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)

Total EVs (BEV+PHEV)
6,024,500
EVs / port
88.8
EVs / L2 port
326.5
EVs / DCFC port
122.7
BEVs / DCFC port
91.7

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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1Wyoming (WY)2,5001,5001162057.821.612.27.3
2North Dakota (ND)2,3001,3001031877.922.312.37
3South Dakota (SD)4,0002,30013021311.730.818.810.8
4West Virginia (WV)6,0003,80023528911.425.520.813.1
5Montana (MT)8,8005,60019533316.745.126.416.8
6Mississippi (MS)7,3004,90017424617.44229.719.9
7Alaska (AK)4,5003,40011114817.440.530.423
8Delaware (DE)15,70011,10025639024.361.340.328.5
9Iowa (IA)19,00011,7002234702785.240.424.9
10Maine (ME)18,9009,70024442128.477.544.923
11New Mexico (NM)18,80013,00022641629.383.245.231.3
12Alabama (AL)24,30017,50020052632.9121.546.233.3
13Oklahoma (OK)56,90022,6002461,22138.8231.346.618.5
14Nebraska (NE)13,8009,10026923227.451.359.539.2
15Kansas (KS)21,10014,5002823203574.865.945.3
16Idaho (ID)16,60011,00028325131.158.766.143.8
17South Carolina (SC)37,90026,80025156745.215166.847.3
18Indiana (IN)49,90034,60023972651.6208.868.747.7
19Arkansas (AR)13,3009,50029618127.944.973.552.5
20Kentucky (KY)21,40015,00028928837.17474.352.1
21Vermont (VT)17,10010,20039122627.743.775.745.1
22Connecticut (CT)61,90039,40082078438.575.57950.3
23Tennessee (TN)55,40042,60027668957.2200.780.461.8
24Nevada (NV)79,00065,60025597364.3309.881.267.4
25Michigan (MI)109,40075,8004771,32060.1229.482.957.4
26New Hampshire (NH)20,90012,70025325241.382.682.950.4
27Wisconsin (WI)47,40032,30031155154.4152.48658.6
28Missouri (MO)51,00034,20038656353.7132.190.660.7
29Georgia (GA)146,400120,0004911,50973.2298.29779.5
30Rhode Island (RI)14,3008,30025814135.855.4101.458.9
31Virginia (VA)139,500107,4003691,36380.1378102.378.8
32Oregon (OR)111,60078,4004511,01875.4247.5109.677
33Utah (UT)67,70052,20038660068.5175.4112.887
34Arizona (AZ)140,500111,2003101,23790.5453.2113.689.9
35Minnesota (MN)67,50047,40041459166.4163114.280.2
36Texas (TX)359,400294,7004713,14799.1763.1114.293.6
37North Carolina (NC)119,30091,0004481,02880.4266.3116.188.5
38Pennsylvania (PA)137,50089,9003771,15389.6364.7119.378
39Massachusetts (MA)143,30091,1003251,17495.6440.9122.177.6
40Colorado (CO)175,700127,0005221,43389.9336.6122.688.6
41New York (NY)279,500168,1008722,01396.7320.5138.883.5
42Maryland (MD)131,50094,90069694280.1188.9139.6100.7
43California (CA)1,981,0001,533,9002,01712,480135.5982.2158.7122.9
44Florida (FL)405,200334,8004032,501139.41,005.5162133.9
45New Jersey (NJ)225,400173,8003001,336137.3751.3168.7130.1
46Washington (WA)239,900191,4005661,305126.9423.9183.8146.7
47Illinois (IL)165,900125,500285830148.5582.1199.9151.2
48District of Columbia (DC)14,40010,1003425835.842.1248.3174.1
49Ohio (OH)99,10069,400294214195.1337.1463.1324.3
50Hawaii (HI)38,60029,90031844104121.4877.3679.5
51Louisiana (LA)16,20011,60000

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.