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October 2014 Traffic Volume Trends

Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State

Table – 3. Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State October September
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2014 (Preliminary) 2013 2014 (Revised) 2013
Northeast
Connecticut 5 176 178 -1.3 10 178 176 1.0
Maine 47 514 507 1.5 59 502 493 1.8
Massachusetts 6 230 230 0.1 8 212 208 2.0
New Hampshire 83 312 308 1.5 83 307 301 2.0
New Jersey 6 348 346 0.5 6 417 415 0.3
New York 51 1,237 1,221 1.3 51 1,189 1,178 1.0
Pennsylvania 28 2,188 2,098 4.3 27 2,016 1,975 2.1
Rhode Island 1 58 58 0.9 2 87 85 2.3
Vermont - 254 251 1.2 43 248 245 1.2
Subtotal   5,317 5,197 2.3   5,156 5,076 1.6
South Atlantic
Delaware 26 141 136 3.3 23 156 153 1.8
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 74 2,067 1,968 5.0 83 1,828 1,795 1.8
Georgia 56 2,026 1,931 4.9 53 1,703 1,650 3.2
Maryland 18 808 785 3.0 19 804 803 0.1
North Carolina 22 1,757 1,676 4.8 22 1,542 1,523 1.2
South Carolina 62 1,429 1,348 6.0 64 1,363 1,332 2.3
Virginia 310 1,841 1,789 2.9 310 1,699 1,681 1.1
West Virginia 13 586 574 2.1 12 569 552 3.1
Subtotal   10,655 10,207 4.4   9,664 9,489 1.8
North Central
Illinois 19 1,527 1,501 1.7 17 1,405 1,387 1.3
Indiana 24 1,360 1,316 3.3 23 1,268 1,251 1.3
Iowa 90 1,206 1,164 3.6 56 1,175 1,147 2.4
Kansas 65 878 864 1.6 65 903 881 2.5
Michigan 63 1,654 1,619 2.2 51 1,631 1,604 1.7
Minnesota 22 1,534 1,507 1.8 23 1,467 1,417 3.5
Missouri 73 1,470 1,426 3.0 75 1,757 1,718 2.2
Nebraska 34 822 769 6.9 34 775 743 4.3
North Dakota - 463 445 3.9 1 398 402 -0.9
Ohio 48 1,884 1,840 2.4 48 1,819 1,769 2.8
South Dakota 24 429 395 8.4 30 440 430 2.3
Wisconsin 66 1,834 1,780 3.0 39 1,658 1,639 1.1
Subtotal   15,061 14,626 3.0   14,696 14,388 2.1
South Gulf
Alabama 54 1,417 1,370 3.5 43 1,345 1,312 2.5
Arkansas 28 1,012 969 4.5 23 880 853 3.1
Kentucky 18 1,601 1,558 2.8 17 1,441 1,401 2.8
Louisiana 12 913 879 3.9 - 855 817 4.7
Mississippi 8 1,100 1,051 4.6 35 1,084 1,051 3.1
Oklahoma 43 1,186 1,144 3.7 42 1,186 1,162 2.1
Tennessee 12 1,736 1,694 2.4 - 1,634 1,597 2.4
Texas 91 4,623 4,346 6.4 95 4,304 4,080 5.5
Subtotal   13,588 13,011 4.4   12,729 12,273 3.7
West
Alaska 16 114 113 1.2 14 114 113 1.3
Arizona 39 1,209 1,158 4.4 39 944 928 1.7
California 60 4,031 3,874 4.0 52 3,255 3,179 2.4
Colorado 49 1,021 959 6.4 41 992 937 6.0
Hawaii 11 143 139 2.8 11 115 111 3.1
Idaho 97 495 470 5.4 97 496 474 4.8
Montana 54 540 507 6.4 57 579 556 4.0
Nevada 30 330 317 4.1 27 328 327 0.3
New Mexico 25 887 838 5.8 28 793 766 3.5
Oregon 100 954 925 3.2 99 997 959 4.0
Utah 36 498 471 5.7 38 510 497 2.5
Washington 1 906 884 2.5 78 1,023 992 3.1
Wyoming 79 451 414 9.1 97 462 446 3.5
Subtotal   11,579 11,069 4.6   10,608 10,285 3.1
Totals 2,199 56,198 54,109 3.9 2,270 52,851 51,514 2.6

Note: Where Number of STATIONS are shown as dashes, the values for the Vehicle-Miles and Percent Change are derived from the estimated VMT based on data from surrounding States or the nationwide average VMT.

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