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EV Charging Stations by State: Public Ports, Ports per EV and Growth, 2023 to 2026

Department of Energy station counts for all 50 states and DC, normalised by registered plug-in EVs and population, show where public charging has kept pace with EVs and where it has not.

Electrical Contractors and Wiring Data Desk · Updated 2026-10-26 · Data CC BY 4.0

Data: U.S. DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center: Station Locator counts by state (public EV charging) and Vehicle Registration Counts by State
Period: Station snapshots October 26, 2023 to October 26, 2026; registrations 2023 and 2025; population July 1, 2025
Release used: 2026-10-26
Next release: AFDC station counts update continuously; registration counts are published once a year (latest year: 2025)
Geography: 50 states and the District of Columbia
Sources: 18 (14 official)

The answer

EV charging stations by state, as of October 26, 2026: the US had 83,527 public station locations with 262,507 charging ports, led by California with 69,621 ports. Against registered plug-in EVs, New Jersey has the fewest ports (20.1 per 1,000 EVs) and Connecticut gained the most ports per EV since 2023.

262,507public EV charging ports in the US on October 26, 2026, at 83,527 station locations^[1]

31.9public ports per 1,000 registered plug-in EVs at the end of 2025, down from 33.0 at the end of 2023^[2][4]

70.0%growth in US public ports from October 2023 to October 2026 (DC fast ports: 126.9%)^[1][2]

20.1public ports per 1,000 plug-in EVs in New Jersey, the lowest of any state, end of 2025^[2][4]

EV charging stations by state: California holds 26.5% of US public ports

Raw counts track population and EV ownership, so the largest states lead. California's 69,621 public ports are more than three times the 20,419 in second-placed New York.

On October 26, 2026 the DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC) listed 83,527 public EV charging station locations with 262,507 charging ports across the 50 states and DC (AFDC Station Counts by State). A station location is a physical place such as a parking lot; a port is one vehicle charging at a time.

California had 69,621 public ports at 20,379 locations, 26.5% of the national total. The five largest states by ports (California, New York, Florida, Texas and Massachusetts) held 130,427 ports, or 49.7% of the US count. At the other end, Alaska had 194 public ports, North Dakota 283 and South Dakota 330.

Per resident the order changes. Vermont had 210.7 public ports per 100,000 residents, ahead of California at 176.9 and Massachusetts at 165.4. Louisiana had 18.4 and Mississippi 24.0, against a US figure of 76.8 (population: Census Bureau Vintage 2025, July 1, 2025).

Public EV charging ports per 100,000 residents by state

October 26, 2026 ports; July 1, 2025 population

Source: U.S. DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center, Station Counts by State (data as of 2026-10-26); U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025. ECW Data Desk calculation.

The 20 states with the most public EV charging ports

Public ports, October 26, 2026

Source: U.S. DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center, Station Counts by State (2026-10-26)

Public EV charging stations and ports by state, October 26, 2026 Download CSV

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Rank	State	Station locations	Public ports	Level 2 ports	DC fast ports	DC fast share (%)	Ports per 100,000 residents
1	California	20,379	69,621	49,692	19,633	28.2	176.9
2	New York	5,518	20,419	17,096	3,314	16.2	102.1
3	Florida	4,444	15,426	9,940	5,453	35.3	65.7
4	Texas	3,858	13,127	7,444	5,683	43.3	41.4
5	Massachusetts	4,610	11,834	9,850	1,978	16.7	165.4
6	Washington	3,218	9,169	6,730	2,424	26.4	114.6
7	Colorado	2,934	7,963	6,195	1,713	21.5	132.4
8	Georgia	2,402	7,679	5,235	2,367	30.8	67.9
9	New Jersey	2,132	7,088	4,904	2,173	30.7	74.2
10	Illinois	1,929	6,369	3,326	3,040	47.7	50.1
11	Pennsylvania	2,089	5,933	3,847	2,074	35.0	45.4
12	North Carolina	1,921	5,930	4,004	1,917	32.3	53.0
13	Michigan	2,077	5,727	3,930	1,793	31.3	56.5
14	Maryland	1,694	5,651	4,034	1,605	28.4	90.2
15	Virginia	1,848	5,539	3,674	1,843	33.3	62.4
16	Ohio	1,937	5,415	3,845	1,566	28.9	45.5
17	Connecticut	1,667	4,981	4,211	761	15.3	135.0
18	Arizona	1,568	4,822	3,256	1,564	32.4	63.2
19	Oregon	1,671	4,351	2,966	1,350	31.0	101.8
20	Missouri	1,339	3,337	2,441	896	26.9	53.2
21	Minnesota	1,162	3,324	2,242	1,069	32.2	57.0
22	Utah	1,029	3,237	2,192	1,041	32.2	91.5
23	Tennessee	1,132	3,146	2,067	1,078	34.3	43.0
24	Nevada	642	2,850	1,576	1,271	44.6	86.8
25	Wisconsin	910	2,450	1,476	965	39.4	41.0
26	South Carolina	710	2,252	1,287	962	42.7	40.4
27	Indiana	731	2,240	1,183	1,057	47.2	32.1
28	Alabama	567	1,757	840	915	52.1	33.8
29	Oklahoma	396	1,663	642	1,020	61.3	40.3
30	Maine	655	1,628	1,190	435	26.7	115.1
31	Kansas	590	1,446	1,054	392	27.1	48.6
32	Vermont	548	1,358	1,005	337	24.8	210.7
33	Iowa	487	1,305	721	584	44.8	40.3
34	New Mexico	494	1,276	653	621	48.7	60.0
35	Kentucky	416	1,213	736	473	39.0	26.3
36	Arkansas	384	1,110	813	297	26.8	35.6
37	District of Columbia	310	1,083	1,020	61	5.6	156.1
38	Hawaii	401	1,048	865	183	17.5	73.1
39	Rhode Island	361	890	716	154	17.3	79.9
40	Louisiana	259	852	427	425	49.9	18.4
41	New Hampshire	304	827	477	348	42.1	58.4
42	Nebraska	337	797	492	305	38.3	39.5
43	Idaho	258	744	427	317	42.6	36.7
44	Delaware	228	725	414	309	42.6	68.4
45	Mississippi	225	708	358	350	49.4	24.0
46	West Virginia	180	544	324	218	40.1	30.8
47	Montana	158	481	219	262	54.5	42.0
48	Wyoming	126	365	163	201	55.1	62.0
49	South Dakota	114	330	173	157	47.6	35.3
50	North Dakota	108	283	137	145	51.2	35.4
51	Alaska	70	194	106	88	45.4	26.3
	United States	83,527	262,507	182,615	79,187	30.2	76.8

Ranked by public charging ports. Public access only; temporarily unavailable stations excluded. Ports per 100,000 residents use Census Vintage 2025 population (July 1, 2025).

