New Vehicle Registrations by Fuel Type and County in Washington

State of Washington data contains counts of new vehicle registration transactions by fuel type, county, primary use class, and date. This subset of the Vehicle Registration by Class and County dataset is comparable to the historical Fee Distribution Report #14. The dataset is maintained by the Washington State Department of Licensing.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in fuel type adoption for new vehicles across Washington counties over time.
• Compare new vehicle registration volumes by primary use class (e.g., passenger, commercial) between different counties.
• Model seasonal patterns in new vehicle registration transactions using the date field.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative State of Washington Department of Licensing.
• Includes multiple analytical dimensions: fuel type, county, primary use class, and date.
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, RDF, and XML.

Limitations

• The specific number of records (rows) and data columns is not provided in the input.
• Data is a subset of a larger registration dataset, potentially limiting historical or categorical scope.
• License is listed as 'other-license-specified', requiring users to verify specific terms before use.

Provenance

Source

State of Washington Department of Licensing

Collection Method

Transaction records from authorizing vehicles for public road use ('buying tabs').

Freshness

Last updated on March 22, 2026.

Geography

Counties within the State of Washington, USA.