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Noise Barrier Graphs

Totals by State

Total Barrier Expenditures and Area by State

Noise Barriers Constructed 1963 - 2022

This graph shows total barrier square footage and cost for each state from 1963 to 2022. Expenditures are shown on the left-hand y-axis and total square feet are shown on the right-hand y-axis. Exact data in table below.
Abbr. Total Barrier Cost (2022 $) Total Barrier Area (square feet)
AL  
AK $18,236,767 546,563
AZ $779,084,425 15,282,343
AR $12,402,282 276,829
CA $1,439,821,374 41,522,852
CO $251,039,753 5,413,722
CT $108,573,140 4,549,587
DE $605,207 54,970
DC  
FL $1,111,456,687 28,101,965
GA $290,515,174 11,119,407
HI $7,197,086 183,568
ID $25,939,159 851,814
IL $143,133,370 11,744,288
IN $199,098,360 5,824,584
IA $37,149,619 804,228
KS $41,690,261 876,629
KY $35,068,709 1,275,520
LA $109,851,251 2,217,548
ME $2,556,510 79,637
MD $609,482,965 14,494,106
MA $149,556,401 2,367,805
MI $245,838,036 5,402,164
MN $412,689,013 13,687,915
MS $5,123,004 100,592
MO $102,873,429 3,063,738
MT $9,373,018 184,022
NE $20,741,981 484,502
NV $106,724,196 3,394,187
NH $57,987,817 1,540,993
NJ $486,731,988 10,280,163
NM $52,229,091 1,313,004
NY $591,196,230 10,619,864
NC $238,502,161 11,449,741
ND $614,144 93,952
OH $578,529,164 20,142,723
OK $31,925,089 1,124,521
OR $107,236,251 4,106,016
PA $508,729,919 9,039,409
PR $50,841,556 902,807
RI  
SC $53,589,656 1,336,131
SD $2,356,409 55,595
TN $127,451,930 3,717,377
TX $255,039,223 7,669,128
UT $129,874,646 7,768,437
VT $720,603 19,616
VA $896,190,602 23,606,455
WA $233,419,949 6,673,950
WV $304,688 13,774
WI $145,244,743 4,688,568
WY $225,232 23,913
Updated: 11/2/2023
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