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Kentucky – 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) 4,379,730   1.4%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 39,728   1.1%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 2,147,736 73.7% 1.6%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 767,628 26.3% 2.1%
Total Fuel 2,915,364 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 49,518 2.3% 1.4%
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 2,098,219 97.7% 1.6%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 66,701 84.1% 2.2%
Urban 12,620 15.9% 1.1%
Total 79,321 100.0% 1.9%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 801 1.0% 1.7%
Other Freeways & Expressways 600 0.8% 3.8%
Other Principal Arterials 1,868 2.4% 1.2%
Minor Arterial 3,692 4.7% 1.5%
Major Collector 7,063 8.9% 1.3%
Minor Collector 9,490 12.0% 3.6%
Local 55807 70.4% 2.0%
Total 79,321 29.6% 2.8%
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 3,960 2.4% 1.8%
Other Freeways/Expressways 2,331 1.4% 3.3%
Other Principal Arterials 5,887 3.6% 1.2%
Minor Arterial 8,367 5.1% 1.5%
Major Collector 14,264 8.6% 1.3%
Minor Collector 18,980 11.5% 3.6%
Local 111614 67.5% 2.0%
Total 165,403 100.0% 1.9%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 27,349 57.8% 2.8%
Urban 19,995 42.2% 1.0%
Total 47,344 100.0% 1.6%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 13,076 27.6% 1.8%
Other Freeways/Expressways 2,724 5.8% 0.4%
Other Principal Arterial 8,239 17.4% 1.2%
Minor Arterial 9,089 19.2% 1.7%
Major Collector 6,253 13.2% 0.9%
Minor Collector 2,409 5.1% 4.2%
Local 5,554 11.7% 1.4%
Total 47,344 100.0% 1.6%
Driver Licenses (DL-1C) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 1,473,263 49.35% 1.40%
Female 1,511,971 50.65% 1.42%
Total 2,985,234 100.00% 1.41%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.29 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2011
Diesel $0.26
Gasohol $0.29

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 1,533,919 41.79% 1.38%
Buses 9,699 0.26% 1.27%
Trucks 2,026,442 55.21% 1.52%
Total 3,570,060    
Motorcycles 100,506 2.74% 1.19%
Grand Total 3,670,566 100.00% 1.45%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 582 78.02% 3.24%
Urban 164 21.98% 1.07%
Unknown 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total 746 100% 2.22%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts   $2,520,696 1.67%
Disbursements   $2,313,719 1.54%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $1,334,884 52.96% 2.00%
General Fund Appropriations $4,935 0.20% 0.07%
Other State Imposts $0 0.00% 0.00%
Miscellaneous $168,817 6.70% 1.46%
Bonds $256,363 10.17% 1.37%
Federal payments $755,697 29.98% 1.80%
Local Governments and Other $0 0.00% 0.00%
Total $2,520,696 100.00% 1.60%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $1,553,826 0.6715707 2.04%
Maintenance and Services $464,285 0.2006661 2.13%
Administration and Misc. $28,946 0.0125106 0.33%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $94,373 0.0407884 1.02%
Interest $100,135 0.0432788 1.27%
Bond Retirement $70,640 0.0305309 0.47%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $1,514 0.0006544 0.01%
Total $2,313,719 32.84% 1.48%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2011 ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $632,015 88.07% 1.80%
Mass Transit Account $85,581 11.93% 1.71%
Total $717,596 100.00% 1.79%

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