Economy#19 of 102 · Added July 22, 2026
Cost of Car Ownership
Fuel, insurance, repairs, and taxes, per driver per year
Data: LendingTree, AAA, FHWA, CarMD via Visual Capitalist, 2025 ↗nhmaps.com/55
Fuel, insurance, repairs, and sales tax add up to $3.0K a year in New Hampshire, the cheapest in the nation. Nevada owners pay $6.1K, more than double, mostly for insurance.
Average annual cost of car ownership (dollars per year)
Map: Visual Capitalist (data: LendingTree, AAA, FHWA, CarMD, Tax Foundation) ↗Data: LendingTree, AAA, FHWA, CarMD via Visual Capitalist, 2025 ↗Found via @GregMooreNH ↗
View the data (50 states)
| # | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Hampshire | $3,000 |
| 2 | Maine | $3,500 |
| 2 | Ohio | $3,500 |
| 4 | Alaska | $3,700 |
| 5 | Idaho | $3,800 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $3,800 |
| 5 | Vermont | $3,800 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | $4,000 |
| 9 | Hawaii | $4,100 |
| 9 | Iowa | $4,100 |
| 9 | Virginia | $4,100 |
| 9 | West Virginia | $4,100 |
| 13 | North Carolina | $4,200 |
| 13 | Pennsylvania | $4,200 |
| 13 | South Carolina | $4,200 |
| 16 | Maryland | $4,300 |
| 16 | Nebraska | $4,300 |
| 16 | New York | $4,300 |
| 16 | Oregon | $4,300 |
| 16 | Washington | $4,300 |
| 21 | Connecticut | $4,400 |
| 21 | Minnesota | $4,400 |
| 21 | New Jersey | $4,400 |
| 24 | Delaware | $4,500 |
| 24 | Illinois | $4,500 |
| 24 | Kansas | $4,500 |
| 24 | Montana | $4,500 |
| 24 | North Dakota | $4,500 |
| 24 | South Dakota | $4,500 |
| 24 | Tennessee | $4,500 |
| 31 | Texas | $4,600 |
| 32 | Rhode Island | $4,700 |
| 33 | Indiana | $4,800 |
| 33 | Mississippi | $4,800 |
| 33 | Missouri | $4,800 |
| 36 | Arkansas | $4,900 |
| 36 | California | $4,900 |
| 36 | Kentucky | $4,900 |
| 36 | New Mexico | $4,900 |
| 36 | Wyoming | $4,900 |
| 41 | Georgia | $5,000 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | $5,000 |
| 41 | Utah | $5,000 |
| 44 | Alabama | $5,100 |
| 44 | Arizona | $5,100 |
| 46 | Colorado | $5,200 |
| 47 | Michigan | $5,400 |
| 48 | Florida | $5,700 |
| 48 | Louisiana | $5,700 |
| 50 | Nevada | $6,100 |