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Highway Statistics Series

State Statistical Abstracts 2009

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Population / Land Area   Distri-bution % of National
Total Population – (Table DL-1C) 7,882,590   2.6%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 39,594   1.1%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 3,937,028 80.4% 2.9%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 959,891 19.6% 2.7%
Total Fuel 4,896,919 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 76,926 2.0% 2.0%
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 3,850,969 98.0% 2.9%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 50,387 67.9% 1.7%
Urban 23,795 32.1% 2.2%
Total 74,182 100.0% 1.8%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % D ist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 1,119 1.5% 2.4%
Other Principal Arterial 2,666 3.6% 1.7%
Minor Arterial 5,715 7.7% 2.3%
Collectors 14,135 19.1% 1.8%
Local 50,255 67.7% 1.8%
Other Freeways/Expressways 292 0.4% 2.4%
Total 74,182 100.0% 1.8%
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 5,396 3.4% 2.5%
Other Principal Arterial 10,400 6.5% 2.2%
Minor Arterial 14,043 8.7% 2.5%
Collectors 29,116 18.1% 1.8%
Local 100,509 62.5% 1.8%
Other Freeways/Expressways 1,263 0.8% 2.3%
Total 160,727 100.0% 1.9%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Rural/Urban in Millions)) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 29,931 37.0% 3.1%
Urban 50,996 63.0% 2.6%
Total 80,927 100.0% 2.7%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 23,991 29.6% 3.3%
Other Principal Arterial 18,323 22.6% 2.7%
Minor Arterial 15,702 19.4% 3.0%
Collectors 10,013 12.4% 2.4%
Local 9,042 11.2% 2.2%
Other Freeways/Expressways 3856 4.8% 1.7%
Total 80,927 100.0% 2.7%
Driver Licenses (DL-1C) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 2,594,552 48.52% 2.49%
Female 2,753,193 51.48% 2.61%
Total 5,347,745 100.00% 2.55%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.175 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2009
Diesel $0.175
Gasohol $0.175

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 3,732,468 58.50% 2.77%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 2,552,808 40.01% 2.31%
Buses 16,559 0.26% 1.97%
Total 6,301,835    
Motorcycles 78,607 1.23% 1.00%
Grand Total 6,380,442 100.00% 2.51%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 419 55.35% 2.19%
Urban 334 44.12% 2.34%
Unknown 4 0.53% 1.04%
Total 757 100% 2.24%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $3,099,443   2.21%
Disbursements $3,572,283   2.52%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $1,225,700 39.55% 2.02%
General Fund Appropriations $235,119 7.59% 3.22%
Other State Imposts $689,244 22.24% 13.41%
Miscellaneous $178,454 5.76% 2.07%
Bonds $0 0.00% 0.00%
Federal payments $690,154 22.27% 1.90%
Local payments $80,772 2.61% 2.21%
Total $3,099,443 100.00% 2.17%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $1,091,029 0.3054151 1.53%
Maintenance and Services $1,240,877 0.3473625 5.71%
Administration and Misc. $366,911 0.1027105 3.87%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $191,353 0.053566 2.31%
Interest $95,775 0.0268106 1.52%
Bond Retirement $231,204 0.0647216 2.86%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $355,134 0.0994137 1.90%
Total $3,572,283 69.46% 2.48%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2009 ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $856,743 86.16% 2.84%
Mass Transit Account $137,623 13.84% 2.86%
Total $994,366 100.00% 2.84%

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