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 | 116 | 207 | 7.7 | 21.6 | 12.1 | 7.2 |
| 2 | North Dakota (ND) | 2,300 | 1,300 | 103 | 187 | 7.9 | 22.3 | 12.3 | 7 |
| 3 | Alabama (AL) | 24,300 | 17,500 | 726 | 1,527 | 10.7 | 33.5 | 15.9 | 11.5 |
| 4 | Mississippi (MS) | 7,300 | 4,900 | 218 | 434 | 11.2 | 33.5 | 16.8 | 11.3 |
| 5 | South Dakota (SD) | 4,000 | 2,300 | 130 | 213 | 11.7 | 30.8 | 18.8 | 10.8 |
| 6 | West Virginia (WV) | 6,000 | 3,800 | 252 | 291 | 11 | 23.8 | 20.6 | 13.1 |
| 7 | Iowa (IA) | 19,000 | 11,700 | 1,914 | 892 | 6.7 | 9.9 | 21.3 | 13.1 |
| 8 | New Mexico (NM) | 18,800 | 13,000 | 440 | 742 | 15.9 | 42.7 | 25.3 | 17.5 |
| 9 | Montana (MT) | 8,800 | 5,600 | 192 | 331 | 16.8 | 45.8 | 26.6 | 16.9 |
| 10 | Wisconsin (WI) | 47,400 | 32,300 | 1,309 | 1,783 | 15.3 | 36.2 | 26.6 | 18.1 |
| 11 | Alaska (AK) | 4,500 | 3,400 | 113 | 156 | 16.7 | 39.8 | 28.8 | 21.8 |
| 12 | Tennessee (TN) | 55,400 | 42,600 | 1,710 | 1,874 | 15.4 | 32.4 | 29.6 | 22.7 |
| 13 | Maine (ME) | 18,900 | 9,700 | 950 | 600 | 12.2 | 19.9 | 31.5 | 16.2 |
| 14 | South Carolina (SC) | 37,900 | 26,800 | 968 | 1,184 | 17.4 | 39.2 | 32 | 22.6 |
| 15 | Kansas (KS) | 21,100 | 14,500 | 686 | 632 | 16 | 30.8 | 33.4 | 22.9 |
| 16 | Oklahoma (OK) | 56,900 | 22,600 | 611 | 1,593 | 25.8 | 93.1 | 35.7 | 14.2 |
| 17 | Indiana (IN) | 49,900 | 34,600 | 1,041 | 1,393 | 20.5 | 47.9 | 35.8 | 24.8 |
| 18 | Delaware (DE) | 15,700 | 11,100 | 336 | 436 | 20.3 | 46.7 | 36 | 25.5 |
| 19 | Arkansas (AR) | 13,300 | 9,500 | 628 | 351 | 13.6 | 21.2 | 37.9 | 27.1 |
| 20 | Missouri (MO) | 51,000 | 34,200 | 1,898 | 1,309 | 15.9 | 26.9 | 39 | 26.1 |
| 21 | Kentucky (KY) | 21,400 | 15,000 | 607 | 546 | 18.6 | 35.3 | 39.2 | 27.5 |
| 22 | Nebraska (NE) | 13,800 | 9,100 | 405 | 346 | 18.3 | 34.1 | 39.9 | 26.3 |
| 23 | Louisiana (LA) | 16,200 | 11,600 | 433 | 401 | 19.4 | 37.4 | 40.4 | 28.9 |
| 24 | Vermont (VT) | 17,100 | 10,200 | 787 | 405 | 14.3 | 21.7 | 42.2 | 25.2 |
| 25 | Nevada (NV) | 79,000 | 65,600 | 1,118 | 1,830 | 26.8 | 70.7 | 43.2 | 35.8 |
| 26 | Georgia (GA) | 146,400 | 120,000 | 3,756 | 3,122 | 21.3 | 39 | 46.9 | 38.4 |
