Cars and Stripes: Patriotic Facts About What Americans Drive

In honor of the upcoming Independence Day holiday, swapalease.com offers some fun red, white and blue-inspired statistics mined from the online lease marketplace.

States with Most Red, White and Blue Cars

Red Car Color

1. South Carolina
2. Colorado
3. Michigan

White Car Color

1. Florida
2. California
3. Tennessee

Blue Car Color

1. New York
2. Georgia
3. Kentucky

States with Highest Percentages of American-Made Cars

• Michigan 71 percent
• Ohio 66 percent
• Texas 54 percent

States with Lowest Percentages American-Made Cars

• California 21 percent
• New York 28 percent
• Massachusetts 32 percent

Gender Preferences

• 67 percent of men drive American-made cars
• 44 percent of women drive American-made cars
• 42 percent of men favor the color red for their cars, versus 18 percent of women
• 41 percent of women favor the color white for their cars, versus 23 percent of men
• 53 percent of men favor the color blue for their cars, versus 47 percent of women