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December 2023 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 3. Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State December November
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2023 (Preliminary) 2022 2023 (Revised) 2022
Northeast
Connecticut 2 120 116 3.4 1 125 122 2.9
Maine 72 431 422 2.0 71 441 429 2.7
Massachusetts 16 118 117 0.8 16 117 116 0.9
New Hampshire 61 272 264 3.0 77 274 265 3.2
New Jersey 5 246 239 3.2 17 259 248 4.4
New York 40 1,020 1,026 -0.6 39 1,062 1,032 2.9
Pennsylvania 49 1,786 1,707 4.7 27 1,867 1,812 3.0
Rhode Island 4 58 57 2.2 4 59 57 2.1
Vermont 13 241 235 2.6 13 221 217 1.7
Subtotal 4,292 4,183 2.6 4,425 4,298 3.0
South Atlantic
Delaware 2 93 90 2.4 3 120 120 -0.7
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 99 2,480 2,508 -1.1 98 2,471 2,431 1.7
Georgia 60 1,744 1,739 0.3 58 1,770 1,742 1.6
Maryland 6 522 518 0.8 5 539 533 1.2
North Carolina 56 1,858 1,849 0.5 56 1,912 1,857 3.0
South Carolina 51 1,512 1,519 -0.5 55 1,539 1,501 2.5
Virginia 329 1,817 1,793 1.3 327 1,893 1,845 2.6
West Virginia 14 391 383 2.2 12 405 388 4.3
Subtotal 10,417 10,399 0.2 10,649 10,417 2.2
North Central
Illinois 29 1,412 1,407 0.4 29 1,459 1,447 0.8
Indiana 22 2,319 2,221 4.4 24 2,338 2,274 2.8
Iowa 76 1,131 1,096 3.2 76 1,182 1,140 3.7
Kansas 66 882 846 4.2 65 887 878 1.0
Michigan 60 1,526 1,441 5.9 60 1,569 1,509 4.0
Minnesota 20 1,209 1,103 9.6 8 1,243 1,210 2.8
Missouri 87 1,704 1,703 0.1 85 1,751 1,728 1.3
Nebraska 30 730 662 10.2 31 749 693 8.0
North Dakota 43 336 285 17.9 47 373 335 11.4
Ohio 50 1,586 1,532 3.5 50 1,650 1,602 3.0
South Dakota 34 409 359 13.9 36 433 404 7.1
Wisconsin 136 1,502 1,402 7.2 122 1,524 1,474 3.4
Subtotal 14,746 14,057 4.9 15,158 14,694 3.2
South Gulf
Alabama 75 1,381 1,365 1.2 75 1,420 1,394 1.8
Arkansas 7 974 953 2.2 7 991 998 -0.7
Kentucky 29 1,420 1,396 1.7 29 1,477 1,439 2.6
Louisiana 22 1,125 1,130 -0.4 22 1,077 1,073 0.4
Mississippi 49 1,139 1,122 1.5 39 1,157 1,153 0.3
Oklahoma 39 1,216 1,173 3.6 39 1,231 1,198 2.8
Tennessee 26 1,597 1,557 2.6 31 1,633 1,577 3.6
Texas 129 5,267 5,120 2.9 133 5,088 4,931 3.2
Subtotal 14,119 13,816 2.2 14,074 13,763 2.3
West
Alaska 30 88 81 8.5 33 82 83 -1.0
Arizona 72 1,176 1,171 0.5 68 1,196 1,167 2.5
California 30 3,658 3,680 -0.6 42 3,651 3,589 1.7
Colorado 74 979 960 2.0 73 978 949 3.1
Hawaii 11 79 79 0.0 11 81 81 -0.4
Idaho 118 533 501 6.3 121 562 531 5.9
Montana 55 455 406 12.0 57 484 446 8.5
Nevada 38 389 370 5.0 38 396 382 3.8
New Mexico 13 877 873 0.5 15 875 857 2.1
Oregon 101 782 742 5.3 96 830 800 3.8
Utah - 565 547 3.1 25 561 543 3.3
Washington 76 896 817 9.7 74 942 889 6.0
Wyoming 81 346 313 10.3 85 365 336 8.5
Subtotal 10,823 10,540 2.7 11,003 10,653 3.3
Totals 2,607 54,396 52,997 2.6 2,625 55,309 53,826 2.8

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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