Depends on where you are in Oregon. Portland area and it's Washington plates. Eastern Oregon is gonna see more Idaho. California and Alaska are everywhere.
In Nevada, always see California plates. If there’s a wreck, it’s usually a Cali plate. Jumped 4 lanes and cut off a dozen cars to make an exit? Cali plates. Once saw someone reversing on the shoulder to go back to an exit. Cali plates.
It can be hard to notice out of state plates here in AZ. We have more than 80 different Arizona license plates and now we have those digital plates too.
Most common are definitely California. Though as you mentioned there are lots of Sonoran plates as well. Oddly enough I’ve seen a fair amount of Chihuahua plates recently too
Probably New York. Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania aren’t that far behind. I’m pretty close to a military base and live close to the beach, so I’ll see basically every plate. But those are the ones I’ll see almost daily.
Snowbirds, they own a house in Florida and they register their car there because they don't have inspections, registration is cheaper, and they don't require a front plate
Canadians, mostly. Not many out-of-staters driving around where I live unless you count the student vehicles at the local university (they're from everywhere). I occasionally see a Florida plate because of the snowbirds that split their residency. Other than that, Ohio or Indiana.
Yeah there’s a lot more MI plates outside of Michigan than there are outside plates in MI. Y’all have to travel to another state to get anywhere else in the US, nobody goes to Michigan unless they are just going to visit someone or something in Michigan.
It's got to be Oregon. Not a state, but I also see a lot of British Columbia plates. If I lived closer to Spokane, I would probably see lots of Idaho plates.
I see so many Nevada plates in Northern CA and it always impresses me because honestly because I can't imagine Northern Nevada having so many drivers to spare that they ship them to us.
I live in San Diego. We're a military town so we see everything - Texas, Mississippi, Virginia. The one I see most though are the Baja California plates from people crossing the border.
Same. Used to seeing Nevada out by Tahoe. Oregon and Washington on the west side. Folks cruising the coast. Been seeing a number of Florida plates in the Bay lately though. Idk why.
I live near a university so I see plates from all over but the most common ones are Minnesota, Wisconsin, Colorado, and Florida. I also see the Ontario plates every once in a while
I’m from MA and I don’t think I can get through a phone call with my mom without her telling me how many NH drivers she sees and how they can’t drive lol
A big mix because Tennessee borders the most states out of any state (8). I would say I see Georgia, North Carolina, and Alabama the most. Oddly a decent number of NY and Florida plates too, I'm guess NY plates are people who have recently fled NY
The vast majority of out of state plates are Washington, followed by California. With a scattering of Idaho, Utah, Nevada and Alaska. We also see a decent number of BC plates.
In northern Colorado, where weed is legal, the most common out-of-state plates in dispensary parking lots are from Wyoming, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and sometimes Iowa. Then again, everyone knows what's growing in the middle of all those Iowa cornfields.
Live in Southern Michigan. Usually see lines of cars with Indiana plates parked in front of all the pot shops. Every small town within a short drive of the border has two or three pot shops to serve the good people of Indiana.
Virginia, then DC, then Pennsylvania. The most common foreign ones I see are Ontario and Quebec. I also see diplomatic plates pretty regularly. Every few months I see a New Mexico plate and it always makes me really happy because it's my favorite design lol
Whichever state you're closest to and/or have more economical ties with. States are much larger than most Euros think so it's not as common as you might think.
Here in Hawaii, it's pretty rare to see any other plate other than Hawaii. When you bring a car here from out of state, it can keep it's original plates until they expire as long as you are from a state with both front and rear plates. If you come from a rear only state, you gotta change them immediately. Either way, tho, once your OOS plates expire, you have to get Hawaii plates.
I play a game with my son (2nd grade) on our way home from school to see who can find the farthest tag. We see them from all over in Florida (Orlando, especially). I’ve seen Alaska, Hawaii and probably every state except New Mexico. From Canada, I’ve seen Quebec, countless Ontario, and even an Alberta tag once. Mostly I see them in the winter time, for obvious reasons so now mostly Florida tags around here as the sauna starts to heat up. Mostly just southern states now, especially Alabama and Georgia. Aside form those two, I see New York probably the most of all the 47-non bordering states, and a fair amount from Texas.
Often there are more Illinois license plate in any given lot in southeastern Wisconsin. In southwestern WI it’s more Iowa, and northern/western it’s Minnesota!
