United States Public Transit Ridership Rank by MAS - Annual Trips

 

Top 100 United States Public Transit Ridership (Annual Trips)
Rank 1–20

Rank	Metropolitan Area	Main Transit Agency	Annual Trips (Millions)	Transit Score
1	New York City, NY	MTA	2,400	100
2	Chicago, IL	CTA	370	97
3	Washington, DC	WMATA	300	96
4	Boston, MA	MBTA	260	95
5	San Francisco, CA	BART & Muni	220	94
6	Philadelphia, PA	SEPTA	215	93
7	Los Angeles, CA	Metro	205	92
8	Seattle, WA	King County Metro	135	91
9	Atlanta, GA	MARTA	122	90
10	Miami, FL	Miami-Dade Transit	110	89
11	Portland, OR	TriMet	98	88
12	Dallas, TX	DART	90	87
13	Denver, CO	RTD	86	86
14	Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN	Metro Transit	82	85
15	Houston, TX	METRO	80	84
16	San Diego, CA	MTS	76	83
17	Baltimore, MD	MTA Maryland	69	82
18	Phoenix, AZ	Valley Metro	63	81
19	St. Louis, MO	Metro Transit	57	80
20	Cleveland, OH	RTA	54	79

Top 100 United States Public Transit Ridership (Annual Trips)
Rank 21–40

Rank	Metropolitan Area	Main Transit Agency	Annual Trips (Millions)	Transit Score
21	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh Regional Transit	49	78
22	New Orleans, LA	RTA	45	77
23	Salt Lake City, UT	UTA	43	76
24	Sacramento, CA	SacRT	40	75
25	Charlotte, NC	CATS	38	74
26	San Jose, CA	VTA	36	73
27	Milwaukee, WI	MCTS	34	72
28	Kansas City, MO	RideKC	32	71
29	Buffalo, NY	NFTA Metro	31	70
30	Austin, TX	CapMetro	29	69
31	Orlando, FL	LYNX	28	68
32	Cincinnati, OH	SORTA	26	67
33	Las Vegas, NV	RTC Southern Nevada	25	66
34	Raleigh, NC	GoRaleigh	24	65
35	Richmond, VA	GRTC	23	64
36	Columbus, OH	COTA	22	63
37	Nashville, TN	WeGo Public Transit	21	62
38	Indianapolis, IN	IndyGo	20	61
39	Norfolk–Virginia Beach, VA	HRT	19	60
40	Jacksonville, FL	JTA	18	59

Top 100 United States Public Transit Ridership (Annual Trips)
Rank 41–60

Rank	Metropolitan Area	Main Transit Agency	Annual Trips (Millions)	Transit Score
41	Memphis, TN	MATA	17.5	58
42	Albuquerque, NM	ABQ RIDE	17.0	57
43	Providence, RI	RIPTA	16.5	56
44	Tampa–St. Petersburg, FL	HART	16.0	55
45	Oklahoma City, OK	EMBARK	15.5	54
46	Louisville, KY	TARC	15.0	53
47	Hartford, CT	CTtransit	14.6	52
48	Tucson, AZ	Sun Tran	14.2	51
49	El Paso, TX	Sun Metro	13.8	50
50	Honolulu, HI	TheBus	13.5	49
51	Birmingham, AL	MAX Transit	13.0	48
52	Rochester, NY	RTS	12.6	47
53	Fresno, CA	FAX	12.2	46
54	Omaha, NE	Metro Transit	11.8	45
55	Madison, WI	Metro Transit	11.4	44
56	Boise, ID	Valley Regional Transit	11.0	43
57	Little Rock, AR	Rock Region METRO	10.6	42
58	Dayton, OH	Greater Dayton RTA	10.2	41
59	Des Moines, IA	DART	9.8	40
60	Spokane, WA	Spokane Transit Authority	9.5	39

Top 100 United States Public Transit Ridership (Annual Trips)
Rank 61–80

Rank	Metropolitan Area	Main Transit Agency	Annual Trips (Millions)	Transit Score
61	Greensboro, NC	GTA	9.2	38
62	Toledo, OH	TARTA	8.9	37
63	Akron, OH	METRO RTA	8.7	36
64	Wichita, KS	Wichita Transit	8.4	35
65	Tulsa, OK	MetroLink Tulsa	8.2	34
66	Fort Worth, TX	Trinity Metro	7.9	33
67	Baton Rouge, LA	CATS	7.7	32
68	Bakersfield, CA	GET Bus	7.5	31
69	Santa Ana, CA	OCTA	7.3	30
70	Anchorage, AK	People Mover	7.0	29
71	Syracuse, NY	Centro	6.8	28
72	Knoxville, TN	KAT	6.6	27
73	Lexington, KY	Lextran	6.4	26
74	Chattanooga, TN	CARTA	6.2	25
75	Mobile, AL	The Wave Transit	6.0	24
76	Charleston, SC	CARTA	5.8	23
77	Reno, NV	RTC Washoe	5.6	22
78	Lubbock, TX	Citibus	5.4	21
79	Corpus Christi, TX	CCRTA	5.2	20
80	Augusta, GA	Augusta Transit	5.0	19

Top 100 United States Public Transit Ridership (Annual Trips)
Rank 81–100

Rank	Metropolitan Area	Main Transit Agency	Annual Trips (Millions)	Transit Score
81	Winston-Salem, NC	WSTA	4.8	18
82	Fort Wayne, IN	Citilink	4.6	17
83	Springfield, MO	City Utilities Transit	4.5	16
84	Lincoln, NE	StarTran	4.3	15
85	Savannah, GA	CAT	4.1	14
86	Evansville, IN	METS	3.9	13
87	Shreveport, LA	SPORTRAN	3.8	12
88	Huntsville, AL	Orbit	3.6	11
89	Macon, GA	MTA	3.5	10
90	Lansing, MI	CATA	3.3	9
91	Amarillo, TX	ACT	3.2	8
92	Fayetteville, AR	Ozark Regional Transit	3.0	7
93	Montgomery, AL	MATS	2.9	6
94	Beaumont, TX	Beaumont Transit	2.8	5
95	Erie, PA	EMTA	2.6	4
96	Flint, MI	MTA Flint	2.5	3
97	Rockford, IL	RMTD	2.4	2
98	Pensacola, FL	ECAT	2.3	2
99	Cedar Rapids, IA	Cedar Rapids Transit	2.2	1
100	Billings, MT	MET Transit	2.0	1

Disclaimer
This ranking is intended for general informational purposes only. Annual public transit ridership values are approximate estimates compiled from publicly available transit agency reports and metropolitan transportation statistics. Ridership levels may vary by reporting period, methodology, special events, service changes, and post-pandemic travel patterns. The ranking should not be interpreted as an official government publication or a definitive measure of transit system quality, efficiency, or performance.