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State Statistical Abstracts 2010

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Population / Land Area   Distri-bution % of National
Total Population – (Census 2010) 5,686,986   1.8%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 54,310   1.5%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 2,583,847 78.3% 1.9%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 715,342 21.7% 2.0%
Total Fuel 3,299,189 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 80,364 3.1% 2.0%
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 2,503,484 96.9% 1.9%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 92,512 80.5% 3.1%
Urban 22,451 19.5% 2.1%
Total 114,963 100.0% 2.8%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % D ist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 743 0.6% 1.6%
Other Freeways & Expressways 557 0.5% 3.8%
Other Principal Arterials 4,839 4.2% 3.1%
Minor Arterial 7,343 6.4% 3.0%
Major Collector 14,953 13.0% 2.8%
Minor Collector 7,601 6.6% 2.9%
Local 78,929 68.7% 2.8%
Total 114,965 31.3% 4.1%
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 3,206 1.3% 1.5%
Other Freeways/Expressways 2,308 1.0% 3.6%
Other Principal Arterials 13,148 5.5% 2.8%
Minor Arterial 15,661 6.6% 2.7%
Major Collector 30,103 12.7% 2.7%
Minor Collector 15,202 6.4% 2.8%
Local 157,857 66.5% 2.8%
Total 237,485 100.0% 2.8%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 31,739 53.4% 3.2%
Urban 27,681 46.6% 1.4%
Total 59,420 100.0% 2.0%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 10,461 17.6% 1.4%
Other Freeways/Expressways 6,166 10.4% 2.6%
Other Principal Arterial 16,048 27.0% 2.4%
Minor Arterial 10,207 17.2% 1.9%
Major Collector 10,296 17.3% 2.9%
Minor Collector 1,129 1.9% 2.0%
Local 5,113 8.6% 1.3%
Total 59,420 91.4% 2.0%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 2,070,241 50.09% 1.98%
Female 2,063,136 49.91% 1.95%
Total 4,133,377 100.00% 1.97%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.309 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2010
Diesel $0.309
Gasohol $0.309

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 2,461,343 46.52% 1.84%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 2,490,983 47.08% 2.22%
Buses 15,451 0.29% 1.80%
Total 4,967,777    
Motorcycles 323,080 6.11% 3.93%
Grand Total 5,290,857 100.00% 2.08%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 366 63.99% 2.04%
Urban 206 36.01% 1.42%
Unknown 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total 572 100% 1.74%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $2,817,088   1.85%
Disbursements $2,664,281   1.86%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $1,186,973 41.57% 1.95%
General Fund Appropriations $0 0.00% 0.00%
Other State Imposts $54,036 1.89% 0.81%
Miscellaneous $48,148 1.69% 0.58%
Bonds $411,544 14.41% 1.43%
Federal payments $1,055,833 36.98% 2.67%
Local payments $98,515 3.45% 2.90%
Total $2,855,049 100.00% 1.84%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $1,531,341 0.5666928 2.11%
Maintenance and Services $199,123 0.0736881 0.91%
Administration and Misc. $165,941 0.0614086 1.89%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $83,226 0.0307989 0.96%
Interest $111,790 0.0413694 1.60%
Bond Retirement $132,476 0.0490245 1.21%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $478,345 0.1770178 2.99%
Total $2,702,242 43.33% 1.85%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2010 ($000) (Table FE-9) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $559,794 86.29% 1.86%
Mass Transit Account $88,942 13.71% 1.85%
Total $648,736 100.00% 1.85%

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