Charger-to-EV Ratios by State
How well each state is keeping pace with EV adoption, measured at the port level across publicly-accessible chargers only. Lower is better for the per-port columns: fewer EVs per port means more capacity available for the average driver.
National baseline (2024)
What's a healthy ratio?
Reading these numbers as a station owner or developer:
- High EVs / DCFC port (>300) — under-served. The federal NEVI program targets roughly 200 EVs per DCFC port at a healthy network; states well above that line are signaling capacity gaps and a clearer greenfield opportunity, especially along corridors and in tertiary cities.
- Mid (100–300 EVs / DCFC port) — healthy capacity for current adoption. New sites should differentiate on uptime, amenity density, and 150+ kW power rather than raw count, particularly in metros.
- Low (<100 EVs / DCFC port) — saturated or built ahead of demand. Returns hinge on driver loyalty and reliability; expect lower utilization until adoption catches up.
- Watch the BEVs / DCFC column — PHEVs use DC fast charging at much lower rates than BEVs, so this column is the cleaner read on actual road-trip pressure on the network.
Population density matters: a “high” ratio in Wyoming reflects a tiny EV fleet on a small port count, while the same number in Florida means real saturation. Use the state column as a peer-set filter.
All 50 states + DC
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| # | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyoming (WY) | 2,500 | 1,500 | 139 | 241 | 6.6 | 18 | 10.4 | 6.2 |
| 2 | North Dakota (ND) | 2,300 | 1,300 | 137 | 185 | 7.1 | 16.8 | 12.4 | 7 |
| 3 | Mississippi (MS) | 7,300 | 4,900 | 334 | 569 | 8.1 | 21.9 | 12.8 | 8.6 |
| 4 | Alabama (AL) | 24,300 | 17,500 | 819 | 1,661 | 9.8 | 29.7 | 14.6 | 10.5 |
| 5 | New Mexico (NM) | 18,800 | 13,000 | 609 | 1,143 | 10.7 | 30.9 | 16.4 | 11.4 |
| 6 | South Dakota (SD) | 4,000 | 2,300 | 149 | 241 | 10.3 | 26.8 | 16.6 | 9.5 |
| 7 | West Virginia (WV) | 6,000 | 3,800 | 326 | 320 | 9.3 | 18.4 | 18.8 | 11.9 |
| 8 | Montana (MT) | 8,800 | 5,600 | 240 | 437 | 13 | 36.7 | 20.1 | 12.8 |
| 9 | Iowa (IA) | 19,000 | 11,700 | 2,006 | 932 | 6.4 | 9.5 | 20.4 | 12.6 |
| 10 | South Carolina (SC) | 37,900 | 26,800 | 1,773 | 1,803 | 10.5 | 21.4 | 21 | 14.9 |
| 11 | Maine (ME) | 18,900 | 9,700 | 1,302 | 823 | 8.9 | 14.5 | 23 | 11.8 |
| 12 | Alaska (AK) | 4,500 | 3,400 | 115 | 188 | 14.9 | 39.1 | 23.9 | 18.1 |
| 13 | Wisconsin (WI) | 47,400 | 32,300 | 1,515 | 1,960 | 13.6 | 31.3 | 24.2 | 16.5 |
| 14 | Kentucky (KY) | 21,400 | 15,000 | 735 | 882 | 13.2 | 29.1 | 24.3 | 17 |
| 15 | Oklahoma (OK) | 56,900 | 22,600 | 783 | 2,231 | 18.9 | 72.7 | 25.5 | 10.1 |
| 16 | Arkansas (AR) | 13,300 | 9,500 | 777 | 498 | 10.4 | 17.1 | 26.7 | 19.1 |
| 17 | Tennessee (TN) | 55,400 | 42,600 | 1,822 | 1,988 | 14.5 | 30.4 | 27.9 | 21.4 |
| 18 | Rhode Island (RI) | 14,300 | 8,300 | 646 | 491 | 12.6 | 22.1 | 29.1 | 16.9 |
| 19 | Delaware (DE) | 15,700 | 11,100 | 372 | 504 | 17.9 | 42.2 | 31.2 | 22 |
| 20 | Idaho (ID) | 16,600 | 11,000 | 526 | 528 | 15.7 | 31.6 | 31.4 | 20.8 |
| 21 | Louisiana (LA) | 16,200 | 11,600 | 492 | 512 | 16.1 | 32.9 | 31.6 | 22.7 |
| 22 | Indiana (IN) | 49,900 | 34,600 | 1,195 | 1,563 | 18.1 | 41.8 | 31.9 | 22.1 |
