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Highway Statistics 2003 | OHPI > Highway Statistics > 2003 > Driver Licensing > Table DL-1C |
OCTOBER 2004 | Table DL-1C |
STATE | LICENSED DRIVERS | RATIO--LICENSED DRIVERS/PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES REGISTERED | POPULATION 2/ | DRIVERS | ||||||||
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MALE DRIVERS | PERCENT MALE DRIVERS OF TOTAL | FEMALE DRIVERS | PERCENT FEMALE DRIVERS OF TOTAL | TOTAL DRIVERS | TOTAL RESIDENT | DRIVING AGE (16 AND OVER) | PER 1,000 TOTAL RESIDENT POPULATION | PER 1,000 DRIVING AGE POPULATION | ||||
MALE | FEMALE | TOTAL | ||||||||||
Alabama | 1,774,175 | 49.31 | 1,823,859 | 50.69 | 3,598,034 | 0.84 | 4,500,752 | 1,677,006 | 1,842,855 | 3,519,861 | 799 | 1,022 |
Alaska 1/ | 256,809 | 53.34 | 224,678 | 46.66 | 481,487 | 0.77 | 648,818 | 249,713 | 232,497 | 482,210 | 742 | 999 |
Arizona | 1,933,863 | 50.63 | 1,885,562 | 49.37 | 3,819,425 | 1.08 | 5,580,811 | 2,094,397 | 2,123,949 | 4,218,346 | 684 | 905 |
Arkansas 1/ | 995,223 | 49.81 | 1,002,904 | 50.19 | 1,998,127 | 1.07 | 2,725,714 | 1,024,638 | 1,096,938 | 2,121,576 | 733 | 942 |
California | 11,714,812 | 51.70 | 10,942,476 | 48.30 | 22,657,288 | 0.84 | 35,484,453 | 13,403,848 | 13,668,249 | 27,072,097 | 639 | 837 |
Colorado | 1,495,619 | 50.27 | 1,479,718 | 49.73 | 2,975,337 | 1.50 | 4,550,688 | 1,769,679 | 1,754,979 | 3,524,658 | 654 | 844 |
Connecticut | 1,319,026 | 49.59 | 1,340,892 | 50.41 | 2,659,918 | 0.91 | 3,483,372 | 1,312,622 | 1,430,372 | 2,742,994 | 764 | 970 |
Delaware | 286,144 | 48.90 | 298,992 | 51.10 | 585,136 | 0.87 | 817,491 | 307,486 | 333,219 | 640,705 | 716 | 913 |
Dist. of Col. | 155,304 | 49.61 | 157,723 | 50.39 | 313,027 | 1.44 | 563,384 | 216,398 | 248,654 | 465,052 | 556 | 673 |
Florida | 6,485,914 | 50.26 | 6,419,899 | 49.74 | 12,905,813 | 0.91 | 17,019,068 | 6,551,645 | 6,984,764 | 13,536,409 | 758 | 953 |
Georgia | 2,844,825 | 49.41 | 2,913,128 | 50.59 | 5,757,953 | 0.76 | 8,684,715 | 3,237,688 | 3,394,685 | 6,632,373 | 663 | 868 |
Hawaii | 440,583 | 52.82 | 393,605 | 47.18 | 834,188 | 0.94 | 1,257,608 | 494,789 | 498,440 | 993,229 | 663 | 840 |
Idaho | 463,923 | 50.36 | 457,360 | 49.64 | 921,283 | 0.72 | 1,366,332 | 516,069 | 521,293 | 1,037,362 | 674 | 888 |
Illinois 1/ | 3,996,450 | 49.62 | 4,057,782 | 50.38 | 8,054,232 | 0.88 | 12,653,544 | 4,738,635 | 5,036,997 | 9,775,632 | 637 | 824 |
