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State Statistical Abstracts 2009

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Population / Land Area   Distri-bution % of National
Total Population – (Table DL-1C) 2,784,572   0.9%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 82,144   2.3%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 1,073,659 72.3% 0.8%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 410,539 27.7% 1.2%
Total Fuel 1,484,198 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 37,120 3.5% 1.0%
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 1,023,096 96.5% 0.8%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 33,731 75.2% 1.1%
Urban 11,146 24.8% 1.0%
Total 44,877 100.0% 1.1%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % D ist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 936 2.1% 2.0%
Other Principal Arterial 1,425 3.2% 0.9%
Minor Arterial 2,281 5.1% 0.9%
Collectors 8,132 18.1% 1.0%
Local 32,082 71.5% 1.1%
Other Freeways/Expressways 21 0.0% 0.2%
Total 44,877 100.0% 1.1%
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 4,260 4.5% 2.0%
Other Principal Arterial 4,033 4.3% 0.8%
Minor Arterial 5,395 5.7% 0.9%
Collectors 16,468 17.4% 1.0%
Local 64,165 68.0% 1.1%
Other Freeways/Expressways 89 0.1% 0.2%
Total 94,410 100.0% 1.1%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Rural/Urban in Millions)) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 7,945 30.3% 0.8%
Urban 18,319 69.7% 0.9%
Total 26,264 100.0% 0.9%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 9,160 34.9% 1.3%
Other Principal Arterial 4,759 18.1% 0.7%
Minor Arterial 4,318 16.4% 0.8%
Collectors 2,651 10.1% 0.6%
Local 5,066 19.3% 1.3%
Other Freeways/Expressways 310 1.2% 0.1%
Total 26,264 100.0% 0.9%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Ownerhip (HM-10)
NOT PUBLISHED IN 2009
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Driver Licenses (DL-1C) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 865,008 50.29% 0.83%
Female 855,007 49.71% 0.81%
Total 1,720,015 100.00% 0.82%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.245 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2009
Diesel $0.245
Gasohol $0.245

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 1,217,120 48.43% 0.90%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 1,235,420 49.15% 1.12%
Buses 1,339 0.05% 0.16%
Total 2,453,879    
Motorcycles 59,464 2.37% 0.75%
Grand Total 2,513,343 100.00% 0.99%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 154 63.11% 0.81%
Urban 90 36.89% 0.63%
Unknown 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total 244 100% 0.72%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $1,814,805   1.29%
Disbursements $1,855,233   1.31%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $441,639 24.34% 0.73%
General Fund Appropriations $178,367 9.83% 2.44%
Other State Imposts $276,001 15.21% 5.37%
Miscellaneous $24,635 1.36% 0.29%
Bonds $398,000 21.93% 1.89%
Federal payments $399,462 22.01% 1.10%
Local payments $96,701 5.33% 2.64%
Total $1,814,805 100.00% 1.27%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $911,965 0.4915636 1.28%
Maintenance and Services $241,536 0.1301917 1.11%
Administration and Misc. $247,548 0.1334323 2.61%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $55,702 0.0300243 0.67%
Interest $46,058 0.024826 0.73%
Bond Retirement $112,491 0.0606344 1.39%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $239,933 0.1293277 1.28%
Total $1,855,233 50.84% 1.29%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2009 ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $270,959 86.88% 0.90%
Mass Transit Account $40,927 13.12% 0.85%
Total $311,886 100.00% 0.89%

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