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

Highway Statistics Series

Highway Statistics 2011

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Licensed Drivers by Sex and Ratio to Population - 2011 1/

November 2012
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 DRIVERS	PERCENT MALE DRIVERS OF TOTAL	FEMALE DRIVERS	PERCENT FEMALE DRIVERS OF TOTAL	TOTAL DRIVERS		TOTAL RESIDENT	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL	PER 1,000 TOTAL RESIDENT POPULATION	PER 1,000 DRIVING AGE POPULATION
Alabama	1,850,949	48.73	1,947,603	51.27	3,798,552	0.82	4,802,740	1,822,432	1,986,388	3,808,820	791	997
Alaska 2/	276,323	53.01	244,957	46.99	521,280	0.73	722,718	289,107	266,213	555,320	721	939
Arizona	2,309,425	50.29	2,282,973	49.71	4,592,398	0.95	6,482,505	2,487,041	2,551,321	5,038,362	708	911
Arkansas 2/	905,039	46.27	1,051,052	53.73	1,956,091	0.84	2,937,979	1,119,572	1,185,994	2,305,566	666	848
California	12,110,173	50.76	11,746,427	49.24	23,856,600	0.85	37,691,912	14,574,544	14,953,130	29,527,674	633	808
Colorado 2/	1,826,708	49.78	1,843,108	50.22	3,669,816	0.90	5,116,796	2,006,216	2,013,919	4,020,135	717	913
Connecticut	1,483,107	49.66	1,503,160	50.34	2,986,267	1.11	3,580,709	1,385,366	1,492,610	2,877,976	834	1,038
Delaware	349,979	48.87	366,130	51.13	716,109	0.81	907,135	347,805	378,687	726,492	789	986
Dist. of Col.	194,101	49.08	201,341	50.92	395,442	1.37	617,996	244,576	279,418	523,994	640	755
Florida	6,758,251	48.68	7,124,172	51.32	13,882,423	0.94	19,057,542	7,524,786	8,016,226	15,541,012	728	893
Georgia	3,106,213	47.75	3,399,477	52.25	6,505,690	0.90	9,815,210	3,673,145	3,930,514	7,603,659	663	856
Hawaii	476,751	52.29	434,909	47.71	911,660	0.83	1,374,810	550,565	553,662	1,104,227	663	826
Idaho	544,105	50.19	539,887	49.81	1,083,992	0.70	1,584,985	597,773	605,015	1,202,788	684	901
Illinois 4/	4,122,828	49.23	4,251,141	50.77	8,373,969	0.84	12,869,257	4,920,677	5,217,113	10,137,790	651	826
Indiana	3,329,965	50.69	3,239,700	49.31	6,569,665	1.12	6,516,922	2,484,351	2,618,559	5,102,910	1,008	1,287
Iowa	1,080,499	49.30	1,111,216	50.70	2,191,715	0.67	3,062,309	1,188,765	1,231,631	2,420,396	716	906
Kansas	1,001,712	49.45	1,023,869	50.55	2,025,581	0.87	2,871,238	1,096,117	1,130,707	2,226,824	705	910
Kentucky	1,461,221	49.37	1,498,660	50.63	2,959,881	0.82	4,369,356	1,686,475	1,777,493	3,463,968	677	854
Louisiana	1,539,671	48.32	1,646,556	51.68	3,186,227	0.81	4,574,836	1,731,218	1,850,350	3,581,568	696	890
Maine 2/	503,042	49.57	511,784	50.43	1,014,826	0.92	1,328,188	529,430	563,705	1,093,135	764	928
Maryland	1,875,291	48.63	1,981,313	51.37	3,856,604	1.04	5,828,289	2,215,117	2,425,686	4,640,803	662	831
Massachusetts	2,314,271	49.42	2,369,052	50.58	4,683,323	0.86	6,587,536	2,559,875	2,794,881	5,354,756	711	875
Michigan	3,445,758	48.81	3,613,751	51.19	7,059,509	0.81	9,876,187	3,817,458	4,047,355	7,864,813	715	898
Minnesota	1,663,590	50.32	1,642,549	49.68	3,306,139	0.72	5,344,861	2,076,531	2,136,568	4,213,099	619	785
Mississippi	919,586	47.73	1,007,017	52.27	1,926,603	0.98	2,978,512	1,106,451	1,207,060	2,313,511	647	833
