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How many car dealerships are in the US?

By Louis-Marie Giudicenti. Published . Updated . Data read .

There are 146,014 car dealerships on Google Maps in the US, new and used, as of November 9, 2026, one for every 2,329 residents. The National Automobile Dealers Association counts about 18,000 franchised new-car dealerships, and the Census counted 21,910 new and 25,147 used car dealers with paid employees in 2023.

146,014
car dealerships on Google Maps in the US
4.3
per 10,000 residentsone for every 2,329
15,808
in Texas, the most of any state
9.5
per 10,000 residents in Arkansas, the most of any state

Source: Primavera’s database of Google Maps listings, snapshot 2026-11, read November 9, 2026. Population: Census 2024 estimates. See method.

Our count next to the Census and the official figures

Each source counts something different: Google Maps lists places, the Census counts businesses with or without paid staff, and federations count their members or their own definition. Here they are side by side.

Number of car dealerships in the US: Primavera’s Google Maps count next to official figures
Source and what it countsYearNumber
Primavera, Google Maps listings: car dealerships open on the map, service points left out2026146,014
National Automobile Dealers Association, Dealerships Are Local: Franchised new-car dealerships, owned by about 8,000 companies (the page gives no date)Undated18,000
U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023: New car dealers with paid employees (NAICS 441110)202321,910
U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023: Used car dealers with paid employees (NAICS 441120)202325,147
U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics 2024: Used car dealers with no employees (NAICS 44112)2024126,322

Primavera’s count is 3.1 times the Census count of establishments with paid employees (47,057 in 2023).

Sources: Census national files and federation pages read on November 4, 2026; Primavera, snapshot 2026-11.

Why the numbers differ

  • Used-car lots. Used-car dealers are in this count. The Census counted 126,322 used car dealers with no employees in 2024, absent from its count with employees.
  • One dealership, several listings. A franchised dealer can have a listing for each brand it sells, and others for used cars or service.
  • New-car franchises only. NADA’s figure counts franchised new-car dealerships, not independent lots.
  • What is left out. Truck, RV, motorcycle, boat and trailer dealers are not in this count.

Which state has the most car dealerships?

Texas, with 15,808 listings, ahead of California (11,831). Per resident, Arkansas has the most: 9.5 per 10,000 residents, against 4.3 for the US.

Car dealerships per 10,000 residents, by state

Google Maps listings counted November 9, 2026. US: 4.3 per 10,000 residents.

