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Highway Statistics 2005 | OHPI > Highway Statistics > 2005 > Driver Licensing > Table DL-1C |
OCTOBER 2006 | Table DL-1C |
STATE | LICENSED DRIVERS | RATIO--LICENSED DRIVERS/PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES REGISTERED |
POPULATION 3/ | 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 |
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MALE | FEMALE | TOTAL | ||||||||||
Alabama 1/ | 1,787,255 | 49.14 | 1,850,159 | 50.86 | 3,637,414 | 0.81 | 4,557,808 | 1,719,245 | 1,876,140 | 3,595,385 | 798 | 1,012 |
Alaska 2/ | 258,834 | 53.19 | 227,748 | 46.81 | 486,582 | 0.73 | 663,661 | 257,891 | 240,222 | 498,113 | 733 | 977 |
Arizona | 1,972,953 | 50.03 | 1,970,227 | 49.97 | 3,943,180 | 1.00 | 5,939,292 | 2,249,863 | 2,275,222 | 4,525,085 | 664 | 871 |
Arkansas 1/ 2/ | 1,003,935 | 49.59 | 1,020,531 | 50.41 | 2,024,466 | 1.06 | 2,779,154 | 1,057,638 | 1,124,153 | 2,181,791 | 728 | 928 |
California 1/ | 11,755,412 | 51.34 | 11,140,553 | 48.66 | 22,895,965 | 0.72 | 36,132,147 | 13,620,667 | 13,870,759 | 27,491,426 | 634 | 833 |
Colorado 1/ 2/ | 1,713,725 | 51.29 | 1,627,550 | 48.71 | 3,341,275 | 1.89 | 4,665,177 | 1,816,430 | 1,795,696 | 3,612,126 | 716 | 925 |
Connecticut 1/ | 1,359,639 | 49.62 | 1,380,631 | 50.38 | 2,740,270 | 0.91 | 3,510,297 | 1,329,207 | 1,445,801 | 2,775,008 | 781 | 987 |
Delaware | 298,324 | 48.87 | 312,082 | 51.13 | 610,406 | 0.84 | 843,524 | 322,388 | 347,896 | 670,284 | 724 | 911 |
Dist. of Col. 1/ | 162,247 | 49.11 | 168,116 | 50.89 | 330,363 | 1.46 | 550,521 | 209,269 | 238,838 | 448,107 | 600 | 737 |
Florida 1/ | 6,677,798 | 49.93 | 6,695,902 | 50.07 | 13,373,700 | 0.87 | 17,789,864 | 6,882,622 | 7,307,610 | 14,190,232 | 752 | 942 |
Georgia 1/ | 2,868,719 | 48.30 | 3,070,794 | 51.70 | 5,939,513 | 0.75 | 9,072,576 | 3,411,316 | 3,556,070 | 6,967,386 | 655 | 852 |
Hawaii | 450,028 | 52.56 | 406,135 | 47.44 | 856,163 | 0.92 | 1,275,194 | 498,917 | 509,571 | 1,008,488 | 671 | 849 |
Idaho | 492,296 | 50.31 | 486,154 | 49.69 | 978,450 | 0.72 | 1,429,096 | 547,255 | 551,087 | 1,098,342 | 685 | 891 |
Illinois 1/ 2/ | 3,884,291 | 49.35 | 3,986,581 | 50.65 | 7,870,872 | 0.84 | 12,763,371 | 4,799,931 | 5,083,765 | 9,883,696 | 617 | 796 |
Indiana 1/ 2/ | 2,094,197 | 49.32 | 2,151,992 | 50.68 | 4,246,189 | 0.87 | 6,271,973 | 2,359,604 | 2,489,968 | 4,849,572 | 677 | 876 |
