The public AC charging infrastructure in the United States continues to expand, but at a rate far lower than that of DC fast-charging infrastructure. In 2025, there was only a slight 11.5% net increase in the number of AC ports (nearly 173,000).

AC charging points play an important infrastructure role, specifically in recharging EVs where they stay longer — for a few hours or until the next day. AC stations are overall less expensive than DC chargers, but offer only a fraction of the power, which affects the profitability of public networks. The power output of AC ports is typically only several kilowatts, with a maximum of 19.2 kW (80 amps at 240 volts).

We assume that insufficient profitability is the primary reason why the AC portion of the public charging business grows more slowly than the DC part. The transition from SAE J1772 to NACS (AC) also complicates things.

At the current expansion rate, the market will reach 200,000 AC charging ports at some point in 2027.

Public AC Charging: 173,000 Ports and 66,500* Locations

According to the Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC), as of January 1, 2026, there were 172,911 public AC Level 2 ports (aka stalls), including all connector standards. This number includes charging ports that are temporarily unavailable (3,063 ports, or 1.8%).

Compared to January 1, 2025, the AC charging infrastructure expanded by 17,791 ports or 11.5%. That’s almost 49 new AC ports per day (net increase).

*An EV charging port provides power to charge only one vehicle at a time, even though it may have multiple connectors. The number of individual connectors might be equal to or higher than the number of ports.

The temporarily unavailable points are “out of service or offline due to maintenance and plan to open again in the future”.

The numbers may differ slightly depending on the exact date of access, so please treat them as a close estimate.

The number of stations (locations) was estimated at 66,558, including 1,347 (2.0%) that are temporarily unavailable. However, this raw number may be inflated and somewhat misleading. That’s because many charging points are counted as separate stations, even when they are located next to each other.

The number of locations increased in 2025 by over 2,551 or 4% (net increase). That’s roughly seven per day on average.

Largest AC Charging Networks by Ports

Largest AC Fast-Charging Networks in the US: January 1, 2026 (Source: State Of Charge)

The top ten largest AC charging networks, based on the number of charging ports, represent 77.5% of the total number of ports. The remaining 22.5% belong to other networks or are non-networked points.

ChargePoint Network

The undisputed market leader in AC charging infrastructure is ChargePoint (73,894 ports), which holds a substantial 42.7% market share. The company added 4,500 AC charging ports during the year but still lost 2 percentage points of market share.

*An important note to remember is that ChargePoint does not own the charging points (aside from a small number) because they are actually owned by thousands of individual charger owners or companies.

Other Networks

The next two largest networks by the number of ports are Blink (20,122) and the Tesla Destination network (12,494; with NACS plugs only). Interestingly, Blink has roughly 1,100 fewer AC charging ports than a year ago and has lost market share, whereas Tesla added over 1,350 ports and maintained its market share.

Next, we can mention Loop, EV Connect, Shell Recharge, AmpUp, ViaLynk, PowerFlex, and FLO. In this group, AmpUp added the most new AC ports (883), while Shell Recharge has 2,375 fewer AC ports compared to a year ago.

The top AC Level 2 networks in the US are as follows:

1. ChargePoint: 73,894 ports (a 42.7% share)
2. Blink: 20,122 ports (an 11.6% share)
3. Tesla Destination: 12,494 ports (a 7.2% share)
4. Loop: 7,171 ports (a 4.1% share)
5. EV Connect: 4,058 ports (a 2.3% share)
6. Shell Recharge: 3,681 ports (a 2.1% share)
7. AmpUp: 3,570 ports (a 2.1% share)
8. ViaLynk: 3,554 ports (a 2.1% share)
9. PowerFlex: 2,827 ports (a 1.6% share)
10. FLO: 2,641 ports (a 1.5% share)
    Top 10 networks: 134,012 ports or a 77.5% share
    other: 38,899 ports (a 22.5% share)

In North America, Tesla Destination points are equipped with NACS plugs, while practically all other Level 2 public AC charging points are equipped with SAE J1772 plugs. This will gradually change as part of the transition from the CCS1/J1772 to the NACS as the ultimate EV connector standard for light-duty vehicles.

AC Charging Points by State

According to the AFDC, the five top states with the highest number of AC Level 2 ports are:

• California (46,104)
• New York (15,975)
• Florida (13,919)
• Massachusetts (8,677)
• Texas (7,667)

Together, they represent 53% of all ports (over 92,000 ports) in the country. Alaska continues to bring up the rear with just 109 ports, behind North Dakota (130), Wyoming (167), and South Dakota (167).

Canada

According to the AFDC, the number of Level 2 public AC charging ports in Canada amounted to 30,709 as of January 5, 2026. Roughly 1.4% ports (422) were considered temporarily unavailable.

The number of stations in Canada during 2025 increased to 12,234. However, the number of stations might be noticeably inflated. Roughly 1.7% of the stations (207) are temporarily unavailable.

The combined number of public AC Level 2 charging ports in the US and Canada is over 203,600.