| 27 | North Carolina (NC) | 119,300 | 91,000 | 3,070 | 2,491 | 21.4 | 38.9 | 47.9 | 36.5 |
| 28 | Utah (UT) | 67,700 | 52,200 | 1,979 | 1,393 | 20.1 | 34.2 | 48.6 | 37.5 |
| 29 | Idaho (ID) | 16,600 | 11,000 | 369 | 339 | 23.4 | 45 | 49 | 32.4 |
| 30 | Michigan (MI) | 109,400 | 75,800 | 3,105 | 2,232 | 20.4 | 35.2 | 49 | 34 |
| 31 | Minnesota (MN) | 67,500 | 47,400 | 1,775 | 1,288 | 22 | 38 | 52.4 | 36.8 |
| 32 | Connecticut (CT) | 61,900 | 39,400 | 3,696 | 1,164 | 12.7 | 16.7 | 53.2 | 33.8 |
| 33 | New Hampshire (NH) | 20,900 | 12,700 | 401 | 387 | 26.5 | 52.1 | 54 | 32.8 |
| 34 | Illinois (IL) | 165,900 | 125,500 | 2,377 | 3,027 | 30.7 | 69.8 | 54.8 | 41.5 |
| 35 | Texas (TX) | 359,400 | 294,700 | 5,555 | 6,360 | 30.1 | 64.7 | 56.5 | 46.3 |
| 36 | Virginia (VA) | 139,500 | 107,400 | 2,533 | 2,368 | 28.4 | 55.1 | 58.9 | 45.4 |
| 37 | Pennsylvania (PA) | 137,500 | 89,900 | 2,947 | 2,291 | 26.2 | 46.7 | 60 | 39.2 |
| 38 | Ohio (OH) | 99,100 | 69,400 | 3,147 | 1,557 | 21.1 | 31.5 | 63.6 | 44.6 |
| 39 | Florida (FL) | 405,200 | 334,800 | 7,440 | 6,349 | 29.4 | 54.5 | 63.8 | 52.7 |
| 40 | New York (NY) | 279,500 | 168,100 | 13,496 | 4,283 | 15.7 | 20.7 | 65.3 | 39.2 |
| 41 | Rhode Island (RI) | 14,300 | 8,300 | 472 | 219 | 20.7 | 30.3 | 65.3 | 37.9 |
| 42 | Massachusetts (MA) | 143,300 | 91,100 | 5,896 | 2,159 | 17.8 | 24.3 | 66.4 | 42.2 |
| 43 | Oregon (OR) | 111,600 | 78,400 | 2,435 | 1,675 | 27.1 | 45.8 | 66.6 | 46.8 |
| 44 | Colorado (CO) | 175,700 | 127,000 | 4,312 | 2,386 | 26.2 | 40.7 | 73.6 | 53.2 |
| 45 | Maryland (MD) | 131,500 | 94,900 | 3,650 | 1,783 | 24.2 | 36 | 73.8 | 53.2 |
| 46 | Arizona (AZ) | 140,500 | 111,200 | 2,404 | 1,820 | 33.2 | 58.4 | 77.2 | 61.1 |
| 47 | New Jersey (NJ) | 225,400 | 173,800 | 3,044 | 2,771 | 38.7 | 74 | 81.3 | 62.7 |
| 48 | Washington (WA) | 239,900 | 191,400 | 4,505 | 2,899 | 32.3 | 53.3 | 82.8 | 66 |
| 49 | California (CA) | 1,981,000 | 1,533,900 | 31,384 | 23,789 | 35.8 | 63.1 | 83.3 | 64.5 |
| 50 | District of Columbia (DC) | 14,400 | 10,100 | 862 | 80 | 15.3 | 16.7 | 180 | 126.3 |
| 51 | Hawaii (HI) | 38,600 | 29,900 | 642 | 186 | 46.1 | 60.1 | 207.5 | 160.8 |
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.