Source: ^[1][5] U.S. Department of Energy, Alternative Fuels Data Center; U.S. Census Bureau

DC fast ports grew 126.9% in three years and now make up 30.2% of public ports

Level 2 still accounts for most public ports, but DC fast charging has grown more than twice as fast since 2023 and dominates in several rural states.

Level 2 charging: Alternating-current charging on 208 V (typical commercial) or 240 V (typical residential) service. AFDC lists Level 2 units at 2.9 to 19.2 kW of output.

DC fast charging: Direct-current charging, typically fed by a three-phase AC input, at outputs AFDC lists as up to 500 kW. Also called Level 3.

In October 2026 the US had 182,615 public Level 2 ports, 79,187 public DC fast ports and 693 Level 1 ports (AFDC). In October 2023 the split was 118,584 Level 2 and 34,904 DC fast. DC fast ports grew 126.9% over the three years and Level 2 ports grew 54.0%, so the DC fast share of public ports rose from 22.6% to 30.2%.

The DC fast share varies widely by state. In October 2026 DC fast ports were at least half of public ports in five states, led by Oklahoma at 61.3%, Wyoming at 55.1% and Montana at 54.5%. Dense East Coast markets lean on Level 2: the DC fast share was 16.2% in New York, 15.3% in Connecticut and 5.6% in the District of Columbia.

Because most plug-in hybrids cannot use DC fast charging, a fairer DC fast measure divides by battery EVs only. At the end of 2025 the US had 11.8 public DC fast ports per 1,000 battery EVs. Wyoming had 87.9 and North Dakota 76.3; the District of Columbia had 4.5 and Hawaii 5.0.

US public Level 2 and DC fast charging ports, 2023 to 2026

Snapshots on October 26 of each year

Source: U.S. DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center, Station Locator historical counts

US public charging snapshots, Level 2 versus DC fast, 2023 to 2026 Download CSV

Snapshot date	Station locations	Public ports	Level 2 ports	DC fast ports	DC fast share (%)
Oct 26, 2023	58,801	154,432	118,584	34,904	22.6
Dec 31, 2023	60,495	160,403	122,053	37,569	23.4
Oct 26, 2024	68,371	191,707	142,999	47,886	25.0
Oct 26, 2025	76,949	231,090	166,667	63,686	27.6
Dec 31, 2025	78,432	238,009	170,268	66,985	28.1
Oct 26, 2026	83,527	262,507	182,615	79,187	30.2

Public access, temporarily unavailable excluded. Level 1 ports (693 in October 2026) are not shown as a column but are included in public ports.

Source: ^[1][2] U.S. Department of Energy, Alternative Fuels Data Center; U.S. Department of Energy, Alternative Fuels Data Center

New Jersey has 20.1 public ports per 1,000 plug-in EVs; Wyoming has 107.4

Dividing ports by registered plug-in EVs reverses much of the raw ranking: several large EV markets have the thinnest public charging per vehicle, while low-EV rural states look well served.

Plug-in EV: In this report, a battery electric vehicle (BEV) plus a plug-in hybrid (PHEV), counted from AFDC light-duty registration estimates derived by the National Laboratory of the Rockies from Experian data and rounded to the nearest 100.

At the end of 2025 the US had 238,009 public ports (December 31, 2025, AFDC historical view) and 7,454,800 registered plug-in EVs (5,689,100 BEVs and 1,765,700 PHEVs). That is 31.9 public ports per 1,000 plug-in EVs, or 31.3 EVs per port.

New Jersey had the lowest ratio at 20.1 ports per 1,000 plug-in EVs (49.7 EVs per port), followed by Hawaii at 21.7, Illinois at 24.4, Florida at 25.3 and Nevada at 25.7. California, with the most ports in the country, had 26.8 per 1,000 EVs, below the national figure. In total 17 of the 51 jurisdictions (50 states and DC) sat below the US ratio of 31.9.

The highest ratios belong to states with few EVs: Wyoming at 107.4, North Dakota at 92.3, West Virginia at 72.6, Maine at 69.9 and Vermont at 68.5. A high ratio there mostly reflects highway corridor chargers serving travellers rather than local demand.

Public charging ports per 1,000 registered plug-in EVs

Ports on December 31, 2025; 2025 battery EV plus plug-in hybrid registrations

Source: U.S. DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center (station locator historical view; vehicle registration counts, 2025). ECW Data Desk calculation.

Public charging ports per 1,000 registered plug-in EVs by state, end of 2025 Download CSV

