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District of Columbia – State Statistical Abstracts 2011 – Office of Highway Policy Information – FHWA

Highway Statistics Series

State Statistical Abstracts 2012

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Population / Land Area   Distri-bution % of National
Total Population – (Census 2011) 633,427   0.2%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 61   0.0%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 98,982 85.7% 0.1%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 16,559 14.3% 0.0%
Total Fuel 115,541 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 2,321 2.4% 0.1%
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 94,414 97.6% 0.1%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 0.0% 0.0%
Urban 1,502 100.0% 0.1%
Total 1,501 100.0% 0.0%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 12 0.8% 0.0%
Other Freeways & Expressways 16 1.1% 0.1%
Other Principal Arterials 107 7.1 0.1
Minor Arterial 164 10.9% 0.1%
Major Collector 156 10.4% 0.0%
Minor Collector 0 0.0% 0.0%
Local 1047 69.7% 0.0%
Total 1,502 30.3% 0.1%
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 79 2.3% 0.0%
Other Freeways/Expressways 70 2.0% 0.1%
Other Principal Arterials 437 12.8% 0.1%
Minor Arterial 429 12.6% 0.1%
Major Collector 306 9.0% 0.0%
Minor Collector 0 0.0% 0.0%
Local 2094 61.3% 0.0%
Total 3,415 100.0% 0.0%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) - (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 0 0.0% 0.0%
Urban 3,572 100.0% 0.2%
Total 3,572 100.0% 0.1%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 410 11.5% 0.1%
Other Freeways/Expressways 340 9.5% 0.0%
Other Principal Arterial 1,062 29.7% 0.2%
Minor Arterial 717 20.1% 0.1%
Major Collector 275 7.7% 0.0%
Minor Collector 0 0.0% 0.0%
Local 768 21.5% 0.2%
Total 3,572 100.0% 0.1%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 196,412 48.98% 0.19%
Female 204,581 51.02% 0.19%
Total 400,993 100.00% 0.19%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.24 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2011
Diesel $0.24
Gasohol $0.24

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 207,048 64.23% 0.19%
Buses 4,302 1.33% 0.56%
Trucks 106,856 33.15% 0.08%
Total 318,206    
Motorcycles 4,144 1.29% 0.05%
Grand Total 322,350 100.00% 0.13%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 0 0.00% 0.00%
Urban 15 100.00% 0.10%
Unknown 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total 15 100% 0.04%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts   $431,673 0.29%
Disbursements   $426,336 0.28%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $74,014 15.32% 0.11%
General Fund Appropriations $0 0.00% 0.00%
Other State Imposts $16,654 3.45% 0.19%
Miscellaneous $15 0.00% 0.00%
Bonds $154,606 32.01% 0.83%
Federal payments $237,725 49.22% 0.57%
Local Governments and Other $0 0.00% 0.00%
Total $483,014 100.00% 0.31%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $336,506 0.7044635 0.44%
Maintenance and Services $33,911 0.0709915 0.16%
Administration and Misc. $34,520 0.0722664 0.39%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $0 0 0.00%
Interest $0 0 0.00%
Bond Retirement $72,740 0.1522786 0.49%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $0 0 0.00%
Total $477,677 29.55% 0.30%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - 2011 ($000) (Table FE-9) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $23,721 86.61% 0.07%
Mass Transit Account $3,668 13.39% 0.07%
Total $27,389 100.00% 0.07%

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