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[a] | 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[b] | 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[c] | 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[d] | 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[e] | 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 |