Streets in every state, and each state's most common name

Our counts from the Census Bureau's TIGER/Line Feature Names files: 8,261,451 streets in 3,231 counties.

Our take written by All Streets

Texas has 640,029 streets in the files, California 607,129 and Florida 491,951. American Samoa has 94.

Distinct base names run from 57 in American Samoa to 156,243 in Texas. The table's last two columns give a base name for each state and territory and its street count there, our calculation from the same files.

Our reading of the counts on this page. It adds no facts of its own.

Our count of Census linear features (streets, as defined in the method note), by state or territory: streets, distinct base names, and the base name on the most streets there.
State	Streets	Distinct names	Leading name	Streets with it
Alabama	185,380	46,719	2nd	861
Alaska	28,570	14,593	Airport	165
American Samoa	94	57	001	11
Arizona	204,707	40,734	Mobile Home Park	795
Arkansas	145,283	46,410	Main	519
California	607,129	118,294	Park	1,027
Colorado	151,046	35,011	2nd	466
Connecticut	65,468	18,789	Main	337
Delaware	25,420	11,843	Pine	61
District of Columbia	3,470	1,158	Capitol	47
Florida	491,951	100,526	2nd	2,164
Georgia	284,636	76,723	Pine	607
Guam	3,758	2,561	Pale San Vitores	49
Hawaii	18,032	9,508	Palahia	44
Idaho	70,280	24,670	2nd	355
Illinois	263,192	43,872	Main	1,223
Indiana	185,882	39,794	300	935
Iowa	108,331	15,627	3rd	1,506
Kansas	111,406	14,548	3rd	855
Kentucky	157,151	58,098	Main	427
Louisiana	137,970	45,108	Oak	359
Maine	72,290	24,125	Main	473
Maryland	112,942	42,427	Park	202
Massachusetts	137,176	30,375	Main	598
Michigan	234,768	51,403	Maple	921
Minnesota	170,573	28,175	2nd	1,879
Mississippi	114,743	36,868	Main	327
Missouri	227,352	56,411	Main	824
Montana	59,391	23,067	1st	570
Nebraska	74,182	12,077	3rd	627
Nevada	70,337	41,450	Pioneer	92
New Hampshire	47,769	15,468	Main	211
New Jersey	142,042	28,574	Park	676
New Mexico	83,117	30,187	4th	179
New York	261,226	56,726	Park	1,330
North Carolina	336,315	108,489	Park	525
North Dakota	42,542	5,288	2nd	1,253
Northern Mariana Islands	911	793	A	5
Ohio	239,278	59,725	Main	1,073
Oklahoma	148,950	29,936	4th	961
Oregon	130,178	36,048	2nd	550
Pennsylvania	318,274	64,371	Maple	1,354
Puerto Rico	55,724	18,226	1	1,139
Rhode Island	24,430	9,074	Main	72
South Carolina	185,122	61,534	Main	338
South Dakota	43,144	10,215	2nd	559
Tennessee	208,363	63,904	Main	435
Texas	640,029	156,243	3rd	1,453
U.S. Virgin Islands (St. John file missing)	1,057	761	Ridge	9
Utah	98,053	31,867	100	1,168
Vermont	31,533	12,623	Main	171
Virginia	213,562	68,925	Lee	371
Washington	195,103	36,598	2nd	1,007
West Virginia	91,150	31,221	Main	326
Wisconsin	171,793	39,325	Park	851
Wyoming	28,876	10,550	3rd	169

Our count of jurisdictions (states, DC and territories) by leading name: Main 15, 2nd 9, Park 6, 3rd 5, Pine 2, Maple 2, 4th 2, Airport 1, 001 1, Mobile Home Park 1, Capitol 1, Pale San Vitores 1, Palahia 1, 300 1, Oak 1, 1st 1, Pioneer 1, A 1, 1 1, Ridge 1, 100 1, Lee 1.

Rows from the Census files

Verbatim field values from the county Feature Names files behind this page's counts. Each is one edge record; our count treats each LINEARID as one street.

File (county)	TLID	LINEARID	FULLNAME	NAME	PREDIRABRV	PRETYPABRV	SUFTYPABRV	SUFDIRABRV	MTFCC	PAFLAG
tl_2025_02090_featnames.zip Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska	648901804	11010395323544	Crazy Frank St	Crazy Frank			St		S1400	P
tl_2025_11001_featnames.zip District of Columbia, District of Columbia	76234858	11010865848301	Employability Way SW	Employability			Way	SW	S1400	P

Our checker re-read these rows from census.gov on October 14.

How we counted

Method note Our count of Census linear features (streets, as defined in the method note): one street is one LINEARID that carries a primary name (PAFLAG P) on at least one edge classed S1200 or S1400, with a non-blank NAME, across 3,234 of the 3,235 county files; the file for St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands was answered by the Census server with a "Request Rejected" page and is left out. A name counts once per LINEARID, so a road the Census splits into several linear features counts more than once. Full method and definitions →

The MAF/TIGER System breaks/ends linear elemental features when the feature name changes. All spelling differences result in a new feature. Features will also break at county boundaries, changes in primary/alternate designation, MTFCC, and gaps in the geometry.

Census Bureau: TIGER/Line Shapefiles Technical Documentation (PDF) · our check found this text on October 14

Streets in every state, and each state's most common name

Our take written by All Streets

Rows from the Census files

How we counted

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