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Office of Policy & Governmental Affairs

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Office of Highway Policy Information

The Office of Highway Policy Information (HPPI) gathers, analyzes, and compiles highway data and provides statistical reports across a broad spectrum of topics, ranging from motor fuel and finance to travel trends and system conditions.

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Roads

Length, ownership, functional system, lane-mile, and traffic volume.

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Travel

Distances traveled by type of vehicle, road category, state, and destination.

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Vehicles

Registered vehicles by State, Vehicle Type, and ownership.

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Drivers

Licensed drivers by state, population, age, and sex.

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Motor Fuel

Distribution and consumption, fuel type, and taxation.

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Highway Finance

Highway program revenues, apportionments, obligations, expenditures, and debt obligations.

Featured Data Programs

Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS)
Operational characteristics of our nation’s highways

National Household Travel Survey (NHTS)
Travel behavior, changes, and demographic relationships

Travel Monitoring Analysis System (TMAS)
Traffic volume, vehicle classification, and truck weight

500-Series Highway Data
Highway infrastructure funding activities, fuel use, and highway system users and motor vehicles weight

Highlighted Resources

Highway Statistics Series
Annual reports of statistical information

Traffic Volume Trends (TVT)
Monthly traffic counts by state

Monthly Motor Fuel Reports (MMFR)
Motor fuel use by state

Factoids

Factoids are published weekly on FHWA Social Media


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