U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Vehicle Technologies Program
Fact #518: May 12, 2008
Top 10 States for New Hybrid Registrations, 2007
Although hybrid vehicles accounted for just 2.2% of all new vehicle registrations for 2007, hybrid vehicle registrations rose 38% for a total of 350,289. Of the top 10 states for new hybrid vehicle registrations, California had by far the most, accounting for a quarter of all new hybrid vehicles, while the remaining top 9 states each had about 3% to 5% percent of new hybrid registrations. The second graph shows that while the state of Washington had only 3.7% of the new hybrid registrations for 2007, it was second only to California on a per capita basis.
Top 10 States for New Hybrid Vehicle Registrations, 2007 
New Hybrid Vehicle Registrations per Thousand People, 2007 
Supporting Information
Top 10 States for New Hybrid Vehicles, 2007
| State |
New Hybrid Vehicle Registrations (Calendar Year 2007) |
Percent of New Registations |
Population (U.S. Census July 1, 2007) |
New Hybrid Vehicle Registrations Per Thousand People |
| California |
91,417 |
26.1 |
36,553,215 |
2.5 |
| Florida |
19,283 |
5.5 |
18,251,243 |
1.1 |
| New York |
17,385 |
5.0 |
19,297,729 |
0.9 |
| Texas |
17,196 |
4.9 |
23,904,380 |
0.7 |
| Washington |
13,107 |
3.7 |
6,468,424 |
2.0 |
| Illinois |
13,094 |
3.7 |
12,852,548 |
1.0 |
| Virginia |
11,952 |
3.4 |
7,712,091 |
1.5 |
| Pennsylvania |
11,089 |
3.2 |
12,432,792 |
0.9 |
| Massachusetts |
9,982 |
2.8 |
6,449,755 |
1.5 |
| New Jersey |
9,645 |
2.8 |
8,685,920 |
1.1 |
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Sources: R.L. Polk and Company, U.S. Census Bureau |
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