Rank |
Transit Agency |
Urban Area |
2023 Annual Ridership
|
1 |
MTA New York City Bus |
New York--Jersey City--Newark, NY--NJ |
570,625,248
|
2 |
LACMTA |
Los Angeles--Long Beach--Anaheim, CA |
218,606,428
|
3 |
CTA |
Chicago, IL--IN |
161,699,361
|
4 |
New Jersey Transit |
New York--Jersey City--Newark, NY--NJ |
131,382,949
|
5 |
MTA Bus |
New York--Jersey City--Newark, NY--NJ |
119,571,794
|
6 |
WMATA |
Washington--Arlington, DC--VA--MD |
110,073,907
|
7 |
SEPTA |
Philadelphia, PA--NJ--DE--MD |
103,614,360
|
8 |
MBTA |
Boston, MA--NH |
80,925,593
|
9 |
SFMTA |
San Francisco--Oakland, CA |
75,682,205
|
10 |
King County Metro |
Seattle--Tacoma, WA |
64,094,524
|
11 |
Miami-Dade Transit |
Miami--Fort Lauderdale, FL |
57,895,179
|
12 |
RTC Transit |
Las Vegas--Henderson--Paradise, NV |
51,242,406
|
13 |
METRO |
Houston, TX |
51,093,925
|
14 |
MTA Maryland |
Baltimore, MD |
47,389,214
|
15 |
Denver RTD |
Denver--Aurora, CO |
42,732,388
|
16 |
TheBus |
Honolulu, HI |
40,056,517
|
17 |
TriMet |
Portland, OR--WA |
37,821,610
|
18 |
PRT |
Pittsburgh, PA |
34,483,607
|
19 |
OCTA |
Los Angeles--Long Beach--Anaheim, CA |
33,129,953
|
20 |
MTS |
San Diego, CA |
32,965,101
|
21 |
AC Transit |
San Francisco--Oakland, CA |
32,356,940
|
22 |
MARTA |
Atlanta, GA |
32,122,711
|
23 |
Metro Transit |
Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN |
30,123,953
|
24 |
VIA |
San Antonio, TX |
27,275,239
|
25 |
DART |
Dallas--Fort Worth--Arlington, TX |
27,029,923
|
26 |
CapMetro |
Austin, TX |
23,224,263
|
27 |
BCT |
Miami--Fort Lauderdale, FL |
22,750,332
|
28 |
MCTS |
Milwaukee, WI |
22,384,263
|
29 |
Bee-Line Bus System |
New York--Jersey City--Newark, NY--NJ |
21,640,192
|
30 |
VTA |
San Jose, CA |
21,067,532
|
31 |
NICE |
New York--Jersey City--Newark, NY--NJ |
19,994,905
|
32 |
UTA |
Salt Lake City, UT |
17,895,284
|
33 |
LBT |
Los Angeles--Long Beach--Anaheim, CA |
17,696,044
|
34 |
City of Phoenix |
Phoenix--Mesa--Scottsdale, AZ |
17,355,902
|
35 |
LYNX |
Orlando, FL |
17,315,803
|
36 |
Ride On |
Washington--Arlington, DC--VA--MD |
16,623,953
|
37 |
RTA |
Cleveland, OH |
15,963,454
|
38 |
CDTA |
Albany--Schenectady, NY |
15,176,183
|
39 |
Sun Tran |
Tucson, AZ |
15,151,308
|
40 |
PACE |
Chicago, IL--IN |
14,908,216
|
41 |
LAMTA |
Los Angeles--Long Beach--Anaheim, CA |
14,417,280
|
42 |
SORTA |
Cincinnati, OH--KY |
12,902,123
|
43 |
NFTA |
Buffalo, NY |
12,763,073
|
44 |
CT Transit - Hartford |
Hartford, CT |
12,748,998
|
45 |
Metro Transit |
St. Louis, MO--IL |
12,512,366
|
46 |
RIPTA |
Providence, RI--MA |
12,216,395
|
47 |
HART |
Tampa--St. Petersburg, FL |
11,312,581
|
48 |
COTA |
Columbus, OH |
11,128,906
|
49 |
