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Rhode Island – 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) 1,052,567   0.3%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 1,045   0.0%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 383,199 86.0% 0.3%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 62,576 14.0% 0.2%
Total Fuel 445,775 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 12,312 3.1% 0.3%
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 380,663 96.9% 0.3%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 1,223 18.8% 0.0%
Urban 5,267 81.2% 0.5%
Total 6,490 100.0% 0.2%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % D ist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 71 1.1% 0.2%
Other Freeways & Expressways 90 1.4% 0.6%
Other Principal Arterials 411 6.3% 0.3%
Minor Arterial 427 6.6% 0.2%
Major Collector 757 11.7% 0.1%
Minor Collector 124 1.9% 0.0%
Local 4608 71.0% 0.2%
Total 6,488 29.0% 0.2%
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 387 2.8% 0.2%
Other Freeways/Expressways 360 2.6% 0.6%
Other Principal Arterials 1,088 7.9% 0.2%
Minor Arterial 883 6.4% 0.2%
Major Collector 1,520 11.1% 0.1%
Minor Collector 248 1.8% 0.0%
Local 9215 67.3% 0.2%
Total 13,701 100.0% 0.2%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 884 10.7% 0.1%
Urban 7,396 89.3% 0.4%
Total 8,280 100.0% 0.3%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 2,124 25.6% 0.3%
Other Freeways/Expressways 1,248 15.1% 0.5%
Other Principal Arterial 2,281 27.5% 0.3%
Minor Arterial 1,150 13.9% 0.2%
Major Collector 1,129 13.6% 0.3%
Minor Collector 37 0.4% 0.1%
Local 313 3.8% 0.1%
Total 8,282 96.2% 0.3%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 367,081 49.08% 0.35%
Female 380,794 50.92% 0.36%
Total 747,875 100.00% 0.36%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) ($)  
Gasoline $0.32 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2010
Diesel $0.32
Gasohol $0.32

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 478,624 58.67% 0.36%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 302,046 37.03% 0.27%
Buses 1,768 0.22% 0.21%
Total 782,438    
Motorcycles 33,309 4.08% 0.41%
Grand Total 815,747 100.00% 0.32%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 14 21.21% 0.08%
Urban 52 78.79% 0.36%
Unknown 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total 66 100% 0.20%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $599,784   0.39%
Disbursements $511,946   0.36%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $68,205 10.86% 0.11%
General Fund Appropriations $15,774 2.51% 0.22%
Other State Imposts $0 0.00% 0.00%
Miscellaneous $144,349 22.98% 1.75%
Bonds $158,304 25.21% 0.55%
Federal payments $241,427 38.44% 0.61%
Local payments $0 0.00% 0.00%
Total $628,059 100.00% 0.41%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $264,408 0.4894441 0.36%
Maintenance and Services $136,206 0.2521301 0.62%
Administration and Misc. $33,780 0.06253 0.38%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $16,822 0.0311391 0.19%
Interest $34,215 0.0633352 0.49%
Bond Retirement $54,790 0.1014215 0.50%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $0 0 0.00%
Total $540,221 51.06% 0.37%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2010 ($000) (Table FE-9) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $74,049 85.51% 0.25%
Mass Transit Account $12,545 14.49% 0.26%
Total $86,594 100.00% 0.25%

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