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State Statistical Abstracts 2010

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Population / Land Area   Distri-bution % of National
Total Population – (Census 2010) 12,702,379   4.1%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 44,817   1.3%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 5,146,772 78.5% 3.7%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 1,406,319 21.5% 3.8%
Total Fuel 6,553,091 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 74,116 1.4% 1.8%
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 5,067,443 98.6% 3.8%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 73,506 61.4% 2.5%
Urban 46,180 38.6% 4.2%
Total 119,685 100.0% 2.9%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 1,856 1.6% 4.0%
Other Freeways & Expressways 856 0.7% 5.9%
Other Principal Arterials 4,413 3.7% 2.8%
Minor Arterial 8,500 7.1% 3.5%
Major Collector 12,580 10.5% 2.4%
Minor Collector 7,257 6.1% 2.7%
Local 84224 70.4% 3.0%
Total 119,686 29.6% 4.3%
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 7,826 3.1% 3.6%
Other Freeways/Expressways 3,474 1.4% 5.4%
Other Principal Arterials 12,121 4.9% 2.5%
Minor Arterial 18,096 7.2% 3.2%
Major Collector 25,338 10.1% 2.3%
Minor Collector 14,514 5.8% 2.7%
Local 168448 67.4% 3.0%
Total 249,817 100.0% 2.9%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Rural/Urban in Millions)) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 35,734 35.6% 3.6%
Urban 64,595 64.4% 3.3%
Total 100,329 100.0% 3.4%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 23,526 23.4% 3.3%
Other Freeways/Expressways 8,184 8.2% 3.4%
Other Principal Arterial 20,888 20.8% 3.2%
Minor Arterial 19,829 19.8% 3.8%
Major Collector 12,482 12.4% 3.5%
Minor Collector 1964 2.0% 3.4%
Local 13456 13.4% 3.3%
Total 100,329 86.6% 3.4%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 4,339,641 49.67% 4.16%
Female 4,397,521 50.33% 4.16%
Total 8,737,162 100.00% 4.16%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.312 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2010
Diesel $0.381
Gasohol $0.312

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 5,682,239 54.62% 4.25%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 4,275,234 41.10% 3.81%
Buses 33,468 0.32% 3.91%
Total 9,990,941    
Motorcycles 412,164 3.96% 5.02%
Grand Total 10,403,105 100.00% 4.08%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 693 52.34% 3.87%
Urban 631 47.66% 4.34%
Unknown 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total 1324 100% 4.03%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $9,783,156   6.44%
Disbursements $8,800,899   6.15%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $3,391,085 34.54% 5.56%
General Fund Appropriations $370 0.00% 0.01%
Other State Imposts $0 0.00% 0.00%
Miscellaneous $872,541 8.89% 10.58%
Bonds $3,759,993 38.30% 13.09%
Federal payments $1,793,527 18.27% 4.53%
Local payments $0 0.00% 0.00%
Total $9,817,516 100.00% 6.34%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $4,569,696 0.5172113 6.30%
Maintenance and Services $1,362,194 0.154177 6.21%
Administration and Misc. $378,303 0.0428174 4.31%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $592,935 0.0671101 6.83%
Interest $278,206 0.0314882 3.98%
Bond Retirement $1,383,357 0.1565723 12.59%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $270,568 0.0306237 1.69%
Total $8,835,259 48.28% 6.05%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2010 ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $1,158,416 86.33% 3.84%
Mass Transit Account $183,424 13.67% 3.81%
Total $1,341,840 100.00% 3.84%

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