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| Highway Statistics 2004 | OHPI > Highway Statistics > 2004 > Driver Licensing > Table DL-1C |
| OCTOBER 2005 | Table DL-1C |
| STATE | LICENSED DRIVERS | RATIO--LICENSED DRIVERS/PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES REGISTERED | POPULATION 3/ | DRIVERS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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/ | 1,778,204 | 49.21 | 1,834,934 | 50.79 | 3,613,138 | 0.81 | 4,530,182 | 1,700,630 | 1,861,196 | 3,561,826 | 798 | 1,014 |
| Alaska 2/ | 256,926 | 53.25 | 225,606 | 46.75 | 482,532 | 0.74 | 655,435 | 253,658 | 236,112 | 489,770 | 736 | 985 |
| Arizona | 1,899,249 | 50.19 | 1,884,678 | 49.81 | 3,783,927 | 1.01 | 5,743,834 | 2,164,103 | 2,192,735 | 4,356,838 | 659 | 869 |
| Arkansas 1/ 2/ | 871,022 | 46.77 | 991,408 | 53.23 | 1,862,430 | 0.99 | 2,752,629 | 1,042,447 | 1,111,338 | 2,153,785 | 677 | 865 |
| California 1/ | 11,730,979 | 51.54 | 11,030,109 | 48.46 | 22,761,088 | 0.74 | 35,893,799 | 13,528,145 | 13,800,787 | 27,328,932 | 634 | 833 |
| Colorado 1/ 2/ | 1,599,700 | 49.91 | 1,605,354 | 50.09 | 3,205,054 | 1.62 | 4,601,403 | 1,783,042 | 1,766,885 | 3,549,927 | 697 | 903 |
| Connecticut 1/ | 1,335,839 | 49.58 | 1,358,735 | 50.42 | 2,694,574 | 0.90 | 3,503,604 | 1,320,947 | 1,440,896 | 2,761,843 | 769 | 976 |
| Delaware | 251,405 | 47.08 | 282,538 | 52.92 | 533,943 | 0.76 | 830,364 | 316,656 | 342,201 | 658,857 | 643 | 810 |
| Dist. of Col. 1/ | 173,018 | 49.56 | 176,104 | 50.44 | 349,122 | 1.54 | 553,523 | 211,382 | 242,647 | 454,029 | 631 | 769 |
| Florida 1/ | 6,586,814 | 50.10 | 6,559,543 | 49.90 | 13,146,357 | 0.89 | 17,397,161 | 6,706,744 | 7,140,098 | 13,846,842 | 756 | 949 |
| Georgia 1/ | 2,808,227 | 48.48 | 2,984,916 | 51.52 | 5,793,143 | 0.75 | 8,829,383 | 3,300,251 | 3,445,356 | 6,745,607 | 656 | 859 |
| Hawaii | 444,399 | 52.66 | 399,477 | 47.34 | 843,876 | 0.91 | 1,262,840 | 493,546 | 503,400 | 996,946 | 668 | 846 |
| Idaho | 474,320 | 50.30 | 468,663 | 49.70 | 942,983 | 0.71 | 1,393,262 | 529,673 | 533,995 | 1,063,668 | 677 | 887 |
| Illinois 1/ 2/ | 3,991,746 | 49.54 | 4,065,937 | 50.46 | 8,057,683 | 0.88 | 12,713,634 | 4,770,119 | 5,060,458 | 9,830,577 | 634 | 820 |
| Indiana 1/ 2/ | 2,313,313 | 51.16 | 2,208,016 | 48.84 | 4,521,329 | 0.83 | 6,237,569 | 2,340,245 | 2,474,738 | 4,814,983 | 725 | 939 |
| Iowa 1/ | 985,997 | 49.21 | 1,017,726 | 50.79 | 2,003,723 | 0.60 | 2,954,451 | 1,147,477 | 1,208,817 | 2,356,294 | 678 | 850 |
