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Wisconsin – 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) 5,724,554   1.8%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 54,310   1.5%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 2,506,857 76.9% 1.9%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 754,158 23.1% 2.0%
Total Fuel 3,261,015 100.0%  
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 2,406,501 97.0% 1.8%
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 75,286 3.0% 2.1%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 92,123 80.0% 3.1%
Urban 22,971 20.0% 2.1%
Total 115,094 100.0% 2.8%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % D ist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 743 0.6% 1.6%
Other Freeways & Expressways 565 0.5% 3.6%
Other Principal Arterials 4,858 4.2% 3.1%
Minor Arterial 7,373 6.4% 3.0%
Major Collector 14,787 12.8% 2.8%
Minor Collector 8,665 7.5% 3.3%
Local 78103 67.9% 2.8%
Total 115,094 32.1% 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 3,196 1.3% 1.5%
Other Freeways/Expressways 2,351 1.0% 3.3%
Other Principal Arterials 13,292 5.6% 2.8%
Minor Arterial 15,718 6.6% 2.8%
Major Collector 29,778 12.5% 2.7%
Minor Collector 17,330 7.3% 3.3%
Local 156207 65.7% 2.8%
Total 237,872 100.0% 2.8%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 30,590 51.8% 3.1%
Urban 28,497 48.2% 1.4%
Total 59,087 100.0% 2.0%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 10,469 17.7% 1.4%
Other Freeways/Expressways 6,297 10.7% 0.9%
Other Principal Arterial 15,530 26.3% 2.4%
Minor Arterial 10,532 17.8% 2.0%
Major Collector 10,161 17.2% 1.5%
Minor Collector 1,687 2.9% 2.9%
Local 4,411 7.5% 1.1%
Total 59,087 100.0% 2.0%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 2,024,426 49.90% 1.93%
Female 2,032,223 50.10% 1.90%
Total 4,056,649 100.00% 1.92%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.31 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2011
Diesel $0.31
Gasohol $0.31

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 2,221,497 42.60% 2.00%
Buses 15,311 0.29% 2.00%
Trucks 2,697,512 51.72% 2.03%
Total 4,934,320    
Motorcycles 280,974 5.39% 3.32%
Grand Total 5,215,294 100.00% 2.06%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 389 63.25% 2.16%
Urban 226 36.75% 1.48%
Unknown 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total 615 100% 1.83%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $2,630,566   1.74%
Disbursements $2,841,723   1.89%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $1,318,933 42.53% 1.98%
General Fund Appropriations $48,211 1.55% 0.72%
Other State Imposts $70,055 2.26% 0.79%
Miscellaneous $41,037 1.32% 0.35%
Bonds $689,365 22.23% 3.69%
Federal payments $841,799 27.15% 2.01%
Local Governments and Other $91,663 2.96% 3.01%
Total $3,101,063 100.00% 1.97%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $1,607,136 0.4852141 2.11%
Maintenance and Services $212,046 0.0640193 0.97%
Administration and Misc. $206,177 0.0622474 2.32%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $118,054 0.035642 1.27%
Interest $136,164 0.0411096 1.72%
Bond Retirement $592,038 0.1787436 3.95%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $440,605 0.1330241 2.47%
Total $3,312,220 51.48% 2.11%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2011 ($000) (Table FE-9) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $653,974 87.56% 1.86%
Mass Transit Account $92,881 12.44% 1.86%
Total $746,855 100.00% 1.86%

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