Iowa 1/ | 998,544 | 49.11 | 1,034,873 | 50.89 | 2,033,417 | 0.61 | 2,966,334 | 1,159,288 | 1,218,764 | 2,378,052 | 685 | 855 |
Kansas | 982,708 | 49.78 | 991,530 | 50.22 | 1,974,238 | 0.84 | 2,744,687 | 1,056,789 | 1,092,738 | 2,149,527 | 719 | 918 |
Kentucky | 1,415,823 | 49.49 | 1,444,906 | 50.51 | 2,860,729 | 0.85 | 4,173,405 | 1,604,985 | 1,700,235 | 3,305,220 | 685 | 866 |
Louisiana 1/ | 1,505,999 | 48.84 | 1,577,517 | 51.16 | 3,083,516 | 0.82 | 4,523,628 | 1,681,709 | 1,828,135 | 3,509,844 | 682 | 879 |
Maine 2/ | 498,447 | 49.65 | 505,525 | 50.35 | 1,003,972 | 0.95 | 1,321,505 | 522,536 | 559,089 | 1,081,625 | 760 | 928 |
Maryland 1/ | 1,804,161 | 48.63 | 1,905,433 | 51.37 | 3,709,594 | 0.87 | 5,600,388 | 2,080,288 | 2,280,083 | 4,360,371 | 662 | 851 |
Massachusetts 1/ | 2,319,365 | 50.28 | 2,293,464 | 49.72 | 4,612,829 | 0.86 | 6,398,743 | 2,441,453 | 2,669,613 | 5,111,066 | 721 | 903 |
Michigan 1/ | 3,517,250 | 49.50 | 3,588,022 | 50.50 | 7,105,272 | 0.88 | 10,120,860 | 3,835,001 | 4,059,476 | 7,894,477 | 702 | 900 |
Minnesota 1/ | 1,561,298 | 50.63 | 1,522,459 | 49.37 | 3,083,757 | 0.67 | 5,132,799 | 1,994,022 | 2,058,344 | 4,052,366 | 601 | 761 |
Mississippi 1/ | 1,001,084 | 50.93 | 964,380 | 49.07 | 1,965,464 | 1.01 | 2,921,088 | 1,079,938 | 1,178,336 | 2,258,274 | 673 | 870 |
Missouri 1/ | 2,038,170 | 49.29 | 2,097,224 | 50.71 | 4,135,394 | 0.91 | 5,800,310 | 2,215,243 | 2,371,925 | 4,587,168 | 713 | 902 |
Montana 1/ | 363,549 | 50.81 | 351,963 | 49.19 | 715,512 | 0.73 | 935,670 | 375,397 | 382,541 | 757,938 | 765 | 944 |
Nebraska 1/ | 663,521 | 50.24 | 657,096 | 49.76 | 1,320,617 | 0.79 | 1,758,787 | 674,698 | 702,860 | 1,377,558 | 751 | 959 |
Nevada | 830,321 | 52.01 | 766,032 | 47.99 | 1,596,353 | 1.21 | 2,414,807 | 943,587 | 914,450 | 1,858,037 | 661 | 859 |
New Hampshire 1/ | 500,821 | 50.17 | 497,393 | 49.83 | 998,214 | 0.86 | 1,309,940 | 509,923 | 535,842 | 1,045,765 | 762 | 955 |
New Jersey 1/ | 2,889,468 | 49.22 | 2,981,252 | 50.78 | 5,870,720 | 0.96 | 8,717,925 | 3,269,532 | 3,531,453 | 6,800,985 | 673 | 863 |
New Mexico 1/ | 645,531 | 49.48 | 659,190 | 50.52 | 1,304,721 | 0.87 | 1,928,384 | 729,822 | 767,807 | 1,497,629 | 677 | 871 |
New York 1/ | 5,752,257 | 51.95 | 5,319,654 | 48.05 | 11,071,911 | 0.95 | 19,254,630 | 7,271,781 | 7,963,658 | 15,235,439 | 575 | 727 |
North Carolina | 3,113,874 | 50.00 | 3,113,943 | 50.00 | 6,227,817 | 1.03 | 8,683,242 | 3,297,086 | 3,479,421 | 6,776,507 | 717 | 919 |
