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State Statistical Abstracts 2010

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Population / Land Area   Distri-bution % of National
Total Population – (Census 2010) 814,180   0.3%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 75,885   2.1%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 444,657 67.5% 0.3%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 214,072 32.5% 0.6%
Total Fuel 658,729 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 23,595 5.3% 0.6%
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 419,807 94.7% 0.3%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 79,486 96.4% 2.7%
Urban 2,961 3.6% 0.3%
Total 82,447 100.0% 2.0%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % D ist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 679 0.8% 1.4%
Other Freeways & Expressways 11 0.0% 0.1%
Other Principal Arterials 2,674 3.2% 1.7%
Minor Arterial 3,727 4.5% 1.5%
Major Collector 12,703 15.4% 2.4%
Minor Collector 6,310 7.7% 2.4%
Local 56343 68.3% 2.0%
Total 82,447 31.7% 2.9%
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 2,760 1.6% 1.3%
Other Freeways/Expressways 42 0.0% 0.1%
Other Principal Arterials 6,448 3.8% 1.4%
Minor Arterial 7,746 4.6% 1.4%
Major Collector 25,383 15.1% 2.3%
Minor Collector 12,621 7.5% 2.4%
Local 112686 67.2% 2.0%
Total 167,686 100.0% 2.0%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 6,360 71.7% 0.6%
Urban 2,506 28.3% 0.1%
Total 8,866 100.0% 0.3%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 2,659 30.0% 0.4%
Other Freeways/Expressways 38 0.4% 0.0%
Other Principal Arterial 2,248 25.4% 0.3%
Minor Arterial 1,850 20.9% 0.4%
Major Collector 1,221 13.8% 0.3%
Minor Collector 126 1.4% 0.2%
Local 724 8.2% 0.2%
Total 8,866 91.8% 0.3%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 301,903 50.13% 0.29%
Female 300,372 49.87% 0.28%
Total 602,275 100.00% 0.29%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.22 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2010
Diesel $0.22
Gasohol $0.08

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 406,531 41.01% 0.30%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 516,695 52.13% 0.46%
Buses 2,322 0.23% 0.27%
Total 925,548    
Motorcycles 65,701 6.63% 0.80%
Grand Total 991,249 100.00% 0.39%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 127 90.71% 0.71%
Urban 13 9.29% 0.09%
Unknown 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total 140 100% 0.43%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $510,932   0.34%
Disbursements $531,734   0.37%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $398,474 0.749386 0.55%
General Fund Appropriations $58,009 0.109094 0.26%
Other State Imposts $37,647 0.0708004 0.43%
Miscellaneous $35,172 0.0661459 0.40%
Bonds $0 0 0.00%
Federal payments $0 0 0.00%
Local payments $2,432 0.0045737 0.02%
Total $531,734 25.06% 0.36%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $398,474 0.749386 0.55%
Maintenance and Services $58,009 0.109094 0.26%
Administration and Misc. $37,647 0.0708004 0.43%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $35,172 0.0661459 0.40%
Interest $0 0 0.00%
Bond Retirement $0 0 0.00%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $2,432 0.0045737 0.02%
Total $531,734 25.06% 0.36%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2010 ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $120,878 87.13% 0.40%
Mass Transit Account $17,859 12.87% 0.37%
Total $138,737 100.00% 0.40%

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