Florida, also see a lot of people from Canada
Funny, I'm also in Pittsburgh and I was going to say Virginia
It's the snowbirds!
Those evil bastards from MARYLAND
Marylanders cannot be trusted on the road.
I saw a Hawaii plate on 610, the other day. Like is the car just registered in the state, or did you ship the care. So many questions.
As a Marylander I cannot agree with you more
In Idaho, California plates.
Depends on where you are in Oregon. Portland area and it's Washington plates. Eastern Oregon is gonna see more Idaho. California and Alaska are everywhere.
In Nevada, always see California plates. If there’s a wreck, it’s usually a Cali plate. Jumped 4 lanes and cut off a dozen cars to make an exit? Cali plates. Once saw someone reversing on the shoulder to go back to an exit. Cali plates.
We also have a weirdly high number of Alaskan plates
Southern Oregon, I assume. In the northern half, it's vastly more Washington plates.
Enjoy your new normal
It can be hard to notice out of state plates here in AZ. We have more than 80 different Arizona license plates and now we have those digital plates too.
I’m in Nogales at the moment and there more Sonora plates here than Arizona ones
Digital plates?
This for sure, but ive noticed not so many California plates but Texas, Illinois plates.
Most common are definitely California. Though as you mentioned there are lots of Sonoran plates as well. Oddly enough I’ve seen a fair amount of Chihuahua plates recently too
Also the damn snow birds
Probably New York. Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania aren’t that far behind. I’m pretty close to a military base and live close to the beach, so I’ll see basically every plate. But those are the ones I’ll see almost daily.
Miami/Palm Beach is the Sixth Borough after all
Definitely see lots of New York’s
I was one of those Michigan plates you saw probably, got new plates a few months ago sadly, still kept the MI plate though in my garage
California and British Columbia.
I saw a Hawaii plate today but that’s rare. California and BC are the ones I see most, too.
New York. I'm in NJ
Vise versa as well
And they are always in the left lane going 55 while everyone is going 70
Florida
In Houston, it's Louisiana plates.
Yeah mostly Oklahoma and Louisiana in Dallas, also New Mexico and New York sometimes
I’m in CT but constantly see FL plates
Snowbirds, they own a house in Florida and they register their car there because they don't have inspections, registration is cheaper, and they don't require a front plate
Yea, the fact I see FL plates as much as NY and MA plates is wild. Prolly snowbirds but still.
I’ve been seeing South Carolina a lot lately too.
Wisconsin by far.
it's all the New Glarus beer smugglers
I see as many Wisconsin plates as I do Minnesota ones
See and I mostly see Iowa plates. This is obviously going to depend on where you're located within a state.
Illinois. There are oddly a lot of New York plates here, though.
Also Illinois
Also Illinois. Almost like I'm 30 miles from the border or something
also Illinois
I see more Ohio and Kentucky plates. I imagine it vastly differs depending on where you are in the state.
Oregon.
Arizona or Texas. In LA, California.
New York
Ontario
Canadians, mostly. Not many out-of-staters driving around where I live unless you count the student vehicles at the local university (they're from everywhere). I occasionally see a Florida plate because of the snowbirds that split their residency. Other than that, Ohio or Indiana.
Sault Ste. Marie?
Yeah there’s a lot more MI plates outside of Michigan than there are outside plates in MI. Y’all have to travel to another state to get anywhere else in the US, nobody goes to Michigan unless they are just going to visit someone or something in Michigan.
California. But I'm in one of three west coast states so....
It's got to be Oregon. Not a state, but I also see a lot of British Columbia plates. If I lived closer to Spokane, I would probably see lots of Idaho plates.
Live in Spokane. Can confirm lots of ID plates.
When I was driving around Utah, I saw a lot of Montana plates.
Interesting. I don’t remember seeing tons of those there. Definitely saw more Idaho in my experience
I'm in Louisiana, 20 miles from the Texas state line, so I see plenty of Texas plates.
Where I live, it's WV. But, in other parts of the state it is different.
NC for me near Lexington.
Californian here. Naturally, I see a lot of Nevada plates.
I see so many Nevada plates in Northern CA and it always impresses me because honestly because I can't imagine Northern Nevada having so many drivers to spare that they ship them to us.
I live in San Diego. We're a military town so we see everything - Texas, Mississippi, Virginia. The one I see most though are the Baja California plates from people crossing the border.