Indiana 1/ | 2,255,000 | 49.71 | 2,281,205 | 50.29 | 4,536,205 | 0.80 | 6,195,643 | 2,315,968 | 2,453,463 | 4,769,431 | 732 | 951 |
Iowa | 972,915 | 49.19 | 1,004,994 | 50.81 | 1,977,909 | 0.60 | 2,944,062 | 1,135,290 | 1,199,211 | 2,334,501 | 672 | 847 |
Kansas | 991,596 | 49.90 | 995,655 | 50.10 | 1,987,251 | 0.87 | 2,723,507 | 1,034,405 | 1,075,488 | 2,109,893 | 730 | 942 |
Kentucky | 1,389,380 | 49.63 | 1,410,255 | 50.37 | 2,799,635 | 0.84 | 4,117,827 | 1,565,107 | 1,670,467 | 3,235,574 | 680 | 865 |
Louisiana | 1,544,469 | 49.50 | 1,575,491 | 50.50 | 3,119,960 | 0.86 | 4,496,334 | 1,651,311 | 1,805,453 | 3,456,764 | 694 | 903 |
Maine 1/ | 460,972 | 49.44 | 471,483 | 50.56 | 932,455 | 0.90 | 1,305,728 | 509,005 | 547,717 | 1,056,722 | 714 | 882 |
Maryland | 1,712,086 | 48.20 | 1,840,101 | 51.80 | 3,552,187 | 0.93 | 5,508,909 | 2,041,097 | 2,245,064 | 4,286,161 | 645 | 829 |
Massachusetts | 2,327,014 | 50.09 | 2,318,691 | 49.91 | 4,645,705 | 0.86 | 6,433,422 | 2,434,661 | 2,678,949 | 5,113,610 | 722 | 908 |
Michigan | 3,502,802 | 49.58 | 3,562,636 | 50.42 | 7,065,438 | 0.84 | 10,079,985 | 3,801,269 | 4,033,063 | 7,834,332 | 701 | 902 |
Minnesota | 1,538,966 | 50.70 | 1,496,587 | 49.30 | 3,035,553 | 0.68 | 5,059,375 | 1,945,822 | 2,015,421 | 3,961,243 | 600 | 766 |
Mississippi | 908,629 | 48.18 | 977,345 | 51.82 | 1,885,974 | 0.98 | 2,881,281 | 1,051,452 | 1,154,458 | 2,205,910 | 655 | 855 |
Missouri | 1,949,818 | 49.17 | 2,015,792 | 50.83 | 3,965,610 | 0.90 | 5,704,484 | 2,146,762 | 2,315,663 | 4,462,425 | 695 | 889 |
Montana | 358,323 | 50.86 | 346,186 | 49.14 | 704,509 | 0.71 | 917,621 | 361,150 | 369,029 | 730,179 | 768 | 965 |
Nebraska | 661,284 | 50.43 | 650,048 | 49.57 | 1,311,332 | 0.80 | 1,739,291 | 660,365 | 690,133 | 1,350,498 | 754 | 971 |
Nevada | 775,805 | 52.14 | 712,094 | 47.86 | 1,487,899 | 1.24 | 2,241,154 | 873,705 | 844,813 | 1,718,518 | 664 | 866 |
New Hampshire | 486,653 | 50.29 | 481,117 | 49.71 | 967,770 | 0.86 | 1,287,687 | 496,834 | 522,443 | 1,019,277 | 752 | 949 |
New Jersey | 2,834,844 | 49.48 | 2,894,131 | 50.52 | 5,728,975 | 0.87 | 8,638,396 | 3,232,047 | 3,506,273 | 6,738,320 | 663 | 850 |
New Mexico | 610,882 | 49.40 | 625,606 | 50.60 | 1,236,488 | 0.84 | 1,874,614 | 697,745 | 734,351 | 1,432,096 | 660 | 863 |
New York | 5,950,007 | 52.39 | 5,406,981 | 47.61 | 11,356,988 | 1.59 | 19,190,115 | 7,219,386 | 7,948,995 | 15,168,381 | 592 | 749 |
North Carolina | 3,013,073 | 50.09 | 3,001,709 | 49.91 | 6,014,782 | 1.00 | 8,407,248 | 3,176,491 | 3,364,293 | 6,540,784 | 715 | 920 |
