US aircraft registrations by county
Which US counties have the most aircraft per resident?
Every US county and county equivalent ranked by valid FAA registrations per 100,000 residents, with population, fleet size and recorded aircraft-age evidence.
How to read it: Small counties can rank highly even when their absolute fleet is modest. Registration location is the registered owner’s address—not necessarily the aircraft’s operating base.
National and state finder
Search the complete ranking
Search by county or state, then sort on national rank, absolute aircraft count, population, aircraft per resident or fleet-age fields.
No matching records.
Methodology
How the ranking was made
- Selected current FAA records carrying a valid registration status.
- Grouped registrations using the FAA state and three-digit county code.
- Joined those counts to the latest available official Census county population estimate.
- Calculated aircraft per 100,000 residents and ranked nationally and within each state.
- Retained manufacturing-year coverage, average recorded age and oldest recorded manufacturing year.
Editorial use
What still needs checking
FAA and Census snapshots have different effective dates. Corporate, trustee and fleet-registration addresses can inflate a county, while an aircraft may live elsewhere. Investigate high concentrations before interpreting them as resident ownership.
Suggested source line: “Sprinkle analysis of FAA aircraft registrations and US Census county population estimates.”