Same. Used to seeing Nevada out by Tahoe. Oregon and Washington on the west side. Folks cruising the coast. Been seeing a number of Florida plates in the Bay lately though. Idk why.
In Southern California, it's both Nevada and Arizona.
In Colorado I see a fair amount of New Mexico plates, but I think up by Denver it's probably a bit different
NM and TX are the most numerous for sure.
I don’t even know. In Denver I feel like I see a lot of states regularly, even ones like New York, Florida, and Massachusetts.
I see a lot of WY plates in north Denver and northern Front Range. I would say in CO as a whole probably tie between TX NE and NM
I'd say Texas by a landslide.
One of them was ours. My daughter had to be born at Children’s Hospital Colorado because of a congenital heart defect.
I live near a university so I see plates from all over but the most common ones are Minnesota, Wisconsin, Colorado, and Florida. I also see the Ontario plates every once in a while
California
Virginia
Wyoming.
South Carolina
Georgia here. I see a high number of scared, old Floridians, white-knuckling it as they drive though Atlanta.
I seem to see a lot more from Texas than I would expect.
In the Philly area it's NJ by a long shot. That changes depending on what part of PA you're in of course.
mASSachusetts
I’m from MA and I don’t think I can get through a phone call with my mom without her telling me how many NH drivers she sees and how they can’t drive lol
Probably MA with CT as a close second. Florida is up there too
In Louisiana, Texas plates
At least in my Eastern part of the state, PA.
Mostly see Kentucky down here in Cincinnati.
Missouri and Illinois
Colorado.
A big mix because Tennessee borders the most states out of any state (8). I would say I see Georgia, North Carolina, and Alabama the most. Oddly a decent number of NY and Florida plates too, I'm guess NY plates are people who have recently fled NY
Oregon
In San Diego, I'd see a lot of yellow
Michigan.
Texas
My city is right across the river from Oregon, so we tend to get a lot of Oregon license plates. Other than that probably Idaho.
Oregon!
Depends where in the state: In Bellingham it’s British Columbia plates, in Vancouver it’s Oregon plates, In Spokane it’s Idaho plates.
From Florida, I see many New York plates
Pennsylvania, I live in NY 15 miles from the PA border
Indiana
Kentucky, just because I live 10 minutes from the state line.
MD, NJ and PA equally.
Maine, because of semi trailers followed by Oklahoma.
Ohio or New York
It feels like Maryland, even though I’m much closer to North Carolina.
NH or MA. In the summer MA for sure. We get so many MA tourists and it isn’t a far drive for them.
I live in Oregon, we see a lot of Idaho plates probably because i live right next to the border
Florida for sure. And oddly enough i see a disproportionate amount of New York plates. Probably more than Alabama or South Carolina. Not sure why.
Probably NY
Florida. Lots of New York license plates.
Probably Texas, oddly enough. A fair amount of Missouri and Colorado, too. Disproportionately few from Oklahoma and Nebraska.
I don’t know why I see so many Ohio plates in Georgia. But I do often see states that border here, but those make more sense.
Because there are 12 million people in Ohio and 90% of them go somewhere else for vacation.
In Nc-a lot of florida and maryland
Indiana. Texas plates also make an appearance rather often.
Colorado and a close second for Iowa.
Texas 100%
Baja California.
Georgia
FIBs
Probably Oregon, but we also get a lot of BC, California and Texas
Probably Utah
New Jersey
Skier in Utah here. The parking lots are packed with California plates.
The vast majority of out of state plates are Washington, followed by California. With a scattering of Idaho, Utah, Nevada and Alaska. We also see a decent number of BC plates.
Washington here, by far it’s Texas and Florida smattered with a bunch of Oregon. I love my fellow PNWesterners though.
Everyday I see California, Texas and Florida plates. I swear I see them more than Washington-and I live in Portland Metro.
Oregon then California
How did you get here by car?
Fucking California. They’re all moving here fleeing what they voted for.
In Tx we have all the Californians comer over here
Either Florida or Tennessee
Washington but that's probably because they're only 5 miles away. Second runner up is easily California.
In northern Colorado, where weed is legal, the most common out-of-state plates in dispensary parking lots are from Wyoming, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and sometimes Iowa. Then again, everyone knows what's growing in the middle of all those Iowa cornfields.
Washington in the Portland area, for sure.