North Dakota | 231,715 | 50.40 | 228,076 | 49.60 | 459,791 | 0.68 | 633,837 | 250,955 | 254,965 | 505,920 | 725 | 909 |
Ohio | 3,710,041 | 48.46 | 3,946,321 | 51.54 | 7,656,362 | 0.74 | 11,435,798 | 4,294,364 | 4,652,039 | 8,946,403 | 670 | 856 |
Oklahoma | 1,142,797 | 48.66 | 1,205,652 | 51.34 | 2,348,449 | 0.78 | 3,511,532 | 1,333,220 | 1,401,560 | 2,734,780 | 669 | 859 |
Oregon | 1,310,147 | 50.59 | 1,279,617 | 49.41 | 2,589,764 | 0.86 | 3,559,596 | 1,383,890 | 1,424,510 | 2,808,400 | 728 | 922 |
Pennsylvania | 4,180,649 | 49.95 | 4,188,926 | 50.05 | 8,369,575 | 0.87 | 12,365,455 | 4,715,364 | 5,163,240 | 9,878,604 | 677 | 847 |
Rhode Island | 362,398 | 49.55 | 368,925 | 50.45 | 731,323 | 0.92 | 1,076,164 | 408,062 | 452,258 | 860,320 | 680 | 850 |
South Carolina 3/ | 1,507,717 | 51.65 | 1,411,240 | 48.35 | 2,918,957 | 0.94 | 4,147,152 | 1,554,036 | 1,684,645 | 3,238,681 | 704 | 901 |
South Dakota | 276,668 | 49.89 | 277,885 | 50.11 | 554,553 | 0.69 | 764,309 | 292,174 | 301,001 | 593,175 | 726 | 935 |
Tennessee | 2,055,585 | 48.89 | 2,148,581 | 51.11 | 4,204,166 | 0.89 | 5,841,748 | 2,217,207 | 2,386,529 | 4,603,736 | 720 | 913 |
Texas | 6,531,669 | 48.39 | 6,966,402 | 51.61 | 13,498,071 | 0.93 | 22,118,509 | 8,162,457 | 8,383,911 | 16,546,368 | 610 | 816 |
Utah | 782,573 | 50.54 | 765,883 | 49.46 | 1,548,456 | 0.78 | 2,351,467 | 837,893 | 847,566 | 1,685,459 | 659 | 919 |
Vermont | 274,321 | 50.48 | 269,091 | 49.52 | 543,412 | 1.08 | 619,107 | 242,852 | 257,167 | 500,019 | 878 | 1,087 |
Virginia | 2,479,463 | 49.14 | 2,566,394 | 50.86 | 5,045,857 | 0.81 | 7,386,330 | 2,815,744 | 2,972,894 | 5,788,638 | 683 | 872 |
Washington | 2,265,052 | 51.39 | 2,142,217 | 48.61 | 4,407,269 | 0.83 | 6,131,445 | 2,379,321 | 2,430,495 | 4,809,816 | 719 | 916 |
West Virginia | 641,245 | 50.41 | 630,890 | 49.59 | 1,272,135 | 0.93 | 1,810,354 | 707,069 | 759,579 | 1,466,648 | 703 | 867 |
Wisconsin | 1,875,681 | 49.81 | 1,889,963 | 50.19 | 3,765,644 | 0.82 | 5,472,299 | 2,108,658 | 2,194,519 | 4,303,177 | 688 | 875 |
Wyoming | 193,456 | 51.18 | 184,553 | 48.82 | 378,009 | 0.63 | 501,242 | 198,116 | 198,004 | 396,120 | 754 | 954 |
Total | 98,228,365 | 50.07 | 97,937,301 | 49.93 | 196,165,666 | 0.89 | 290,809,777 | 109,845,867 | 116,107,520 | 225,953,387 | 675 | 868 |
1/ Age and/or sex segregation estimated by FHWA.
2/ Source: Bureau of the Census.
3/ The 2003 data unavailable; State submitted 2002 data.
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