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Vehicle Registration

Date posted: 07/07/2008

The Larimer County Motor Vehicle Department is responsible for vehicle registration, titling and issuing license plates. The Office of the Clerk maintains records on the number of vehicles registered yearly in the county.

What this chart shows: Percentage Change in Vehicles Registered - Larimer County, 1997-2006

Percentage Change in Vehicles Registered - Larimer County, 1997-2006

Data Source: Larimer County Clerk's Office - Vehicles Registered

See data table

What this chart shows: Vehicles Registered in Larimer County's Largest Municipalities, 1997-2006

Vehicles Registered in Larimer County's Largest Municipalities, 1997-2006

Data Source: Larimer County Clerk's Office - Vehicles Registered

See data table

What these data tell us:

In general, Larimer County vehicle registrations increased from 1997 to 2006. The greatest yearly increases occurred in 1997 (16%). Note the sharpest annual decline in vehicles registered occurred in 2002. The data table shows the decline was exclusively in the 'Other Larimer County' areas, a drop of 55,738 vehicles registered between 2001 and 2002. All of the cities (Berthoud, Estes Park, Fort Collins, Loveland and Wellington) experienced continued increases in vehicle registration during this time.

The number of registered vehicles declined slightly from 2005 to 2006 in all municipalities except Wellington. In 2006, while there was a decrease in the number of registered vehicles, emissions law changes went into effect on January 1, 2007, and may have contributed as persons with vehicles that were unable to pass emissions, may have waited until 2007 to register.

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Data Table:

Vehicles Registered in Larimer County

Total Larimer County

Berthoud

Estes Park

Fort Collins

Loveland

Wellington

Total in Largest Cities

Total 'Other'

Percent Change (Larimer County)

1997

282,779

3,724

5,614

76,340

38,276

1,491

125,445

157,334

15.6%

1998

271,150

3,814

5,797

77,845

39,558

1,638

128,652

142,498

-4.1%

1999

291,312

4,006

5,832

80,483

40,681

1,783

132,785

158,527

7.4%

2000

308,247

4,162

5,907

82,833

42,471

1,977

137,350

170,897

5.8%

2001

310,756

4,517

5,995

86,644

46,194

2,555

145,905

164,851

0.8%

2002

277,474

5,515

6,751

97,989

54,959

3,147

168,361

109,113

-10.7%

2003

276,993

5,261

6,768

97,362

56,008

3,335

168,734

108,259

-0.2%

2004

284,100

5,337

6,945

99,825

58,064

3,620

173,791

110,309

2.6%

2005

290,267

5,422

6,936

101,118

60,574

4,231

178,281

111,986

2.2%

2006

285,692

5,258

6,900

99,544

60,464

4,604

179,066

106,626

-1.6%

See chart - Percent Change

See chart - Registrations by Municipality