2026 Vehicle Registration Fees by State — Comparison Table and Data Downloads
Every figure on this page is produced by the same engine that runs the calculators, so nothing here can drift from the tools. Each state links to its responsible agency, and the agency's own fee schedule is cited on that state's page.
Scenario for the example columns: 2023 model year, $25,000 purchase, out-of-state transfer, petrol. Base registration is the passenger-car figure. County and municipal additions are charged on top of the state amounts and are not included — that is why states like Colorado and Wyoming look low here and higher in practice. Figures last reviewed 2026-08-01.
All 50 states, side by side
Rank column shows cheapest (1) to most expensive (50) for first-year total / annual renewal.
| State | Base reg. | Title | First year | Renewal / yr | 5-year | Purchase tax | EV / yr | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $23.00 | $15.00 | $539.50 | $23.00 | $631.50 | $500.00 | $203.00 | 14 / 6 |
| Alaska | $50.00 | $15.00 | $65.00 | $50.00 | $265.00 | $0.00 | — | 2 / 17 |
| Arizona | $8.00 | $4.00 | $432.00 | $428.00 | $2,144.00 | $0.00 | — | 10 / 46 |
| Arkansas | $25.00 | $10.00 | $1,660.00 | $25.00 | $1,760.00 | $1,625.00 | $200.00 | 32 / 7 |
| California | $76.00 | $15.00 | $2,251.50 | $379.00 | $3,767.50 | $1,812.50 | $121.00 | 49 / 44 |
| Colorado | $36.00 | $7.20 | $489.45 | $482.25 | $2,418.45 | $0.00 | $89.00 | 11 / 48 |
| Connecticut | $40.00 | $45.00 | $1,766.50 | $109.00 | $2,202.50 | $1,587.50 | — | 35 / 37 |
| Delaware | $40.00 | $35.00 | $1,387.50 | $40.00 | $1,547.50 | $1,312.50 | $110.00 | 25 / 13 |
| Florida | $35.60 | $75.25 | $1,866.35 | $33.60 | $2,000.75 | $1,500.00 | — | 42 / 12 |
| Georgia | $20.00 | $18.00 | $1,789.00 | $21.00 | $1,873.00 | $1,750.00 | $238.59 | 37 / 4 |
| Hawaii | $46.00 | $10.00 | $1,091.75 | $81.75 | $1,418.75 | $1,000.00 | $50.00 | 18 / 33 |
| Idaho | $69.00 | $14.00 | $1,583.00 | $69.00 | $1,859.00 | $1,500.00 | $140.00 | 29 / 29 |
| Illinois | $151.00 | $165.00 | $1,878.50 | $151.00 | $2,482.50 | $1,562.50 | $100.00 | 44 / 40 |
| Indiana | $36.35 | $15.00 | $1,816.35 | $51.35 | $2,021.75 | $1,750.00 | $242.00 | 40 / 19 |
| Iowa | $50.00 | $35.00 | $1,345.00 | $60.00 | $1,585.00 | $1,260.00 | $130.00 | 23 / 26 |
| Kansas | $30.00 | $10.00 | $1,665.00 | $30.00 | $1,785.00 | $1,625.00 | $135.00 | 33 / 10 |
| Kentucky | $21.00 | $9.00 | $1,530.00 | $21.00 | $1,614.00 | $1,500.00 | $126.00 | 27 / 5 |
| Louisiana | $20.00 | $68.50 | $96.50 | $20.00 | $176.50 | $0.00 | $110.00 | 4 / 2 |
| Maine | $35.00 | $33.00 | $2,043.00 | $635.00 | $4,583.00 | $1,375.00 | — | 47 / 49 |
| Maryland | $120.50 | $200.00 | $1,985.50 | $160.50 | $2,627.50 | $1,625.00 | $125.00 | 46 / 41 |
| Massachusetts | $30.00 | $75.00 | $2,455.00 | $817.50 | $5,725.00 | $1,562.50 | — | 50 / 50 |
| Michigan | $140.00 | $15.00 | $163.00 | $148.50 | $757.00 | $0.00 | $267.00 | 5 / 39 |
| Minnesota | $35.00 | $23.50 | $1,804.75 | $52.50 | $2,014.75 | $1,718.75 | $150.00 | 39 / 23 |
| Mississippi | $14.00 | $9.00 | $1,288.00 | $27.75 | $1,399.00 | $1,250.00 | $150.00 | 22 / 9 |
| Missouri | $33.25 | $14.50 | $1,122.00 | $48.25 | $1,315.00 | $1,056.25 | $150.00 | 20 / 16 |
| Montana | $217.00 | $12.00 | $229.00 | $217.00 | $1,097.00 | $0.00 | $130.00 | 7 / 43 |
| Nebraska | $15.00 | $10.00 | $1,801.50 | $416.50 | $3,467.50 | $1,375.00 | — | 38 / 45 |
| Nevada | $33.00 | $28.25 | $498.75 | $470.50 | $2,380.75 | $0.00 | — | 12 / 47 |