| Kansas | 986,646 | 49.84 | 993,100 | 50.16 | 1,979,746 | 0.85 | 2,735,502 | 1,047,336 | 1,084,396 | 2,131,732 | 724 | 929 |
| Kentucky | 1,398,026 | 49.51 | 1,425,428 | 50.49 | 2,823,454 | 0.86 | 4,145,922 | 1,588,117 | 1,688,608 | 3,276,725 | 681 | 862 |
| Louisiana 1/ | 1,566,676 | 49.43 | 1,602,951 | 50.57 | 3,169,627 | 0.86 | 4,515,770 | 1,667,647 | 1,817,877 | 3,485,524 | 702 | 909 |
| Maine 2/ | 485,851 | 49.33 | 498,978 | 50.67 | 984,829 | 0.94 | 1,317,253 | 517,768 | 555,048 | 1,072,816 | 748 | 918 |
| Maryland 1/ | 1,733,224 | 48.22 | 1,861,027 | 51.78 | 3,594,251 | 0.88 | 5,558,058 | 2,059,657 | 2,262,409 | 4,322,066 | 647 | 832 |
| Massachusetts 1/ | 2,322,825 | 50.00 | 2,323,032 | 50.00 | 4,645,857 | 0.86 | 6,416,505 | 2,442,696 | 2,677,683 | 5,120,379 | 724 | 907 |
| Michigan 1/ | 3,520,965 | 49.57 | 3,582,439 | 50.43 | 7,103,404 | 0.86 | 10,112,620 | 3,821,309 | 4,052,308 | 7,873,617 | 702 | 902 |
| Minnesota 1/ | 1,563,129 | 50.70 | 1,519,878 | 49.30 | 3,083,007 | 0.68 | 5,100,958 | 1,972,419 | 2,037,522 | 4,009,941 | 604 | 769 |
| Mississippi 1/ | 909,986 | 47.99 | 986,022 | 52.01 | 1,896,008 | 0.98 | 2,902,966 | 1,069,225 | 1,168,934 | 2,238,159 | 653 | 847 |
| Missouri 1/ | 1,991,796 | 49.21 | 2,055,856 | 50.79 | 4,047,652 | 0.85 | 5,754,618 | 2,185,958 | 2,347,799 | 4,533,757 | 703 | 893 |
| Montana 1/ | 362,355 | 50.83 | 350,525 | 49.17 | 712,880 | 0.72 | 926,865 | 369,432 | 376,996 | 746,428 | 769 | 955 |
| Nebraska 1/ | 662,109 | 50.32 | 653,710 | 49.68 | 1,315,819 | 0.80 | 1,747,214 | 667,186 | 696,233 | 1,363,419 | 753 | 965 |
| Nevada | 805,948 | 52.06 | 742,149 | 47.94 | 1,548,097 | 1.23 | 2,334,771 | 910,648 | 881,917 | 1,792,565 | 663 | 864 |
| New Hampshire 1/ | 494,981 | 50.21 | 490,794 | 49.79 | 985,775 | 0.85 | 1,299,500 | 504,082 | 528,820 | 1,032,902 | 759 | 954 |
| New Jersey 1/ | 2,862,433 | 49.36 | 2,937,099 | 50.64 | 5,799,532 | 0.96 | 8,698,879 | 3,255,318 | 3,525,120 | 6,780,438 | 667 | 855 |
| New Mexico 1/ | 628,937 | 49.47 | 642,428 | 50.53 | 1,271,365 | 0.85 | 1,903,289 | 716,111 | 753,763 | 1,469,874 | 668 | 865 |
| New York 1/ | 5,870,894 | 52.20 | 5,375,781 | 47.80 | 11,246,675 | 1.03 | 19,227,088 | 7,230,733 | 7,941,430 | 15,172,163 | 585 | 741 |
| North Carolina | 3,068,669 | 50.12 | 3,053,468 | 49.88 | 6,122,137 | 1.00 | 8,541,221 | 3,232,109 | 3,417,750 | 6,649,859 | 717 | 921 |
| North Dakota 1/ | 232,817 | 50.42 | 228,963 | 49.58 | 461,780 | 0.67 | 634,366 | 254,564 | 258,961 | 513,525 | 728 | 899 |
