Where do homes have no car?
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Answer
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New York: nearly 3 in 10 homes have no car available — about 2.56× the share of #2 Massachusetts.
📚 Background In New York, nearly 3 in 10 homes have no car, truck or van available — more than twice the share of any other state. New York also tops this site's public-transportation quiz; the two facts sit side by side, though neither proves the other. (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2023) (opens in a new tab)
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Share of homes with no car (%, ACS 2023)
Highest: New York (29.7 %); lowest: Idaho (3.5 %).
Note: this counts homes where no car, truck or van is available — not homes that chose not to buy one. One home may still hold several people.
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| Rank | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | 29.7 % |
| #2 | Massachusetts | 11.6 % |
| #3 | New Jersey | 11.4 % |
| #4 | Illinois | 11.1 % |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | 10.6 % |
| #6 | Alaska | 9.2 % |
| #6 | Rhode Island | 9.2 % |
| #8 | Connecticut | 9 % |
| #9 | Maryland | 8.9 % |
| #10 | Hawaii | 8.8 % |
| #10 | West Virginia | 8.8 % |
| #12 | Louisiana | 8.4 % |
| #13 | Ohio | 7.6 % |
| #14 | California | 7.3 % |
| #14 | Nevada | 7.3 % |
| #16 | Washington | 7.2 % |
| #17 | Michigan | 7.1 % |
| #17 | Oregon | 7.1 % |
| #19 | North Dakota | 6.9 % |
| #20 | Kentucky | 6.7 % |
| #21 | Delaware | 6.6 % |
| #21 | Missouri | 6.6 % |
| #23 | Indiana | 6.5 % |
| #23 | Wisconsin | 6.5 % |
| #25 | Maine | 6.4 % |
| #25 | Minnesota | 6.4 % |
| #27 | Oklahoma | 6.2 % |
| #28 | Arkansas | 6.1 % |
| #28 | Mississippi | 6.1 % |
| #30 | South Carolina | 6 % |
| #31 | Georgia | 5.9 % |
| #31 | Virginia | 5.9 % |
| #33 | Florida | 5.8 % |
| #34 | Vermont | 5.7 % |
| #35 | Arizona | 5.6 % |
| #36 | Alabama | 5.5 % |
| #36 | North Carolina | 5.5 % |
| #36 | Texas | 5.5 % |
| #39 | Colorado | 5.4 % |
| #39 | Nebraska | 5.4 % |
| #41 | Iowa | 5.3 % |
| #41 | New Mexico | 5.3 % |
| #41 | South Dakota | 5.3 % |
| #41 | Tennessee | 5.3 % |
| #45 | Kansas | 5 % |
| #46 | Montana | 4.7 % |
| #47 | New Hampshire | 4.5 % |
| #48 | Wyoming | 4.4 % |
| #49 | Utah | 4.1 % |
| #50 | Idaho | 3.5 % |
| 🇺🇸 USA (national figure) | 8.4 % |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2023 (ACS 1-year estimates))
Sources
Data as of: 2023 (ACS 1-year estimates)
U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2023 1-year profile DP04_0058PE (share of homes with no car) (opens in a new tab) (2026-08-02) — Official published survey estimates (the committed raw file is the API response, unchanged).
↳ On data.census.gov, open profile table “DP04” for 2023 and read DP04_0058PE (share of homes with no car) by state.