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Rank (fewest ports per EV first)	State	Battery EVs 2025	Plug-in hybrids 2025	Plug-in EVs 2025	Public ports Dec 31 2025	Ports per 1,000 plug-in EVs	Plug-in EVs per port	DC fast ports per 1,000 battery EVs
1	New Jersey	210,000	61,900	271,900	5,476	20.1	49.7	9.2
2	Hawaii	35,100	9,400	44,500	964	21.7	46.2	5.0
3	Illinois	164,900	51,600	216,500	5,287	24.4	40.9	13.1
4	Florida	450,400	88,400	538,800	13,650	25.3	39.5	9.4
5	Nevada	85,600	16,100	101,700	2,615	25.7	38.9	12.7
6	Texas	387,400	79,900	467,300	12,164	26.0	38.4	11.8
7	Arizona	141,800	33,900	175,700	4,619	26.3	38.0	9.6
8	Washington	236,400	57,100	293,500	7,807	26.6	37.6	8.3
9	California	1,843,100	490,900	2,334,000	62,614	26.8	37.3	9.1
10	Louisiana	22,600	5,700	28,300	841	29.7	33.7	16.1
11	Oklahoma	26,800	29,100	55,900	1,669	29.9	33.5	37.9
12	Colorado	162,800	57,100	219,900	6,648	30.2	33.1	9.3
13	Oregon	98,000	38,900	136,900	4,129	30.2	33.2	12.1
14	Indiana	47,200	19,400	66,600	2,015	30.3	33.1	18.6
15	Idaho	14,100	6,700	20,800	636	30.6	32.7	18.2
16	New Hampshire	16,100	9,500	25,600	797	31.1	32.1	20.2
17	Virginia	134,900	39,300	174,200	5,439	31.2	32.0	12.0
18	Utah	68,400	19,200	87,600	2,841	32.4	30.8	10.6
19	Pennsylvania	113,400	55,900	169,300	5,666	33.5	29.9	15.4
20	Maryland	120,500	41,500	162,000	5,502	34.0	29.4	11.3
21	Michigan	112,600	42,100	154,700	5,260	34.0	29.4	13.5
22	Minnesota	59,800	24,800	84,600	2,897	34.2	29.2	14.1
23	Delaware	16,000	6,100	22,100	781	35.3	28.3	18.3
24	Wisconsin	41,900	18,600	60,500	2,140	35.4	28.3	18.7
25	Alaska	4,100	1,300	5,400	196	36.3	27.6	21.7
26	North Carolina	121,000	35,500	156,500	5,822	37.2	26.9	14.6
27	Kentucky	20,700	8,600	29,300	1,095	37.4	26.8	19.7
28	Georgia	161,200	32,900	194,100	7,318	37.7	26.5	12.4
29	Ohio	94,200	37,200	131,400	5,076	38.6	25.9	14.5
30	Nebraska	11,800	5,500	17,300	696	40.2	24.9	19.2
31	South Carolina	35,700	13,700	49,400	2,051	41.5	24.1	24.1
32	Montana	6,900	4,200	11,100	464	41.8	23.9	35.8
33	Tennessee	55,400	16,100	71,500	3,043	42.6	23.5	17.4
34	New Mexico	16,600	7,100	23,700	1,130	47.7	21.0	32.6
35	Kansas	18,700	7,800	26,500	1,292	48.8	20.5	18.2
36	Alabama	24,400	8,300	32,700	1,654	50.6	19.8	34.7
37	Missouri	43,700	19,600	63,300	3,219	50.9	19.7	17.6
38	Iowa	15,100	8,800	23,900	1,230	51.5	19.4	35.1
39	Rhode Island	9,800	6,300	16,100	866	53.8	18.6	13.0
40	New York	209,300	125,100	334,400	18,390	55.0	18.2	13.4
41	South Dakota	3,000	2,400	5,400	314	58.1	17.2	50.3
42	Massachusetts	113,900	60,000	173,900	10,303	59.2	16.9	15.0
43	Connecticut	48,800	26,400	75,200	4,495	59.8	16.7	15.4
44	District of Columbia	12,900	4,900	17,800	1,079	60.6	16.5	4.5
45	Arkansas	12,300	4,900	17,200	1,087	63.2	15.8	20.0
46	Mississippi	7,200	3,000	10,200	668	65.5	15.3	44.2
47	Vermont	11,900	7,700	19,600	1,343	68.5	14.6	22.8
48	Maine	11,900	10,300	22,200	1,552	69.9	14.3	30.8
49	West Virginia	5,000	2,700	7,700	559	72.6	13.8	42.8
50	North Dakota	1,900	1,100	3,000	277	92.3	10.8	76.3
51	Wyoming	1,900	1,200	3,100	333	107.4	9.3	87.9
	United States	5,689,100	1,765,700	7,454,800	238,009	31.9	31.3	11.8

Ports as of December 31, 2025 (AFDC historical view) divided by 2025 light-duty registrations of battery EVs plus plug-in hybrids. Registrations are rounded to the nearest 100. Oklahoma's plug-in hybrid count (29,100) is higher than its battery EV count, the only state where that happens, and may reflect a VIN classification artifact.

Source: ^[2][4] U.S. Department of Energy, Alternative Fuels Data Center; U.S. Department of Energy, Alternative Fuels Data Center

Level 2 chargers mounted on parking garage columns with conduit runs to a shared panel — Illustrative photograph. Generated image, not a specific project.

Public ports rose 70.0% since October 2023, but plug-in EVs grew faster in 40 jurisdictions

Every state added public ports over three years, yet in most of them EV registrations grew faster, and the national pace of net additions slowed in the latest year.

US public ports rose from 154,432 on October 26, 2023 to 262,507 on October 26, 2026, a net gain of 108,075 ports or 70.0% (AFDC historical view). Five states at least doubled their public ports: Connecticut (158.8%), New Jersey (119.2%), New Mexico (109.5%), Alabama (105.5%) and New York (103.2%). The District of Columbia grew 12.0%, Maryland 28.0% and Rhode Island 30.7%.

The national pace slowed in the latest year. Net additions were 37,275 ports in the year to October 2024 (24.1%), 39,383 in the year to October 2025 (20.5%) and 31,417 in the year to October 2026 (13.6%). iSeeCars, using a linear projection of AFDC data, likewise projects 15.5% charger growth in 2026 after 25.7% in 2025.

Fastest growth in public charging ports, 2023 to 2026

Percent change in public ports, October 2023 to October 2026

Source: U.S. DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center, Station Locator historical counts. ECW Data Desk calculation.

