Billboard Faces Per Square Mile
Which states have the most billboard faces by area?
The chart below provides an estimate of the number of state DOT-permitted billboard faces per 100 square miles of each state in order from greatest to smallest (2021).
These counts do not include digital billboards, billboards of an unknown/other type, or billboards that are not permitted by the state DOTs.
| Rank | State | State DOT-permitted Billboard Faces per 100 square mile |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | 172 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | 141 |
| 3 | Maryland | 73 |
| 4 | Delaware | 67 |
| 5 | Florida | 60 |
| 6 | West Virginia | 51 |
| 7 | Ohio | 48 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 43 |
| 9 | Pennsylvnaia | 41 |
| 10 | Tennessee | 41 |
| 11 | Michigan | 41 |
| 12 | Rhode Island | 38 |
| 13 | Indiana | 37 |
| 14 | Massachusetts | 36 |
| 15 | Louisiana | 29 |
| 16 | Illinois | 28 |
| 17 | North Carolina | 28 |
| 18 | South Carolina | 28 |
| 19 | Alabama | 26 |
| 20 | Missouri | 26 |
| 21 | Georgia | 21 |
| 22 | Virginia | 21 |
| 23 | Oklahoma | 21 |
| 24 | New York | 20 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 19 |
| 26 | Wyoming | 15 |
| 27 | Arkansas | 14 |
| 28 | South Dakota | 11 |
| 29 | Kentucky | 10 |
| 30 | Kansas | 10 |
| 31 | New Hampshire | 10 |
| 32 | Mississippi | 10 |
| 33 | California | 9 |
| 34 | Texas | 9 |
| 35 | Minnesota | 9 |
| 36 | Iowa | 9 |
| 37 | New Mexico | 8 |
| 38 | Utah | 5 |
| 39 | Nebraska | 5 |
| 40 | North Daktoa | 4 |
| 41 | Washington | 3 |
| 42 | Arizona | 3 |
| 43 | Montana | 3 |
| 44 | Oregon | 3 |
| 45 | Colorado | 2 |
| 46 | Nevada | 2 |
| 47 | Idaho | 1 |
| 48 (tie) | Alaska | 0 |
| 48 (tie) | Hawaii | 0 |
| 48 (tie) | Maine | 0 |
| 48 (tie) | Vermont | 0 |
