Prii per Capita by State

[Sporin]

A discussion on another forum started by a guy who swore that Oregon must have more Prii then anywhere.

It was fleshed out by a poster with the correct data and what was actually found--to no one's surprise-- is that a state's population basically dictated how many Prii there were. In other words, the 10 most populous states were also ranked 1-10 in Prius sales.

However, another poster compared the number of people to the number of Prii and the data changed dramatically. No surprise to me but Vermont has the most Prii per capita.

I thought you guys would be interested:

State | Population | Prius Owners | Number of Persons for every Prius
Vermont - 625,741 - 3,924 - 159
California - 37,253,956 - 223,526 - 167
Oregon - 3,831,074 - 20,248 - 189
District of Columbia - 601,723 - 2,939 - 205
Washington - 6,724,540 - 32,840 - 205
New Hampshire - 1,316,470 - 5,692 - 231
Massachusetts - 6,547,629 - 27,134 - 241
Virginia - 8,001,024 - 31,144 - 257
Maryland - 5,773,552 - 22,164 - 260
Colorado - 5,029,196 - 18,054 - 279
Connecticut - 3,574,097 - 12,797 - 279
Maine - 1,328,361 - 4,602 - 289
Arizona - 6,392,017 - 21,919 - 292
Hawaii - 1,360,301 - 4,355 - 312
Rhode Island - 1,052,567 - 3,289 - 320
New Mexico - 2,059,179 - 5,937 - 347
Minnesota - 5,303,925 - 14,891 - 356
Wisconsin - 5,686,986 - 15,783 - 360
Delaware - 897,934 - 2,414 - 372
Montana - 989,415 - 2,555 - 387
New Jersey - 8,791,894 - 21,438 - 410
Illinois - 12,830,632 - 30,611 - 419
Florida - 18,801,310 - 43,175 - 435
Nevada - 2,700,551 - 6,031 - 448
North Carolina - 9,535,483 - 20,920 - 456
Pennsylvania - 12,702,379 - 27,711 - 458
Iowa - 3,046,355 - 6,490 - 469
Kansas - 2,853,118 - 5,944 - 480
New York - 19,378,102 - 39,741 - 488
Oklahoma - 3,751,351 - 7,509 - 500
Alaska - 710,231 - 1,401 - 507
Idaho - 1,567,582 - 3,071 - 510
Utah - 2,763,885 - 5,240 - 527
Missouri - 5,988,927 - 11,196 - 535
Wyoming - 563,626 - 1,035 - 545
Indiana - 6,483,802 - 11,698 - 554
Ohio - 11,536,504 - 20,336 - 567
Arkansas - 2,915,918 - 4,700 - 620
Texas - 25,145,561 - 40,098 - 627
South Dakota - 814,180 - 1,266 - 643
Nebraska - 1,826,341 - 2,749 - 664
Georgia - 9,687,653 - 14,270 - 679
Michigan - 9,883,640 - 13,727 - 720
Tennessee - 6,346,105 - 8,650 - 734
South Carolina - 4,625,364 - 6,188 - 747
Kentucky - 4,339,367 - 5,713 - 760
West Virginia - 1,852,994 - 2,435 - 761
Alabama - 4,779,736 - 5,647 - 846
North Dakota - 672,591 - 707 - 951
Louisiana - 4,533,372 - 4,253 - 1,066
Mississippi - 2,967,297 - 2,101 - 1,412

In an easier to read table>> VWVortex.com - Help me prove there are more Prius drivers in Oregon than any other state

Just a word of caution, that forum fairly well represents the ridiculous "Prius Haters" mantra, with a few exceptions of course.

[JamesBurke]

Population should be licensed drivers or number of vehicle owned. Large urban areas like NYC with their large non driving or car owning populations distort these kinds of statistics.

[JimboPalmer]

Almost every thread where Prius owners comment on other Prius they see, I wonder how they are seeing other Prius. My claims that there are no 'other Prius' now make more sense. Driving to neighboring states does not help much, they fill out the rest of the bottom of the chart.

[DaveinOlyWA]

Originally Posted by Sporin

A discussion on another forum started by a guy who swore that Oregon must have more Prii then anywhere.

It was fleshed out by a poster with the correct data and what was actually found--to no one's surprise-- is that a state's population basically dictated how many Prii there were. In other words, the 10 most populous states were also ranked 1-10 in Prius sales.

However, another poster compared the number of people to the number of Prii and the data changed dramatically. No surprise to me but Vermont has the most Prii per capita.