| 23 | Nebraska (NE) | 13,800 | 9,100 | 418 | 426 | 16.3 | 33 | 32.4 | 21.4 |
| 24 | Kansas (KS) | 21,100 | 14,500 | 783 | 642 | 14.8 | 26.9 | 32.9 | 22.6 |
| 25 | Vermont (VT) | 17,100 | 10,200 | 924 | 493 | 12.1 | 18.5 | 34.7 | 20.7 |
| 26 | Missouri (MO) | 51,000 | 34,200 | 2,050 | 1,376 | 14.9 | 24.9 | 37.1 | 24.9 |
| 27 | Georgia (GA) | 146,400 | 120,000 | 4,231 | 3,547 | 18.8 | 34.6 | 41.3 | 33.8 |
| 28 | Nevada (NV) | 79,000 | 65,600 | 1,433 | 1,890 | 23.8 | 55.1 | 41.8 | 34.7 |
| 29 | Michigan (MI) | 109,400 | 75,800 | 3,543 | 2,604 | 17.7 | 30.9 | 42 | 29.1 |
| 30 | North Carolina (NC) | 119,300 | 91,000 | 3,461 | 2,787 | 19 | 34.5 | 42.8 | 32.7 |
| 31 | Utah (UT) | 67,700 | 52,200 | 2,115 | 1,577 | 18.3 | 32 | 42.9 | 33.1 |
| 32 | Illinois (IL) | 165,900 | 125,500 | 2,867 | 3,679 | 25.3 | 57.9 | 45.1 | 34.1 |
| 33 | Minnesota (MN) | 67,500 | 47,400 | 2,087 | 1,482 | 18.9 | 32.3 | 45.5 | 32 |
| 34 | Texas (TX) | 359,400 | 294,700 | 6,512 | 7,706 | 25.3 | 55.2 | 46.6 | 38.2 |
| 35 | New Hampshire (NH) | 20,900 | 12,700 | 462 | 428 | 23.5 | 45.2 | 48.8 | 29.7 |
| 36 | Connecticut (CT) | 61,900 | 39,400 | 4,082 | 1,208 | 11.7 | 15.2 | 51.2 | 32.6 |
| 37 | Pennsylvania (PA) | 137,500 | 89,900 | 3,228 | 2,658 | 23.3 | 42.6 | 51.7 | 33.8 |
| 38 | Virginia (VA) | 139,500 | 107,400 | 2,820 | 2,566 | 25.8 | 49.5 | 54.4 | 41.9 |
| 39 | Florida (FL) | 405,200 | 334,800 | 8,435 | 7,402 | 25.6 | 48 | 54.7 | 45.2 |
| 40 | New York (NY) | 279,500 | 168,100 | 15,314 | 5,059 | 13.7 | 18.3 | 55.2 | 33.2 |
| 41 | Ohio (OH) | 99,100 | 69,400 | 3,447 | 1,713 | 19.2 | 28.7 | 57.9 | 40.5 |
| 42 | Massachusetts (MA) | 143,300 | 91,100 | 6,571 | 2,465 | 15.9 | 21.8 | 58.1 | 37 |
| 43 | Oregon (OR) | 111,600 | 78,400 | 2,576 | 1,837 | 25.2 | 43.3 | 60.8 | 42.7 |
| 44 | Colorado (CO) | 175,700 | 127,000 | 4,889 | 2,774 | 22.9 | 35.9 | 63.3 | 45.8 |
| 45 | Maryland (MD) | 131,500 | 94,900 | 3,863 | 2,017 | 22.3 | 34 | 65.2 | 47.1 |
| 46 | New Jersey (NJ) | 225,400 | 173,800 | 4,201 | 3,449 | 29.4 | 53.7 | 65.4 | 50.4 |
| 47 | Arizona (AZ) | 140,500 | 111,200 | 2,692 | 2,031 | 29.7 | 52.2 | 69.2 | 54.8 |
| 48 | Washington (WA) | 239,900 | 191,400 | 5,242 | 3,361 | 27.8 | 45.8 | 71.4 | 56.9 |
| 49 | California (CA) | 1,981,000 | 1,533,900 | 36,056 | 26,835 | 31.4 | 54.9 | 73.8 | 57.2 |
| 50 | Hawaii (HI) | 38,600 | 29,900 | 777 | 294 | 35.7 | 49.7 | 131.3 | 101.7 |
| 51 | District of Columbia (DC) | 14,400 | 10,100 | 913 | 95 | 14.3 | 15.8 | 151.6 | 106.3 |
Sorted ascending — fewer EVs per port = more available capacity.
Numbers reflect publicly-accessible charging only (private/workplace/fleet sites excluded). Port counts are individual L2 or DCFC ports — a site with 8 DCFC ports contributes 8, not 1. EV count is BEV+PHEV combined; BEV-only is shown separately. Registration data is the latest annual AFDC/Experian snapshot. Port counts reflect what upstream sources report — undercounts are more likely than overcounts where per-port detail is sparse.
Data sources
- AFDC vehicle registrations (Experian Information Solutions) — state-level BEV/PHEV counts.
- SpotCharge directory — live site and port counts merged from OpenChargeMap, AFDC stations, and OpenStreetMap.