| New Hampshire | $48.00 | $35.00 | $91.00 | $48.00 | $283.00 | $0.00 | $100.00 | 3 / 14 |
| New Jersey | $59.00 | $60.00 | $1,775.25 | $59.00 | $2,011.25 | $1,656.25 | $270.00 | 36 / 24 |
| New Mexico | $70.00 | $3.00 | $1,076.00 | $70.00 | $1,356.00 | $1,000.00 | — | 16 / 30 |
| New York | $56.50 | $5.00 | $2,086.50 | $11.50 | $2,132.50 | $2,000.00 | — | 48 / 1 |
| North Carolina | $46.25 | $66.75 | $876.60 | $59.85 | $1,116.00 | $750.00 | $214.50 | 15 / 25 |
| North Dakota | $93.00 | $5.00 | $1,348.00 | $93.00 | $1,720.00 | $1,250.00 | $120.00 | 24 / 36 |
| Ohio | $44.00 | $18.00 | $1,507.50 | $52.00 | $1,715.50 | $1,437.50 | $200.00 | 26 / 22 |
| Oklahoma | $96.00 | $28.00 | $1,267.50 | $113.00 | $1,719.50 | $312.50 | $110.00 | 21 / 38 |
| Oregon | $68.00 | $106.00 | $325.00 | $68.00 | $597.00 | $125.00 | $376.00 | 9 / 28 |
| Pennsylvania | $48.00 | $72.00 | $1,620.00 | $48.00 | $1,812.00 | $1,500.00 | $250.00 | 30 / 15 |
| Rhode Island | $51.75 | $53.50 | $1,866.75 | $51.75 | $2,073.75 | $1,750.00 | $200.00 | 43 / 21 |
| South Carolina | $20.00 | $15.00 | $535.00 | $20.00 | $615.00 | $500.00 | $60.00 | 13 / 3 |
| South Dakota | $72.00 | $10.00 | $1,082.00 | $72.00 | $1,370.00 | $1,000.00 | $100.00 | 17 / 31 |
| Tennessee | $26.50 | $14.00 | $1,884.00 | $26.50 | $1,990.00 | $1,838.00 | $200.00 | 45 / 8 |
| Texas | $51.75 | $28.00 | $1,668.75 | $73.25 | $1,961.75 | $1,562.50 | $200.00 | 34 / 32 |
| Utah | $51.00 | $6.00 | $210.50 | $204.50 | $1,028.50 | $0.00 | $180.00 | 6 / 42 |
| Vermont | $91.00 | $42.00 | $1,633.00 | $91.00 | $1,997.00 | $1,500.00 | $89.00 | 31 / 35 |
| Virginia | $30.75 | $15.00 | $1,103.25 | $50.75 | $1,306.25 | $1,037.50 | $135.63 | 19 / 18 |
| Washington | $65.00 | $15.00 | $1,830.00 | $65.00 | $2,090.00 | $1,750.00 | $175.00 | 41 / 27 |
| West Virginia | $51.50 | $15.00 | $1,566.50 | $51.50 | $1,772.50 | $1,500.00 | $200.00 | 28 / 20 |
| Wisconsin | $85.00 | $214.50 | $311.50 | $85.00 | $651.50 | $0.00 | $175.00 | 8 / 34 |
| Wyoming | $30.00 | $15.00 | $45.00 | $30.00 | $165.00 | $0.00 | $100.00 | 1 / 11 |
What the table shows
- Renewal cost spans a $11.50 to $817.50 range. New York ($11.50), Louisiana ($20.00), South Carolina ($20.00) are the cheapest to keep on the road; Massachusetts ($817.50), Maine ($635.00), Colorado ($482.25) the most expensive.
- First-year totals are dominated by purchase tax, not registration. In 28 of 50 states the annual registration fee is under $50, while the purchase-price tax on a $25,000 car runs into four figures in most.
- 11 states applied no purchase-price tax in this scenario: Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming. That is either because the state levies no such tax, or because this transaction type does not attract one — check each state's page, which shows the tax rules that do apply.
- 40 states levy an annual EV surcharge ranging from $50.00 to $376.00, charged at every renewal.
Download the data
Use it however you like — attribution appreciated, not required.
- fees-by-state.csv — 50 rows, one per state, with agency and official source URL.
- fees-by-class.csv — 700 rows, base registration for every vehicle class in every state.
- fuel-surcharges.csv — EV, PHEV and HEV surcharges where levied.
- fees-by-state.json — the same headline data as JSON, with a per-state fee-component breakdown.
- all-fees-2026.md — a single Markdown reference covering all of the above plus each state's statutory fee basis.