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LICENSED DRIVERS BY SEX AND RATIO TO POPULATION - 2000

OCTOBER 2001TABLE DL-1C
STATE LICENSED DRIVERS RATIO--LICENSED
DRIVERS/PRIVATE
AND COMMERCIAL
MOTOR
VEHICLES
REGISTERED
POPULATION 3/ DRIVERS
MALE DRIVERS PERCENT MALE DRIVERS OF TOTAL FEMALE DRIVERS PERCENT FEMALE DRIVERS OF TOTAL TOTAL DRIVERS TOTAL RESIDENT DRIVING AGE (16 AND OVER) PER 1,000 TOTAL RESIDENT POPULATION PER 1,000 DRIVING AGE POPULATION
MALE FEMALE TOTAL
Alabama1,748,741 49.66 1,772,703 50.34 3,521,444 1.80 4,447,100 1,636,283 1,815,303 3,451,586 792 1,020
Alaska 1/215,821 46.39 249,435 53.61 465,256 1.90 626,932 237,361 220,367 457,728 742 1,016
Arizona 1,741,413 50.71 1,692,582 49.29 3,433,995 1.59 5,130,632 1,934,465 1,973,061 3,907,526 669 879
Arkansas 1/974,324 50.02 973,543 49.98 1,947,867 2.05 2,673,400 996,658 1,075,964 2,072,622 729 940
California11,030,029 51.92 10,213,910 48.08 21,243,939 1.23 33,871,648 12,637,946 12,961,329 25,599,275 627 830
Colorado 1/1,564,638 50.35 1,542,620 49.65 3,107,258 1.62 4,301,261 1,663,704 1,658,751 3,322,455 722 935
Connecticut1,326,382 50.00 1,326,211 50.00 2,652,593 1.32 3,405,565 1,263,297 1,388,155 2,651,452 779 1,000
Delaware273,040 49.05 283,648 50.95 556,688 1.39 783,600 291,666 318,603 610,269 710 912
Dist. of Col.178,168 51.17 170,048 48.83 348,216 1.74 572,059 217,195 251,380 468,575 609 743
Florida6,449,573 50.18 6,403,855 49.82 12,853,428 1.75 15,982,378 6,136,241 6,605,580 12,741,821 804 1,009
Georgia2,733,365 49.25 2,816,811 50.75 5,550,176 1.36 8,186,453 3,036,726 3,213,982 6,250,708 678 888
Hawaii405,584 52.72 363,799 47.28 769,383 1.67 1,211,537 473,683 475,501 949,184 635 811
Idaho437,151 49.48 446,395 50.52 883,546 1.71 1,293,953 481,873 487,293 969,166 683 912
Illinois 1/3,967,873 49.84 3,993,173 50.16 7,961,046 1.34 12,419,293 4,601,907 4,928,420 9,530,327 641 835
Indiana 1/2,032,062 51.11 1,944,179 48.89 3,976,241 1.23 6,080,485 2,265,602 2,416,790 4,682,392 654 849
Iowa961,867 49.26 990,641 50.74 1,952,508 1.11 2,926,324 1,104,378 1,176,624 2,281,002 667 856
Kansas951,644 49.87 956,473 50.13 1,908,117 2.31 2,688,418 1,004,659 1,053,830 2,058,489 710 927
Kentucky1,339,861 49.73 1,354,608 50.27 2,694,469 1.61 4,041,769 1,522,906 1,638,377 3,161,283 667 852
Louisiana1,344,217 48.72 1,414,903 51.28 2,759,120 1.40 4,468,976 1,614,110 1,780,744 3,394,854 617 813
Maine 1/455,494 49.50 464,741 50.50 920,235 1.49 1,274,923 484,512 525,761 1,010,273 722 911
Maryland1,634,616 48.33 1,747,835 51.67 3,382,451 1.30 5,296,486 1,938,497 2,146,845 4,085,342 639 828
Massachusetts2,250,493 50.13 2,239,202 49.87 4,489,695 1.22 6,349,097 2,371,315 2,636,692 5,008,007 707 897
Michigan3,439,223 49.66 3,486,023 50.34 6,925,246 1.38 9,938,444 3,688,521 3,939,649 7,628,170 697 908
Minnesota1,494,353 50.81 1,446,436 49.19 2,940,789 1.12 4,919,479 1,852,801 1,930,016 3,782,817 598 777
