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Share of Spending on Cars by State

Share of everything households buy that goes on cars. Dollar amounts mostly track how rich a state is; the share says what a place spends its money on once that is taken out.

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Highest states

StateShare of Spending on Cars
Oklahoma5.8%
Iowa5.7%
Nebraska5.2%
Louisiana5.1%
Montana5.1%
Alabama5.0%
Mississippi4.8%
Texas4.8%
Wyoming4.7%
Idaho4.6%
Kansas4.6%
New Mexico4.6%

Lowest states

StateShare of Spending on Cars
New York2.3%
District of Columbia2.4%
Massachusetts2.6%
California2.6%
New Jersey2.9%
Hawaii3.0%
Connecticut3.0%
Washington3.1%
Maryland3.2%
Rhode Island3.3%
Illinois3.3%
Pennsylvania3.4%

Counted among: State residents