Colorado ...... Stupid Texas driving like fucks on the road
From Michigan, this is what I see the most:
Illinois is probably the most common.... Michigan and Ohio are not uncommon.
I'm in north Texas. I see Oklahoma plates a lot.
North Carolina or Maryland. (Live in VA)
New York
Michigan plates weaving in and out of traffic and speeding north on 69
California. Live in TX
Georgia or Tennessee
Live in Southern Michigan. Usually see lines of cars with Indiana plates parked in front of all the pot shops. Every small town within a short drive of the border has two or three pot shops to serve the good people of Indiana.
Virginia, then DC, then Pennsylvania. The most common foreign ones I see are Ontario and Quebec. I also see diplomatic plates pretty regularly. Every few months I see a New Mexico plate and it always makes me really happy because it's my favorite design lol
Whichever state you're closest to and/or have more economical ties with. States are much larger than most Euros think so it's not as common as you might think.
Tennessee or Florida
Wisconsin
Where I am in NY I see Florida plates most often.
Virginia and then not far behind South Carolina.
Wisconsin. It's just across the border from our biggest metro area and many people who live in western Wisconsin work and shop here
pretty close tie between ohio and florida
Iowa
Definitely MD and VA. I live closer to the border with VA so probably slightly more of those.
I'm in Colorado. California plates probably outnumber Colorado plates.
Not even remotely true! It sure feels feels that way though!
Tie between Virginia and DC plates, with occasional NJ/NY/NC plates
In NY, see alot of Massholes.
Bulgaria. I'm from Romania.
Florida
Delaware
Cincinnati so cheating, mostly Ohio in Ohio, with Kentucky being second and Indiana third. I see a lot of Florida or ny but I think those are rentals.
Florida could be snowbirds, people who own a house in Ohio and a house in Florida and go down to Florida during the winter
Including Mexican states:
South Dakota is quite a twist
New York and Georgia. I live in Florida
Wisconsin. I’m in Minnesota.
Here in Hawaii, it's pretty rare to see any other plate other than Hawaii. When you bring a car here from out of state, it can keep it's original plates until they expire as long as you are from a state with both front and rear plates. If you come from a rear only state, you gotta change them immediately. Either way, tho, once your OOS plates expire, you have to get Hawaii plates.
Where I live in CA, I think it’s a tie between Arizona and Utah.
California. It always confuses me when I see Alaska or New York. We’re in a desert on the west coast. Seems like alot of miles and a long road trip.
I'm in San Diego and a lot of the plates that come from across the country belong to military peeps stationed here who hauled their cars here.
I play a game with my son (2nd grade) on our way home from school to see who can find the farthest tag. We see them from all over in Florida (Orlando, especially). I’ve seen Alaska, Hawaii and probably every state except New Mexico. From Canada, I’ve seen Quebec, countless Ontario, and even an Alberta tag once. Mostly I see them in the winter time, for obvious reasons so now mostly Florida tags around here as the sauna starts to heat up. Mostly just southern states now, especially Alabama and Georgia. Aside form those two, I see New York probably the most of all the 47-non bordering states, and a fair amount from Texas.
That’s awesome! Any road trip I’ll try to spot all of the states plates. I’ve managed to see them all at least once, but come close a few other times.
Ohio. I’m 800 feet from the state line.
Florida followed by New York but they're few and far between given the "big water" in the way.
Often there are more Illinois license plate in any given lot in southeastern Wisconsin. In southwestern WI it’s more Iowa, and northern/western it’s Minnesota!
New York
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Not even close. Texas.
NC
Texas
Maryland. Mostly near Dulles airport.
Idaho and Arizona
Canadian in the winter time. All of the country in the spring/summer/fall.
Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina & Florida. Tennessee, Virginia & Mississippi are also very common.
Lol if you are in ATLANTA, you will see all 50 states on 285.. 😂
By me Wisconsin followed by probably Florida. I see a lot of Florida plates oddly enough.
Oregon and British Columbia, probably?
Kentucky. But I'm in Cincinnati and northern Kentucky is basically south Cincinnati.
Texas and California.
Maryland in the north, North Carolina in the south, West Virginia in the West
I commute across state lines for work and my drive is 11 minutes long. So Ohio.
New Jersey
My city is at the crossroads of I-40 and I-25. Lots of Texas plates.
New Hampshire at home, Rhode Island at school
Oregon in my area.