Delaware: 420 car dealerships, 4.0 per 10,000 residentsDE4.0District of Columbia: 50 car dealerships, 0.7 per 10,000 residentsDC0.7Florida: 11,205 car dealerships, 4.8 per 10,000 residentsFL4.8Georgia: 6,624 car dealerships, 5.9 per 10,000 residentsGA5.9Hawaii: 280 car dealerships, 1.9 per 10,000 residentsHI1.9Idaho: 908 car dealerships, 4.5 per 10,000 residentsID4.5Illinois: 4,139 car dealerships, 3.3 per 10,000 residentsIL3.3Indiana: 3,400 car dealerships, 4.9 per 10,000 residentsIN4.9Iowa: 1,698 car dealerships, 5.2 per 10,000 residentsIA5.2Kansas: 1,558 car dealerships, 5.2 per 10,000 residentsKS5.2Kentucky: 2,437 car dealerships, 5.3 per 10,000 residentsKY5.3Louisiana: 2,264 car dealerships, 4.9 per 10,000 residentsLA4.9Maine: 706 car dealerships, 5.0 per 10,000 residentsME5.0Maryland: 1,707 car dealerships, 2.7 per 10,000 residentsMD2.7Massachusetts: 2,693 car dealerships, 3.8 per 10,000 residentsMA3.8Michigan: 3,916 car dealerships, 3.9 per 10,000 residentsMI3.9Minnesota: 2,156 car dealerships, 3.7 per 10,000 residentsMN3.7Mississippi: 1,609 car dealerships, 5.5 per 10,000 residentsMS5.5Missouri: 3,855 car dealerships, 6.2 per 10,000 residentsMO6.2Montana: 517 car dealerships, 4.5 per 10,000 residentsMT4.5Nebraska: 1,164 car dealerships, 5.8 per 10,000 residentsNE5.8Nevada: 909 car dealerships, 2.8 per 10,000 residentsNV2.8New Hampshire: 739 car dealerships, 5.2 per 10,000 residentsNH5.2New Jersey: 3,494 car dealerships, 3.7 per 10,000 residentsNJ3.7New Mexico: 898 car dealerships, 4.2 per 10,000 residentsNM4.2New York: 5,436 car dealerships, 2.7 per 10,000 residentsNY2.7North Carolina: 5,835 car dealerships, 5.3 per 10,000 residentsNC5.3North Dakota: 395 car dealerships, 5.0 per 10,000 residentsND5.0Ohio: 5,906 car dealerships, 5.0 per 10,000 residentsOH5.0Oklahoma: 2,428 car dealerships, 5.9 per 10,000 residentsOK5.9Oregon: 1,625 car dealerships, 3.8 per 10,000 residentsOR3.8Pennsylvania: 5,729 car dealerships, 4.4 per 10,000 residentsPA4.4Rhode Island: 370 car dealerships, 3.3 per 10,000 residentsRI3.3South Carolina: 2,834 car dealerships, 5.2 per 10,000 residentsSC5.2South Dakota: 545 car dealerships, 5.9 per 10,000 residentsSD5.9Tennessee: 3,715 car dealerships, 5.1 per 10,000 residentsTN5.1Texas: 15,808 car dealerships, 5.1 per 10,000 residentsTX5.1Utah: 1,506 car dealerships, 4.3 per 10,000 residentsUT4.3Vermont: 333 car dealerships, 5.1 per 10,000 residentsVT5.1Virginia: 3,481 car dealerships, 4.0 per 10,000 residentsVA4.0Washington: 2,559 car dealerships, 3.2 per 10,000 residentsWA3.2West Virginia: 995 car dealerships, 5.6 per 10,000 residentsWV5.6Wisconsin: 2,372 car dealerships, 4.0 per 10,000 residentsWI4.0Wyoming: 283 car dealerships, 4.8 per 10,000 residentsWY4.8Alaska: 183 car dealerships, 2.5 per 10,000 residentsAK2.5Connecticut: 1,257 car dealerships, 3.4 per 10,000 residentsCT3.4California: 11,831 car dealerships, 3.0 per 10,000 residentsCA3.0Colorado: 1,746 car dealerships, 2.9 per 10,000 residentsCO2.9Arizona: 2,578 car dealerships, 3.4 per 10,000 residentsAZ3.4Arkansas: 2,921 car dealerships, 9.5 per 10,000 residentsAR9.5Alabama: 3,312 car dealerships, 6.4 per 10,000 residentsAL6.4
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  • 5.0–5.2
  • 5.3–9.5

Each square is a state, placed roughly where it is on a map. Darker means more per resident.

US states ranked by car dealerships per 10,000 residents, with the number of car dealerships and its rank
#StateCar dealershipsRank by numberPer 10,000 residentsvs US
1Arkansas2,921179.5+5.2
2Alabama3,312166.4+2.1
3Missouri3,855116.2+1.9
4Oklahoma2,428235.9+1.6
5Georgia6,62445.9+1.6
6South Dakota545425.9+1.6
7Nebraska1,164355.8+1.5
8West Virginia995365.6+1.3
9Mississippi1,609315.5+1.2
10Kentucky2,437225.3+1.0
11North Carolina5,83565.3+1.0
12New Hampshire739405.2+0.9
13Kansas1,558325.2+0.9
14Iowa1,698295.2+0.9
15South Carolina2,834185.2+0.9
16Tennessee3,715125.1+0.8
17Vermont333475.1+0.8
18Texas15,80815.1+0.8
19Maine706415.0+0.7
20Ohio5,90655.0+0.7
21North Dakota395455.0+0.7
22Louisiana2,264254.9+0.6
23Indiana3,400154.9+0.6
24Wyoming283484.8+0.5
25Florida11,20534.8+0.5
26Montana517434.5+0.2
27Idaho908384.5+0.2
28Pennsylvania5,72974.4+0.1
29Utah1,506334.30.0
30New Mexico898394.2−0.1
31Delaware420444.0−0.3
32Wisconsin2,372244.0−0.3
33Virginia3,481144.0−0.3
34Michigan3,916103.9−0.4
35Oregon1,625303.8−0.5
36Massachusetts2,693193.8−0.5
37Minnesota2,156263.7−0.6
38New Jersey3,494133.7−0.6
39Connecticut1,257343.4−0.9
40Arizona2,578203.4−0.9
41Rhode Island370463.3−1.0
42Illinois4,13993.3−1.0
43Washington2,559213.2−1.1
44California11,83123.0−1.3
45Colorado1,746272.9−1.4
46Nevada909372.8−1.5
47New York5,43682.7−1.6
48Maryland1,707282.7−1.6
49Alaska183502.5−1.8
50Hawaii280491.9−2.4
51District of Columbia50510.7−3.6

US: 4.3 per 10,000 residents

In number, Texas (15,808), California (11,831) and Florida (11,205) lead. Per resident, Arkansas has 13 times as many car dealerships as the District of Columbia, the lowest.

