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Iowa – State Statistical Abstracts 2011 – Office of Highway Policy Information – FHWA

Highway Statistics Series

State Statistical Abstracts 2011

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Population / Land Area   Distri-bution % of National
Total Population – (Census 2011) 3,062,309   1.0%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 55,869   1.6%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 1,719,901 72.5% 1.3%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 653,592 27.5% 1.8%
Total Fuel 2,373,493 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 164,466 9.6% 4.3%
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 1,554,698 90.4% 1.2%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 102,986 90.0% 3.5%
Urban 11,401 10.0% 1.0%
Total 114,387 100.0% 2.8%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 782 0.7% 1.7%
Other Freeways & Expressways 0 0.0% 0.0%
Other Principal Arterials 4,282 3.7% 2.7%
Minor Arterial 5,463 4.8% 2.2%
Major Collector 15,457 13.5% 2.9%
Minor Collector 16,162 14.1% 6.1%
Local 72241 63.2% 2.6%
Total 114,387 36.8% 4.1%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Ownerhip (HM-10)
NOT PUBLISHED IN 2009
State Highway Agencies      
County      
Town/Townships      
Other Jurisdictions      
Federal      
Total      
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 3,236 1.4% 1.5%
Other Freeways/Expressways 0 0.0% 0.0%
Other Principal Arterials 11,803 5.0% 2.5%
Minor Arterial 11,713 5.0% 2.1%
Major Collector 31,040 13.2% 2.9%
Minor Collector 32,323 13.8% 6.1%
Local 144481 61.6% 2.6%
Total 234,596 100.0% 2.7%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 19,020 60.8% 2.0%
Urban 12,254 39.2% 0.6%
Total 31,274 100.0% 1.1%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 7,429 23.8% 1.0%
Other Freeways/Expressways 0 0.0% 0.0%
Other Principal Arterial 9,300 29.7% 1.4%
Minor Arterial 5,787 18.5% 1.1%
Major Collector 4,425 14.1% 1.3%
Minor Collector 867 2.8% 1.5%
Local 3,466 11.1% 0.9%
Total 31,274 100.0% 1.1%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 1,080,499 49.30% 1.03%
Female 1,111,216 50.70% 1.04%
Total 2,191,715 100.00% 1.03%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) - ($)  
Gasoline $0.210 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2011
Diesel $0.225
Gasohol $0.190

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 1,645,916 47.07% 1.31%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 1,667,446 47.69% 1.41%
Buses 8,951 0.26% 1.34%
Total 3,322,313    
Motorcycles 174,263 4.98% 2.07%
Grand Total 3,496,576 100.00% 1.38%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 300 83.33% 1.70%
Urban 60 16.67% 0.42%
Unknown 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total 360 100% 1.11%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts      
Disbursements      
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $904,153 49.82% 1.45%
General Fund Appropriations $48,352 2.66% 0.78%
Other State Imposts $288,025 15.87% 3.32%
Miscellaneous $10,784 0.59% 0.13%
Bonds $0 0.00% 0.00%
Federal payments $563,544 31.05% 1.40%
Local payments $0 0.00% 0.00%
Total $1,814,858 100.00% 1.19%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $585,019 0.3444467 0.80%
Maintenance and Services $202,615 0.1192954 0.97%
Administration and Misc. $54,290 0.0319648 0.63%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $120,653 0.0710379 1.34%
Interest $0 0 0.00%
Bond Retirement $0 0 0.00%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $735,854 0.4332552 3.94%
Total $1,698,431 65.56% 1.13%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - 2011 ($000) (Table FE-9) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $437,438 87.35% 1.37%
Mass Transit Account $63,328 12.65% 1.29%
Total $500,766 100.00% 1.36%

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