{"id":77947,"date":"2020-10-09T09:15:34","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T16:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/?page_id=77947"},"modified":"2026-02-12T14:15:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T22:15:42","slug":"dmv-statistics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/news-and-media\/dmv-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"DMV Statistics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Big is the DMV?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Locations:<\/strong><span> 2<\/span>18 facilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Employees:<\/strong> 8,213 (approximate)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Registered Vehicles:<\/strong> 35,983,261<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>DL\/ID&nbsp;cards:<\/strong> 34,777,752<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Auto Clubs: <\/strong>170<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Business Partner sites: <\/strong>6,438<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Source: DMV transaction data across all service channels. Last updated January 1, 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-spacer-block spacer-box\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where Does the Money Go?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Local Government (cities\/counties):<\/strong><span> 35.6%<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>State Highways (CalTrans):<\/strong> 26.4%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>California Highway Patrol (CHP):<\/strong> 21.1%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>DMV:<\/strong> 10.2%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>General Fund: <\/strong>2.1%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Other State Agencies:<\/strong> 2.0%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>California Air Resources Board (CARB): <\/strong>1.2%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reserve for Economic Uncertainties:<\/strong> 0.8%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Environmental Protection Agencies:<\/strong> 0.4%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Department of Justice (DOJ): <\/strong>0.2%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*<em>Source: 2025-2026 Governor&#8217;s Budget. Fees are subject to law changes. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-spacer-block spacer-box\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More DMV Statistics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/file\/california-dmv-statistics-pdf\/\">California DMV Statistics for Publication (As of January 1, 2025) (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/file\/dmv-collections-pdf\/\">California DMV Fees \u2013 Estimated Distribution (2024-25 Fiscal Year) (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/file\/ca-dmv-locations-pdf\/\">California DMV Locations (As of January 1, 2026) (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/file\/estimated-fee-paid-vehicle-registration-by-county-report-pdf\/\">Estimated Vehicles Registered by County (As of January 1, 2025) (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/file\/driver-licenses-outstanding-by-county-report-pdf\/\">Estimated Driver\u2019s Licenses by County (As of January 1, 2026) (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/file\/estimated-drivers-license-by-age-gender-pdf\/\">Estimated Driver\u2019s Licenses by Age and Gender (As of January 1, 2026)\u00a0 (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Big is the DMV? 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