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Highway Statistics 2006 | OHPI > Highway Statistics > 2006 > Driver Licensing > Table DL-1C |
OCTOBER 2007 | Table DL-1C |
STATE | LICENSED DRIVERS | RATIO--LICENSED DRIVERS/PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES REGISTERED | POPULATION 4/ | 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 | 1,797,412 | 49.04 | 1,867,768 | 50.96 | 3,665,180 | 0.80 | 4,599,030 | 1,719,706 | 1,888,407 | 3,608,113 | 797 | 1,016 |
Alaska 2/ | 259,992 | 53.17 | 229,032 | 46.83 | 489,024 | 0.74 | 670,053 | 246,295 | 243,627 | 489,922 | 730 | 998 |
Arizona | 2,018,872 | 50.06 | 2,013,771 | 49.94 | 4,032,643 | 0.97 | 6,166,318 | 2,326,594 | 2,368,636 | 4,695,230 | 654 | 859 |
Arkansas 2/ | 1,007,027 | 49.49 | 1,027,948 | 50.51 | 2,034,975 | 1.03 | 2,810,872 | 1,061,723 | 1,133,934 | 2,195,657 | 724 | 927 |
California | 11,790,187 | 51.21 | 11,231,092 | 48.79 | 23,021,279 | 0.70 | 36,457,549 | 13,772,851 | 14,087,245 | 27,860,096 | 631 | 826 |
Colorado 2/ 3/ | 1,713,725 | 51.29 | 1,627,550 | 48.71 | 3,341,275 | 1.89 | 4,753,377 | 1,834,353 | 1,849,333 | 3,683,686 | 703 | 907 |
Connecticut | 1,391,450 | 49.60 | 1,413,674 | 50.40 | 2,805,124 | 0.93 | 3,504,809 | 1,333,701 | 1,447,684 | 2,781,385 | 800 | 1,009 |
Delaware | 302,541 | 48.81 | 317,336 | 51.19 | 619,877 | 0.77 | 853,476 | 319,593 | 350,915 | 670,508 | 726 | 924 |
Dist. of Col. | 176,124 | 49.26 | 181,445 | 50.74 | 357,569 | 1.72 | 581,530 | 218,535 | 257,923 | 476,458 | 615 | 750 |
Florida | 6,922,949 | 49.49 | 7,065,681 | 50.51 | 13,988,630 | 0.87 | 18,089,888 | 7,014,737 | 7,467,771 | 14,482,508 | 773 | 966 |
Georgia | 2,849,675 | 48.24 | 3,057,159 | 51.76 | 5,906,834 | 0.72 | 9,363,941 | 3,446,396 | 3,677,283 | 7,123,679 | 631 | 829 |
Hawaii | 455,400 | 52.50 | 411,975 | 47.50 | 867,375 | 0.88 | 1,285,498 | 468,805 | 508,166 | 976,971 | 675 | 888 |
Idaho | 507,375 | 50.33 | 500,641 | 49.67 | 1,008,016 | 0.81 | 1,466,465 | 555,982 | 557,978 | 1,113,960 | 687 | 905 |
Illinois 2/ | 3,983,147 | 49.35 | 4,088,106 | 50.65 | 8,071,253 | 0.82 | 12,831,970 | 4,844,116 | 5,121,142 | 9,965,258 | 629 | 810 |
Indiana 2/ 3/ | 2,094,197 | 49.32 | 2,151,992 | 50.68 | 4,246,189 | 0.87 | 6,313,520 | 2,395,790 | 2,523,379 | 4,919,169 | 673 | 863 |
Iowa | 1,000,756 | 49.04 | 1,040,117 | 50.96 | 2,040,873 | 0.62 | 2,982,085 | 1,152,407 | 1,205,189 | 2,357,596 | 684 | 866 |
