Vanity Plates Popular in ND

A national group is ranking the states for what percentage of its motorists have vanity license...  More »

A national group is ranking the states for what percentage of its motorists have vanity license plates. Virginia has the biggest percentage of vanity plates, and North Dakota is in the top ten. Rankings from the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators show about one in ten of the nine-point-three million personalized plates nationwide are in Virginia. That's 16 percent of the plates in the state. About 6.5 percent of North Dakota drivers have vanity plates. About 45,800 personalized plates have been issued. Montana ranks No. 5, with vanity plates accounting for 9-point-8 percent of vehicle license plates. Texas had the fewest. Authorities say the use of vanity plates has grown so much, they've become a cultural phenomenon.  « Less