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State Statistical Abstracts 2009

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Population / Land Area   Distri-bution % of National
Total Population – (Table DL-1C) 3,007,856   1.0%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 55,869   1.6%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 1,649,741 73.0% 1.2%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 609,332 27.0% 1.7%
Total Fuel 2,259,073 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 138,418 8.4% 3.6%
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 1,511,323 91.6% 1.1%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 102,992 90.1% 3.5%
Urban 11,355 9.9% 1.1%
Total 114,347 100.0% 2.8%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Ownerhip (HM-10)
NOT PUBLISHED IN 2009
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Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 3,231 1.4% 1.5%
Other Principal Arterial 11,977 5.1% 2.5%
Minor Arterial 12,311 5.2% 2.2%
Collectors 63,723 27.0% 3.9%
Local 144,509 61.3% 2.6%
Other Freeways/Expressways 0 0.0% 0.0%
Total 235,751 100.0% 2.8%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Rural/Urban in Millions)) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 18,754 60.4% 1.9%
Urban 12,311 39.6% 0.6%
Total 31,065 100.0% 1.1%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 7,208 23.2% 1.0%
Other Principal Arterial 9,210 29.6% 1.4%
Minor Arterial 5,881 18.9% 1.1%
Collectors 5,305 17.1% 1.3%
Local 3,461 11.1% 0.9%
Other Freeways/Expressways 0 0.0% 0.0%
Total 31,065 100.0% 1.1%
Driver Licenses (DL-1C) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 1,055,242 49.19% 1.01%
Female 1,090,091 50.81% 1.03%
Total 2,145,333 100.00% 1.02%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.21 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2009
Diesel $0.225
Gasohol $0.19

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 1,736,330 48.94% 1.29%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 1,619,855 45.66% 1.47%
Buses 6,923 0.20% 0.82%
Total 3,363,108    
Motorcycles 184,450 5.20% 2.34%
Grand Total 3,547,558 100.00% 1.40%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 304 81.72% 1.59%
Urban 68 18.28% 0.48%
Unknown 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total 372 100% 1.10%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $1,673,684   1.19%
Disbursements $1,721,498   1.22%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $854,965 51.08% 1.41%
General Fund Appropriations $51,074 3.05% 0.70%
Other State Imposts $219,101 13.09% 4.26%
Miscellaneous $25,743 1.54% 0.30%
Bonds $0 0.00% 0.00%
Federal payments $522,801 31.24% 1.44%
Local payments $0 0.00% 0.00%
Total $1,673,684 100.00% 1.17%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $680,583 0.3953435 0.96%
Maintenance and Services $188,138 0.1092874 0.87%
Administration and Misc. $69,381 0.0403027 0.73%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $122,057 0.0709016 1.48%
Interest $0 0 0.00%
Bond Retirement $0 0 0.00%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $661,339 0.3841648 3.53%
Total $1,721,498 60.47% 1.20%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - 2009 ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $401,067 86.89% 1.33%
Mass Transit Account $60,539 13.11% 1.26%
Total $461,606 100.00% 1.32%

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