How many EV charging stations are in the US?

There are 78,444 charging stations around the US for EVs and other plug-in vehicles as of March 2026.

How many public EV charging stations are there in the US?

In the U.S., all listed charging stations are considered public, which totals 78,444 charging stations. There are more private charging ports, but these are mostly untracked, as they are in private homes and shops.

The Number of EV Chargers in Each State

There are 78,444 EV charging stations with 241,301 chargers across the United States.

By Lyle Daly – Updated Mar 24, 2026 at 11:07 AM EST | Fact-checked by Parker Hicks

Key Points

California leads with 26% of U.S. EV charging ports; rural areas have low charger density.
ChargePoint dominates, but most of their chargers are slow Level 2 types.
95% of chargers at shopping centers are fast DC Chargers, suitable for quick top-ups.

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California is home to 19,006 EV charging stations that hold a total of 63,004 EV chargers. That’s 24% of all EV charging stations and 26% of EV charging ports in the United States. No other state comes close to matching that amount of EV charging infrastructure.

One reason California has built so many EV chargers is that it has the most EVs on the road -- by far. Over 1.25 million EVs were registered there at the end of 2023, the most recent EV registration data available.

The four states with the fewest EV chargers also have the fewest EVs registered. Those states are:

South Dakota: 119 stations with 343 chargers. 1,675 EVs registered.
Wyoming: 117 stations with 332 chargers. 1,139 EVs registered.
North Dakota: 108 stations with 277 chargers. 959 EVs registered.
Alaska: 77 stations with 211 chargers. 2,697 EVs registered.

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Cities with the most EV charging ports

Los Angeles and San Diego also top the list of cities with the most EV charging ports. San Jose rounds out the top three cities by number of EV plugs.

Some of the largest charging stations are in rural areas. Lost Hills, an unincorporated community in California, is home to Project Oasis, a Tesla (TSLA +0.91%) Supercharger site. It's the largest EV station in the United States with 164 chargers.

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