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U.S. Census 2000 - Carpool Share by State

The Hawaii remains the state with the highest carpool share at nearly 18%. remain the four states with the lowest drive alone rates. New York, Ohio, Kansas and the District of Columbia have the lowest carpool rates.

Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming, South Dakota, California, Arizona, Washington, and Montana moved up in ranking by at least 10 spots.

Similar tables are available for drive alone and public transportation modes.

Source of data: U.S. Census Supplementary Survey

State	Carpool Share (2000)	2000 Carpool Ranking	Carpool Share (1990)	1990 Carpool Ranking	Change in Ranking	Change in Carpool Share
Hawaii	17.72%	1	20.48%	1	0	-2.77%
Arizona	14.88%	2	14.94%	16	14	-0.06%
Utah	14.01%	3	15.18%	11	8	-1.17%
California	13.94%	4	14.61%	19	15	-0.67%
Alaska	13.42%	5	15.29%	10	5	-1.87%
Wyoming	13.01%	6	13.49%	24	18	-0.48%
New Mexico	12.95%	7	15.17%	12	5	-2.22%
Georgia	12.86%	8	15.05%	14	6	-2.19%
West Virginia	12.86%	9	16.22%	4	-5	-3.36%
North Carolina	12.69%	10	16.05%	5	-5	-3.36%
Oregon	12.59%	11	12.76%	31	20	-0.17%
Texas	12.50%	12	14.90%	17	5	-2.40%
Tennessee	12.47%	13	14.48%	20	7	-2.01%
Maryland	12.04%	14	15.16%	13	-1	-3.12%
South Carolina	11.92%	15	16.94%	3	-12	-5.03%
Florida	11.86%	16	14.13%	21	5	-2.27%
Idaho	11.85%	17	12.01%	38	21	-0.16%
Arkansas	11.66%	18	15.48%	8	-10	-3.82%
Mississippi	11.61%	19	17.90%	2	-17	-6.29%
Washington	11.53%	20	12.26%	34	14	-0.73%
Kentucky	11.38%	21	14.65%	18	-3	-3.26%
Virginia	11.31%	22	15.88%	6	-16	-4.58%
Louisiana	11.30%	23	15.03%	15	-8	-3.73%
Indiana	11.24%	24	12.85%	29	5	-1.61%
Delaware	11.19%	25	12.86%	28	3	-1.67%
Colorado	11.13%	26	12.84%	30	4	-1.71%
Montana	11.10%	27	11.87%	40	13	-0.77%
Alabama	11.10%	28	15.39%	9	-19	-4.30%
Oklahoma	11.00%	29	13.89%	23	-6	-2.89%
Iowa	10.87%	30	11.87%	39	9	-1.00%
Missouri	10.74%	31	13.30%	25	-6	-2.57%
Vermont	10.65%	32	12.91%	26	-6	-2.26%
Illinois	10.58%	33	12.19%	35	2	-1.61%
South Dakota	10.35%	34	10.06%	51	17	0.29%
Wisconsin	10.33%	35	11.50%	41	6	-1.17%
Nebraska	10.31%	36	11.20%	44	8	-0.89%
Rhode Island	10.21%	37	12.08%	36	-1	-1.88%
Nevada	10.15%	38	15.49%	7	-31	-5.34%
North Dakota	10.12%	39	10.67%	47	8	-0.55%
Minnesota	10.07%	40	11.42%	43	3	-1.35%
Pennsylvania	9.62%	41	12.90%	27	-14	-3.27%
New Jersey	9.61%	42	12.38%	32	-10	-2.77%
Maine	9.48%	43	13.97%	22	-21	-4.49%
New Hampshire	9.36%	44	12.34%	33	-11	-2.97%
Michigan	9.06%	45	10.51%	49	4	-1.45%
Connecticut	8.95%	46	11.17%	45	-1	-2.22%
Massachusetts	8.73%	47	10.67%	48	1	-1.94%
District of Columbia	8.51%	48	12.03%	37	-11	-3.52%
Kansas	8.42%	49	11.50%	42	-7	-3.08%
Ohio	8.33%	50	10.76%	46	-4	-2.43%
New York	8.19%	51	10.48%	50	-1	-2.29%