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January 2023 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 3. Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State January December
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2023 (Preliminary) 2022 2022 (Revised) 2021
Northeast
Connecticut 2 114 103 11.3 2 114 117 -2.7
Maine 67 372 348 6.8 69 417 411 1.6
Massachusetts 14 113 105 7.4 16 126 124 1.7
New Hampshire 72 254 236 7.8 74 265 263 0.5
New Jersey 4 232 203 14.0 15 238 243 -2.3
New York 35 894 823 8.6 49 950 938 1.3
Pennsylvania 48 1,664 1,541 8.0 49 1,759 1,826 -3.7
Rhode Island 4 51 45 13.6 5 57 55 3.3
Vermont 20 216 206 5.0 16 228 227 0.2
Subtotal 3,910 3,610 8.3 4,154 4,204 -1.2
South Atlantic
Delaware 2 130 111 17.3 3 105 107 -1.5
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 99 2,257 2,124 6.2 101 2,406 2,381 1.0
Georgia 57 1,584 1,512 4.8 59 1,687 1,714 -1.6
Maryland 4 462 432 7.1 4 518 556 -6.9
North Carolina 49 1,702 1,464 16.3 47 1,825 1,836 -0.6
South Carolina 55 1,503 1,355 10.9 56 1,532 1,526 0.4
Virginia 324 1,694 1,469 15.3 322 1,840 1,878 -2.0
West Virginia 14 374 326 14.9 17 395 419 -5.9
Subtotal 9,706 8,793 10.4 10,308 10,417 -1.0
North Central
Illinois 29 1,279 1,274 0.4 32 1,408 1,471 -4.3
Indiana 25 1,275 1,225 4.1 24 1,337 1,400 -4.5
Iowa 82 1,030 989 4.1 80 1,099 1,139 -3.4
Kansas 66 795 763 4.2 63 840 906 -7.3
Michigan 61 1,378 1,314 4.9 62 1,442 1,495 -3.5
Minnesota 27 1,136 1,053 7.9 18 1,142 1,216 -6.1
Missouri 85 1,485 1,447 2.6 85 1,648 1,706 -3.4
Nebraska 31 574 610 -5.8 10 649 698 -7.0
North Dakota - 284 271 4.5 51 280 309 -9.4
Ohio 53 1,451 1,360 6.7 52 1,531 1,568 -2.4
South Dakota 37 336 345 -2.4 36 341 386 -11.8
Wisconsin 113 1,307 1,229 6.4 133 1,373 1,397 -1.7
Subtotal 12,330 11,880 3.8 13,090 13,691 -4.4
South Gulf
Alabama 70 1,312 1,244 5.4 71 1,355 1,380 -1.8
Arkansas 7 943 866 8.9 9 1,000 1,063 -5.9
Kentucky 28 1,315 1,168 12.6 29 1,421 1,455 -2.4
Louisiana 19 1,001 972 3.0 17 1,103 1,140 -3.3
Mississippi 51 1,034 1,000 3.3 52 1,103 1,152 -4.3
Oklahoma 38 1,097 1,088 0.8 39 1,186 1,246 -4.8
Tennessee 19 1,503 1,337 12.4 32 1,571 1,584 -0.8
Texas 143 4,843 4,546 6.5 146 5,188 5,223 -0.7
Subtotal 13,048 12,221 6.8 13,927 14,243 -2.2
West
Alaska 32 82 77 6.2 36 81 85 -5.5
Arizona 78 1,094 1,076 1.7 78 1,239 1,195 3.7
California 30 3,175 3,248 -2.3 43 3,545 3,572 -0.8
Colorado 72 900 879 2.5 73 949 970 -2.2
Hawaii 13 79 75 4.5 13 78 77 1.4
Idaho 122 498 486 2.5 126 500 527 -5.3
Montana 66 407 401 1.3 60 399 437 -8.7
Nevada 38 336 358 -6.2 39 368 372 -0.9
New Mexico 11 785 760 3.3 15 856 864 -0.9
Oregon 99 746 738 1.0 102 733 761 -3.7
Utah 33 532 537 -0.9 34 541 546 -1.0
Washington 78 858 789 8.8 79 822 859 -4.3
Wyoming 95 295 323 -8.6 95 312 325 -4.0
Subtotal 9,787 9,747 0.4 10,423 10,590 -1.6
Totals 2,621 48,782 46,250 5.5 2,738 51,898 53,146 -2.3

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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