Most Popular Vehicles Per Region

What are the most popular vehicles in each region of the country? To learn this, we’ll look at the top models in a few states to see what shows up.

We know that Americans love pickup trucks. The Ford F-150 is the top truck by far in the entire country. The number of people driving trucks is so high that 32 out of 50 states have pickup trucks as the most popular vehicles. Let’s dig in and see what vehicles are the most popular in some states to figure out which vehicle hits the top notes for various regions.

How is the United States broken into regions?

There are five recognized regions in the United States of America. These regions are:

• Northeast
• Southeast
• Midwest
• Southwest
• West

Let’s see how these regions are divided and what the most popular vehicles are in each one.

Northeast Region

The Northeastern part of the United States is the earliest settled area of the country. These states and the most popular vehicles in each one are:

• Maine – Ford F-150
• New Hampshire – Toyota Tacoma
• Vermont – Subaru Crosstrek
• Massachusetts – Toyota RAV4
• Rhode Island – Toyota Highlander
• Connecticut – Honda CR-V
• New York – Honda CR-V
• New Jersey – Honda CR-V
• Pennsylvania – Honda CR-V
• Maryland – Honda CR-V
• Delaware – Chevrolet Silverado 1500

As you can see from the vehicles listed, the Honda CR-V shows up the most. The Northeast is a great place for the CR-V to be a top vehicle. This useful and affordable compact crossover SUV is an excellent choice for families to enjoy a wonderful drive as a family. None of the other vehicles listed show up as the most popular for more than one state. This makes the CR-V the vehicle of the Northeast, which is a fitting vehicle for this region.

Southeast Region

The Southeastern area of the country is filled with wild terrain, mountains, swamps, and beaches that make up this region. The states and most popular vehicles in each one are:

• Virginia – Honda CR-V
• West Virginia – Chevrolet Silverado 1500
• Kentucky – Ram 1500
• Tennessee – Ford F-150
• North Carolina – Toyota Camry
• South Carolina – Toyota RAV4
• Georgia – Ford F-150
• Florida – Toyota RAV4
• Alabama – Toyota Camry
• Mississippi – Ford F-150
• Louisiana – Ford F-150
• Arkansas – GMC Sierra 1500

The Ford F-150 is the most popular vehicle in the Southeastern region, but it’s not a dominant winner like the CR-V for the Northeast. This could be due to the variety of terrain and locations in the Southeast. West Virginia and Florida are extremely different, as are Georgia and Arkansas. It’s not surprising that the F-150 is the top model in the region.

Midwest Region

Most people think of the Midwest as being made up of mostly farmland, which is certainly the case. This should mean that a truck is one of the most popular vehicles in this region, but let’s find out if that’s the case:

• Ohio – Ram 1500
• Indiana – Chevrolet Silverado 1500
• Illinois – Hyundai Tucson
• Michigan – Ram 1500
• Wisconsin – Ford F-150
• Minnesota – Ford F-150
• Iowa – Ford F-150
• Missouri – Chevrolet Silverado 1500
• North Dakota – Ford F-150
• South Dakota – Ford F-150
• Nebraska – Ford F-150
• Kansas – Ford F-150

The Ford F-150 is easily the top choice in the Midwest. It comes as no surprise that every state in this region has a pickup truck as the most popular vehicle except one. The Midwestern farmlands make it easy to choose and use trucks around on the farms for various jobs that must be done.

Southwest Region

The Southwest is wild, filled with incredible ranches and wide open spaces. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that trucks will likely be all over the list of the most popular vehicles in the Southwest. Here are the results:

• New Mexico – Ford F-150
• Oklahoma – Ford F-150
• Texas – Ford F-150
• Arizona – Ram 1500

Why does Arizona have to be different? It doesn’t matter; the Ford F-150 reigns supreme in three out of four states in the Southwest.

West Region

The western area of the country includes two states that aren’t connected to the continuous area of the country, but it also includes California. Here are the most popular vehicles in each of the Western states.

• Montana – Ford F-150
• Wyoming – Ford F-150
• Colorado – Ford F-150
• Idaho – Ford F-150
• Utah – Ford F-150
• Nevada – Ram 1500
• Washington – Toyota Tacoma
• Oregon – Toyota Tacoma
• California – Honda Civic
• Alaska – Ram 1500
• Hawaii – Nissan Frontier

The West is another region where the Ford F-150 is the most popular vehicle in the area. As you can see, every state in the West chooses a truck except California, which isn’t a surprise.