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Louisiana – 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) 4,602,134   1.5%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 43,562   1.2%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 2,247,906 76.9% 1.7%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 675,030 23.1% 1.8%
Total Fuel 2,922,936 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 76,017 3.4% 2.1%
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 2,149,410 96.6% 1.6%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 44,356 72.3% 1.5%
Urban 16,970 27.7% 1.5%
Total 61,326 100.0% 1.5%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 895 1.5% 1.9%
Other Freeways & Expressways 54 0.1% 0.3%
Other Principal Arterials 2,105 3.4% 1.3%
Minor Arterial 3,506 5.7% 1.4%
Major Collector 6,825 11.1% 1.3%
Minor Collector 3,146 5.1% 1.2%
Local 44795 73.0% 1.6%
Total 61,326 27.0% 2.2%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Ownerhip (HM-10)
NOT PUBLISHED IN 2009
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Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 3,836 3.0% 1.8%
Other Freeways & Expressways 254 0.2% 0.4%
Other Principal Arterials 7,188 5.5% 1.5%
Minor Arterial 8,409 6.5% 1.5%
Major Collector 14,189 10.9% 1.3%
Minor Collector 6,292 4.8% 1.2%
Local 89591 69.0% 1.6%
Total 129,759 100.0% 1.5%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 20,244 43.2% 2.1%
Urban 26,645 56.8% 1.3%
Total 46,889 100.0% 1.6%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 12,915 27.5% 1.8%
Other Freeways/Expressways 896 1.9% 0.1%
Other Principal Arterial 11,073 23.6% 1.7%
Minor Arterial 9,129 19.5% 1.8%
Major Collector 7,139 15.2% 1.1%
Minor Collector 1,449 3.1% 2.5%
Local 4,288 9.1% 1.1%
Total 46,889 100.0% 1.6%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 1,404,715 48.05% 1.34%
Female 1,519,029 51.95% 1.42%
Total 2,923,744 100.00% 1.38%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) ($)  
Gasoline $0.20 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2011
Diesel $0.20
Gasohol $0.20

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 1,499,813 38.56% 1.35%
Buses 12,517 0.32% 1.64%
Trucks 2,308,789 59.36% 1.73%
Total 3,821,119    
Motorcycles 68,297 1.76% 0.81%
Grand Total 3,889,416 100.00% 1.53%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 343 47.51% 1.91%
Urban 377 52.22% 2.47%
Unknown 2 0.28% 0.61%
Total 722 100% 2.15%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts   $2,176,796 1.44%
Disbursements   $1,934,918 1.29%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $764,287 25.14% 1.15%
General Fund Appropriations $152,674 5.02% 2.29%
Other State Imposts $55,992 1.84% 0.63%
Miscellaneous $86,430 2.84% 0.75%
Bonds $996,905 32.79% 5.34%
Federal payments $983,924 32.36% 2.35%
Local Governments and Other $0 0.00% 0.00%
Total $3,040,212 100.00% 1.93%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $1,391,633 0.4973077 1.83%
Maintenance and Services $161,621 0.0577562 0.74%
Administration and Misc. $109,641 0.0391808 1.23%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $102,427 0.0366029 1.10%
Interest $140,276 0.0501284 1.77%
Bond Retirement $890,301 0.3181539 5.94%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $2,435 0.0008702 0.01%
Total $2,798,334 50.27% 1.79%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2011 ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $642,723 87.93% 1.83%
Mass Transit Account $88,263 12.07% 1.76%
Total $730,986 100.0% 1.82%

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