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State Statistical Abstracts 2010

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Population / Land Area   Distri-bution % of National
Total Population – (Census 2010) 25,145,561   8.1%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 261,797   7.4%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 12,317,875 75.9% 8.9%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 3,912,060 24.1% 10.7%
Total Fuel 16,229,935 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 276,410 2.2% 6.7%
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 12,030,032 97.8% 9.0%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 213,313 68.5% 7.2%
Urban 97,936 31.5% 9.0%
Total 311,249 100.0% 7.7%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 3,232 1.0% 6.9%
Other Freeways & Expressways 1,512 0.5% 10.3%
Other Principal Arterials 13,289 4.3% 8.5%
Minor Arterial 18,439 5.9% 7.6%
Major Collector 46,899 15.1% 8.8%
Minor Collector 18,003 5.8% 6.8%
Local 209,876 67.4% 7.5%
Total 311,250 32.6% 11.1%
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 15,217 2.3% 7.0%
Other Freeways/Expressways 7,530 1.1% 11.6%
Other Principal Arterials 45,868 6.8% 9.6%
Minor Arterial 48,424 7.2% 8.5%
Major Collector 97,539 14.6% 8.8%
Minor Collector 36,006 5.4% 6.7%
Local 419,752 62.6% 7.5%
Total 670,336 100.0% 7.8%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 69,024 29.5% 7.0%
Urban 164,992 70.5% 8.3%
Total 234,016 100.0% 7.9%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 55,212 23.6% 7.6%
Other Freeways/Expressways 31,134 13.3% 12.9%
Other Principal Arterial 57,497 24.6% 8.7%
Minor Arterial 41,049 17.5% 7.8%
Major Collector 31,601 13.5% 9.0%
Minor Collector 2565 1.1% 4.5%
Local 14958 6.4% 3.7%
Total 234,016 93.6% 7.9%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 7,519,994 49.61% 7.20%
Female 7,637,656 50.39% 7.22%
Total 15,157,650 100.00% 7.21%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.20 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2010
Diesel $0.20
Gasohol $0.20

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 9,072,112 47.07% 6.79%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 9,670,669 50.18% 8.62%
Buses 97,848 0.51% 11.42%
Total 18,840,629    
Motorcycles 431,505 2.24% 5.25%
Grand Total 19,272,134 100.00% 7.56%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 1458 48.63% 8.14%
Urban 1522 50.77% 10.47%
Unknown 18 0.60% 4.09%
Total 2998 100% 9.12%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $9,901,525   6.52%
Disbursements $9,261,479   6.47%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $3,795,333 37.93% 6.23%
General Fund Appropriations $0 0.00% 0.00%
Other State Imposts $40,356 0.40% 0.61%
Miscellaneous $887,200 8.87% 10.75%
Bonds $2,625,464 26.24% 9.14%
Federal payments $2,468,074 24.67% 6.24%
Local payments $188,798 1.89% 5.55%
Total $10,005,225 100.00% 6.47%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $4,899,668 0.5231793 6.75%
Maintenance and Services $1,409,531 0.1505076 6.42%
Administration and Misc. $307,369 0.0328204 3.50%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $855,573 0.0913568 9.85%
Interest $836,475 0.0893176 11.98%
Bond Retirement $609,700 0.0651029 5.55%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $446,863 0.0477154 2.79%
Total $9,365,179 47.68% 6.42%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2010 ($000) (Table FE-9) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $2,851,077 86.51% 9.45%
Mass Transit Account $444,620 13.49% 9.24%
Total $3,295,697 100.00% 9.42%

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