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Most Popular Cars in Every State

Curious which car is most popular in your state? Check out this list.

Headshot of Brian SilvestroBy Brian Silvestro
2023 ford f150
Ford

Have you ever been curious to know the most popular car in your state? iSeeCars.com put together a list of the best-selling passenger car by state for the year 2021, giving us an idea of the tastes drivers have for each region of the United States.

Big surprise: People love pickup trucks, especially the Ford F-150. Out of all 50 states, 32 had pickup trucks as their most popular vehicles. And out of those 32, 20 were the F-150. Only three states had sedans as their most popular cars. The rest were SUVs or crossovers.

1

Alabama: Toyota Camry

2024 toyota camry
Toyota

Share of all new car sales: 5.4 percent

Check out our full review of the Camry

2

Alaska: Ram 1500

2023 ram 1500 trx
Stellantis

Share of all new car sales: 7.0 percent

Read our review of the Ram 1500 TRX

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3

Arizona: Ram 1500

2023 ram 1500 trx
Stellantis

Share of all new car sales: 3.1 percent

Check out our 1500 TRX track review from Lime Rock Park

4

Arkansas: GMC Sierra 1500

2024 gmc sierra denali ultimate 1500 crew cab short box in titanium rush metallic with 7 spoke ultra bright machined wheels 34 driver side front view in motion next to water
Lisa Linke
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5

California: Honda Civic

2023 honda civic hatchback
Honda

Share of all new car sales: 3.9 percent

Read our full review of the Civic hatchback right here

6

Colorado: Ford F-150

2023 ford f150 raptor
Ford

Share of all new car sales: 4.1 percent

Here's our full F-150 Raptor review

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7

Connecticut: Honda CR-V

2024 honda crv
Honda
8

Delaware: Chevrolet Silverado 1500

2021 chevy silverado trail boss
Mack Hogan

Share of all new car sales: 2.8 percent

The Silverado High Country is a great road trip truck

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9

Florida: Toyota RAV4

2023 toyota rav4
Toyota

Share of all new car sales: 3.3 percent

The RAV4 is one of the best cars for the money

10

Georgia: Ford F-150

2023 ford f150 raptor
Ford

Share of all new car sales: 4.3 percent

Check out our review of the latest V-6-powered Raptor

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11

Hawaii: Nissan Frontier

nissan frontier pro 4x
Chris Perkins

Share of all new car sales: 4.1 percent

Read our full review right here

12

Idaho: Ford F-150

2023 ford f150 raptor
Ford

Share of all new car sales: 6.7 percent

Read our off-road review of the F-150 Lightning here

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13

Illinois: Hyundai Tucson

2024 hyundai tucson plug in hybrid
Hyundai

Share of all new car sales: 2.5 percent

The Tucson is one of the best hybrid SUVs on sale

14

Indiana: Chevrolet Silverado 1500

2024 chevrolet silverado 1500 zr2
Chevrolet

Share of all new car sales: 3.2 percent

Read our full Silverado ZR2 off-road test here

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15

Iowa: Ford F-150

2023 ford f150 raptor
Ford

Share of all new car sales: 4.7 percent

Here's how the Raptor beats the TRX in one big way

16

Kansas: Ford F-150

2023 ford f150 raptor
Ford

Share of all new car sales: 5.1 percent

Read our review of the F-150 Tremor here

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17

Kentucky: Ram 1500

2023 ram 1500
Stellantis

Share of all new car sales: 4.2 percent

Watch this Ram 1500 TRX tackle a wet German Autobahn

18

Louisiana: Ford F-150

2023 ford f150 raptor
Ford

Share of all new car sales: 5.2 percent

Check out our review of the F-150 Raptor from 2017 here

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19

Maine: Ford F-150

2023 ford f150 raptor r
Ford

Share of all new car sales: 6.0 percent

Listen to the Raptor R's V-8 grumble

20

Maryland: Honda CR-V

2024 honda crv
Honda

Share of all new car sales: 3.1 percent

Read our full review of the CR-V here

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Brian Silvestro
Lead Deputy Editor, Rankings Content

Brian Silvestro is Hearst Autos' Lead Deputy Editor for rankings content. He spent over seven years as a staff writer for Road & Track Magazine, and still contributes regularly with car reviews, industry interviews, and more. 

He also has a taste for high-mileage, rusted-out projects and amateur endurance racing.

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