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List of United States local bus agencies

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The following is a list of local bus agencies in the United States, ranked by ridership. All figures are unlinked passenger trips for the stated time period and come from the Federal Transit Administration's National Transit Database (NTD).[1]

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The NTD categorizes ridership data by type of service. The data below shows the sum of all categories with a mode of "bus" for each transit agency. Only the top 100 agencies with the most ridership in 2024 are shown.

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RankTransit AgencyUrban Area2023 Annual Ridership2024 Annual Ridership
1MTA New York City BusNew York--Jersey City--Newark, NY--NJ614,121,341694,749,060
2LACMTALos Angeles--Long Beach--Anaheim, CA225,409,039246,020,878
3CTAChicago, IL--IN161,699,361181,733,617
4New Jersey TransitNew York--Jersey City--Newark, NY--NJ132,991,171145,753,702
5SFMTASan Francisco--Oakland, CA118,248,008128,639,192
6MTA BusNew York--Jersey City--Newark, NY--NJ119,571,794126,616,665
7WMATAWashington--Arlington, DC--VA--MD111,663,898124,553,646
8SEPTAPhiladelphia, PA--NJ--DE--MD107,189,009114,723,257
9MBTABoston, MA--NH91,644,053102,657,622
10King County MetroSeattle--Tacoma, WA77,075,34486,699,513
11RTC TransitLas Vegas--Henderson--Paradise, NV57,224,54763,715,129
12Miami-Dade TransitMiami--Fort Lauderdale, FL60,116,70163,003,571
13METROHouston, TX52,741,96155,394,498
14MTA MarylandBaltimore, MD51,328,83653,660,516
15Denver RTDDenver--Aurora, CO43,214,19244,798,864
16TriMetPortland, OR--WA38,683,56142,368,004
17TheBusHonolulu, HI41,235,50442,254,927
18AC TransitSan Francisco--Oakland, CA37,900,24740,623,207
19OCTALos Angeles--Long Beach--Anaheim, CA34,535,08938,040,396
20MTSSan Diego, CA33,346,92637,896,753
21MARTAAtlanta, GA32,848,93935,771,939
22PRTPittsburgh, PA35,436,62333,447,894
23Metro TransitMinneapolis--St. Paul, MN30,123,95331,941,893
24DARTDallas--Fort Worth--Arlington, TX28,215,59831,781,753
25VIASan Antonio, TX28,844,49931,137,205
26CapMetroAustin, TX24,641,22026,347,498
27MCTSMilwaukee, WI22,735,04225,665,100
28BCTMiami--Fort Lauderdale, FL23,694,25825,476,548
29Bee-Line Bus SystemNew York--Jersey City--Newark, NY--NJ21,997,97124,845,995
30VTASan Jose, CA21,411,36124,259,870
31UTASalt Lake City, UT20,279,58022,409,691
32NICENew York--Jersey City--Newark, NY--NJ20,293,58622,131,986
33PACEChicago, IL--IN19,063,50121,121,330
34RTACleveland, OH18,280,91520,929,133
35City of Phoenix[a]Phoenix--Mesa--Scottsdale, AZ21,083,39120,731,800
36LYNXOrlando, FL18,724,76219,733,728
37Ride OnWashington--Arlington, DC--VA--MD16,636,24519,234,872
38LBTLos Angeles--Long Beach--Anaheim, CA17,752,05219,148,453
39CDTAAlbany--Schenectady, NY15,824,49118,488,117
40Sun TranTucson, AZ15,643,90616,924,090
41LADOTLos Angeles--Long Beach--Anaheim, CA15,634,18616,189,545
42DDOTDetroit, MI12,093,92514,068,740
43NFTABuffalo, NY12,996,52413,676,221
44Metro TransitSt. Louis, MO--IL12,954,62613,637,250
45SORTACincinnati, OH--KY13,083,83513,578,716
46RIPTAProvidence, RI--MA12,584,83813,052,365
47KCATAKansas City, MO--KS12,275,92412,586,497