Public charging port growth by state, October 2023 to October 2026 Download CSV

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Rank	State	Ports Oct 2023	Ports Oct 2024	Ports Oct 2025	Ports Oct 2026	Ports added	Growth 2023 to 2026 (%)	DC fast growth 2023 to 2026 (%)
1	Connecticut	1,925	3,474	4,445	4,981	3,056	158.8	93.6
2	New Jersey	3,234	4,341	5,329	7,088	3,854	119.2	123.6
3	New Mexico	609	783	1,057	1,276	667	109.5	221.8
4	Alabama	855	1,293	1,578	1,757	902	105.5	204.0
5	New York	10,048	15,470	17,994	20,419	10,371	103.2	156.3
6	Illinois	3,211	3,838	4,963	6,369	3,158	98.3	228.3
7	Idaho	387	509	625	744	357	92.2	166.4
8	Wisconsin	1,276	1,669	2,048	2,450	1,174	92.0	157.3
9	Michigan	2,986	3,645	5,053	5,727	2,741	91.8	174.2
10	Massachusetts	6,189	8,117	10,108	11,834	5,645	91.2	209.1
11	South Carolina	1,187	1,592	1,904	2,252	1,065	89.7	131.2
12	Mississippi	387	448	644	708	321	82.9	212.5
13	Minnesota	1,842	2,269	2,822	3,324	1,482	80.5	164.6
14	Alaska	109	125	163	194	85	78.0	158.8
15	Oklahoma	947	1,520	1,699	1,663	716	75.6	93.5
16	Washington	5,275	6,129	7,606	9,169	3,894	73.8	147.3
17	Florida	8,916	10,782	12,893	15,426	6,510	73.0	161.3
18	Tennessee	1,824	2,371	2,987	3,146	1,322	72.5	163.6
19	Indiana	1,319	1,774	2,048	2,240	921	69.8	137.5
20	Iowa	772	996	1,210	1,305	533	69.0	105.6
21	Georgia	4,624	5,673	6,470	7,679	3,055	66.1	146.0
22	California	41,957	48,383	61,118	69,621	27,664	65.9	99.8
23	North Carolina	3,574	4,631	5,588	5,930	2,356	65.9	113.2
24	Colorado	4,815	5,530	6,586	7,963	3,148	65.4	96.2
25	Maine	986	1,129	1,494	1,628	642	65.1	100.5
26	Ohio	3,294	4,138	5,001	5,415	2,121	64.4	139.1
27	Nevada	1,748	2,302	2,580	2,850	1,102	63.0	131.1
28	Texas	8,076	10,292	11,868	13,127	5,051	62.5	168.6
29	Kentucky	747	929	1,047	1,213	466	62.4	147.6
30	Wyoming	228	271	323	365	137	60.1	87.9
31	New Hampshire	518	684	771	827	309	59.7	104.7
32	Delaware	455	626	745	725	270	59.3	75.6
33	Oregon	2,800	3,425	3,983	4,351	1,551	55.4	82.2
34	Nebraska	521	600	689	797	276	53.0	111.8
35	Utah	2,120	2,533	2,743	3,237	1,117	52.7	221.3
36	Pennsylvania	3,909	4,903	5,481	5,933	2,024	51.8	125.7
37	Vermont	906	1,116	1,323	1,358	452	49.9	185.6
38	Virginia	3,717	4,705	5,373	5,539	1,822	49.0	83.6
39	South Dakota	222	280	312	330	108	48.6	52.4
40	Arizona	3,248	4,014	4,469	4,822	1,574	48.5	66.0
41	Montana	326	424	456	481	155	47.5	65.8
42	North Dakota	197	234	260	283	86	43.7	85.9
43	Arkansas	776	892	1,074	1,110	334	43.0	172.5
44	West Virginia	384	456	533	544	160	41.7	73.0
45	Louisiana	618	769	826	852	234	37.9	94.1
46	Missouri	2,444	2,933	3,203	3,337	893	36.5	153.1
47	Kansas	1,071	1,155	1,295	1,446	375	35.0	87.6
48	Hawaii	791	776	969	1,048	257	32.5	169.1
49	Rhode Island	681	803	860	890	209	30.7	92.5
50	Maryland	4,414	4,894	5,402	5,651	1,237	28.0	87.5
51	District of Columbia	967	1,062	1,072	1,083	116	12.0	27.1
	United States	154,432	191,707	231,090	262,507	108,075	70.0	126.9

Snapshots taken on October 26 of each year from the AFDC Station Locator historical view. Growth is net of closures and includes data-reporting changes.

Source: ^[1][2] U.S. Department of Energy, Alternative Fuels Data Center; U.S. Department of Energy, Alternative Fuels Data Center

Comparing year-end port counts with calendar-year registrations shows where charging kept pace with EVs. From the end of 2023 to the end of 2025, US public ports grew 48.4% while plug-in EV registrations grew 53.3%, and ports per 1,000 EVs slipped from 33.0 to 31.9. Ports per EV fell in 40 jurisdictions and rose in 11.

Connecticut gained the most, rising from 42.6 to 59.8 ports per 1,000 plug-in EVs (up 17.2) as its ports grew 111.1% against 50.4% EV growth. New York rose by 9.2. The largest falls came in the District of Columbia (down 26.2), Louisiana (down 22.8), where registrations grew 132.0%, and North Dakota (down 21.6).

