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State Statistical Abstracts 2010

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Population / Land Area   Distri-bution % of National
Total Population – (Census 2010) 897,934   0.3%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 1,954   0.1%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 454,546 88.2% 0.3%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 61,039 11.8% 0.2%
Total Fuel 515,585 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 21,542 4.8% 0.5%
On Highway Gasoline(Table MF-21) 425,500 95.2% 0.3%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 3,346 52.8% 0.1%
Urban 2,991 47.2% 0.3%
Total 6,337 100.0% 0.2%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 41 0.6% 0.1%
Other Freeways & Expressways 30 0.5% 0.2%
Other Principal Arterials 337 5.3% 0.2%
Minor Arterial 308 4.9% 0.1%
Major Collector 820 12.9% 0.2%
Minor Collector 224 3.5% 0.1%
Local 4577 72.2% 0.2%
Total 6,337 27.8% 0.2%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Ownerhip (HM-10)
NOT PUBLISHED IN 2010
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Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 256 1.9% 0.1%
Other Freeways/Expressways 135 1.0% 0.2%
Other Principal Arterials 1,257 9.2% 0.3%
Minor Arterial 802 5.8% 0.1%
Major Collector 1,663 12.1% 0.2%
Minor Collector 449 3.3% 0.1%
Local 9155 66.7% 0.2%
Total 13,717 100.0% 0.2%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) - (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 2,779 31.1% 0.3%
Urban 6,169 68.9% 0.3%
Total 8,948 100.0% 0.3%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 1,191 13.3% 0.2%
Other Freeways/Expressways 440 4.9% 0.2%
Other Principal Arterial 3,186 35.6% 0.5%
Minor Arterial 1,281 14.3% 0.2%
Major Collector 1,325 14.8% 0.4%
Minor Collector 106 1.2% 0.2%
Local 1419 15.9% 0.4%
Total 8,948 84.1% 0.3%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 339,023 48.78% 0.32%
Female 356,013 51.22% 0.34%
Total 695,036 100.00% 0.33%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.23 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2010
Diesel $0.22
Gasohol $0.23

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 434,037 52.55% 0.32%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 362,722 43.91% 0.32%
Buses 2,253 0.27% 0.26%
Total 799,012    
Motorcycles 26,959 3.26% 0.33%
Grand Total 825,971 100.00% 0.32%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 59 58.42% 0.33%
Urban 32 31.68% 0.22%
Unknown 10 9.90% 2.27%
Total 101 100% 0.31%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $1,180,001   0.78%
Disbursements $1,352,857   0.95%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $563,724 47.77% 0.92%
General Fund Appropriations $61,210 5.19% 0.85%
Other State Imposts $0 0.00% 0.00%
Miscellaneous $197,345 16.72% 2.39%
Bonds $125,946 10.67% 0.44%
Federal payments $222,591 18.86% 0.56%
Local payments $9,185 0.78% 0.27%
Total $1,180,001 100.00% 0.76%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $452,803 0.3347013 0.62%
Maintenance and Services $438,691 0.32427 2.00%
Administration and Misc. $71,127 0.0525754 0.81%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $78,317 0.0578901 0.90%
Interest $152,203 0.1125049 2.18%
Bond Retirement $159,426 0.1178439 1.45%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $290 0.0002144 0.00%
Total $1,352,857 66.53% 0.93%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - 2010 ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $83,461 85.62% 0.28%
Mass Transit Account $14,014 14.38% 0.29%
Total $97,475 100.00% 0.28%

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