| Ohio 1/ | 3,711,441 | 48.36 | 3,963,566 | 51.64 | 7,675,007 | 0.73 | 11,459,011 | 4,327,251 | 4,677,264 | 9,004,515 | 670 | 852 |
| Oklahoma | 1,153,611 | 48.68 | 1,216,010 | 51.32 | 2,369,621 | 0.77 | 3,523,553 | 1,349,855 | 1,412,808 | 2,762,663 | 673 | 858 |
| Oregon 1/ | 1,328,728 | 50.60 | 1,297,128 | 49.40 | 2,625,856 | 0.90 | 3,594,586 | 1,400,180 | 1,439,838 | 2,840,018 | 731 | 925 |
| Pennsylvania | 4,207,311 | 49.91 | 4,222,831 | 50.09 | 8,430,142 | 0.87 | 12,406,292 | 4,738,973 | 5,176,441 | 9,915,414 | 680 | 850 |
| Rhode Island | 367,434 | 49.53 | 374,407 | 50.47 | 741,841 | 0.93 | 1,080,632 | 411,297 | 454,301 | 865,598 | 686 | 857 |
| South Carolina | 1,432,823 | 48.20 | 1,539,546 | 51.80 | 2,972,369 | 0.93 | 4,198,068 | 1,580,383 | 1,709,344 | 3,289,727 | 708 | 904 |
| South Dakota | 280,800 | 49.85 | 282,498 | 50.15 | 563,298 | 0.69 | 770,883 | 297,405 | 306,202 | 603,607 | 731 | 933 |
| Tennessee 1/ | 2,077,264 | 48.90 | 2,170,620 | 51.10 | 4,247,884 | 0.86 | 5,900,962 | 2,253,244 | 2,413,511 | 4,666,755 | 720 | 910 |
| Texas | 7,337,241 | 50.45 | 7,206,287 | 49.55 | 14,543,528 | 0.88 | 22,490,022 | 8,341,593 | 8,551,173 | 16,892,766 | 647 | 861 |
| Utah 1/ | 800,023 | 50.55 | 782,576 | 49.45 | 1,582,599 | 0.77 | 2,389,039 | 857,246 | 867,081 | 1,724,327 | 662 | 918 |
| Vermont 1/ | 278,187 | 50.54 | 272,275 | 49.46 | 550,462 | 1.08 | 621,394 | 245,952 | 259,078 | 505,030 | 886 | 1,090 |
| Virginia 1/ | 2,504,990 | 49.00 | 2,607,533 | 51.00 | 5,112,523 | 0.80 | 7,459,827 | 2,853,198 | 3,004,855 | 5,858,053 | 685 | 873 |
| Washington 1/ | 2,317,098 | 51.44 | 2,187,483 | 48.56 | 4,504,581 | 0.82 | 6,203,788 | 2,421,986 | 2,470,548 | 4,892,534 | 726 | 921 |
| West Virginia 1/ | 648,666 | 50.20 | 643,370 | 49.80 | 1,292,036 | 0.96 | 1,815,354 | 714,357 | 762,531 | 1,476,888 | 712 | 875 |
| Wisconsin 1/ | 1,961,640 | 50.17 | 1,948,548 | 49.83 | 3,910,188 | 0.84 | 5,509,026 | 2,139,484 | 2,222,762 | 4,362,246 | 710 | 896 |
| Wyoming | 194,709 | 51.21 | 185,471 | 48.79 | 380,180 | 0.61 | 506,529 | 202,570 | 202,350 | 404,920 | 751 | 939 |
| Total | 99,571,391 | 50.06 | 99,317,521 | 49.94 | 198,888,912 | 0.85 | 293,655,404 | 111,256,354 | 117,365,320 | 228,621,674 | 677 | 870 |
1/ Include restricted drivers and graduated driver licenses.
2/ Age and/or sex segregation estimated by FHWA.
3/ Source: Bureau of the Census.
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