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State	Ports Dec 31 2023	Ports Dec 31 2025	Port growth (%)	Plug-in EVs 2023	Plug-in EVs 2025	Plug-in EV growth (%)	Ports per 1,000 EVs 2023	Ports per 1,000 EVs 2025	Change
Connecticut	2,129	4,495	111.1	50,000	75,200	50.4	42.6	59.8	17.2
New York	10,244	18,390	79.5	223,600	334,400	49.6	45.8	55.0	9.2
Oklahoma	1,284	1,669	30.0	55,800	55,900	0.2	23.0	29.9	6.9
New Mexico	645	1,130	75.2	15,200	23,700	55.9	42.4	47.7	5.3
Alaska	115	196	70.4	3,600	5,400	50.0	31.9	36.3	4.4
Massachusetts	6,599	10,303	56.1	117,600	173,900	47.9	56.1	59.2	3.1
Maine	1,015	1,552	52.9	15,000	22,200	48.0	67.7	69.9	2.2
Alabama	911	1,654	81.6	18,800	32,700	73.9	48.5	50.6	2.1
California	43,072	62,614	45.4	1,667,300	2,334,000	40.0	25.8	26.8	1.0
Vermont	912	1,343	47.3	13,500	19,600	45.2	67.6	68.5	0.9
New Jersey	3,399	5,476	61.1	175,700	271,900	54.8	19.3	20.1	0.8
Wisconsin	1,326	2,140	61.4	37,400	60,500	61.8	35.5	35.4	-0.1
Illinois	3,273	5,287	61.5	133,000	216,500	62.8	24.6	24.4	-0.2
South Carolina	1,264	2,051	62.3	29,900	49,400	65.2	42.3	41.5	-0.8
Minnesota	1,877	2,897	54.3	53,200	84,600	59.0	35.3	34.2	-1.1
Oregon	2,920	4,129	41.4	93,200	136,900	46.9	31.3	30.2	-1.1
Washington	5,369	7,807	45.4	193,300	293,500	51.8	27.8	26.6	-1.2
New Hampshire	537	797	48.4	16,500	25,600	55.2	32.5	31.1	-1.4
Idaho	423	636	50.4	13,100	20,800	58.8	32.3	30.6	-1.7
Iowa	804	1,230	53.0	15,100	23,900	58.3	53.2	51.5	-1.7
Tennessee	1,969	3,043	54.5	44,200	71,500	61.8	44.5	42.6	-1.9
Hawaii	783	964	23.1	32,900	44,500	35.3	23.8	21.7	-2.1
Arizona	3,369	4,619	37.1	115,400	175,700	52.3	29.2	26.3	-2.9
Texas	8,285	12,164	46.8	285,400	467,300	63.7	29.0	26.0	-3.0
Florida	8,967	13,650	52.2	312,200	538,800	72.6	28.7	25.3	-3.4
North Carolina	3,844	5,822	51.5	93,900	156,500	66.7	40.9	37.2	-3.7
Georgia	4,804	7,318	52.3	115,100	194,100	68.6	41.7	37.7	-4.0
Pennsylvania	4,110	5,666	37.9	109,100	169,300	55.2	37.7	33.5	-4.2
Virginia	4,034	5,439	34.8	111,700	174,200	56.0	36.1	31.2	-4.9
Mississippi	395	668	69.1	5,600	10,200	82.1	70.5	65.5	-5.0
Michigan	3,108	5,260	69.2	79,400	154,700	94.8	39.1	34.0	-5.1
Delaware	502	781	55.6	12,200	22,100	81.1	41.1	35.3	-5.8
Nevada	1,851	2,615	41.3	58,000	101,700	75.3	31.9	25.7	-6.2
Montana	342	464	35.7	7,100	11,100	56.3	48.2	41.8	-6.4
Rhode Island	692	866	25.1	11,500	16,100	40.0	60.2	53.8	-6.4
Indiana	1,437	2,015	40.2	39,000	66,600	70.8	36.8	30.3	-6.5
Utah	2,135	2,841	33.1	53,000	87,600	65.3	40.3	32.4	-7.9
Ohio	3,482	5,076	45.8	74,400	131,400	76.6	46.8	38.6	-8.2
Colorado	4,967	6,648	33.8	127,600	219,900	72.3	38.9	30.2	-8.7
Kentucky	808	1,095	35.5	17,200	29,300	70.3	47.0	37.4	-9.6
Maryland	4,577	5,502	20.2	103,400	162,000	56.7	44.3	34.0	-10.3
Nebraska	548	696	27.0	10,700	17,300	61.7	51.2	40.2	-11.0
Missouri	2,608	3,219	23.4	40,800	63,300	55.1	63.9	50.9	-13.0
Arkansas	800	1,087	35.9	10,300	17,200	67.0	77.7	63.2	-14.5
West Virginia	413	559	35.4	4,600	7,700	67.4	89.8	72.6	-17.2
Kansas	1,119	1,292	15.5	16,900	26,500	56.8	66.2	48.8	-17.4
South Dakota	227	314	38.3	3,000	5,400	80.0	75.7	58.1	-17.6
Wyoming	240	333	38.7	1,900	3,100	63.2	126.3	107.4	-18.9
North Dakota	205	277	35.1	1,800	3,000	66.7	113.9	92.3	-21.6
Louisiana	640	841	31.4	12,200	28,300	132.0	52.5	29.7	-22.8
District of Columbia	1,024	1,079	5.4	11,800	17,800	50.8	86.8	60.6	-26.2
United States	160,403	238,009	48.4	4,863,100	7,454,800	53.3	33.0	31.9	-1.1

Year-end port counts (December 31) against calendar-year registration counts. A negative change means registrations grew faster than public ports. Oklahoma's flat EV count is driven by a fall in its reported plug-in hybrid registrations.

Source: ^[2][4] U.S. Department of Energy, Alternative Fuels Data Center; U.S. Department of Energy, Alternative Fuels Data Center

What the charger data means for electrical installs, panels and service upgrades

States that combine many EVs per public port with fast recent port growth show the strongest current demand for charger installation work. Federal rules for funded sites set high minimum power levels and specific installer credentials.

The install-pressure score ranks each state on two equal-weighted measures: plug-in EVs per public port at the end of 2025 (scarcity) and public port growth from October 2023 to October 2026 (momentum), each converted to a percentile from 0 to 100. New Jersey scores 99.0, with the most EVs per port (49.7) and the second-fastest port growth (119.2%). Illinois follows at 93.0, then Florida at 81.0, Idaho at 80.0 and Washington at 78.0. The District of Columbia (7.0), West Virginia (9.0) and North Dakota (10.0) score lowest.

Install-pressure score: the top 20 states

Equal-weight percentile score of EVs per public port and three-year port growth

Source: ECW Data Desk index built from U.S. DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station and registration data

