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New York – 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) 19,576,125   6.2%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 47,214   1.3%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 5,424,145 79.9% 4.0%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 1,367,780 20.1% 3.7%
Total Fuel 6,791,925 100.0%  
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 5,272,365 97.2% 4.0%
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 154,648 2.8% 4.2%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 66,201 57.7% 2.2%
Urban 48,508 42.3% 4.4%
Total 114,709 100.0% 2.8%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 1,708 1.5% 3.6%
Other Freeways & Expressways 944 0.8% 6.0%
Other Principal Arterials 4,340 3.8% 2.8%
Minor Arterial 9,319 8.1% 3.8%
Major Collector 11,171 9.7% 2.1%
Minor Collector 9,583 8.4% 3.6%
Local 77644 67.7% 2.7%
Total 114,709 32.3% 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 7,890 3.3% 3.6%
Other Freeways/Expressways 4,337 1.8% 6.2%
Other Principal Arterials 12,105 5.0% 2.6%
Minor Arterial 21,051 8.7% 3.7%
Major Collector 22,786 9.4% 2.1%
Minor Collector 19,167 7.9% 3.6%
Local 155288 64.0% 2.7%
Total 242,624 100.0% 2.8%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Rural/Urban in Millions)) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 32,826 25.6% 3.4%
Urban 95,395 74.4% 4.8%
Total 128,221 100.0% 4.3%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 26,198 20.4% 3.6%
Other Freeways/Expressways 17,744 13.8% 2.4%
Other Principal Arterial 21,688 16.9% 3.3%
Minor Arterial 22,306 17.4% 4.3%
Major Collector 11,570 9.0% 1.8%
Minor Collector 9,373 7.3% 16.3%
Local 19,342 15.1% 4.8%
Total 128,221 100.0% 4.3%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 5,772,229 51.49% 5.50%
Female 5,783,312 51.41% 5.51%
Total 11,248,617 100.00% 5.31%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) ($)  
Gasoline $0.26 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2011
Diesel $0.24
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 5,076,204 48.58% 4.56%
Buses 25,684 0.25% 3.36%
Trucks 5,001,443 47.87% 3.76%
Total 10,103,331    
Motorcycles 345,412 3.31% 4.09%
Grand Total 10,448,743 100.00% 4.12%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 612 52.57% 3.42%
Urban 554 47.43% 3.63%
Unknown 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total 1168 100% 3.48%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $9,072,768   6.00%
Disbursements $7,834,992   5.21%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $2,209,204 22.65% 3.31%
General Fund Appropriations $672,531 6.90% 10.10%
Other State Imposts $1,563,511 16.03% 17.53%
Miscellaneous $1,830,556 18.77% 15.81%
Bonds $1,625,089 16.66% 8.71%
Federal payments $1,829,474 18.76% 4.36%
Local Governments and Other $23,013 0.24% 0.76%
Total $9,753,378 100.00% 6.19%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $3,383,835 0.3973689 4.45%
Maintenance and Services $1,514,762 0.1778808 6.94%
Administration and Misc. $381,201 0.044765 4.29%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $402,611 0.0472792 4.34%
Interest $851,044 0.0999394 10.75%
Bond Retirement $1,609,604 0.1890182 10.75%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $372,545 0.0437485 2.09%
Total $8,515,602 60.26% 5.43%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2011 ($000) (Table FE-9) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $1,377,399 87.30% 3.92%
Mass Transit Account $200,370 12.70% 4.00%
Total $1,577,769 100.00% 3.93%

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