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How many cars are in Michigan?

I was in an accident last month in Ann Arbor, but I wasn’t at fault. My main issue is with the obscene amount of traffic in the city recently. I know it’s always crazy during basketball and football games, but this was a random weekday. How many cars are there in Michigan?

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Eric Schad · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
There were 8.6 million cars in
Michigan
in 2022, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. That’s up from 8.45 million in 2020, as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Michigan has seen an increase in population over the past decade—and with that, an increase in the number of cars. There was a 1.9% increase in car registrations from 2015 to 2020, which is on par with the average across all states.
About 3.6 million of the state’s cars are registered in southeast Michigan. So whether you’re facing
Ann Arbor traffic
or
driving in Detroit
, you’ve got to drive carefully and adhere to
Michigan traffic laws
.
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