Drove Alone

U.S. Census 2000 - Drove Alone Share by State

The country's share of commuters driving alone increased by 3.12 percentage points from 73.19% to 76.31% between 1990 and 2000.

The District of Columbia, New York, Hawaii and Alaska remain the four states with the lowest drive alone rates.  Alabama, Michigan, and Ohio have the highest drive alone rates.

Idaho, Delaware, Washington, and Florida moved up in ranking by at least 10 spots.

Similar tables are available for carpool and public transportation modes.

Source of data: U.S. Census Supplementary Survey

State	Drove alone (2000)		Drove Alone (1990)		Change in Ranking	Change in Drove Alone Share
District of Columbia	39.99%	1	35.05%	1	0	4.94%
New York	55.74%	2	54.26%	2	0	1.47%
Hawaii	66.78%	3	60.50%	3	0	6.28%
Alaska	68.80%	4	62.54%	4	0	6.25%
New Jersey	72.34%	5	71.63%	10	5	0.71%
California	72.40%	6	71.61%	9	3	0.80%
Illinois	73.21%	7	69.92%	6	-1	3.29%
Maryland	73.29%	8	69.80%	5	-3	3.49%
Massachusetts	73.47%	9	72.09%	13	4	1.38%
Oregon	73.57%	10	73.32%	16	6	0.25%
Washington	74.10%	11	73.87%	22	11	0.24%
Arizona	74.31%	12	73.62%	19	7	0.69%
Wyoming	74.80%	13	73.75%	20	7	1.04%
Montana	75.12%	14	71.70%	11	-3	3.42%
Utah	75.82%	15	73.90%	23	8	1.92%
Idaho	76.11%	16	74.84%	29	13	1.27%
South Dakota	76.64%	17	72.03%	12	-5	4.60%
Pennsylvania	76.78%	18	71.40%	8	-10	5.38%
Colorado	77.02%	19	74.30%	25	6	2.72%
Nevada	77.20%	20	73.36%	17	-3	3.83%
Minnesota	77.42%	21	73.79%	21	0	3.63%
New Mexico	77.45%	22	74.62%	27	5	2.83%
North Dakota	77.74%	23	71.38%	7	-16	6.36%
Vermont	77.76%	24	72.19%	14	-10	5.57%
Virginia	78.03%	25	72.48%	15	-10	5.54%
Delaware	78.57%	26	77.24%	39	13	1.32%
Georgia	78.86%	27	76.57%	36	9	2.30%
Florida	79.07%	28	77.11%	38	10	1.97%
Texas	79.46%	29	76.49%	35	6	2.97%
Iowa	79.52%	30	73.44%	18	-12	6.07%
Wisconsin	79.80%	31	74.51%	26	-5	5.29%
West Virginia	79.86%	32	74.82%	28	-4	5.04%
Maine	79.93%	33	74.29%	24	-9	5.64%
Louisiana	79.95%	34	75.31%	30	-4	4.64%
Nebraska	80.03%	35	76.15%	33	-2	3.88%
Connecticut	80.34%	36	77.73%	42	6	2.60%
North Carolina	80.84%	37	76.59%	37	0	4.25%
Kentucky	81.27%	38	76.33%	34	-4	4.94%
Tennessee	81.34%	39	78.73%	46	7	2.61%
Missouri	81.36%	40	77.42%	41	1	3.94%
South Carolina	81.48%	41	75.45%	31	-10	6.03%
Indiana	81.55%	42	78.86%	48	6	2.69%
Oklahoma	81.87%	43	78.50%	45	2	3.36%
Arkansas	82.11%	44	77.34%	40	-4	4.78%
Rhode Island	82.26%	45	78.08%	43	-2	4.17%
Mississippi	82.95%	46	75.62%	32	-14	7.32%
Kansas	82.95%	47	78.76%	47	0	4.18%
New Hampshire	83.24%	48	78.24%	44	-4	5.00%
Ohio	83.60%	49	80.30%	50	1	3.30%
Michigan	83.71%	50	81.51%	51	1	2.20%
Alabama	84.56%	51	79.19%	49	-2	5.37%