Wyoming has the cheapest car insurance in the country, according to a new study from WalletHub.
WalletHub’s study looked at the states with the cheapest and most expensive car insurance. It also examined Americans’ opinions on driving, car ownership, and shopping for insurance coverage.
To determine the country’s cheapest car insurance options, WalletHub compared more than one million quotes across all 50 states, using 40 different driver profiles and metrics across 10 categories, ranging from age and gender to marital status.
States with the cheapest car insurance
State |
Average yearly premium |
Wyoming |
$274 |
South Dakota |
$326 |
Iowa |
$326 |
Vermont |
$341 |
North Dakota |
$370 |
States with the most expensive car insurance
State |
Average yearly premium |
Michigan |
$1,908 |
New York |
$1,828 |
New Jersey |
$1,287 |
Louisiana |
$1,263 |
Delaware |
$1,133 |
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The study also found that 105 million Americans felt they weren’t getting their money’s worth from their car insurance.
The COVID-19 pandemic has also affected driver attitudes. The study found that 61 million Americans have reduced their car insurance coverage due to the pandemic, and 55 million have had second thoughts about owning a car due to COVID-19.
“COVID-19 has had a significant impact on people’s car insurance choices, considering that 61 million Americans have already reduced their car insurance coverage because of the pandemic, according to WalletHub’s new car insurance survey,” said Jill Gonzalez, WalletHub analyst. “This trend of reducing car insurance coverage seems likely to continue to 2021, given current sentiment. Roughly 105 million people say they’re not getting their money’s worth from their car insurance right now.”