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California – State Statistical Abstracts 2009 – FHWA

Highway Statistics Series

State Statistical Abstracts 2009

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For more information, see the Highway Statistics series.
 

Population / Land Area   Distri-bution % of National
Total Population – (Table DL-1C) 36,961,664   12.0%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 155,959   4.4%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 14,831,506 84.5% 10.8%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 2,728,340 15.5% 7.7%
Total Fuel 17,559,846 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 256,456 1.7% 6.7%
On Highway Gasoline(Table MF-21) 14,575,049 98.3% 11.0%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 81,831 47.6% 2.8%
Urban 90,043 52.4% 8.3%
Total 171,874 100.0% 4.2%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 2,460 1.4% 5.3%
Other Principal Arterial 9,984 5.8% 6.3%
Minor Arterial 17,439 10.1% 7.1%
Collectors 32,251 18.8% 4.1%
Local 108,202 63.0% 3.9%
Other Freeways/Expressways 1,537 0.9% 12.5%
Total 171,873 100.0% 4.2%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Ownerhip (HM-10)
NOT PUBLISHED IN 2009
State Highway Agencies      
County      
Town/Townships      
Other Jurisdictions      
Federal      
Total      
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 14,795 3.8% 7.0%
Other Principal Arterial 35,750 9.3% 7.5%
Minor Arterial 43,772 11.3% 7.7%
Collectors 66,306 17.2% 4.1%
Local 216,406 56.1% 3.9%
Other Freeways/Expressways 8,831 2.3% 15.8%
Total 385,860 100.0% 4.5%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Rural/Urban in Millions)) - (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 58,203 17.9% 5.9%
Urban 266,283 82.1% 13.5%
Total 324,486 100.0% 11.0%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 85,732 26.4% 12.0%
Other Principal Arterial 75,307 23.2% 11.2%
Minor Arterial 57,780 17.8% 11.0%
Collectors 30,968 9.5% 7.6%
Local 20,375 6.3% 5.1%
Other Freeways/Expressways 54324 16.7% 24.0%
Total 324,486 100.0% 11.0%
Driver Licenses (DL-1C) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 12,064,679 50.95% 11.57%
Female 11,615,964 49.05% 11.03%
Total 23,680,643 100.00% 11.30%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.18 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2009
Diesel $0.18
Gasohol $0.18

NOTE: Tax rates do not include Federal gas tax of 18.4 cents or diesel of 24.4 cents

Vehicle Registrations (MV-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Autos 19,972,837 56.75% 14.81%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 14,400,834 40.92% 13.03%
Buses 59,535 0.17% 7.07%
Total 34,433,206    
Motorcycles 759,285 2.16% 9.63%
Grand Total 35,192,491 100.00% 13.85%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 1319 42.81% 6.90%
Urban 1762 57.19% 12.32%
Unknown 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total 3081 100% 9.11%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $22,724,201   16.18%
Disbursements $21,150,505   14.93%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $11,522,251 49.28% 19.03%
General Fund Appropriations $2,328,686 9.96% 31.86%
Other State Imposts $786,048 3.36% 15.30%
Miscellaneous $940,005 4.02% 10.92%
Bonds $3,547,924 15.17% 16.84%
Federal payments $2,710,869 11.59% 7.48%
Local payments $1,545,518 6.61% 42.25%
Total $23,381,301 100.00% 16.40%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $6,198,986 0.284258 8.71%
Maintenance and Services $3,153,472 0.1446042 14.52%
Administration and Misc. $1,440,968 0.0660764 15.19%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $1,039,052 0.0476463 12.56%
Interest $311,202 0.0142703 4.94%
Bond Retirement $1,057,400 0.0484877 13.06%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $8,606,525 0.394657 45.96%
Total $21,807,605 71.57% 15.17%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - 2009 ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $2,990,437 85.79% 9.91%
Mass Transit Account $495,485 14.21% 10.30%
Total $3,485,922 100.00% 9.96%

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