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Washington – 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) 6,724,540   2.2%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 66,544   1.9%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 2,706,440 81.2% 2.0%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 628,012 18.8% 1.7%
Total Fuel 3,334,452 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 83,396 3.1% 2.0%
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 2,596,483 96.9% 1.9%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 60,312 72.0% 2.0%
Urban 23,510 28.0% 2.2%
Total 83,822 100.0% 2.1%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 764 0.9% 1.6%
Other Freeways & Expressways 1,019 1.2% 7.0%
Other Principal Arterials 2,696 3.2% 1.7%
Minor Arterial 4,576 5.5% 1.9%
Major Collector 10,868 13.0% 2.0%
Minor Collector 6,453 7.7% 2.4%
Local 57,446 68.5% 2.0%
Total 83,822 31.5% 3.0%
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 3,986 2.3% 1.8%
Other Freeways/Expressways 3,111 1.8% 4.8%
Other Principal Arterials 7,361 4.2% 1.5%
Minor Arterial 9,608 5.5% 1.7%
Major Collector 21,793 12.5% 2.0%
Minor Collector 12,907 7.4% 2.4%
Local 114,893 66.2% 2.0%
Total 173,659 100.0% 2.0%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 17,177 30.0% 1.7%
Urban 40,014 70.0% 2.0%
Total 57,191 100.0% 1.9%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 15,490 27.1% 2.1%
Other Freeways/Expressways 7,051 12.3% 2.9%
Other Principal Arterial 11,252 19.7% 1.7%
Minor Arterial 9,735 17.0% 1.9%
Major Collector 6,895 12.1% 2.0%
Minor Collector 1163 2.0% 2.0%
Local 5,604 9.8% 1.4%
Total 57,190 90.2% 1.9%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 2,645,282 51.80% 2.53%
Female 2,461,085 48.20% 2.33%
Total 5,106,367 100.00% 2.43%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.375 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2010
Diesel $0.375
Gasohol $0.375

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 3,072,320 53.55% 2.30%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 2,434,146 42.43% 2.17%
Buses 12,708 0.22% 1.48%
Total 5,519,174    
Motorcycles 217,732 3.80% 2.65%
Grand Total 5,736,906 100.00% 2.25%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 243 53.06% 1.36%
Urban 193 42.14% 1.33%
Unknown 22 4.80% 5.00%
Total 458 100% 1.39%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $5,255,442   3.46%
Disbursements $4,024,750   2.81%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $1,792,176 33.31% 2.94%
General Fund Appropriations $0 0.00% 0.00%
Other State Imposts $48,104 0.89% 0.72%
Miscellaneous $323,014 6.00% 3.92%
Bonds $2,333,191 43.37% 8.12%
Federal payments $862,323 16.03% 2.18%
Local payments $21,159 0.39% 0.62%
Total $5,379,967 100.00% 3.48%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $2,139,134 0.515544 2.95%
Maintenance and Services $651,599 0.1570392 2.97%
Administration and Misc. $204,252 0.0492259 2.33%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $199,072 0.0479775 2.29%
Interest $224,739 0.0541634 3.22%
Bond Retirement $244,870 0.0590151 2.23%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $485,609 0.1170347 3.04%
Total $4,149,275 48.45% 2.84%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2010 ($000) (Table FE-9) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $567,226 86.05% 1.88%
Mass Transit Account $91,960 13.95% 1.91%
Total $659,186 100.00% 1.88%

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