North Dakota 1/ | 235,508 | 50.46 | 231,193 | 49.54 | 466,701 | 0.69 | 636,677 | 256,714 | 261,295 | 518,009 | 733 | 901 |
Ohio 1/ | 3,727,005 | 48.35 | 3,980,837 | 51.65 | 7,707,842 | 0.74 | 11,464,042 | 4,345,875 | 4,685,803 | 9,031,678 | 672 | 853 |
Oklahoma | 1,025,818 | 45.92 | 1,208,296 | 54.08 | 2,234,114 | 0.61 | 3,547,884 | 1,365,946 | 1,427,392 | 2,793,338 | 630 | 800 |
Oregon 1/ | 1,364,802 | 50.68 | 1,328,146 | 49.32 | 2,692,948 | 0.95 | 3,641,056 | 1,426,214 | 1,463,980 | 2,890,194 | 740 | 932 |
Pennsylvania | 4,220,086 | 49.88 | 4,240,444 | 50.12 | 8,460,530 | 0.87 | 12,429,616 | 4,768,133 | 5,194,254 | 9,962,387 | 681 | 849 |
Rhode Island | 369,385 | 49.48 | 377,080 | 50.52 | 746,465 | 0.93 | 1,076,189 | 409,530 | 450,463 | 859,993 | 694 | 868 |
South Carolina | 1,437,073 | 48.10 | 1,550,520 | 51.90 | 2,987,593 | 0.91 | 4,255,083 | 1,609,960 | 1,737,894 | 3,347,854 | 702 | 892 |
South Dakota | 282,315 | 49.86 | 283,940 | 50.14 | 566,255 | 0.68 | 775,933 | 300,968 | 310,017 | 610,985 | 730 | 927 |
Tennessee 1/ | 2,131,294 | 48.97 | 2,220,574 | 51.03 | 4,351,868 | 0.89 | 5,962,959 | 2,289,730 | 2,443,248 | 4,732,978 | 730 | 919 |
Texas | 7,371,617 | 50.29 | 7,287,773 | 49.71 | 14,659,390 | 0.86 | 22,859,968 | 8,502,002 | 8,708,144 | 17,210,146 | 641 | 852 |
Utah 1/ | 807,016 | 50.45 | 792,498 | 49.55 | 1,599,514 | 0.73 | 2,469,585 | 897,239 | 906,007 | 1,803,246 | 648 | 887 |
Vermont 1/ | 282,168 | 50.10 | 280,994 | 49.90 | 563,162 | 1.13 | 623,050 | 248,034 | 260,738 | 508,772 | 904 | 1,107 |
Virginia 1/ | 2,531,610 | 48.89 | 2,646,546 | 51.11 | 5,178,156 | 0.80 | 7,567,465 | 2,897,396 | 3,053,143 | 5,950,539 | 684 | 870 |
Washington 1/ | 2,417,053 | 51.63 | 2,264,874 | 48.37 | 4,681,927 | 0.85 | 6,287,759 | 2,468,271 | 2,511,549 | 4,979,820 | 745 | 940 |
West Virginia 1/ | 662,202 | 49.88 | 665,367 | 50.12 | 1,327,569 | 1.02 | 1,816,856 | 717,449 | 762,859 | 1,480,308 | 731 | 897 |
Wisconsin 1/ | 2,009,007 | 50.31 | 1,984,341 | 49.69 | 3,993,348 | 0.86 | 5,536,201 | 2,160,186 | 2,240,584 | 4,400,770 | 721 | 907 |
Wyoming | 196,342 | 51.30 | 186,393 | 48.70 | 382,735 | 0.61 | 509,294 | 205,309 | 204,473 | 409,782 | 752 | 934 |
Total | 100,252,145 | 49.99 | 100,296,827 | 50.01 | 200,548,972 | 0.85 | 296,410,404 | 112,694,277 | 118,629,411 | 231,323,688 | 677 | 867 |
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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