Missouri	2,099,099	49.08	2,177,938	50.92	4,277,037	0.86	6,010,688	2,306,087	2,455,708	4,761,795	712	898
Montana	382,046	50.77	370,437	49.23	752,483	0.65	998,199	400,572	401,304	801,876	754	938
Nebraska	679,651	50.11	676,726	49.89	1,356,377	0.75	1,842,641	705,709	727,206	1,432,915	736	947
Nevada	872,514	51.30	828,315	48.70	1,700,829	0.83	2,723,322	1,072,781	1,060,492	2,133,273	625	797
New Hampshire	529,879	50.14	527,010	49.86	1,056,889	0.89	1,318,194	526,188	548,076	1,074,264	802	984
New Jersey	2,934,896	49.10	3,042,562	50.90	5,977,458	0.80	8,821,155	3,381,390	3,642,116	7,023,506	678	851
New Mexico	707,160	49.85	711,481	50.15	1,418,641	0.85	2,082,224	795,560	825,446	1,621,006	681	875
New York	5,772,229	51.49	5,438,554	48.51	11,210,783	1.14	19,465,197	7,507,761	8,193,493	15,701,254	576	714
North Carolina	3,186,895	48.51	3,382,446	51.49	6,569,341	1.11	9,656,401	3,664,501	3,958,249	7,622,750	680	862
North Dakota	249,389	50.88	240,757	49.12	490,146	0.66	683,932	277,711	272,029	549,740	717	892
Ohio	3,864,118	48.41	4,118,031	51.59	7,982,149	0.82	11,544,951	4,427,103	4,744,413	9,171,516	691	870
Oklahoma	1,083,603	45.71	1,287,040	54.29	2,370,643	0.73	3,791,508	1,450,703	1,506,422	2,957,125	625	802
Oregon	1,381,495	49.80	1,392,461	50.20	2,773,956	0.93	3,871,859	1,525,405	1,581,742	3,107,147	716	893
Pennsylvania	4,367,606	49.65	4,429,168	50.35	8,796,774	0.90	12,742,886	4,978,101	5,344,837	10,322,938	690	852
Rhode Island	367,444	49.01	382,262	50.99	749,706	0.86	1,051,302	409,938	449,514	859,452	713	872
South Carolina	1,633,307	47.92	1,775,011	52.08	3,408,318	0.93	4,679,230	1,787,899	1,932,504	3,720,403	728	916
South Dakota	303,026	50.23	300,232	49.77	603,258	0.66	824,082	320,361	322,781	643,142	732	938
Tennessee	2,190,213	48.20	2,353,546	51.80	4,543,759	0.90	6,403,353	2,446,176	2,635,963	5,082,139	710	894
Texas	7,490,331	49.53	7,632,187	50.47	15,122,518	0.80	25,674,681	9,571,845	9,896,630	19,468,475	589	777
Utah	876,404	50.15	871,083	49.85	1,747,487	0.98	2,817,222	1,008,750	1,015,275	2,024,025	620	863
Vermont	259,466	49.74	262,200	50.26	521,666	0.92	626,431	252,516	264,326	516,842	833	1,009
Virginia	2,646,835	48.41	2,820,210	51.59	5,467,045	0.82	8,096,604	3,138,688	3,316,928	6,455,616	675	847
Washington	2,683,024	51.81	2,495,765	48.19	5,178,789	0.93	6,830,038	2,692,309	2,736,130	5,428,439	758	954
West Virginia	595,779	49.70	603,058	50.30	1,198,837	0.87	1,855,364	741,496	774,218	1,515,714	646	791
Wisconsin	2,077,314	50.09	2,070,156	49.91	4,147,470	0.85	5,711,767	2,237,749	2,303,531	4,541,280	726	913
Wyoming	217,612	51.58	204,316	48.42	421,928	0.56	568,158	227,907	219,838	447,745	743	942
Total	104,899,893	49.51	106,974,756	50.49	211,874,649	0.88	311,591,917	119,890,599	126,343,376	246,233,975	680	860

1/ Include restricted drivers and graduated driver licenses.

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

3/ Source: Bureau of the Census.

4/ State did not provide current data. Table displays 2010 data.

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