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SUV, pickup, sedan? Which vehicle type is the most popular in each state?

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(iSeeCars) – 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
StateDominant Vehicle TypeSUVsCars TrucksMinivans
AlabamaSUVs40.7%36.1%20.5%2.0%
AlaskaSUVs43.4%22.4%30.8%2.1%
ArizonaCars38.1%43.5%15.1%2.4%
ArkansasSUVs41.8%31.1%24.3%2.0%
CaliforniaCars36.0%48.6%11.7%2.3%
ColoradoSUVs47.8%29.8%19.0%2.0%
ConnecticutSUVs48.0%38.1%10.4%1.9%
DelawareSUVs45.8%37.2%13.6%2.4%
FloridaCars40.5%41.8%13.7%2.5%
GeorgiaSUVs40.4%40.2%16.0%2.3%
HawaiiCars35.6%43.3%16.0%3.8%
IdahoSUVs40.2%25.0%31.2%2.2%
IllinoisSUVs45.8%36.4%12.9%3.4%
IndianaSUVs43.7%35.2%16.3%3.6%
IowaSUVs44.4%26.1%24.3%3.9%
KansasSUVs42.2%31.7%21.6%3.1%
KentuckySUVs41.5%31.3%23.0%3.1%
LouisianaSUVs40.2%33.9%23.6%1.8%
MaineSUVs49.4%23.4%24.1%1.9%
MarylandSUVs43.4%41.7%11.1%2.7%
MassachusettsSUVs50.2%34.3%12.0%2.0%
MichiganSUVs51.7%24.2%19.3%3.2%
MinnesotaSUVs48.5%26.6%20.1%3.5%
MississippiSUVs38.3%38.2%21.0%1.9%
MissouriSUVs42.7%33.4%19.6%3.1%
MontanaSUVs44.9%17.1%34.2%1.9%
NebraskaSUVs44.5%26.6%24.6%3.1%
NevadaCars39.3%42.8%14.5%2.4%
New HampshireSUVs46.8%28.7%18.6%1.8%
New JerseySUVs48.5%39.4%8.0%2.4%
New MexicoSUVs38.7%34.2%24.1%2.2%
New YorkSUVs53.0%32.1%11.6%2.1%
North CarolinaSUVs41.4%38.3%16.3%2.6%
North DakotaSUVs45.5%19.2%31.4%2.7%
OhioSUVs43.5%35.9%15.9%3.2%
OklahomaSUVs40.1%32.2%24.5%2.4%
OregonSUVs41.2%37.1%17.7%2.7%
PennsylvaniaSUVs48.0%33.4%14.9%2.4%
Rhode IslandSUVs49.6%33.0%14.1%1.9%
South CarolinaSUVs42.0%35.7%19.1%2.3%
South DakotaSUVs45.9%20.1%29.8%3.1%
TennesseeSUVs42.4%34.9%19.1%2.6%
TexasSUVs40.6%37.3%19.2%2.1%
UtahSUVs39.9%35.4%20.5%3.1%
VermontSUVs46.8%26.0%24.6%1.9%
VirginiaSUVs41.2%40.5%14.2%2.8%
WashingtonSUVs39.1%38.5%18.3%2.6%
West VirginiaSUVs45.6%24.6%27.1%1.9%
WisconsinSUVs46.7%27.5%21.0%3.6%
WyomingSUVs42.1%17.6%37.6%1.6%

Methodology:


iSeeCars.com analyzed over 1.9 million used car sales from June 2021 through May 2022. The shares of trucks, suvs, passenger cars (defined as sedans, coupes, convertibles, hatchbacks, and wagons), and minivans within each US state were calculated and used as ranking metrics across states.

This article, Which Vehicle Type is the Most Popular in Each State?, originally appeared on iSeeCars.com.