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LICENSED DRIVERS BY SEX AND RATIO TO POPULATION - 2001

OCTOBER 2002

Table 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 DRIVERS	PERCENT MALE DRIVERS OF TOTAL	FEMALE DRIVERS	PERCENT FEMALE DRIVERS OF TOTAL	TOTAL DRIVERS		TOTAL RESIDENT	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL	PER 1,000 TOTAL RESIDENT POPULATION	PER 1,000 DRIVING AGE POPULATION
Alabama	1,764,668	49.57	1,795,229	50.43	3,559,897	0.85	4,447,100	1,636,283	1,815,303	3,451,586	800	1,031
Alaska 1/	252,742	53.52	219,469	46.48	472,211	0.81	626,932	237,361	220,367	457,728	753	1,032
Arizona	1,799,855	50.69	1,750,512	49.31	3,550,367	0.90	5,130,632	1,934,465	1,973,061	3,907,526	692	909
Arkansas 1/	971,652	49.53	990,231	50.47	1,961,883	1.07	2,673,400	996,658	1,075,964	2,072,622	734	947
California	11,208,831	51.84	10,414,962	48.16	21,623,793	0.76	33,871,648	12,637,946	12,961,329	25,599,275	638	845
Colorado 1/	1,706,950	51.92	1,580,972	48.08	3,287,922	0.71	4,301,261	1,663,704	1,658,751	3,322,455	764	990
Connecticut	1,323,582	49.94	1,326,792	50.06	2,650,374	0.92	3,405,565	1,263,297	1,388,155	2,651,452	778	1,000
Delaware	276,236	48.97	287,863	51.03	564,099	0.88	783,600	291,666	318,603	610,269	720	924
Dist. of Col.	166,835	50.85	161,259	49.15	328,094	1.38	572,059	217,195	251,380	468,575	574	700
Florida	6,426,781	50.43	6,316,622	49.57	12,743,403	0.91	15,982,378	6,136,241	6,605,580	12,741,821	797	1,000
Georgia	2,789,644	47.82	3,044,158	52.18	5,833,802	0.81	8,186,453	3,036,726	3,213,982	6,250,708	713	933
Hawaii	415,555	52.75	372,265	47.25	787,820	0.92	1,211,537	473,683	475,501	949,184	650	830
Idaho	444,384	49.56	452,282	50.44	896,666	0.69	1,293,953	481,873	487,293	969,166	693	925
Illinois 1/	3,883,203	49.72	3,926,297	50.28	7,809,500	0.80	12,419,293	4,601,907	4,928,420	9,530,327	629	819
Indiana 2/	2,128,936	51.71	1,987,988	48.29	4,116,924	0.74	6,080,485	2,265,602	2,416,790	4,682,392	677	879
Iowa	971,450	49.09	1,007,298	50.91	1,978,748	0.61	2,926,324	1,104,378	1,176,624	2,281,002	676	867
Kansas	931,694	49.79	939,607	50.21	1,871,301	0.81	2,688,418	1,004,659	1,053,830	2,058,489	696	909
Kentucky 1/	1,371,454	49.75	1,385,180	50.25	2,756,634	0.77	4,041,769	1,522,906	1,638,377	3,161,283	682	872
Louisiana	1,324,921	48.74	1,393,288	51.26	2,718,209	0.77	4,468,976	1,614,110	1,780,744	3,394,854	608	801
Maine 1/	471,073	49.98	471,483	50.02	942,556	0.94	1,274,923	484,512	525,761	1,010,273	739	933
Maryland	1,670,738	48.40	1,781,228	51.60	3,451,966	0.89	5,296,486	1,938,497	2,146,845	4,085,342	652	845
Massachusetts	2,313,522	50.18	2,297,144	49.82	4,610,666	0.90	6,349,097	2,371,315	2,636,692	5,008,007	726	921
Michigan	3,463,984	49.65	3,512,998	50.35	6,976,982	0.84	9,938,444	3,688,521	3,939,649	7,628,170	702	915
Minnesota	1,502,582	50.74	1,458,654	49.26	2,961,236	0.66	4,919,479	1,852,801	1,930,016	3,782,817	602	783
Mississippi	901,311	48.47	958,176	51.53	1,859,487	0.97	2,844,658	1,024,133	1,136,032	2,160,165	654	861
