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California – State Statistical Abstracts 2010 – FHWA

Highway Statistics Series

State Statistical Abstracts 2010

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Population / Land Area   Distri-bution % of National
Total Population – ((Census 2010)) 37,253,956   12.1%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 155,959   4.4%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 14,890,424 84.5% 10.8%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 2,732,917 15.5% 7.5%
Total Fuel 17,623,341 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 282,609 1.9% 6.9%
On Highway Gasoline(Table MF-21) 14,607,816 98.1% 10.9%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 82,046 47.7% 2.8%
Urban 90,092 52.3% 8.3%
Total 172,139 100.0% 4.2%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 2,453 1.4% 5.2%
Other Freeways & Expressways 1,526 0.9% 10.4%
Other Principal Arterials 9,995 5.8% 6.4%
Minor Arterial 17,461 10.1% 7.2%
Major Collector 24,211 14.1% 4.5%
Minor Collector 8,206 4.8% 3.1%
Local 108288 62.9% 3.9%
Total 172,140 37.1% 6.1%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Ownerhip (HM-10)
NOT PUBLISHED IN 2010
State Highway Agencies      
County      
Town/Townships      
Other Jurisdictions      
Federal      
Total      
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 14,676 3.8% 6.8%
Other Freeways/Expressways 8,616 2.2% 13.3%
Other Principal Arterials 34,655 9.0% 7.3%
Minor Arterial 43,349 11.3% 7.6%
Major Collector 49,363 12.9% 4.5%
Minor Collector 16,411 4.3% 3.1%
Local 216575 56.5% 3.9%
Total 383,645 100.0% 4.5%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) - (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 58,060 18.0% 5.9%
Urban 264,788 82.0% 13.4%
Total 322,848 100.0% 10.9%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 85,772 26.6% 11.9%
Other Freeways/Expressways 53,407 16.5% 22.2%
Other Principal Arterial 74,394 23.0% 11.2%
Minor Arterial 58,100 18.0% 11.1%
Major Collector 28,023 8.7% 7.9%
Minor Collector 2635 0.8% 4.6%
Local 20517 6.4% 5.1%
Total 322,848 93.6% 10.9%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 12,077,712 50.85% 11.57%
Female 11,675,729 49.15% 11.04%
Total 23,753,441 100.00% 11.30%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) ($)  
Gasoline $0.18 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2010
Diesel $0.18
Gasohol $0.353

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 19,883,889 56.95% 14.88%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 14,208,987 40.70% 12.67%
Buses 61,212 0.18% 7.14%
Total 34,154,088    
Motorcycles 760,051 2.18% 9.26%
Grand Total 34,914,139 100.00% 13.70%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 1159 42.69% 6.47%
Urban 1556 57.31% 10.71%
Unknown 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total 2715 100% 8.26%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $21,324,313   14.04%
Disbursements $19,184,897   13.41%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $10,597,986 47.95% 17.39%
General Fund Appropriations $3,258,617 14.74% 45.08%
Other State Imposts $1,000,627 4.53% 15.05%
Miscellaneous $276,115 1.25% 3.35%
Bonds $3,264,718 14.77% 11.37%
Federal payments $2,444,594 11.06% 6.18%
Local payments $1,258,061 5.69% 37.01%
Total $22,100,718 100.00% 14.28%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $6,338,983 0.3175636 8.73%
Maintenance and Services $3,241,611 0.1623948 14.77%
Administration and Misc. $1,474,886 0.0738873 16.79%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $1,360,090 0.0681363 15.66%
Interest $344,275 0.0172471 4.93%
Bond Retirement $1,267,691 0.0635074 11.54%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $5,933,766 0.2972635 37.11%
Total $19,961,302 68.24% 13.68%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - 2010 ($000) (Table FE-9) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $2,990,437 85.79% 9.91%
Mass Transit Account $495,485 14.21% 10.30%
Total $3,485,922 100.00% 9.96%

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