These Are the Most Popular Cars by State

Brian Silvestro

August 14, 2023 at 5:39 PM·4 min read

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Have you ever been curious to know the most popular car in your state? iSeeCars.com put together a list of the best-selling passenger car by state for the year 2021, giving us an idea of the tastes drivers have for each region of the United States.

Big surprise: People love pickup trucks, especially the Ford F-150. Out of all 50 states, 32 had pickup trucks as their most popular vehicles. And out of those 32, 20 were the F-150. Only three states had sedans as their most popular cars. The rest were SUVs or crossovers.

Alabama: Toyota Camry

Share of all new car sales: 5.4 percent

Check out our full review of the Camry

Alaska: Ram 1500

Share of all new car sales: 7.0 percent

Read our review of the Ram 1500 TRX

Arizona: Ram 1500

Share of all new car sales: 3.1 percent

Check out our 1500 TRX track review from Lime Rock Park

Arkansas: GMC Sierra 1500

Share of all new car sales: 5.4 percent

You can now get the off-road AT4X trim with a diesel engine

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California: Honda Civic

Share of all new car sales: 3.9 percent

Read our full review of the Civic hatchback right here

Colorado: Ford F-150

Share of all new car sales: 4.1 percent

Here's our full F-150 Raptor review

Connecticut: Honda CR-V

Share of all new car sales: 3.2 percent

The CR-V has one of the best SUV interiors on sale right now

Delaware: Chevrolet Silverado 1500

Share of all new car sales: 2.8 percent

The Silverado High Country is a great road trip truck

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Florida: Toyota RAV4

Share of all new car sales: 3.3 percent

The RAV4 is one of the best cars for the money

Georgia: Ford F-150

Share of all new car sales: 4.3 percent

Check out our review of the latest V-6-powered Raptor

Hawaii: Nissan Frontier

Share of all new car sales: 4.1 percent

Read our full review right here

Idaho: Ford F-150

Share of all new car sales: 6.7 percent

Read our off-road review of the F-150 Lightning here

Illinois: Hyundai Tucson

Share of all new car sales: 2.5 percent

The Tucson is one of the best hybrid SUVs on sale

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Indiana: Chevrolet Silverado 1500

Share of all new car sales: 3.2 percent

Read our full Silverado ZR2 off-road test here

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Iowa: Ford F-150

Share of all new car sales: 4.7 percent

Here's how the Raptor beats the TRX in one big way

Kansas: Ford F-150

Share of all new car sales: 5.1 percent

Read our review of the F-150 Tremor here

Kentucky: Ram 1500

Share of all new car sales: 4.2 percent

Watch this Ram 1500 TRX tackle a wet German Autobahn

Louisiana: Ford F-150

Share of all new car sales: 5.2 percent

Check out our review of the F-150 Raptor from 2017 here

Maine: Ford F-150

Share of all new car sales: 6.0 percent

Listen to the Raptor R's V-8 grumble

Maryland: Honda CR-V

Share of all new car sales: 3.1 percent

Read our full review of the CR-V here

Massachusetts: Toyota RAV4

Share of all new car sales: 3.2 percent

The RAV4 is one of the best hybrid SUVs on sale right now

Michigan: Ram 1500

Share of all new car sales: 4.7 percent

Here's why the Ram 1500 TRX needs a burnout mode

Minnesota: Ford F-150

Share of all new car sales: 4.6 percent

Here's how much the Raptor R costs

Mississippi: Ford F-150

Share of all new car sales: 4.9 percent

Read our full review of the Raptor R right here

Missouri: Chevrolet Silverado 1500

Share of all new car sales: 3.8 percent

The Silverado ZR2 is happiest in the mud

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Alabama: Toyota Camry

Alaska: Ram 1500

Arizona: Ram 1500

Arkansas: GMC Sierra 1500

California: Honda Civic

Colorado: Ford F-150

Connecticut: Honda CR-V

Delaware: Chevrolet Silverado 1500

Florida: Toyota RAV4

Georgia: Ford F-150

Hawaii: Nissan Frontier

Idaho: Ford F-150

Illinois: Hyundai Tucson

Indiana: Chevrolet Silverado 1500

Iowa: Ford F-150

Kansas: Ford F-150

Kentucky: Ram 1500

Louisiana: Ford F-150

Maine: Ford F-150

Maryland: Honda CR-V

Massachusetts: Toyota RAV4

Michigan: Ram 1500

Minnesota: Ford F-150

Mississippi: Ford F-150

Missouri: Chevrolet Silverado 1500

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