The Top 10 States for Hybrid Sales

May 10, 2008

According to Experian Automotive, below is the list of the top 10 states for Hybrid vehicle penetration. Of all the hybrids sold in the United States, more than one quarter are sold in California.

State

Hybrid %

of Total Nationwide Hybrid Sales

Hybrid Rank

Non Hybrid Rank

Non-Hybrid % of Total Nationwide Vehicle Sales

CA

26.34%

1

1

13.16%

FL

5.41%

2

2

9.06%

TX

5.02%

3

3

8.86%

NY

4.68%

4

4

6.41%

VA

4.13%

5

11

2.63%

WA

3.94%

6

15

2.04%

IL

3.63%

7

7

3.95%

PA

3.47%

8

5

4.59%

MA

2.76%

9

17

1.85%

OR

2.62%

10

25

1.19%

    • Hybrid sales in California accounted for 26.34% of all hybrid sales in the U.S., making it the number 1 state for hybrid sales
    • Non-hybrid sales in Illinois accounted for 3.95% of all non-hybrid sales in the U.S., making it the number 7 state for non-hybrid vehicle sales
    • Nearly 1/3 (32.9%) of all hybrid vehicle sales occur in three west coast states (Washington, California and Oregon)
    • California makes up 12% (36,457,549) of the total U.S. population and 26.34% of all hybrid sales occur in California
    • Washington makes up 2.13% (6,395,798) of the total U.S. population and 3.94% of all hybrid sales occur in Washington
    • Massachusetts makes up 2.15% (6,437,193) of the total U.S. population and 2.76% of all hybrid sales occur in Massachusetts
    • Virginia's population makes up 2.5% (7,642,884) of the total U.S. population and 4.13% of all hybrid sales occur in Virginia

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