Kansas | 996,907 | 49.77 | 1,006,205 | 50.23 | 2,003,112 | 0.85 | 2,764,075 | 1,042,951 | 1,091,150 | 2,134,101 | 725 | 939 |
Kentucky | 1,433,352 | 49.49 | 1,463,108 | 50.51 | 2,896,460 | 0.83 | 4,206,074 | 1,591,184 | 1,711,449 | 3,302,633 | 689 | 877 |
Louisiana | 1,468,522 | 48.72 | 1,545,669 | 51.28 | 3,014,191 | 0.80 | 4,287,768 | 1,579,860 | 1,729,705 | 3,309,565 | 703 | 911 |
Maine 2/ | 497,240 | 49.47 | 507,920 | 50.53 | 1,005,160 | 0.96 | 1,321,574 | 518,561 | 556,392 | 1,074,953 | 761 | 935 |
Maryland | 1,784,283 | 48.30 | 1,910,007 | 51.70 | 3,694,290 | 0.83 | 5,615,727 | 2,076,319 | 2,308,268 | 4,384,587 | 658 | 843 |
Massachusetts | 2,346,966 | 49.81 | 2,364,769 | 50.19 | 4,711,735 | 0.89 | 6,437,193 | 2,462,478 | 2,696,785 | 5,159,263 | 732 | 913 |
Michigan | 3,514,606 | 49.41 | 3,598,386 | 50.59 | 7,112,992 | 0.89 | 10,095,643 | 3,854,628 | 4,064,574 | 7,919,202 | 705 | 898 |
Minnesota | 1,560,710 | 50.56 | 1,525,900 | 49.44 | 3,086,610 | 0.66 | 5,167,101 | 2,001,457 | 2,058,523 | 4,059,980 | 597 | 760 |
Mississippi | 924,308 | 47.90 | 1,005,328 | 52.10 | 1,929,636 | 0.98 | 2,910,540 | 1,057,109 | 1,171,288 | 2,228,397 | 663 | 866 |
Missouri | 2,039,771 | 49.27 | 2,099,861 | 50.73 | 4,139,632 | 0.84 | 5,842,713 | 2,204,264 | 2,376,764 | 4,581,028 | 709 | 904 |
Montana | 367,447 | 50.75 | 356,529 | 49.25 | 723,976 | 0.70 | 944,632 | 372,196 | 379,010 | 751,206 | 766 | 964 |
Nebraska | 666,533 | 50.19 | 661,383 | 49.81 | 1,327,916 | 0.79 | 1,768,331 | 670,233 | 698,571 | 1,368,804 | 751 | 970 |
Nevada | 845,662 | 52.01 | 780,359 | 47.99 | 1,626,021 | 1.21 | 2,495,529 | 971,786 | 949,485 | 1,921,271 | 652 | 846 |
New Hampshire | 515,717 | 50.19 | 511,865 | 49.81 | 1,027,582 | 0.99 | 1,314,895 | 515,097 | 539,646 | 1,054,743 | 781 | 974 |
New Jersey | 2,871,602 | 49.22 | 2,962,625 | 50.78 | 5,834,227 | 1.01 | 8,724,560 | 3,314,051 | 3,561,108 | 6,875,159 | 669 | 849 |
New Mexico | 662,533 | 49.51 | 675,713 | 50.49 | 1,338,246 | 0.87 | 1,954,599 | 726,959 | 767,867 | 1,494,826 | 685 | 895 |
New York | 5,790,527 | 51.95 | 5,355,840 | 48.05 | 11,146,367 | 1.01 | 19,306,183 | 7,301,243 | 8,008,042 | 15,309,285 | 577 | 728 |
North Carolina | 3,147,188 | 49.83 | 3,168,479 | 50.17 | 6,315,667 | 1.02 | 8,856,505 | 3,275,603 | 3,570,453 | 6,846,056 | 713 | 923 |
North Dakota | 236,457 | 50.45 | 232,254 | 49.55 | 468,711 | 0.67 | 635,867 | 249,301 | 253,805 | 503,106 | 737 | 932 |
