Texas Is NOT #1 When It Comes To Pickup Ownership

It's a known fact, a Texans love their pickup trucks. I would have thought there couldn't be any other state with a higher number of pickup truck owners. Once perceived as a strictly work vehicle, the modern pickup is every bit as roomy and comfortable as any other vehicle on the road.

The three most popular "cars" in the United States are pickup trucks.

Of all vehicles on the roads in this country, 16.6% are pickup trucks. Although, they are far more popular in some states than others. Surely, as a percentage of total vehicles on the roads, Texas is number one, right? Wrong. Prepare to have your mind blown.

According to iSeeCars, Texas is not even in the Top 10. Only 19.2% of the vehicles on the roads here in Texas are pickups. That means Texas is 25th. Here is the ranking by state

1	Wyoming	37.6%
2	Montana	34.2%
3	North Dakota	31.4%
4	Idaho	31.2%
5	Alaska	30.8%
6	South Dakota	29.8%
7	West Virginia	27.1%
8	Nebraska	24.6%
9	Vermont	24.6%
10	Oklahoma	24.5%
11	Arkansas	24.3%
12	Iowa	24.3%
13	Maine	24.1%
14	New Mexico	24.1%
15	Louisiana	23.6%
16	Kentucky	23.0%
17	Kansas	21.6%
18	Wisconsin	21.0%
19	Mississippi	21.0%
20	Utah	20.5%
21	Alabama	20.5%
22	Minnesota	20.1%
23	Missouri	19.6%
24	Michigan	19.3%
25	Texas	19.2%
26	Tennessee	19.1%
27	South Carolina	19.1%
28	Colorado	19.0%
29	New Hampshire	18.6%
30	Washington	18.3%
31	Oregon	17.7%
*Overall Average*	*16.6%*
32	North Carolina	16.3%
33	Indiana	16.3%
34	Georgia	16.0%
35	Hawaii	16.0%
36	Ohio	15.9%
37	Arizona	15.1%
38	Pennsylvania	14.9%
39	Nevada	14.5%
40	Virginia	14.2%
41	Rhode Island	14.1%
42	Florida	13.7%
43	Delaware	13.6%
44	Illinois	12.9%
45	Massachusetts	12.0%
46	California	11.7%
47	New York	11.6%
48	Maryland	11.1%
49	Connecticut	10.4%
50	New Jersey	8.0%

As a percentage of vehicles on the road, even Maine beats Texas. In Wyoming, 37.6% of vehicles on the road are pickups. That is near twice the percentage of Texas.

Here in Texas, we can take one thing as consolation. At least when it comes to sales volume, more pickup trucks are sold here than in any other state. But as a percentage of overall vehicles sold, it is a lowly 19.2%

It might be a good time to remind everyone of the things Texas is certifiable #1. They include:

THINGS WHERE TEXAS IS #1