North Carolina – State Statistical Abstracts 2009 – Office of Highway Policy Information – FHWA
Highway Statistics Series
State Statistical Abstracts 2009
North Carolina
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Population / Land Area |
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Distri-bution |
% of National |
Total Population – (Table DL-1C) |
19,541,453 |
|
6.4% |
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) |
47,214 |
|
1.3% |
Motor Fuel Usage (000) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) |
5,644,564 |
80.6% |
4.1% |
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) |
1,358,397 |
19.4% |
3.8% |
Total Fuel |
7,002,961 |
100.0% |
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Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) |
137,420 |
2.4% |
3.6% |
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) |
5,509,073 |
97.6% |
4.1% |
Public Road Length (Table
HM-20) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
Rural |
66,115 |
57.7% |
2.2% |
Urban |
48,431 |
42.3% |
4.5% |
Total |
114,546 |
100.0% |
2.8% |
Public Road Length (Miles)
by Functional System (HM-20) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
Interstate |
1,705 |
1.5% |
3.6% |
Other Principal Arterial |
4,402 |
3.8% |
2.8% |
Minor Arterial |
9,450 |
8.2% |
3.9% |
Collectors |
20,685 |
18.1% |
2.6% |
Local |
77,515 |
67.7% |
2.8% |
Other Freeways/Expressways |
789 |
0.7% |
6.4% |
Total |
114,546 |
100.0% |
2.8% |
Public
Road Length (Miles) by Ownerhip (HM-10)
NOT PUBLISHED IN 2009 |
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Total |
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Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
Interstate |
7,904 |
3.3% |
3.7% |
Other Principal Arterial |
12,551 |
5.2% |
2.6% |
Minor Arterial |
21,642 |
8.9% |
3.8% |
Collectors |
42,062 |
17.3% |
2.6% |
Local |
155,031 |
63.8% |
2.8% |
Other Freeways/Expressways |
3,730 |
1.5% |
6.7% |
Total |
242,920 |
100.0% |
2.8% |
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Rural/Urban in Millions)) – (VM-2) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
Rural |
32,963 |
24.7% |
3.4% |
Urban |
100,528 |
75.3% |
5.1% |
Total |
133,491 |
100.0% |
4.5% |
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
Interstate |
26,528 |
19.9% |
3.7% |
Other Principal Arterial |
22,878 |
17.1% |
3.4% |
Minor Arterial |
25,459 |
19.1% |
4.8% |
Collectors |
22,454 |
16.8% |
5.5% |
Local |
19,290 |
14.5% |
4.8% |
Other Freeways/Expressways |
16882 |
12.6% |
7.4% |
Total |
133,491 |
100.0% |
4.5% |
Driver Licenses (DL-1C) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
Male |
3,187,848 |
49.01% |
3.06% |
Female |
3,316,421 |
50.99% |
3.15% |
Total |
6,504,269 |
100.00% |
3.10% |
Motor
Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents) |
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Gasoline |
$0.3015 |
Tax
Rates as
of Dec. 2009 |
Diesel |
$0.3015 |
Gasohol |
$0.3015 |
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 |
3,451,087 |
55.89% |
2.56% |
Trucks/Picks/SUVs |
2,560,820 |
41.47% |
2.32% |
Buses |
35,332 |
0.57% |
4.20% |
Total |
6,047,239 |
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Motorcycles |
127,678 |
2.07% |
1.62% |
Grand Total |
6,174,917 |
100.00% |
2.43% |
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
Rural |
964 |
73.36% |
5.04% |
Urban |
350 |
26.64% |
2.45% |
Unknown |
0 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Total |
1314 |
100% |
3.89% |
Highway Finance ($000)
State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
Receipts |
$3,573,805 |
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2.54% |
Disbursements |
$3,659,226 |
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2.58% |
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
Highway User Revenues |
$1,986,800 |
55.59% |
3.28% |
General Fund Appropriations |
$0 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Other State Imposts |
$454,122 |
12.71% |
8.84% |
Miscellaneous |
$51,469 |
1.44% |
0.60% |
Bonds |
$0 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
Federal payments |
$1,047,803 |
29.32% |
2.89% |
Local payments |
$33,611 |
0.94% |
0.92% |
Total |
$3,573,805 |
100.00% |
2.51% |
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
Capital Outlay |
$1,989,813 |
0.5437798 |
2.80% |
Maintenance and Services |
$693,956 |
0.1896456 |
3.19% |
Administration and Misc. |
$324,030 |
0.0885515 |
3.42% |
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety |
$359,568 |
0.0982634 |
4.35% |
Interest |
$44,955 |
0.0122854 |
0.71% |
Bond Retirement |
$99,835 |
0.0272831 |
1.23% |
Grants-in-aid to Locals |
$147,069 |
0.0401913 |
0.79% |
Total |
$3,659,226 |
45.62% |
2.55% |
Attributed Federal Trust
Fund Receipts – 2009 ($000) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
Highway Account |
$912,879 |
85.99% |
3.03% |
Mass Transit Account |
$148,789 |
14.01% |
3.09% |
Total |
$1,061,668 |
100.00% |
3.03% |
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