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Highway Statistics Series

State Statistical Abstracts 2010

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Population / Land Area   Distri-bution % of National
Total Population – (Census 2010) 8,001,024   2.6%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 39,594   1.1%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 4,044,524 80.2% 2.9%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 1,001,112 19.8% 2.7%
Total Fuel 5,045,636 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 73,497 1.8% 1.8%
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 3,968,533 98.2% 3.0%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 50,526 67.9% 1.7%
Urban 23,852 32.1% 2.2%
Total 74,378 100.0% 1.8%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % D ist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 1,125 1.5% 2.4%
Other Freeways & Expressways 262 0.4% 1.8%
Other Principal Arterials 2,797 3.8% 1.8%
Minor Arterial 5,710 7.7% 2.4%
Major Collector 11,900 16.0% 2.2%
Minor Collector 2,441 3.3% 0.9%
Local 50144 67.4% 1.8%
Total 74,379 32.6% 2.7%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Ownerhip (HM-10)
NOT PUBLISHED IN 2010
State Highway Agencies      
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Town/Townships      
Other Jurisdictions      
Federal      
Total      
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 5,442 3.4% 2.5%
Other Freeways/Expressways 1,141 0.7% 1.8%
Other Principal Arterials 10,927 6.8% 2.3%
Minor Arterial 14,001 8.7% 2.5%
Major Collector 24,625 15.3% 2.2%
Minor Collector 4,883 3.0% 0.9%
Local 100,287 62.2% 1.8%
Total 161,306 100.0% 1.9%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 29,866 36.3% 3.0%
Urban 52,304 63.7% 2.6%
Total 82,170 100.0% 2.8%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 24,255 29.5% 3.4%
Other Freeways/Expressways 3,463 4.2% 1.4%
Other Principal Arterial 20,120 24.5% 3.0%
Minor Arterial 15,723 19.1% 3.0%
Major Collector 9,110 11.1% 2.6%
Minor Collector 543 0.7% 1.0%
Local 8,956 10.9% 2.2%
Total 82,170 89.1% 2.8%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 2,618,903 48.48% 2.51%
Female 2,783,444 51.52% 2.63%
Total 5,402,347 100.00% 2.57%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.175 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2010
Diesel $0.175
Gasohol $0.175

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 3,510,417 56.41% 2.63%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 2,622,554 42.14% 2.34%
Buses 15,823 0.25% 1.85%
Total 6,148,794    
Motorcycles 74,134 1.19% 0.90%
Grand Total 6,222,928 100.00% 2.44%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 289 39.05% 1.61%
Urban 226 30.54% 1.56%
Unknown 225 30.41% 51.14%
Total 740 100% 2.25%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $3,883,106   2.56%
Disbursements $3,333,786   2.33%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $1,408,488 36.27% 2.31%
General Fund Appropriations $161,534 4.16% 2.23%
Other State Imposts $702,914 18.10% 10.57%
Miscellaneous $119,303 3.07% 1.45%
Bonds $574,793 14.80% 2.00%
Federal payments $839,439 21.62% 2.12%
Local payments $76,635 1.97% 2.25%
Total $3,883,106 100.00% 2.51%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $1,024,147 0.3072024 1.41%
Maintenance and Services $1,141,706 0.3424653 5.20%
Administration and Misc. $340,973 0.102278 3.88%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $180,933 0.0542725 2.08%
Interest $77,181 0.0231512 1.11%
Bond Retirement $213,445 0.0640248 1.94%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $355,401 0.1066058 2.22%
Total $3,333,786 69.28% 2.28%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2010 ($000) (Table FE-9) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $856,743 86.16% 2.84%
Mass Transit Account $137,623 13.84% 2.86%
Total $994,366 100.00% 2.84%

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