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South Carolina – 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) 4,625,364   1.5%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 30,110   0.9%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 2,645,085 78.3% 1.9%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 731,086 21.7% 2.0%
Total Fuel 3,376,171 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 83,724 3.2% 2.0%
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 2,560,465 96.8% 1.9%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 49,651 75.2% 1.7%
Urban 16,372 24.8% 1.5%
Total 66,024 100.0% 1.6%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % D ist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 851 1.3% 1.8%
Other Freeways & Expressways 82 0.1% 0.6%
Other Principal Arterials 2,344 3.6% 1.5%
Minor Arterial 4,807 7.3% 2.0%
Major Collector 12,936 19.6% 2.4%
Minor Collector 2,153 3.3% 0.8%
Local 42853 64.9% 1.5%
Total 66,026 35.1% 2.4%
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 3,796 2.7% 1.8%
Other Freeways/Expressways 321 0.2% 0.5%
Other Principal Arterials 7,805 5.6% 1.6%
Minor Arterial 11,338 8.1% 2.0%
Major Collector 26,243 18.8% 2.4%
Minor Collector 4,305 3.1% 0.8%
Local 85704 61.4% 1.5%
Total 139,512 100.0% 1.6%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 23,682 48.2% 2.4%
Urban 25,442 51.8% 1.3%
Total 49,124 100.0% 1.7%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 13,740 28.0% 1.9%
Other Freeways/Expressways 812 1.7% 0.3%
Other Principal Arterial 10,814 22.0% 1.6%
Minor Arterial 10,573 21.5% 2.0%
Major Collector 8,467 17.2% 2.4%
Minor Collector 292 0.6% 0.5%
Local 4426 9.0% 1.1%
Total 49,124 91.0% 1.7%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 1,739,389 52.12% 1.67%
Female 1,597,858 47.88% 1.51%
Total 3,337,247 100.00% 1.59%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) ($)  
Gasoline $0.16 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2010
Diesel $0.16
Gasohol $0.16

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 2,030,632 53.89% 1.52%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 1,610,819 42.75% 1.44%
Buses 19,427 0.52% 2.27%
Total 3,660,878    
Motorcycles 106,999 2.84% 1.30%
Grand Total 3,767,877 100.00% 1.48%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 589 72.72% 3.29%
Urban 197 24.32% 1.36%
Unknown 24 2.96% 5.45%
Total 810 100% 2.46%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $1,382,612   0.91%
Disbursements $1,578,637   1.10%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $691,061 40.59% 1.13%
General Fund Appropriations $111 0.01% 0.00%
Other State Imposts $2,576 0.15% 0.04%
Miscellaneous $16,279 0.96% 0.20%
Bonds $336,376 19.76% 1.17%
Federal payments $627,041 36.83% 1.59%
Local payments $29,073 1.71% 0.86%
Total $1,702,517 100.00% 1.10%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $861,879 0.4539689 1.19%
Maintenance and Services $418,305 0.2203296 1.91%
Administration and Misc. $102,321 0.0538945 1.16%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $118,324 0.0623236 1.36%
Interest $36,421 0.0191837 0.52%
Bond Retirement $359,250 0.1892242 3.27%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $2,042 0.0010756 0.01%
Total $1,898,542 54.60% 1.30%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2010 ($000) (Table FE-9) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $583,364 86.13% 1.93%
Mass Transit Account $93,972 13.87% 1.95%
Total $677,336 100.00% 1.94%

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