Source: Primavera, snapshot 2026-11, read November 9, 2026. 685 car dealerships without a public address could not be placed in a state and are only in the US total.

How car dealerships show up online

Car dealerships in the United States, by kind of contact listed

Share of all 146,014 listings.

Website link58.0%
Phone number91.2%
Email address40.3%
Car dealerships next to all US businesses: website builders, links, ad tags, ratings and chains
MeasureCar dealershipsAll US businesses
Websites read53,11212,846,647
Built with WordPress21.1%29.2%
Built with Wix2.1%7.1%
Built with Squarespace0.7%5.6%
Site links to Instagram29.6%35.1%
Site links to Facebook59.3%45.2%
Meta Pixel or other Meta script20.5%8.8%
Google Ads tag7.1%6.1%
Average Google rating4.234.44
Rated under 4 stars23.6%17.4%
Median Google reviews2611
Part of a chain2.4%7.9%

Car dealers are among the heaviest users of Meta’s tools: 20.5% of their websites load a Meta Pixel or another Meta script, against 8.8% for all US businesses.

Note: Builders, links and tags are shares of the websites Primavera could read (53,112 for car dealerships), social pages and booking platforms excluded. The Meta figure is an upper bound: Meta’s like buttons and chat load the same script as its ad pixel. Sites made with GoDaddy, Weebly or Duda are counted under none of these builders. Ratings: listings with at least one review.

Which chains have the most car dealerships?

Only 2.4% of dealership listings belong to a chain our rules recognize. A franchised dealer sells under the carmaker’s brand but is a separate business, which our rules do not group as a chain; the chains below sell under their own name.

Chains with the most car dealerships listings on Google Maps in the US
ChainListingsShare of car dealerships
Tesla3880.3%
Carvana3060.2%
CarMax2760.2%
Car-Mart1940.1%
Enterprise Car Sales1820.1%
DriveTime1650.1%

Note: The table keeps only chains that sell cars: rental and moving companies that also appear under dealer categories are left out.

To build a list of these car dealerships with their contact details, see the car dealerships email list.

What these figures don’t say

  • How many cars are sold, or by whom. A listing is a sales location.
  • Which dealers are franchised. Google Maps does not record it.
  • Dealer groups. A group that names each store differently counts as many independents.
  • How many companies own these places. A company with several locations counts once per listing.

Questions

Which state has the most car dealerships?

Texas, with 15,808 listings, ahead of California (11,831). Per resident, Arkansas has the most: 9.5 per 10,000 residents, against 4.3 for the US.

How many new-car dealerships are there in the US?

About 18,000 franchised new-car dealerships, owned by about 8,000 companies, according to NADA (undated page, read November 9, 2026). The Census counted 21,910 new car dealers with paid employees in 2023.

How many car dealerships have a website?

58.0% of dealership listings link to one, and 91.2% show a phone number.

Method and data

Snapshot 2026-11, read November 9, 2026
What is counted
Open listings on Google Maps in the United States whose main Google category is one of the categories below, or whose main category is generic and another of its categories is: 146,014 listings, counted on October 29, 2026 and read on November 9, 2026. Service points (lockers, charging stations) are left out.
Categories
67 Google Maps categories: Car dealer, Used car dealer, Motor vehicle dealer, Tesla showroom, Electric motor vehicle dealer, Dealer of Fiat Professional, Ford dealer, Chevrolet dealer, Toyota dealer, Honda dealer, Nissan dealer, GMC dealer, Hyundai dealer, Jeep dealer, Kia dealer, Subaru dealer and 51 others.
Per resident
Listings for 10,000 residents, with each state’s population from the Census 2024 estimates. States are ranked on the exact ratio.
Official figures
Census County Business Patterns 2023 and Nonemployer Statistics 2024, read in their national files on November 4, 2026; federation pages read the same day. Links are in the table above.
Chains
A listing belongs to a chain when its name starts with the chain’s name and its website matches. Agents or franchisees who put their own name first are not tied to the chain.
Cite and download
Louis-Marie Giudicenti (2026). “How many car dealerships are in the US?” Primavera. Data: snapshot 2026-11, November 9, 2026. https://primaverapp.com/en/data/car-dealerships-in-the-us

Permanent link: https://primaverapp.com/en/data/car-dealerships-in-the-us

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More on how the database is built: all trade counts and how Primavera builds its data.

Written by Louis-Marie Giudicenti

Founder of Primavera. Primavera sells lists of local businesses built from the same database.

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