I thought you guys would be interested:

State | Population | Prius Owners | Number of Persons for every Prius
Vermont - 625,741 - 3,924 - 159
California - 37,253,956 - 223,526 - 167
Oregon - 3,831,074 - 20,248 - 189
District of Columbia - 601,723 - 2,939 - 205
Washington - 6,724,540 - 32,840 - 205
New Hampshire - 1,316,470 - 5,692 - 231
Massachusetts - 6,547,629 - 27,134 - 241
Virginia - 8,001,024 - 31,144 - 257
Maryland - 5,773,552 - 22,164 - 260
Colorado - 5,029,196 - 18,054 - 279
Connecticut - 3,574,097 - 12,797 - 279
Maine - 1,328,361 - 4,602 - 289
Arizona - 6,392,017 - 21,919 - 292
Hawaii - 1,360,301 - 4,355 - 312
Rhode Island - 1,052,567 - 3,289 - 320
New Mexico - 2,059,179 - 5,937 - 347
Minnesota - 5,303,925 - 14,891 - 356
Wisconsin - 5,686,986 - 15,783 - 360
Delaware - 897,934 - 2,414 - 372
Montana - 989,415 - 2,555 - 387
New Jersey - 8,791,894 - 21,438 - 410
Illinois - 12,830,632 - 30,611 - 419
Florida - 18,801,310 - 43,175 - 435
Nevada - 2,700,551 - 6,031 - 448
North Carolina - 9,535,483 - 20,920 - 456
Pennsylvania - 12,702,379 - 27,711 - 458
Iowa - 3,046,355 - 6,490 - 469
Kansas - 2,853,118 - 5,944 - 480
New York - 19,378,102 - 39,741 - 488
Oklahoma - 3,751,351 - 7,509 - 500
Alaska - 710,231 - 1,401 - 507
Idaho - 1,567,582 - 3,071 - 510
Utah - 2,763,885 - 5,240 - 527
Missouri - 5,988,927 - 11,196 - 535
Wyoming - 563,626 - 1,035 - 545
Indiana - 6,483,802 - 11,698 - 554
Ohio - 11,536,504 - 20,336 - 567
Arkansas - 2,915,918 - 4,700 - 620
Texas - 25,145,561 - 40,098 - 627
South Dakota - 814,180 - 1,266 - 643
Nebraska - 1,826,341 - 2,749 - 664
Georgia - 9,687,653 - 14,270 - 679
Michigan - 9,883,640 - 13,727 - 720
Tennessee - 6,346,105 - 8,650 - 734
South Carolina - 4,625,364 - 6,188 - 747
Kentucky - 4,339,367 - 5,713 - 760
West Virginia - 1,852,994 - 2,435 - 761
Alabama - 4,779,736 - 5,647 - 846
North Dakota - 672,591 - 707 - 951
Louisiana - 4,533,372 - 4,253 - 1,066
Mississippi - 2,967,297 - 2,101 - 1,412

In an easier to read table>> VWVortex.com - Help me prove there are more Prius drivers in Oregon than any other state

Just a word of caution, that forum fairly well represents the ridiculous "Prius Haters" mantra, with a few exceptions of course.

sorry but this is TOTAL BS

WA State ranks #1 and by better than a 50% margin over any other state. apparently this chart only shows private owners so it tells about half the story.

just because State, County and City governments are what they are, does not mean they also made a conscious choice to purchase the Prius. its not like they were forced to do....OH Wait!! WA state actually mandated that all state fleets purchase alternative fuel vehicles to reduce their carbon footprint years ago.

so lets get a REAL chart here!!

[DaveinOlyWA]

cant find it now, but read a report about 6 months ago where 54% of Priuses in the state are owned by State, Federal, City or County government agencies. WA state has been very proactive to reduce our carbon footprint for years.

the key reason we rank high for Prius ownership despite having no HOV (the ONLY reason VA, CA and DC rank anywhere) privileges is workers forced exposure to the Prius. they drove it, realized the benefit and went and got one of their own.

http://www.p2pays.org/ref/26/25906.pdf a document encouraging state agency directors to buy Priuses....notice the date?

why this area considers it so important to increase our gas mileage and reduce our oil consumption;after all, Kissinger knew it was a problem 40 years ago

http://www.wedc.wa.gov/Download%20files/BeyondOil.pdf

[Sporin]

Wow, tough crowd.... The data is what it is, private owners of Prii per capita by state.

I thought you guys would find it interesting, that's all. I certainly didn't expect to get chastised for not posting precisely what you were hoping to see.

Carry on.

[xs650]

Originally Posted by Sporin

Wow, tough crowd.... The data is what it is, private owners of Prii per capita by state.

I thought you guys would find it interesting, that's all. I certainly didn't expect to get chastised for not posting precisely what you were hoping to see.

Carry on.

I liked it, thanks. Those who want more can combine US Census data with the above data and massage it any way they want.

[DaveinOlyWA]

Originally Posted by Sporin

Wow, tough crowd.... The data is what it is, private owners of Prii per capita by state.

I thought you guys would find it interesting, that's all. I certainly didn't expect to get chastised for not posting precisely what you were hoping to see.

Carry on.

oh we are not complaining at all!! the more info the better and it is accurate for what it displays. cant blame one for showing civic pride. heck i root for the Seahawks!! that alone should show u how committed i am !

[Crazytwoknobs]

What data DO we have?

Hybrids per capita?

Hybrids per capita per state?

Hybrid miles driven per capita?

How about instead of per registered driver, we try and find out the hybrid percentage of all registered cars?

I can't believe Illinois is so far down the list, there are at least four on my block.

[Sporin]

What I think is cool is that almost everyone seems to think "their state" has the most Prii, which is awesome because it means we are all seeing so many of them and that's a net win in my book.