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Iowa – State Statistical Abstracts 2010 – Office of Highway Policy Information – FHWA

Highway Statistics Series

State Statistical Abstracts 2010

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Population / Land Area   Distri-bution % of National
Total Population – (Census 2010) 3,046,355   1.0%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 55,869   1.6%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 1,712,213 72.7% 1.2%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 644,423 27.3% 1.8%
Total Fuel 2,356,636 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 166,791 9.7% 4.1%
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 1,545,423 90.3% 1.2%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 102,992 90.0% 3.5%
Urban 11,391 10.0% 1.0%
Total 114,383 100.0% 2.8%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 781 0.7% 1.7%
Other Freeways & Expressways 0 0.0% 0.0%
Other Principal Arterials 4,282 3.7% 2.7%
Minor Arterial 5,454 4.8% 2.2%
Major Collector 15,453 13.5% 2.9%
Minor Collector 16,162 14.1% 6.1%
Local 72251 63.2% 2.6%
Total 114,383 36.8% 4.1%
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 3,229 1.4% 1.5%
Other Freeways/Expressways 0 0.0% 0.0%
Other Principal Arterials 11,769 5.0% 2.5%
Minor Arterial 11,658 5.0% 2.0%
Major Collector 31,017 13.2% 2.8%
Minor Collector 32,323 13.8% 6.1%
Local 144501 61.6% 2.6%
Total 234,497 100.0% 2.7%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 19,019 60.6% 1.9%
Urban 12,370 39.4% 0.6%
Total 31,389 100.0% 1.1%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 7,450 23.7% 1.0%
Other Freeways/Expressways 0 0.0% 0.0%
Other Principal Arterial 9,311 29.7% 1.4%
Minor Arterial 5,823 18.6% 1.1%
Major Collector 4,445 14.2% 1.3%
Minor Collector 877 2.8% 1.5%
Local 3.484 11.1% 0.9%
Total 31,390 88.9% 1.1%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 1,066,141 49.20% 1.02%
Female 1,100,618 50.80% 1.04%
Total 2,166,759 100.00% 1.03%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) - ($)  
Gasoline $0.210 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2010
Diesel $0.225
Gasohol $0.190

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 1,691,090 48.32% 1.27%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 1,614,625 46.13% 1.44%
Buses 6,990 0.20% 0.82%
Total 3,312,705    
Motorcycles 187,234 5.35% 2.28%
Grand Total 3,499,939 100.00% 1.37%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 303 77.69% 1.69%
Urban 87 22.31% 0.60%
Unknown 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total 390 100% 1.19%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $1,764,464   1.16%
Disbursements $1,887,873   1.32%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $864,099 48.97% 1.42%
General Fund Appropriations $45,159 2.56% 0.62%
Other State Imposts $261,198 14.80% 3.93%
Miscellaneous $11,714 0.66% 0.14%
Bonds $0 0.00% 0.00%
Federal payments $582,294 33.00% 1.47%
Local payments   0.00% 0.00%
Total $1,764,464 100.00% 1.14%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $763,931 0.4046517 1.05%
Maintenance and Services $199,819 0.1058435 0.91%
Administration and Misc. $59,765 0.0316573 0.68%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $113,917 0.0603415 1.31%
Interest $0 0 0.00%
Bond Retirement $0 0 0.00%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $750,441 0.3975061 4.69%
Total $1,887,873 59.53% 1.29%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - 2010 ($000) (Table FE-9) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $401,067 86.89% 1.33%
Mass Transit Account $60,539 13.11% 1.26%
Total $461,606 100.00% 1.32%

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