Install-pressure score by state (ECW Data Desk index) Download CSV

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Rank	State	Plug-in EVs per port (Dec 2025)	Scarcity percentile	Port growth 2023 to 2026 (%)	Growth percentile	Install-pressure score
1	New Jersey	49.7	100.0	119.2	98.0	99.0
2	Illinois	40.9	96.0	98.3	90.0	93.0
3	Florida	39.5	94.0	73.0	68.0	81.0
4	Idaho	32.7	72.0	92.2	88.0	80.0
5	Washington	37.6	86.0	73.8	70.0	78.0
6	Oklahoma	33.5	80.0	75.6	72.0	76.0
7	Michigan	29.4	61.0	91.8	84.0	72.5
8	California	37.3	84.0	65.9	57.0	70.5
9	Wisconsin	28.3	55.0	92.0	86.0	70.5
10	Nevada	38.9	92.0	63.0	48.0	70.0
11	Indiana	33.1	75.0	69.8	64.0	69.5
12	Texas	38.4	90.0	62.5	46.0	68.0
13	Minnesota	29.2	58.0	80.5	76.0	67.0
14	New Mexico	21.0	34.0	109.5	96.0	65.0
15	Colorado	33.1	75.0	65.4	54.0	64.5
16	Alaska	27.6	52.0	78.0	74.0	63.0
17	Alabama	19.8	30.0	105.5	94.0	62.0
18	South Carolina	24.1	40.0	89.7	80.0	60.0
19	Connecticut	16.7	16.0	158.8	100.0	58.0
20	New York	18.2	22.0	103.2	92.0	57.0
21	Oregon	33.2	78.0	55.4	36.0	57.0
22	Arizona	38.0	88.0	48.5	22.0	55.0
23	New Hampshire	32.1	70.0	59.7	40.0	55.0
24	North Carolina	26.9	50.0	65.9	57.0	53.5
25	Georgia	26.5	46.0	66.1	60.0	53.0
26	Hawaii	46.2	98.0	32.5	6.0	52.0
27	Tennessee	23.5	36.0	72.5	66.0	51.0
28	Massachusetts	16.9	18.0	91.2	82.0	50.0
29	Utah	30.8	66.0	52.7	32.0	49.0
30	Louisiana	33.7	82.0	37.9	12.0	47.0
31	Ohio	25.9	44.0	64.4	50.0	47.0
32	Pennsylvania	29.9	64.0	51.8	30.0	47.0
33	Virginia	32.0	68.0	49.0	26.0	47.0
34	Delaware	28.3	55.0	59.3	38.0	46.5
35	Kentucky	26.8	48.0	62.4	44.0	46.0
36	Iowa	19.4	26.0	69.0	62.0	44.0
37	Mississippi	15.3	10.0	82.9	78.0	44.0
38	Nebraska	24.9	42.0	53.0	34.0	38.0
39	Maryland	29.4	61.0	28.0	2.0	31.5
40	Maine	14.3	6.0	65.1	52.0	29.0
41	Montana	23.9	38.0	47.5	20.0	29.0
42	South Dakota	17.2	20.0	48.6	24.0	22.0
43	Wyoming	9.3	0.0	60.1	42.0	21.0
44	Kansas	20.5	32.0	35.0	8.0	20.0
45	Missouri	19.7	28.0	36.5	10.0	19.0
46	Vermont	14.6	8.0	49.9	28.0	18.0
47	Arkansas	15.8	12.0	43.0	16.0	14.0
48	Rhode Island	18.6	24.0	30.7	4.0	14.0
49	North Dakota	10.8	2.0	43.7	18.0	10.0
50	West Virginia	13.8	4.0	41.7	14.0	9.0
51	District of Columbia	16.5	14.0	12.0	0.0	7.0

Score = 0.5 x percentile rank of plug-in EVs per public port (December 2025) + 0.5 x percentile rank of three-year public port growth (October 2023 to October 2026). 100 = highest among the 50 states and DC.

Source: ^[1][2][4] U.S. Department of Energy, Alternative Fuels Data Center; U.S. Department of Energy, Alternative Fuels Data Center; U.S. Department of Energy, Alternative Fuels Data Center

Federally funded corridor sites carry specific electrical requirements. Under 23 CFR 680.106, a NEVI-funded corridor station needs at least four network-connected DC fast ports, each able to deliver 150 kW at the same time, which implies at least 600 kW of simultaneous output per site. DC ports must support 250 to 920 volts DC, funded Level 2 ports must deliver at least 6 kW, and each port must average more than 97% annual uptime (eCFR, 23 CFR Part 680).

The same rule sets installer credentials: electricians installing, operating or maintaining funded chargers must hold Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program (EVITP) certification or a registered apprenticeship credential that includes charger-specific training. State licensing still applies; see the electrical license lookup by state.

Load per port is the other driver of panel and service work. AFDC notes that most residential Level 2 chargers run at up to 30 amps (7.2 kW) and need a dedicated 40-amp circuit under NEC Article 625, while public and workplace Level 2 equipment can operate at 40 to 80 amps. DC fast equipment, typically fed by three-phase service, reaches up to 500 kW. More background on charger, solar and low-voltage work is in our EV, solar and low-voltage guide, and contractor supply by state is in electrical contractor counts by state.

Against a long-range benchmark, NREL's 2030 National Charging Network study estimated that a 33 million EV fleet would need 182,000 public fast ports and about 1 million public Level 2 ports. October 2026 counts equal 43.5% of that fast-charging figure and 18.3% of the Level 2 figure. The study is a scenario, not a mandate.

Commercial electrical panel with new breakers and copper conductors prepared for charger circuits — Illustrative photograph. Generated image, not a specific project.

How we ranked the states

Public ports per 1,000 registered plug-in EVs, by state

Formulapublic ports on 2025-12-31 / (BEV registrations 2025 + PHEV registrations 2025) x 1,000

Inputs: fact sheet rows for ports_2025ye, bev_2025 and phev_2025 of each state (see derived_metrics.csv) (fact sheet rows)

Result: US 31.9; lowest New Jersey 20.1; highest Wyoming 107.4

Large EV markets such as New Jersey, Illinois, Florida and California have fewer public ports per EV than the US figure, while rural states with few EVs show high ratios driven by corridor chargers.

Limitations: Registrations are rounded to 100 and reflect vehicles registered through 2025; home charging, which most EV owners use, is not counted. Oklahoma's PHEV count may be a classification artifact.

Public ports per 100,000 residents, by state

Formulapublic ports on 2026-10-26 / July 1, 2025 population x 100,000

Inputs: fact sheet rows for ports_2026 and pop_2025 of each state (fact sheet rows)

Result: US 76.8; Vermont 210.7; Louisiana 18.4

Per-capita access is highest in New England and California and lowest across parts of the South.

Limitations: Population and port dates differ by about 15 months; population is an estimate.

Three-year growth in public ports, by state

Formula(ports on 2026-10-26 / ports on 2023-10-26 - 1) x 100

Inputs: fact sheet rows for ports_2026 and ports_2023 of each state (fact sheet rows)

Result: US 70.0%; Connecticut 158.8%; District of Columbia 12.0%

Five states at least doubled public ports; growth was slowest in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Rhode Island.

Limitations: Net of closures; historical locator views can include later data corrections and network reporting changes.

Change in ports per 1,000 plug-in EVs, end 2023 to end 2025

Formulaports per 1,000 plug-in EVs (2025) - ports per 1,000 plug-in EVs (2023)

Inputs: fact sheet rows for ports_2023ye, ports_2025ye and BEV and PHEV registrations for 2023 and 2025 (fact sheet rows)

Result: US down 1.1 (33.0 to 31.9); Connecticut up 17.2; District of Columbia down 26.2

EV registrations outpaced public ports in 40 of 51 jurisdictions, so the gap between EVs and public charging widened in most states.

Limitations: Two-year window; ratio differences use rounded ratios.

Install-pressure score

Formula0.5 x percentile rank of plug-in EVs per public port (Dec 2025) + 0.5 x percentile rank of three-year port growth (Oct 2023 to Oct 2026); percentile = (average rank - 1) / 50 x 100, lowest value = 0

Inputs: derived metrics d1 (inverted as EVs per port) and d3 for each state (fact sheet rows)

Result: New Jersey 99.0; Illinois 93.0; Florida 81.0; Idaho 80.0; Washington 78.0; lowest District of Columbia 7.0

A high score marks a state where public charging is scarce relative to EVs and where installs have been moving fast, the combination most associated with current charger installation activity.

