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Which States Drive the Most Pickup Trucks?

Summary:

  • Wyoming has largest share of pickup trucks, over twice the national average

  • New Jersey has the lowest share of truck owners, with half the national average

  • Texas has highest volume of truck sales, yet ranks 19th in share of trucks

Pickup trucks have surged in popularity thanks to their capability and versatility. Once perceived as strictly work vehicles, modern day pickup trucks have evolved to become functional family haulers thanks to improvements in comfort and safety. In fact, the top four most popular cars are pickup trucks, proving they appeal to drivers hauling families, heavy loads, and everything in between. Hybrid and electric pickup trucks are now on the market for drivers who want more fuel-efficient workhorses. 

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Pickup trucks account for 16.5 percent of all vehicles on the road, though they are far more popular in some states than others. Here is a ranking of states by their share of light-duty pickup trucks:

Ranking of States by Shares of Trucks- iSeeCars

Rank

State

% Trucks

1

Wyoming

37.1%

2

Montana

34.7%

3

North Dakota

32.2%

4

Idaho

29.3%

5

South Dakota

28.8%

6

Alaska

26.9%

7

West Virginia

25.0%

8

Arkansas

24.3%

9

Maine

24.0%

10

Nebraska

23.8%

11

Louisiana

23.7%

12

Iowa

23.4%

13

New Mexico

23.2%

14

Mississippi

22.9%

15

Vermont

22.1%

16

Kentucky

21.2%

17

Utah

20.5%

18

Wisconsin

20.5%

19

Texas

20.4%

20

Kansas

20.2%

21

Minnesota

20.2%

22

Alabama

20.1%

23

Oklahoma

19.5%

24

Tennessee

19.3%

25

New Hampshire

18.8%

26

Colorado

18.7%

27

Michigan

18.4%

28

South Carolina

18.3%

29

Missouri

17.9%

30

Oregon

17.2%

31

Washington

17.1%

32

Arizona

16.9%

National Average

16.5%

33

North Carolina

15.8%

34

Indiana

15.8%

35

Ohio

15.7%

36

Georgia

15.7%

37

Pennsylvania

14.7%

38

Florida

13.8%

39

Hawaii

13.7%

40

Nevada

13.5%

41

Delaware

13.2%

42

Virginia

12.9%

43

Rhode Island

12.8%

44

New York

12.5%

45

Illinois

12.4%

46

Massachusetts

11.7%

47

California

11.3%

48

Maryland

10.6%

49

Connecticut

10.3%

50

New Jersey

7.9%

  • Wyoming is the state with the most pickup trucks and has 2.2 more pickup trucks on the road than the average state. Known as “the Cowboy State,” ??Wyoming is a Western Rocky Mountain state with plenty of unpaved roads, rugged terrain and harsh winters, all of which require off-road and foul-weather capability. 

  • Texas, which leads the nation in pickup truck sales volume, ranks 19th in the nation for the state’s total vehicle share.

  • The top 10 states with the highest share of pickup trucks are Northern and mountainous states.

  • New Jersey has the lowest share of pickup trucks at 7.9 percent, which is more than half the national average.

  • With the exception of Illinois, the 10 states with the lowest shares of pickup trucks are all coastal states.

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Methodology:

iSeeCars.com analyzed over 21 million used car sales from April 2022 through March 2023. The shares of light-duty pickup trucks within each US state were calculated and used as ranking metrics across states.

This article, Which States Drive the Most Pickup Trucks, originally appeared on iSeeCars.com.