Vehicle Registration Transactions by State and County, with Fiscal and Calendar Year Data

A summarized dataset of vehicle registration transactions, commonly known as 'buying tabs' or 'buying tags'. The data originates from the Washington State Department of Licensing and is hosted by data.wa.gov. It provides high-level statistics on registration activity, last updated on March 19, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze registration trends by vehicle type and electrification level using Transaction Count, Vehicle Type, and Electrification Level columns.
• Compare fiscal year and calendar year activity patterns using Fiscal Year and Calendar Year columns.
• Model vehicle weight class distribution across counties using Gross Vehicle Weight Rating Class, Gross Vehicle Weight Rating Range (Pounds), and County columns.
• Segment transaction volume by primary vehicle use and state using Primary Use, State, and Transaction Type columns.

Strengths

• Provides data by both calendar year and fiscal year for temporal analysis flexibility.
• Includes 11 columns covering transaction metrics, vehicle characteristics, and geographic location.
• Data is available in multiple formats: CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Washington State Department of Licensing, via data.wa.gov and Socrata.

Collection Method

Summarized from the detailed 'Vehicle Registration Transactions by Department of Licensing' dataset.

Time Range

Activity shown by calendar and fiscal years; specific range is not provided.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-19 17:33:15; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Covers State and County, likely focused on Washington State.