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South Dakota – 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) 834,047   0.3%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 75,885   2.1%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 465,370 67.1% 0.3%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 228,318 32.9% 0.6%
Total Fuel 693,688 100.0%  
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 438,532 95.3% 0.3%
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 21,796 4.7% 0.6%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 79,462 96.3% 2.7%
Urban 3,074 3.7% 0.3%
Total 82,536 100.0% 2.0%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % D ist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 679 0.8% 1.4%
Other Freeways & Expressways 12 0.0% 0.1%
Other Principal Arterials 3,020 3.7% 1.9%
Minor Arterial 3,394 4.1% 1.4%
Major Collector 12,722 15.4% 2.4%
Minor Collector 6,279 7.6% 2.4%
Local 56430 68.4% 2.0%
Total 82,536 31.6% 2.9%
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 2,720 1.6% 1.2%
Other Freeways/Expressways 49 0.0% 0.1%
Other Principal Arterials 6,989 4.2% 1.5%
Minor Arterial 7,110 4.2% 1.3%
Major Collector 25,427 15.2% 2.3%
Minor Collector 12,558 7.5% 2.4%
Local 112860 67.3% 2.0%
Total 167,713 100.0% 1.9%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 6,478 71.1% 0.7%
Urban 2,635 28.9% 0.1%
Total 9,113 100.0% 0.3%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 2,663 29.2% 0.4%
Other Freeways/Expressways 42 0.5% 0.0%
Other Principal Arterial 2,310 25.3% 0.4%
Minor Arterial 1,917 21.0% 0.4%
Major Collector 1,310 14.4% 0.2%
Minor Collector 148 1.6% 0.3%
Local 723 7.9% 0.2%
Total 9,113 100.0% 0.3%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 305,385 50.33% 0.29%
Female 301,394 49.67% 0.28%
Total 606,779 100.00% 0.29%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.22 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2011
Diesel $0.22
Gasohol $0.08

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 331,662 33.05% 0.30%
Buses 2,280 0.23% 0.30%
Trucks 596,277 59.42% 0.45%
Total 930,219    
Motorcycles 73,352 7.31% 0.87%
Grand Total 1,003,571 100.00% 0.40%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 117 87.97% 0.65%
Urban 16 12.03% 0.10%
Unknown 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total 133 100% 0.40%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $597,366   0.39%
Disbursements $592,223   0.39%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $130,069 21.77% 0.19%
General Fund Appropriations $0 0.00% 0.00%
Other State Imposts $71,725 12.01% 0.80%
Miscellaneous $22,332 3.74% 0.19%
Bonds $0 0.00% 0.00%
Federal payments $366,218 61.31% 0.87%
Local Governments and Other $7,022 1.18% 0.23%
Total $597,366 100.00% 0.38%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $445,212 0.75176412 0.59%
Maintenance and Services $51,220 0.08648769 0.23%
Administration and Misc. $51,793 0.08745523 0.58%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $42,474 0.07171961 0.46%
Interest $0 0 0.00%
Bond Retirement $0 0 0.00%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $1,524 0.00257335 0.01%
Total $592,223 24.82% 0.38%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $147,768 88.67% 0.42%
Mass Transit Account $18,874 11.33% 0.38%
Total $166,642 100.00% 0.41%

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