Missouri	1,901,892	49.24	1,960,408	50.76	3,862,300	0.92	5,595,211	2,073,232	2,218,943	4,292,175	690	900
Montana	347,478	50.85	335,873	49.15	683,351	0.68	902,195	346,292	355,131	701,423	757	974
Nebraska	635,632	50.16	631,652	49.84	1,267,284	0.79	1,711,263	640,684	674,290	1,314,974	741	964
Nevada 1/	739,317	52.04	681,397	47.96	1,420,714	1.13	1,998,257	781,710	756,186	1,537,896	711	924
New Hampshire	474,228	50.35	467,601	49.65	941,829	0.87	1,235,786	466,673	493,920	960,593	762	980
New Jersey	2,837,727	49.65	2,877,362	50.35	5,715,089	0.89	8,414,350	3,126,179	3,419,292	6,545,471	679	873
New Mexico	611,752	49.67	619,949	50.33	1,231,701	0.89	1,819,046	665,829	704,305	1,370,134	677	899
New York	5,784,348	52.51	5,230,457	47.49	11,014,805	1.10	18,976,457	7,007,724	7,789,560	14,797,284	580	744
North Carolina	2,941,445	49.99	2,943,206	50.01	5,884,651	0.97	8,049,313	3,042,682	3,248,500	6,291,182	731	935
North Dakota	229,773	50.40	226,148	49.60	455,921	0.66	642,200	248,657	253,519	502,176	710	908
Ohio	3,780,028	48.86	3,956,087	51.14	7,736,115	0.74	11,353,140	4,200,788	4,588,742	8,789,530	681	880
Oklahoma	1,000,297	46.05	1,172,097	53.95	2,172,394	0.68	3,450,654	1,293,728	1,372,238	2,665,966	630	815
Oregon	1,280,234	50.51	1,254,230	49.49	2,534,464	0.85	3,421,399	1,313,218	1,360,065	2,673,283	741	948
Pennsylvania	4,125,862	50.16	4,100,340	49.84	8,226,202	0.87	12,281,054	4,603,170	5,090,817	9,693,987	670	849
Rhode Island	311,561	47.18	348,874	52.82	660,435	0.88	1,048,319	390,321	437,153	827,474	630	798
South Carolina	1,379,822	48.42	1,470,063	51.58	2,849,885	0.92	4,012,012	1,490,047	1,625,083	3,115,130	710	915
South Dakota	271,988	49.91	273,009	50.09	544,997	0.70	754,844	283,447	293,944	577,391	722	944
Tennessee 1/	2,055,756	49.08	2,132,561	50.92	4,188,317	0.83	5,689,283	2,132,142	2,313,845	4,445,987	736	942
Texas	6,329,972	48.52	6,715,755	51.48	13,045,727	0.93	20,851,820	7,676,918	7,941,179	15,618,097	626	835
Utah	755,248	50.49	740,639	49.51	1,495,887	0.87	2,233,169	792,562	805,969	1,598,531	670	936
Vermont	260,480	50.54	254,868	49.46	515,348	0.99	608,827	231,740	247,525	479,265	846	1,075
Virginia	2,429,831	49.38	2,490,922	50.62	4,920,753	0.81	7,078,515	2,680,347	2,849,089	5,529,436	695	890
Washington	2,151,458	50.77	2,086,387	49.23	4,237,845	0.83	5,894,121	2,246,345	2,306,286	4,552,631	719	931
West Virginia	643,172	48.84	673,783	51.16	1,316,955	0.94	1,808,344	697,861	757,509	1,455,370	728	905
Wisconsin	1,840,519	50.18	1,826,978	49.82	3,667,497	0.83	5,363,675	2,030,613	2,125,996	4,156,609	684	882
Wyoming	189,842	51.21	180,871	48.79	370,713	0.67	493,782	190,881	191,001	381,882	751	971
Total	95,792,245	50.08	95,483,474	49.92	191,275,719	0.84	281,421,906	105,134,229	111,975,136	217,109,365	680	881

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

2/ Licensed drivers estimated by FHWA.

3/ Source: Bureau of the Census. The 2001 data unavailable; used 2000 data.

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