Limitations: Equal weights are a design choice; the score is relative, ignores charger power, private and home charging, and does not measure contractor workload directly.

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State by state

The US had 262,507 public EV charging ports at 83,527 station locations on October 26, 2026 (AFDC, public access, temporarily unavailable excluded).^[1]
California had 69,621 public ports at 20,379 station locations in October 2026, 26.5% of all US public ports.^[1]
New York ranked second with 20,419 public ports, followed by Florida with 15,426, Texas with 13,127 and Massachusetts with 11,834 (October 2026).^[1]
Alaska had the fewest public ports of any state, 194, followed by North Dakota with 283 and South Dakota with 330 (October 2026).^[1]
US public DC fast ports rose from 34,904 in October 2023 to 79,187 in October 2026, a 126.9% increase, while public Level 2 ports rose 54.0% to 182,615.^[1][2]
Oklahoma had the highest DC fast share of public ports in October 2026 at 61.3%; the District of Columbia had the lowest at 5.6%.^[1]
Vermont had 210.7 public ports per 100,000 residents in October 2026, the most of any state; Louisiana had 18.4, the fewest; the US figure was 76.8.^[1][5]
At the end of 2025 the US had 31.9 public ports per 1,000 registered plug-in EVs, or 31.3 plug-in EVs per public port.^[2][4]
New Jersey had 20.1 public ports per 1,000 plug-in EVs at the end of 2025 (49.7 EVs per port), the lowest ratio of the 50 states and DC.^[2][4]
Wyoming had 107.4 public ports per 1,000 plug-in EVs at the end of 2025, the highest ratio, followed by North Dakota at 92.3.^[2][4]
From the end of 2023 to the end of 2025, US public ports grew 48.4% and plug-in EV registrations grew 53.3%, so ports per 1,000 EVs fell from 33.0 to 31.9.^[2][4]
Connecticut's public ports grew 158.8% from October 2023 to October 2026, the fastest of any state, and its ports per 1,000 plug-in EVs rose by 17.2 between 2023 and 2025.^[1][2][4]
US net public port additions fell to 31,417 in the year to October 2026, from 39,383 a year earlier; annual growth slowed from 24.1% to 20.5% to 13.6%.^[1][2]
Public DC fast ports in October 2026 equalled 43.5% of the 182,000 public fast ports NREL estimated the US would need in 2030 under a 33 million EV scenario.^[1][14]

In short

The US had 262,507 public EV charging ports at 83,527 station locations on October 26, 2026, according to the DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC).
California alone held 69,621 public ports, 26.5% of the US total; the top five states (California, New York, Florida, Texas, Massachusetts) held 49.7%.
DC fast ports reached 79,187 in October 2026, 30.2% of public ports, up from 22.6% in October 2023.
At the end of 2025 the US had 31.9 public ports per 1,000 registered plug-in EVs; New Jersey had 20.1, Hawaii 21.7 and Illinois 24.4, while Wyoming had 107.4.
Public ports grew 48.4% from the end of 2023 to the end of 2025, while plug-in EV registrations grew 53.3%, so ports per EV fell in 40 of 51 jurisdictions.
Net port additions slowed: 37,275 in the year to October 2024, 39,383 in the year to October 2025 and 31,417 in the year to October 2026 (13.6% growth).
On an install-pressure score that combines EVs per port with three-year port growth, New Jersey (99.0), Illinois (93.0) and Florida (81.0) rank highest.

What people search for

Which state has the most EV charging stations?

California, with 20,379 public station locations and 69,621 public charging ports on October 26, 2026, or 26.5% of all US public ports (DOE AFDC). New York is second with 20,419 ports.

How many EV chargers are in the US?

The DOE AFDC counted 262,507 public EV charging ports at 83,527 station locations on October 26, 2026, excluding temporarily unavailable stations. Of those, 182,615 were Level 2 and 79,187 were DC fast. Including private non-residential chargers the count is 291,256 ports.

Which states have the fewest chargers per EV?

At the end of 2025, New Jersey had 20.1 public ports per 1,000 registered plug-in EVs, the lowest ratio, followed by Hawaii (21.7), Illinois (24.4), Florida (25.3) and Nevada (25.7). The US figure was 31.9 (DOE AFDC station and registration data).

Common questions

How many public EV charging ports does Texas have?

Texas had 13,127 public charging ports at 3,858 station locations on October 26, 2026, the fourth most of any state (DOE AFDC). DC fast ports made up 43.3% of them, and Texas had 26.0 public ports per 1,000 registered plug-in EVs at the end of 2025.

What is the difference between an EV charging station and a charging port?

AFDC defines a station location as a physical place with one or more ports, such as a parking lot. A port charges one vehicle at a time, even if it has several connectors. The US had 83,527 public station locations and 262,507 public ports on October 26, 2026.

Which state has the most EV chargers per person?

Vermont, with 210.7 public ports per 100,000 residents in October 2026, followed by California at 176.9 and Massachusetts at 165.4. The US figure was 76.8, using Census Vintage 2025 population (DOE AFDC; U.S. Census Bureau).

How many DC fast chargers are there in the US?

The DOE AFDC listed 79,187 public DC fast ports on October 26, 2026, up from 34,904 on October 26, 2023, an increase of 126.9%. DC fast ports were 30.2% of all public ports in October 2026.

Is EV charger growth slowing?

Yes, on net additions. US public ports grew 24.1% in the year to October 2024, 20.5% in the year to October 2025 and 13.6% in the year to October 2026, when 31,417 ports were added (DOE AFDC historical counts).

Has public charging kept up with EV sales?

Not nationally. From the end of 2023 to the end of 2025, US public ports grew 48.4% while registered plug-in EVs grew 53.3%, so public ports per 1,000 EVs fell from 33.0 to 31.9. The ratio fell in 40 of 51 jurisdictions (DOE AFDC).

What is the status of the federal NEVI charging program?

FHWA's NEVI page, last updated February 5, 2026, links the NEVI Formula Program Interim Final Guidance dated August 11, 2025. Ohio reported 19 operational NEVI stations in April 2026 and selected 64 new sites, according to Spectrum News reporting of Ohio DOT figures.

