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EVs in Iowa

Registration counts as of 2026-05-08. National rank: #34 of 51 (50 states + DC).

Total EVs + PHEVs
19,000
BEVs
11,700
PHEVs
7,300
% of US
0.3%

Public charging in Iowa

Charging sites
594
Stations
777
Ports
3,096
Browse 594 Iowa chargers →

Charger-to-EV ratio in Iowa

How well the charging build-out is keeping pace with EV adoption. Lower numbers = more chargers per EV (better).

EVs per port
6.4
EVs per L2 port
9.5
EVs per DCFC port
20.3
BEVs per DCFC port
12.5

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. Compare all states →

Top Iowa cities by public charger count

  • Des Moines — 38 sites
  • Iowa City — 28 sites
  • Ames — 23 sites
  • Cedar Rapids — 21 sites
  • Davenport — 21 sites
  • West Des Moines — 17 sites
  • Dubuque — 13 sites
  • Sioux City — 12 sites
  • Muscatine — 12 sites
  • Waukee — 12 sites
  • Altoona — 12 sites
  • Bettendorf — 11 sites

How Iowa compares

An emerging EV market — early days for adoption locally.

Data sources

  • AFDC vehicle registrations (Experian Information Solutions, via US DOE AFDC) — state-level BEV/PHEV counts. Refreshed annually. (afdc.energy.gov/vehicles/registration)