How many potholes do big-city drivers report each year?

New Yorkers filed 30,624 to 49,909 pothole requests a year to 311 from 2020 to 2024, and Chicagoans filed 43,237 to 132,939 a year from 2012 to 2018; these are requests in two cities, not a national count.

Pothole requests per year to 311: New York City 2020 to 2024 and Chicago 2012 to 2018 (the years each city's open file covers; city only)

What it shows: Chicago 2014 is the largest at 132,939, followed by NYC 2020 at 30,624; the smallest shown is NYC 2020 at 30,624.

Source: NYC Open Data 311 Service Requests (erm2-nwe9, descriptor Pothole) and City of Chicago 311 Service Requests - Pot Holes Reported - Historical (7as2-ds3y) · data from 2025

Data and chart by CalcScrape: Flat Tire Repair