Mississippi944,759 47.06 1,062,987 52.94 2,007,746 1.52 2,844,658 1,024,133 1,136,032 2,160,165 706 929
Missouri1,901,549 49.31 1,954,722 50.69 3,856,271 1.42 5,595,211 2,073,232 2,218,943 4,292,175 689 898
Montana 345,518 50.89 333,381 49.11 678,899 1.45 902,195 346,292 355,131 701,423 752 968
Nebraska599,019 50.12 596,200 49.88 1,195,219 1.40 1,711,263 640,684 674,290 1,314,974 698 909
Nevada 1/715,636 52.21 655,007 47.79 1,370,643 2.09 1,998,257 781,710 756,186 1,537,896 686 891
New Hampshire468,289 50.37 461,341 49.63 929,630 1.39 1,235,786 466,673 493,920 960,593 752 968
New Jersey2,809,882 49.69 2,845,091 50.31 5,654,973 1.27 8,414,350 3,126,179 3,419,292 6,545,471 672 864
New Mexico 617,200 49.81 621,843 50.19 1,239,043 1.70 1,819,046 665,829 704,305 1,370,134 681 904
New York5,706,569 52.49 5,164,775 47.51 10,871,344 1.45 18,976,457 7,007,724 7,789,560 14,797,284 573 735
North Carolina2,832,153 49.77 2,858,341 50.23 5,690,494 1.52 8,049,313 3,042,682 3,248,500 6,291,182 707 905
North Dakota231,698 50.49 227,246 49.51 458,944 1.35 642,200 248,657 253,519 502,176 715 914
Ohio4,039,082 49.22 4,166,442 50.78 8,205,524 1.22 11,353,140 4,200,788 4,588,742 8,789,530 723 934
Oklahoma1,126,475 49.08 1,168,561 50.92 2,295,036 1.45 3,450,654 1,293,728 1,372,238 2,665,966 665 861
Oregon1,256,550 50.36 1,238,509 49.64 2,495,059 1.62 3,421,399 1,313,218 1,360,065 2,673,283 729 933
Pennsylvania4,130,274 50.19 4,099,216 49.81 8,229,490 1.36 12,281,054 4,603,170 5,090,817 9,693,987 670 849
Rhode Island 308,689 47.20 345,346 52.80 654,035 1.21 1,048,319 390,321 437,153 827,474 624 790
South Carolina1,377,902 48.47 1,464,651 51.53 2,842,553 1.48 4,012,012 1,490,047 1,625,083 3,115,130 709 912
South Dakota271,257 49.88 272,560 50.12 543,817 1.43 754,844 283,447 293,944 577,391 720 942
Tennessee 1/2,086,924 49.09 2,164,304 50.91 4,251,228 1.49 5,689,283 2,132,142 2,313,845 4,445,987 747 956
Texas6,829,674 50.73 6,632,349 49.27 13,462,023 1.77 20,851,820 7,676,918 7,941,179 15,618,097 646 862
Utah737,915 50.43 725,451 49.57 1,463,366 1.69 2,233,169 792,562 805,969 1,598,531 655 915
Vermont256,044 50.59 250,041 49.41 506,085 1.71 608,827 231,740 247,525 479,265 831 1,056
Virginia2,383,960 49.29 2,453,033 50.71 4,836,993 1.25 7,078,515 2,680,347 2,849,089 5,529,436 683 875
Washington2,107,849 50.74 2,046,652 49.26 4,154,501 1.44 5,894,121 2,246,345 2,306,286 4,552,631 705 913
West Virginia677,409 50.28 669,798 49.72 1,347,207 1.69 1,808,344 697,861 757,509 1,455,370 745 926
Wisconsin 2/1,894,416 50.24 1,876,038 49.76 3,770,453 1.49 5,363,675 2,030,613 2,125,996 4,156,609 703 907
Wyoming 2/189,446 51.10 181,295 48.90 370,740 1.72 493,782 190,881 191,001 381,882 751 971
Total95,796,069 50.25 94,828,953 49.75 190,625,023 1.43 281,421,906 105,134,229 111,975,136 217,109,365 677 878

1/ Age and/or sex segregation estimated by FHWA.

2/ Licensed drivers estimated by FHWA.

3/ Source: Bureau of the Census.


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