Table DL-1C – Office of Highway Policy Information (OHPI) – FHWA

Highway Statistics Series

Highway Statistics 1998

Printable Excel Version [37 KB]
Printable PDF Version [13 KB]

To view PDF files, you can use the Acrobat® Reader®.
To view XLS files, you can use the Excel Viewer

Licensed Drivers by Sex and Ratio to Population – 1998

OCTOBER 1999
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	PER 1,000
	MALE DRIVERS	PERCENT MALE DRIVERS OF TOTAL	FEMALE DRIVERS	PERCENT FEMALE DRIVERS OF TOTAL	TOTAL DRIVERS		TOTAL RESIDENT	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL	TOTAL RESIDENT POPULATION	DRIVING AGE POPULATION
Alabama	1,713,411	49.89	1,720,706	50.11	3,434,117	0.90	4,351,999	1,599,647	1,797,142	3,396,789	789	1,011
Alaska 2/	246,214	53.89	210,677	46.11	456,891	0.85	614,010	233,994	209,256	443,250	744	1,031
Arizona	1,622,670	50.74	1,575,606	49.26	3,198,276	1.10	4,668,631	1,732,392	1,808,261	3,540,653	685	903
Arkansas 2/	961,345	50.11	957,106	49.89	1,918,451	1.11	2,538,303	931,142	1,032,076	1,963,218	756	977
California	10,681,730	52.11	9,817,172	47.89	20,498,902	0.82	32,666,550	12,223,811	12,439,100	24,662,911	628	831
Colorado	1,481,252	50.27	1,465,224	49.73	2,946,476	0.86	3,970,971	1,496,858	1,554,221	3,051,079	742	966
Connecticut	1,172,025	49.89	1,177,261	50.11	2,349,286	0.88	3,274,069	1,226,287	1,339,937	2,566,224	718	915
Delaware	269,155	49.31	276,717	50.69	545,872	0.90	743,603	280,209	304,222	584,431	734	934
Dist. of Col. 2/	180,391	51.56	169,444	48.44	349,835	1.61	523,124	197,753	231,962	429,715	669	814
Florida	6,025,311	50.10	6,001,636	49.90	12,026,947	1.09	14,915,980	5,619,789	6,135,495	11,755,284	806	1,023
Georgia	2,612,741	49.15	2,702,998	50.85	5,315,739	0.78	7,642,207	2,799,583	3,045,539	5,845,122	696	909
Hawaii	394,537	52.86	351,792	47.14	746,329	1.08	1,193,001	461,173	465,835	927,008	626	805
Idaho	425,371	49.31	437,303	50.69	862,674	0.79	1,228,684	455,855	466,413	922,268	702	935
Illinois 2/	3,847,675	49.96	3,853,205	50.04	7,700,880	0.83	12,045,326	4,421,737	4,786,514	9,208,251	639	836
Indiana 4/	2,032,562	51.12	1,943,679	48.88	3,976,241	0.75	5,899,195	2,184,276	2,376,647	4,560,923	674	872
Iowa	962,246	49.34	988,128	50.66	1,950,374	0.65	2,862,447	1,070,719	1,161,203	2,231,922	681	874
Kansas	919,125	49.64	932,324	50.36	1,851,449	0.88	2,629,067	977,664	1,038,712	2,016,376	704	918
Kentucky	1,315,207	49.81	1,325,128	50.19	2,640,335	0.94	3,936,499	1,464,503	1,603,288	3,067,791	671	861
Louisiana	1,337,307	48.87	1,398,998	51.13	2,736,305	0.81	4,368,967	1,569,524	1,756,430	3,325,954	626	823
Maine 2/	453,168	49.66	459,338	50.34	912,506	1.00	1,244,250	475,640	513,407	989,047	733	923
Maryland	1,491,072	46.92	1,686,711	53.08	3,177,783	0.86	5,134,808	1,907,951	2,077,206	3,985,157	619	797
Massachusetts	2,205,997	50.20	2,188,358	49.80	4,394,355	0.86	6,147,132	2,295,501	2,547,508	4,843,009	715	907
Michigan	3,380,445	49.69	3,422,259	50.31	6,802,704	0.85	9,817,242	3,622,839	3,938,826	7,561,665	693	900
