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Maryland – State Statistical Abstracts 2009 – Office of Highway Policy Information – FHWA

Highway Statistics Series

State Statistical Abstracts 2009

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Population / Land Area   Distri-bution % of National
Total Population – (Table DL-1C) 5,699,478   1.9%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 9,774   0.3%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 3,039,431 85.4% 2.2%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 519,838 14.6% 1.5%
Total Fuel 3,559,269 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 63,799 2.2% 1.7%
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 2,813,359 97.8% 2.1%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 14,072 44.7% 0.5%
Urban 17,389 55.3% 1.6%
Total 31,461 100.0% 0.8%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 482 1.5% 1.0%
Other Principal Arterial 1,526 4.9% 1.0%
Minor Arterial 2,271 7.2% 0.9%
Collectors 5,052 16.1% 0.6%
Local 21,836 69.4% 0.8%
Other Freeways/Expressways 294 0.9% 2.4%
Total 31,461 100.0% 0.8%
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 2,773 4.0% 1.3%
Other Principal Arterial 5,477 7.9% 1.1%
Minor Arterial 5,416 7.8% 0.9%
Collectors 10,393 15.1% 0.6%
Local 43,673 63.2% 0.8%
Other Freeways/Expressways 1,317 1.9% 2.4%
Total 69,049 100.0% 0.8%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Rural/Urban in Millions)) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 14,091 25.5% 1.4%
Urban 41,202 74.5% 2.1%
Total 55,293 100.0% 1.9%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 16,965 30.7% 2.4%
Other Principal Arterial 13,369 24.2% 2.0%
Minor Arterial 8,237 14.9% 1.6%
Collectors 6,547 11.8% 1.6%
Local 4,620 8.4% 1.1%
Other Freeways/Expressways 5555 10.0% 2.4%
Total 55,293 100.0% 1.9%
Driver Licenses (DL-1C) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 1,917,849 49.12% 1.84%
Female 1,986,836 50.88% 1.89%
Total 3,904,685 100.00% 1.86%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.235 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2009
Diesel $0.243
Gasohol $0.000

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 2,597,592 56.88% 1.93%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 1,873,956 41.04% 1.69%
Buses 12,050 0.26% 1.43%
Total 4,483,598    
Motorcycles 82,820 1.81% 1.05%
Grand Total 4,566,418 100.00% 1.80%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 202 36.93% 1.06%
Urban 340 62.16% 2.38%
Unknown 5 0.91% 1.30%
Total 547 100% 1.62%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $2,905,588   2.07%
Disbursements $2,799,920   1.98%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $1,418,239 48.81% 2.34%
General Fund Appropriations $78,578 2.70% 1.08%
Other State Imposts $0 0.00% 0.00%
Miscellaneous $72,097 2.48% 0.84%
Bonds $847,599 29.17% 4.02%
Federal payments $489,075 16.83% 1.35%
Local payments $0 0.00% 0.00%
Total $2,905,588 100.00% 2.04%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $1,474,659 0.526679 2.07%
Maintenance and Services $386,165 0.13792 1.78%
Administration and Misc. $94,376 0.0337067 0.99%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $120,696 0.0431069 1.46%
Interest $127,452 0.0455199 2.02%
Bond Retirement $131,493 0.0469631 1.62%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $465,079 0.1661044 2.48%
Total $2,799,920 47.33% 1.95%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2009 ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $575,336 85.77% 1.91%
Mass Transit Account $95,450 14.23% 1.98%
Total $670,786 100.00% 1.92%

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