48COTAColumbus, OH11,526,49012,349,881
49CT Transit - Hartford[b]Hartford, CT13,943,79112,313,170
50GRTCRichmond, VA10,176,77012,071,851
51HARTTampa, FL11,548,32911,381,269
52RGRTARochester, NY9,893,22311,239,151
53SamTransSan Francisco--Oakland, CA9,544,03410,719,863
54Spokane Transit AuthoritySpokane, WA9,403,73910,661,102
55MTDChampaign, IL9,038,38210,588,693
56PSTATampa--St. Petersburg, FL10,179,68210,501,138
57FAXFresno, CA8,973,22110,285,617
58SacRTSacramento, CA8,948,1779,964,336
59NORTANew Orleans, LA8,955,7279,750,580
60Foothill TransitLos Angeles--Long Beach--Anaheim, CA8,452,5349,743,746
61RPTA[c]Phoenix--Mesa--Scottsdale, AZ8,997,7779,682,860
62Palm TranMiami--Fort Lauderdale, FL8,810,9689,630,611
63Big Blue BusLos Angeles--Long Beach--Anaheim, CA8,264,4699,408,137
64Metro TransitMadison, WI9,514,6209,297,857
65Sound TransitSeattle--Tacoma, WA8,568,1349,197,467
66WeGo Public TransitNashville metropolitan area8,556,1489,124,573
67CATALansing, MI8,079,2268,962,376
68CATSCharlotte, NC--SC8,151,8108,932,617
69PVTASpringfield, MA--CT7,489,1668,911,654
70Fairfax ConnectorWashington--Arlington, DC--VA--MD8,991,5958,841,377
71HRTVirginia Beach--Norfolk, VA6,469,1918,608,118
72Community TransitSeattle--Tacoma, WA7,146,0088,426,406
73Delaware Transit CorporationPhiladelphia, PA--NJ--DE--MD8,046,8298,380,928
74ARTLos Angeles--Long Beach--Anaheim, CA8,611,4558,295,649
75CentroSyracuse, NY7,144,3937,539,167
76Pierce TransitSeattle--Tacoma, WA6,792,2457,497,585
77SMARTDetroit, MI4,946,5937,342,408
78OmnitransRiverside--San Bernardino, CA6,502,7327,258,576
79ABQ RIDEAlbuquerque, NM4,414,6625,034,022
80IndyGoIndianapolis, IN6,888,8807,133,338
81TARCLouisville/Jefferson County, KY--IN6,652,6727,053,211
82GoDurhamDurham, NC6,133,1406,895,945
83JTAJacksonville, FL6,105,6186,841,664
84LTDEugene, OR6,551,4116,678,777
85The RapidGrand Rapids, MI6,171,1276,537,679
86RTCReno, NV--CA5,919,6946,479,683
87Sun MetroEl Paso, TX--NM6,297,8016,365,593
88RTADayton, OH6,578,1786,240,533
89RTARiverside--San Bernardino, CA5,583,9215,995,552
90CT Transit - New Haven[d]New Haven, CT6,465,5595,976,062
91DASH (bus)Washington--Arlington, DC--VA--MD5,021,5645,591,172
92Gainesville RTSGainesville, FL5,318,2985,471,980
93Trinity MetroDallas--Fort Worth--Arlington, TX5,003,0705,373,919
94AAATAAnn Arbor, MI4,786,0505,372,264
95NCTDSan Diego, CA4,802,5155,364,629
96METRO RTAAkron, OH4,324,6745,341,634
97GoRaleighRaleigh, NC5,058,9375,166,716
98CATAState College, PA5,012,0805,100,982
99WRTAWorcester, MA--CT4,414,6625,034,022
94CyRideAmes, IA4,443,0454,904,036
100GBTBridgeport--Stamford, CT--NY4,492,3064,965,694
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Valley Metro is operated by both the City of Phoenix and the Regional Public Transportation Authority. This row is for the City of Phoenix.
  2. [b]
    CT Transit operates under five divisions. This row is just for the Hartford division.
  3. [c]
    Valley Metro is operated by both the City of Phoenix and the Regional Public Transportation Authority. This row is just for the Regional Public Transportation Authority.
  4. [d]
    CT Transit operates under five divisions. This row is just for the New Haven division.

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