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Which Vehicle Type is the Most Popular in Each State?

SUVs have steadily grown in popularity to become the nation’s most popular vehicle type. But how popular are SUVs compared to other vehicle categories across the country? Or do some states prefer pickup trucks or traditional passenger cars?

Most Popular Vehicle Type By State - iSeeCars

State

Dominant Vehicle Type

SUVs

Cars 

Trucks

Minivans

Alabama

SUVs

40.7%

36.1%

20.5%

2.0%

Alaska

SUVs

43.4%

22.4%

30.8%

2.1%

Arizona

Cars

38.1%

43.5%

15.1%

2.4%

Arkansas

SUVs

41.8%

31.1%

24.3%

2.0%

California

Cars

36.0%

48.6%

11.7%

2.3%

Colorado

SUVs

47.8%

29.8%

19.0%

2.0%

Connecticut

SUVs

48.0%

38.1%

10.4%

1.9%

Delaware

SUVs

45.8%

37.2%

13.6%

2.4%

Florida

Cars

40.5%

41.8%

13.7%

2.5%

Georgia

SUVs

40.4%

40.2%

16.0%

2.3%

Hawaii

Cars

35.6%

43.3%

16.0%

3.8%

Idaho

SUVs

40.2%

25.0%

31.2%

2.2%

Illinois

SUVs

45.8%

36.4%

12.9%

3.4%

Indiana

SUVs

43.7%

35.2%

16.3%

3.6%

Iowa

SUVs

44.4%

26.1%

24.3%

3.9%

Kansas

SUVs

42.2%

31.7%

21.6%

3.1%

Kentucky

SUVs

41.5%

31.3%

23.0%

3.1%

Louisiana

SUVs

40.2%

33.9%

23.6%

1.8%

Maine

SUVs

49.4%

23.4%

24.1%

1.9%

Maryland

SUVs

43.4%

41.7%

11.1%

2.7%

Massachusetts

SUVs

50.2%

34.3%

12.0%

2.0%

Michigan

SUVs

51.7%

24.2%

19.3%

3.2%

Minnesota

SUVs

48.5%

26.6%

20.1%

3.5%

Mississippi

SUVs

38.3%

38.2%

21.0%

1.9%

Missouri

SUVs

42.7%

33.4%

19.6%

3.1%

Montana

SUVs

44.9%

17.1%

34.2%

1.9%

Nebraska

SUVs

44.5%

26.6%

24.6%

3.1%

Nevada

Cars

39.3%

42.8%

14.5%

2.4%

New Hampshire

SUVs

46.8%

28.7%

18.6%

1.8%

New Jersey

SUVs

48.5%

39.4%

8.0%

2.4%

New Mexico

SUVs

38.7%

34.2%

24.1%

2.2%

New York

SUVs

53.0%

32.1%

11.6%

2.1%

North Carolina

SUVs

41.4%

38.3%

16.3%

2.6%

North Dakota

SUVs

45.5%

19.2%

31.4%

2.7%

Ohio

SUVs

43.5%

35.9%

15.9%

3.2%

Oklahoma

SUVs

40.1%

32.2%

24.5%

2.4%

Oregon

SUVs

41.2%

37.1%

17.7%

2.7%

Pennsylvania

SUVs

48.0%

33.4%

14.9%

2.4%

Rhode Island

SUVs

49.6%

33.0%

14.1%

1.9%

South Carolina

SUVs

42.0%

35.7%

19.1%

2.3%

South Dakota

SUVs

45.9%

20.1%

29.8%

3.1%

Tennessee

SUVs

42.4%

34.9%

19.1%

2.6%

Texas

SUVs

40.6%

37.3%

19.2%

2.1%

Utah

SUVs

39.9%

35.4%

20.5%

3.1%

Vermont

SUVs

46.8%

26.0%

24.6%

1.9%

Virginia

SUVs

41.2%

40.5%

14.2%

2.8%

Washington

SUVs

39.1%

38.5%

18.3%

2.6%

West Virginia

SUVs

45.6%

24.6%

27.1%

1.9%

Wisconsin

SUVs

46.7%

27.5%

21.0%

3.6%

Wyoming

SUVs

42.1%

17.6%

37.6%

1.6%