U.S. E-Bike Statistics: Sales, Ridership & Safety
A practical, sourced reference for writers, planners, riders, and anyone tracking how electric bikes are being bought and used in the United States.
Current numbers, with the context needed to use them well.
Electric-bike data comes from different kinds of research. Sales figures, participation studies, shared-system usage, and injury reporting answer different questions, so each statistic below names its source and reporting period.
For riders in the Lowcountry, the practical takeaway is simple: more people are discovering bikes and e-bikes in different ways, while fit, safe riding habits, and a real test ride remain the details that make a bike work in everyday life.
10 e-bike statistics to know
1.1 million
e-bikes sold in the United States in 2022
That was almost four times the number sold in 2019.
U.S. Department of Energy, published December 18, 2023 ↗112 million
Americans rode a bike at least once in 2024
That equals 35% of people age 3 and older, the highest participation rate in the study since 2014.
PeopleForBikes U.S. Bicycling Participation Study, released April 11, 2025 ↗56%
of U.S. youth ages 3 to 17 rode a bike in 2024
Youth participation rose from 49% in the prior study.
PeopleForBikes U.S. Bicycling Participation Study, released April 11, 2025 ↗82 million
station-based bike-share trips in NACTO member cities in 2025
The total was 30% higher than 2023.
National Association of City Transportation Officials, 2025 ↗6.3
average daily trips per station-based e-bike in September 2025
Pedal bikes averaged 3.4 trips per bike per day in the same systems.
National Association of City Transportation Officials, 2025 ↗10 million
dockless e-bike trips in NACTO member cities in 2025
This figure covers the surveyed NACTO member cities, not every U.S. city.
National Association of City Transportation Officials, 2025 ↗42%
of station-based shared-bike fleets were e-bikes in NACTO member cities
That share was about 30% in 2022.
National Association of City Transportation Officials, 2025 ↗155,200
estimated U.S. emergency-department visits involving e-bikes from 2017 through 2024
The Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates 59,200 of those visits occurred in 2024.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, April 2026 ↗58%
of reviewed 2024 e-bike injuries occurred on paved roads
In the same special study, 24% were associated with a motor-vehicle accident.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, April 2026 ↗40%
of riders in the CPSC’s 2024 e-bike injury follow-up study reported wearing a helmet
This finding describes the reviewed injury cases, not all e-bike riders.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, April 2026 ↗What these figures do, and do not, show.
National sales and participation figures describe broad demand. Shared-system trip counts describe the cities included in each survey. Safety figures describe reported fatalities or estimated emergency-department visits, not a rider’s individual risk on any one trip.
The clearest pattern is that e-bikes are increasingly part of the larger cycling picture. Good equipment, a properly fitted helmet, visible riding, and a bike that matches the rider’s confidence and route still matter every day.
Built from named public sources.
This page summarizes the latest public releases available on August 5, 2026. It uses the U.S. Department of Energy for sales, PeopleForBikes for national cycling participation, NACTO for shared-micromobility data in member cities, and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission for injury and fatality reporting.
- U.S. Department of Energy, e-bike sales in 2022
- PeopleForBikes, 2024 U.S. Bicycling Participation Study
- NACTO, Shared Micromobility in Member Agencies: 2025 Trends
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, micromobility deaths and injuries, 2017 to 2024
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Palmetto eBikes. “U.S. E-Bike Statistics: Sales, Ridership & Safety.” Updated August 5, 2026. https://palmettoebikes.com/electric-bike-statistics