Minnesota	1,456,761	50.79	1,411,241	49.21	2,868,002	0.69	4,725,419	1,760,669	1,856,318	3,616,987	607	793
Mississippi	858,111	48.80	900,182	51.20	1,758,293	0.79	2,752,092	980,141	1,108,347	2,088,488	639	842
Missouri	1,881,297	49.53	1,916,799	50.47	3,798,096	0.87	5,438,559	1,998,044	2,200,824	4,198,868	698	905
Montana	327,927	50.72	318,585	49.28	646,512	0.67	880,453	337,696	348,295	685,991	734	942
Nebraska	595,389	50.21	590,405	49.79	1,185,794	0.79	1,662,719	613,095	658,884	1,271,979	713	932
Nevada	651,139	52.26	594,766	47.74	1,245,905	1.04	1,746,898	673,906	653,005	1,326,911	713	939
New Hampshire	457,929	50.46	449,550	49.54	907,479	0.89	1,185,048	447,734	472,656	920,390	766	986
New Jersey	2,765,044	49.70	2,798,448	50.30	5,563,492	0.99	8,115,011	3,018,759	3,314,217	6,332,976	686	878
New Mexico	600,961	49.92	602,908	50.08	1,203,869	0.77	1,736,931	627,596	663,887	1,291,483	693	932
New York	5,546,395	52.55	5,007,703	47.45	10,554,098	1.03	18,175,301	6,682,365	7,464,668	14,147,033	581	746
North Carolina	2,747,203	49.64	2,787,081	50.36	5,534,284	0.96	7,546,493	2,785,665	3,046,641	5,832,306	733	949
North Dakota	229,382	50.42	225,551	49.58	454,933	0.69	638,244	245,142	251,822	496,964	713	915
Ohio	3,904,705	49.17	4,036,774	50.83	7,941,479	0.80	11,209,493	4,133,605	4,568,513	8,702,118	708	913
Oklahoma	1,123,471	48.73	1,181,890	51.27	2,305,361	0.81	3,346,713	1,238,263	1,336,674	2,574,937	689	895
Oregon	1,216,125	50.32	1,200,877	49.68	2,417,002	0.83	3,281,974	1,248,292	1,306,989	2,555,281	736	946
Pennsylvania	4,251,617	50.59	4,153,072	49.41	8,404,689	0.95	12,001,451	4,474,503	5,000,323	9,474,826	700	887
Rhode Island	337,198	49.45	344,634	50.55	681,832	0.96	988,480	366,322	409,982	776,304	690	878
South Carolina	1,294,611	48.32	1,384,520	51.68	2,679,131	0.94	3,835,962	1,417,643	1,571,765	2,989,408	698	896
South Dakota	268,259	50.11	267,080	49.89	535,339	0.71	738,171	273,624	289,401	563,025	725	951
Tennessee	1,999,712	49.10	2,073,124	50.90	4,072,836	0.93	5,430,621	2,017,160	2,236,467	4,253,627	750	957
Texas	6,773,288	50.84	6,549,623	49.16	13,322,911	1.04	19,759,614	7,189,533	7,570,181	14,759,714	674	903
Utah	699,300	50.19	693,942	49.81	1,393,242	0.92	2,099,758	727,206	755,836	1,483,042	664	939
Vermont	257,256	51.74	239,916	48.26	497,172	1.03	590,883	227,014	240,147	467,161	841	1,064
Virginia	2,361,405	49.33	2,425,745	50.67	4,787,150	0.84	6,791,345	2,570,643	2,761,086	5,331,729	705	898
Washington	2,072,907	50.82	2,005,988	49.18	4,078,895	0.86	5,689,263	2,161,266	2,226,948	4,388,214	717	930
West Virginia	647,707	50.58	632,832	49.42	1,280,539	0.96	1,811,156	692,462	768,201	1,460,663	707	877
Wisconsin	1,865,251	50.28	1,844,706	49.72	3,709,957	0.90	5,223,500	1,959,028	2,079,789	4,038,817	710	919
Wyoming	183,431	51.07	175,727	48.93	359,158	0.66	480,907	184,500	184,822	369,322	747	972
Total	93,104,738	50.33	91,875,439	49.67	184,980,177	0.89	270,298,524	100,300,723	107,975,888	208,276,611	684	888

1/ Age and/or sex segregation estimated by FHWA.

2/ Licensed drivers estimated by FHWA.

3/ Source: Bureau of the Census.