Apr 27, 2025
Electric vehicles per 100,000 residents, by state

By the end of 2023, 36% of the nation’s all-electric registrations were in California.
While only national data on electric-drive vehicle sales is available, the Energy Department publishes state-level registration counts for all-electric vehicles.
Adjusted for population, these states led in 2023 for all-electric registrations:
- California (3,026 all-electric registrations per 100,000 residents)
- Washington (1,805 per 100,000)
- Hawaii (1,686 per 100,000)
- Oregon (1,422 per 100,000)
- Colorado (1,405 per 100,000)
Mississippi had the fewest at 110 per 100,000 residents.