Total Billboard Faces Per State
Which states have the most billboards?
The chart below provides an estimate of the total number of state DOT-permitted billboard faces per 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 | Calculated State DOT-permitted Billboard Faces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | 32,162 |
| 2 | Texas | 24,262 |
| 3 | Michigan | 23,144 |
| 4 | Ohio | 19,429 |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 18,551 |
| 6 | Missouri | 17,544 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 16,911 |
| 8 | Illinois | 15,600 |
| 9 | California | 14,565 |
| 10 | Wyoming | 14,490 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 14,143 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 13,629 |
| 13 | Indiana | 13,407 |
| 14 | Alabama | 13,107 |
| 15 | New Jersey | 12,626 |
| 16 | Louisiana | 12,460 |
| 17 | Georgia | 12,360 |
| 18 | West Virginia | 12,319 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 10,103 |
| 20 | New Mexico | 9,847 |
| 21 | New York | 9,553 |
| 22 | South Carolina | 8,404 |
| 23 | Kansas | 8,323 |
| 24 | Virginia | 8,218 |
| 25 | South Dakota | 8,015 |
| 26 | Arkansas | 7,356 |
| 27 | Minnesota | 7,298 |
| 28 | Maryland | 7,062 |
| 29 | Iowa | 4,942 |
| 30 | Missisippi | 4,522 |
| 31 | Montana | 4,472 |
| 32 | Utah | 4,387 |
| 33 | Kentucky | 4,061 |
| 34 | Nebraska | 3,881 |
| 35 | Arizona | 3,696 |
| 36 | Oregon | 2,948 |
| 37 | Massachusetts | 2,835 |
| 38 | North Dakota | 2,684 |
| 39 | Colorado | 2,503 |
| 40 | Washington | 2,237 |
| 41 | Nevada | 2,175 |
| 42 | Connecticut | 2,086 |
| 43 | Delaware | 1,304 |
| 44 | Idaho | 986 |
| 45 | New Hampshire | 893 |
| 46 | Rhode Island | 391 |
| 47 | Washington, DC | 86 |
| 48 (tie) | Alaska | 0 |
| 48 (tie) | Hawaii | 0 |
| 48 (tie) | Maine | 0 |
| 48 (tie) | Vermont | 0 |
