With over 3.5 million electric vehicles (EVs) on the road and more projected to be sold every year, there’s growing demand for convenient EV charging across the United States. As of January 2026, there are 77,008 EV charging stations with 235,389 charging ports across the country.
The number of stations and ports has increased by 11% and 21%, respectively, since the start of 2025. However, they’re not evenly distributed across all 50 states or even within each state. And a few companies have begun to dominate the EV charger network market.
Read on for a full rundown of EV charging station data, including the number of chargers by state, city, and network.
EV Chargers by State
California is home to 18,724 EV charging stations that hold a total of 61,978 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.
Florida and Texas are a distant second and third in EV registrations, with nearly 255,000 registered in Florida and 230,000 registered in Texas. Those states are ranked third and fourth in the number of EV charging ports. New York has the second-highest number of charging stations (5,031) and chargers (18,477).
The four states with the fewest EV chargers also have the fewest EVs registered. Those states are:
- Wyoming: 119 stations with 330 chargers. 1,139 EVs registered.
- South Dakota: 115 stations with 313 chargers. 1,675 EVs registered.
- North Dakota: 108 stations with 275 chargers. 959 EVs registered.
- Alaska: 71 stations with 196 chargers. 2,697 EVs registered.
Cities with the most EV charging stations
The top three cities, measured by the number of charging stations, are located in California: Los Angeles, San Diego, and Irvine. Los Angeles alone accounts for over 10% of California’s EV charging stations. The stations in LA, San Diego, and Irvine together compose 19% of California’s EV charging stations. Two other cities in California crack the top 10: San Jose and San Francisco.
Cities with the most EV charging ports
Los Angeles and San Diego also top the list of cities with the most EV charging ports. Atlanta 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 +3.33%) Supercharger site. It's the largest EV station in the United States with 164 chargers. The Harris Ranch Resort in the small city of Coalinga, California, has a Tesla Supercharger site with 98 chargers.
Where EV chargers are most commonly found
EV chargers are most commonly found at hotels, public areas, car dealerships, parking lots, and shopping centers.
Access to different charger types -- and therefore faster charging -- varies by location. Nearly 90% of chargers found at hotels are the slower Level 2 chargers, perfect for guests who have time to charge their cars overnight.
On the other hand, 95% of chargers found at shopping centers are DC Fast Chargers, which will top up an EV over the course of a trip into the mall. Nearly all chargers at gas stations, some 99%, are DC Fast Chargers, as well.
In data collected by the Department of Energy, the vast majority of EV charging stations are not classified by facility type.
What’s next for EV charging companies
For EVs to become the mainstream choice of automobile, they’ll need to match gas-powered cars in terms of effective range and refueling convenience. That means more EV chargers (particularly DC Fast Chargers) will need to be built, and the range offered by EV batteries will need to improve. Surveys show that the top speed bumps for EV adoption are range anxiety and the ability to charge vehicles quickly and at convenient locations.
That sentiment, along with Edison Electric Institute's estimate that more than 42.2 million chargers will be needed by 2035 to support 78.5 million EVs, suggests that the ability to quickly build up a reliable EV charging network is a make-or-break issue for the industry. However, the EV charger market is dealing with uncertainty that could slow its progress:
- The Trump administration froze funding for the buildout of EV chargers from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula program. After a legal battle, the Trump administration reopened the funding program in August 2025.
- In December 2025, 16 states sued the federal government over the Trump administration's refusal to approve new funding under EV infrastructure programs.
- The General Services Administration (GSA) directed that no new charging station installations are authorized at federal government buildings and canceled 32 EV charging projects worth over $23 million.
- Prices for EVs and EV charging stations are expected to increase because of the Trump administration's import tariffs, if those tariffs are kept in place.
- President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" ended EV tax credits, which is expected to significantly slow EV sales and adoption.
It's a turbulent time for the EV market, and states have struggled to use money allotted through the NEVI program. While Congress approved $4.4 billion in NEVI funding in 2021, states have spent only 2% of that ($94 million) as of January 2026. What is clear is that more funding and EV chargers are needed if the industry is to keep growing.
Methodology
Data is sourced from the Department of Energy Alternative Fuels Data Center as of Jan. 22, 2026. The data used for this article includes Level 2 and DC Fast Chargers open to the public from all charging networks. This article refers to EV charging stations and EV charging ports. Charging stations can house one or more charging ports.
Sources
- Department of Energy (2026). “Electric Vehicle Charging Station Locations.”
- Department of Energy (2026). "Maps and Data - Electric Vehicle Registrations by State."
- Edison Electric Institute (2024). "Electric Vehicle Sales and the Charging Infrastructure Required Through 2035."
- E&E News by Politico (2026). "Congress green-lighted billions for EV chargers. Four years later, only 2% is spent."
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