto, PrivateMotorcycle,PrivateTruck, PublicAuto, PublicBus, PublicBus, PrivateMotorcycle,PublicCountRegistrations by vehicle type over timeRegistrations by vehicle type over time. 8 series. Truck, Private: 640,772 in 2000, 1,419,807 in 2024.0500k1M1.5M20002005201020152020Truck, PrivateAuto, PrivateMotorcycle,PrivateTruck, PublicAuto, PublicBus, PublicBus, PrivateMotorcycle,PublicCount

Source: Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics series. Published .

Compared with other states

  1. California30,940,652
  2. Texas23,606,401
  3. New York20,991,098
  4. Washington7,519,050
  5. Oregon4,254,488
  6. Utah3,207,140
  7. Montana2,473,269
  8. Nevada2,388,916
  9. Idaho2,030,069
  10. Wyoming877,152
  11. Vermont671,376
  12. Delaware447,094
  13. District of Columbia302,647

Source: Federal Highway Administration, Motor vehicle registrations (computed by Understand Idaho). Data period 2024. Published .

The first 10 of 51 rows; the full table is below.

State2024
1. California30,940,652
2. Texas23,606,401
3. New York20,991,098
4. Florida19,696,080
5. Ohio11,366,695
6. Pennsylvania10,612,158
7. Illinois10,546,027
8. Michigan9,606,801
9. Georgia9,309,408
10. North Carolina8,862,420
Data table (51 rows)
State2024
1. California30,940,652
2. Texas23,606,401
3. New York20,991,098
4. Florida19,696,080
5. Ohio11,366,695
6. Pennsylvania10,612,158
7. Illinois10,546,027
8. Michigan9,606,801
9. Georgia9,309,408
10. North Carolina8,862,420
11. Virginia7,985,530
12. Washington7,519,050
13. Tennessee7,175,641
14. Arizona6,692,631
15. New Jersey6,256,097
16. Indiana6,100,731
17. Minnesota5,937,412
18. Wisconsin5,836,776
19. Alabama5,655,344
20. Missouri5,422,419
21. Colorado5,276,703
22. Massachusetts5,094,689
23. South Carolina5,065,151
24. Maryland4,965,605
25. Kentucky4,561,539
26. Louisiana4,556,436
27. Oregon4,254,488
28. Iowa3,856,647
29. Oklahoma3,707,717
30. Arkansas3,366,650
31. Utah3,207,140
32. Connecticut2,809,456
33. Montana2,473,269
34. Nevada2,388,916
35. Mississippi2,214,249
36. Idaho2,030,069
37. Kansas2,007,586
38. Nebraska1,989,172
39. New Mexico1,930,353
40. West Virginia1,479,130
41. South Dakota1,406,923
42. New Hampshire1,390,610
43. Hawaii1,270,153
44. Maine1,206,967
45. North Dakota1,076,690
46. Wyoming877,152
47. Rhode Island838,866
48. Alaska683,022
49. Vermont671,376
50. Delaware447,094
51. District of Columbia302,647

Source

Organization
Federal Highway Administration
Dataset
Motor vehicle registrations (computed by Understand Idaho)
Geography
States, DC
Time coverage
1900-2024
Update frequency
Annual
Published
Original file
https://datahub.transportation.gov/browse?q=highway%20statistics
License
Public domain. U.S. federal government work.
Our copy
Motor vehicle registrations (computed by Understand Idaho), built by lib/derived.ts

Caveats

  • Computed by Understand Idaho from Highway Statistics series; it is not a figure the publisher releases.
  • Vehicle miles traveled (VM-2) is an estimate from each state's own travel monitoring program, not a direct count.
  • Traffic fatalities (FI-20) are Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) counts as FHWA republishes them by functional system.
  • Vehicle registrations (MV-1) count registered vehicles, not owners; one business or agency vehicle counts once regardless of drivers.
  • The licensed-drivers table (DL-1C) starts in 2010 in this republication; earlier years are not available through this source.
  • No source table prints a state total for its category breakdown; a state total here is summed from the categories.
  • Puerto Rico appears in the source tables but is excluded here; it is not in this site's geography list.

Inputs: Highway Statistics series.

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