Ohio | 3,741,009 | 48.34 | 3,998,401 | 51.66 | 7,739,410 | 0.73 | 11,478,006 | 4,346,444 | 4,687,328 | 9,033,772 | 674 | 857 |
Oklahoma | 1,038,451 | 45.86 | 1,225,700 | 54.14 | 2,264,151 | 0.73 | 3,579,212 | 1,339,390 | 1,425,733 | 2,765,123 | 633 | 819 |
Oregon | 1,401,466 | 50.64 | 1,365,825 | 49.36 | 2,767,291 | 0.95 | 3,700,758 | 1,453,075 | 1,493,173 | 2,946,248 | 748 | 939 |
Pennsylvania | 4,247,946 | 49.82 | 4,278,258 | 50.18 | 8,526,204 | 0.87 | 12,440,621 | 4,792,404 | 5,196,206 | 9,988,610 | 685 | 854 |
Rhode Island | 366,520 | 49.40 | 375,401 | 50.60 | 741,921 | 0.93 | 1,067,610 | 407,841 | 449,578 | 857,419 | 695 | 865 |
South Carolina | 1,473,154 | 48.02 | 1,594,593 | 51.98 | 3,067,747 | 0.90 | 4,321,249 | 1,607,158 | 1,766,721 | 3,373,879 | 710 | 909 |
South Dakota | 290,969 | 49.95 | 291,548 | 50.05 | 582,517 | 0.71 | 781,919 | 300,130 | 307,598 | 607,728 | 745 | 959 |
Tennessee | 2,138,190 | 48.73 | 2,249,693 | 51.27 | 4,387,883 | 0.88 | 6,038,803 | 2,284,652 | 2,463,063 | 4,747,715 | 727 | 924 |
Texas | 7,475,260 | 50.15 | 7,431,441 | 49.85 | 14,906,701 | 0.87 | 23,507,783 | 8,656,854 | 8,944,196 | 17,601,050 | 634 | 847 |
Utah | 814,200 | 50.29 | 804,885 | 49.71 | 1,619,085 | 0.73 | 2,550,063 | 913,749 | 922,247 | 1,835,996 | 635 | 882 |
Vermont | 266,347 | 50.06 | 265,694 | 49.94 | 532,041 | 0.92 | 623,908 | 247,873 | 260,780 | 508,653 | 853 | 1,046 |
Virginia | 2,540,955 | 48.76 | 2,669,730 | 51.24 | 5,210,685 | 0.80 | 7,642,884 | 2,822,174 | 3,084,596 | 5,906,770 | 682 | 882 |
Washington | 2,475,765 | 51.68 | 2,315,099 | 48.32 | 4,790,864 | 0.85 | 6,395,798 | 2,452,823 | 2,543,730 | 4,996,553 | 749 | 959 |
West Virginia | 666,186 | 49.89 | 669,117 | 50.11 | 1,335,303 | 0.96 | 1,818,470 | 715,168 | 761,177 | 1,476,345 | 734 | 904 |
Wisconsin | 2,038,007 | 50.33 | 2,011,443 | 49.67 | 4,049,450 | 0.83 | 5,556,506 | 2,172,250 | 2,233,973 | 4,406,223 | 729 | 919 |
Wyoming | 200,697 | 51.39 | 189,841 | 48.61 | 390,538 | 0.63 | 515,004 | 203,630 | 201,624 | 405,254 | 758 | 964 |
Total | 101,116,282 | 49.86 | 101,694,156 | 50.14 | 202,810,438 | 0.84 | 299,398,484 | 113,212,479 | 119,923,220 | 233,135,699 | 677 | 870 |
1/ Include restricted drivers and graduated driver licenses.
2/ Age and/or sex segregation estimated by FHWA.
3/ Colorado and Indiana did not report 2006 data; used 2005.
4/ Source: Bureau of the Census.
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