What do NEVI-funded chargers require electrically?

Under 23 CFR 680.106, corridor stations need at least four DC fast ports able to deliver 150 kW each at the same time, output between 250 and 920 volts DC, and more than 97% average annual uptime per port. Installing electricians need EVITP certification or a qualifying registered apprenticeship credential.

How many public chargers will the US need by 2030?

NREL's 2030 National Charging Network study estimated that a fleet of 33 million plug-in EVs would need 182,000 public fast ports and about 1 million public Level 2 ports. October 2026 public DC fast ports equal 43.5% of the fast-port figure (DOE AFDC; NREL).

Why do EV charger counts differ between sources?

Sources use different dates and filters. AFDC listed 262,507 public ports excluding temporarily unavailable stations and 268,116 including them on October 26, 2026. The Joint Office shows 267,400, The Motley Fool reported 259,687 on October 5, 2026, and the Alliance for Automotive Innovation counted 242,354 in Q1 2026.

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The figures to cite first

262,507 public EV charging ports in the US on October 26, 2026 (DOE AFDC).^[1]
31.9 public ports per 1,000 registered plug-in EVs nationally at the end of 2025, down from 33.0 at the end of 2023 (DOE AFDC, ECW calculation).^[2][4]
New Jersey, Illinois and Florida rank highest on install pressure, combining many EVs per public port with fast port growth (ECW Data Desk index).^[1][2][4]

Quotable figures

The US had 262,507 public EV charging ports at 83,527 station locations on October 26, 2026, according to DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center counts.^[1]
New Jersey had 20.1 public charging ports per 1,000 registered plug-in EVs at the end of 2025, the lowest ratio of the 50 states and DC.^[2][4]
From the end of 2023 to the end of 2025, US public charging ports grew 48.4% while plug-in EV registrations grew 53.3%.^[2][4]
US public DC fast charging ports rose 126.9% in three years, from 34,904 in October 2023 to 79,187 in October 2026.^[1][2]
Net additions of US public charging ports slowed to 31,417 in the year to October 2026, growth of 13.6%, down from 24.1% two years earlier.^[1][2]
Vermont had 210.7 public EV charging ports per 100,000 residents in October 2026, Louisiana 18.4.^[1][5]

Summary for editors

Public EV charging in the United States reached 262,507 ports at 83,527 locations on October 26, 2026, according to Department of Energy counts analysed by the Electrical Contractors and Wiring Data Desk. California held 69,621 ports, 26.5% of the national total. Normalised by registered plug-in EVs, the picture shifts: New Jersey had 20.1 public ports per 1,000 EVs at the end of 2025, against 31.9 nationally and 107.4 in Wyoming. Public ports grew 70.0% from October 2023 to October 2026, and DC fast ports grew 126.9%, but EV registrations rose faster than ports in 40 of 51 jurisdictions between 2023 and 2025. Net additions slowed to 31,417 ports in the latest year. An install-pressure score combining EVs per port with port growth ranks New Jersey, Illinois and Florida highest. All state tables are available as CSV files under CC BY 4.0.

Headlines the data supports

US public EV charging ports reach 262,507, but EVs are still outpacing them
New Jersey has the fewest public chargers per EV: 20.1 ports per 1,000 plug-in EVs
DC fast chargers more than double in three years, up 126.9% since October 2023
Public EV charger growth slows to 13.6% as net additions fall to 31,417
New Jersey, Illinois and Florida top a new EV charger install-pressure ranking

Citation

Electrical Contractors and Wiring. (2026). EV Charging Stations by State: Public Ports, Ports per EV and Growth, 2023 to 2026. Retrieved from https://electricalcontractorsandwiring.com/data/ev-charging-stations-by-state/

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How we built this report

Source selection: station counts come from the DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC) Station Counts by State page, which reports public station locations, ports and the Level 1, Level 2 and DC fast split for every state. Current counts were pulled on 2026-10-26 (AFDC data last updated 10/26/2026). Historical counts use the same page's historical date filter for October 26, 2023, 2024 and 2025 and for December 31, 2023 and 2025. EV registrations come from AFDC Vehicle Registration Counts by State for 2023 and 2025; population from the Census Bureau Vintage 2025 state file released January 27, 2026. The NREL API was not used because it needs a key.

Inclusion rules: public access only, temporarily unavailable stations excluded (the AFDC default). Private non-residential chargers and home chargers are excluded from all state figures. Plug-in EVs are battery EVs plus plug-in hybrids; DC fast ports per EV use battery EVs only because most plug-in hybrids cannot fast charge. All 50 states and DC are included.

Conflicting numbers: national charger counts differ by source because of filters and dates. AFDC public excluding temporarily unavailable (262,507) is used throughout; AFDC including them (268,116), the Joint Office progress figure (267,400), The Motley Fool (259,687, October 5, 2026), the Alliance for Automotive Innovation (242,354, Q1 2026) and the AFDC public-plus-private annual workbook (271,488 for December 2025) are reported for comparison only. In a few states (California, Connecticut, Michigan) AFDC's Level 1, Level 2 and DC fast columns sum to slightly fewer ports than the port total; the published port total is used.

Derived metrics: ports per 1,000 plug-in EVs pairs December 31, 2025 port counts with 2025 registrations so both refer to the end of the same year. Three-year growth uses October 26 snapshots from 2023 and 2026. The install-pressure score averages two percentile ranks (EVs per port and three-year port growth) with equal weight; percentiles use average ranks across the 51 jurisdictions. Every formula and input row is listed in derived_metrics.csv, and the Python scripts in scripts/ reproduce all tables from the saved raw files.

Limitations: historical AFDC views reflect locator records for past dates and include network reporting changes, so growth is net of closures and corrections. Registrations are modelled estimates rounded to 100. Oklahoma's plug-in hybrid count exceeds its battery EV count, unlike any other state, which affects its ratios and its flat 2023 to 2025 EV growth (0.2%). Port counts do not measure charger power, utilisation or reliability. AFDC's quarterly charging trends reports end with the second quarter 2024 edition, so this report relies on direct locator counts.

Last update: 2026-10-26. Data and tables are licensed CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Electrical Contractors and Wiring Data Desk, EV Charging Stations by State (2026), electricalcontractorsandwiring.com.

This report presents published data with its limitations. It is not legal, financial or investment advice.

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