DDOT |
Detroit, MI |
11,050,285
|
50 |
KCATA |
Kansas City, MO--KS |
10,841,740
|
51 |
RGRTA |
Rochester, NY |
9,408,948
|
52 |
Metro Transit |
Madison, WI |
9,403,885
|
53 |
SamTrans |
San Francisco--Oakland, CA |
9,308,425
|
54 |
Fairfax Connector |
Washington--Arlington, DC--VA--MD |
8,987,190
|
55 |
Spokane Transit Authority |
Spokane, WA |
8,947,157
|
56 |
PSTA |
Tampa--St. Petersburg, FL |
8,922,420
|
57 |
MTD |
Champaign, IL |
8,880,029
|
58 |
FAX |
Fresno, CA |
8,827,000
|
59 |
NORTA |
New Orleans, LA |
8,726,500
|
60 |
SacRT |
Sacramento, CA |
8,494,945
|
61 |
ART |
Los Angeles--Long Beach--Anaheim, CA |
8,452,553
|
62 |
Foothill Transit |
Los Angeles--Long Beach--Anaheim, CA |
8,452,534
|
63 |
Big Blue Bus |
Los Angeles--Long Beach--Anaheim, CA |
8,230,593
|
64 |
WeGo Public Transit |
Nashville metropolitan area |
8,192,009
|
65 |
RPTA |
Phoenix--Mesa--Scottsdale, AZ |
8,180,587
|
66 |
CATS |
Charlotte, NC--SC |
8,133,461
|
67 |
GRTC |
Richmond, VA |
8,064,887
|
68 |
Palm Tran |
Miami--Fort Lauderdale, FL |
7,769,803
|
69 |
CATA |
Lansing, MI |
7,740,767
|
70 |
PVTA |
Springfield, MA--CT |
7,308,492
|
71 |
Delaware Transit Corporation |
Philadelphia, PA--NJ--DE--MD |
7,191,010
|
72 |
Centro |
Syracuse, NY |
6,942,970
|
73 |
CT Transit - New Haven |
New Haven, CT |
6,465,548
|
74 |
Omnitrans |
Riverside--San Bernardino, CA |
6,280,450
|
75 |
TARC |
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY--IN |
6,275,580
|
76 |
Pierce Transit |
Seattle--Tacoma, WA |
6,101,806
|
77 |
HRT |
Virginia Beach--Norfolk, VA |
6,061,592
|
78 |
Sun Metro |
El Paso, TX--NM |
6,025,092
|
79 |
GoDurham |
Durham, NC |
5,983,884
|
80 |
JTA |
Jacksonville, FL |
5,809,575
|
81 |
University of Michigan Campus Transit |
Ann Arbor, MI |
5,705,417
|
82 |
Community Transit |
Seattle--Tacoma, WA |
5,659,465
|
83 |
IndyGo |
Indianapolis, IN |
5,633,346
|
84 |
The Rapid |
Grand Rapids, MI |
5,568,955
|
85 |
Gainesville RTS |
Gainesville, FL |
5,253,627
|
86 |
RTA |
Riverside--San Bernardino, CA |
5,142,985
|
87 |
RTC |
Reno, NV--CA |
5,030,919
|
88 |
DASH (bus) |
Washington--Arlington, DC--VA--MD |
4,982,275
|
89 |
CATA |
State College, PA |
4,853,259
|
90 |
GBT |
Bridgeport--Stamford, CT--NY |
4,831,277
|
91 |
NCTD |
San Diego, CA |
4,700,870
|
92 |
SMART |
Detroit, MI |
4,616,187
|
93 |
MTD |
Santa Barbara, CA |
4,535,029
|
94 |
ABQ RIDE |
Albuquerque, NM |
4,472,832
|
95 |
GoRaleigh |
Raleigh, NC |
4,450,822
|
96 |
AAATA |
Ann Arbor, MI |
4,443,907
|
97 |
CyRide |
Ames, IA |
4,443,045
|
98 |
GLPTC |
Lafayette, IN |
4,409,766
|
99 |
Trinity Metro |
Dallas--Fort Worth--Arlington, TX |
4,320,159
|
100 |
GDRTA |
Dayton, OH |
4,223,553
|