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Highway Statistics 2002 - LICENSED DRIVERS BY SEX AND RATIO TO POPULATION - 2002 - Table DL-1C
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LICENSED DRIVERS BY SEX AND RATIO TO POPULATION - 2002

OCTOBER 2003Table DL-1C
STATELICENSED DRIVERSRATIO--LICENSED
DRIVERS/PRIVATE
AND COMMERCIAL
MOTOR
VEHICLES
REGISTERED
POPULATION 2/DRIVERS
MALE DRIVERSPERCENT MALE DRIVERS OF TOTALFEMALE DRIVERSPERCENT FEMALE DRIVERS OF TOTALTOTAL DRIVERSTOTAL RESIDENTDRIVING AGE (16 AND OVER) PER 1,000 TOTAL RESIDENT POPULATIONPER 1,000 DRIVING AGE POPULATION
MALEFEMALETOTAL
Alabama1,770,24049.481,807,74650.523,577,9860.824,486,5081,666,9891,839,2073,506,1967971,020
Alaska 1/256,40653.39223,88946.61480,2950.79643,786246,390228,400474,7907461,012
Arizona1,859,19550.681,809,13149.323,668,3260.945,456,4532,048,8322,084,6154,133,447672887
Arkansas 1/986,36850.20978,64049.801,965,0081.062,710,0791,017,6351,092,8192,110,454725931
California11,609,40051.8410,785,40048.1622,394,8000.7735,116,03313,188,95213,475,14326,664,095638840
Colorado 1/1,591,82350.281,573,99249.723,165,8151.504,506,5421,745,5231,737,4463,482,969702909
Connecticut1,331,11749.811,341,02850.192,672,1450.933,460,5031,280,9111,400,7702,681,681772996
Delaware280,39548.93292,62651.07573,0210.87807,385306,216333,030639,246710896
Dist. of Col.153,12449.50156,22550.50309,3491.37570,898218,334250,871469,205542659
Florida6,445,30650.586,298,74949.4212,744,0550.9316,713,1496,406,3036,860,28913,266,592763961
Georgia2,875,26147.823,137,58652.186,012,8470.808,560,3103,182,0633,350,9286,532,991702920
Hawaii430,13552.80384,53347.20814,6680.931,244,898488,892492,735981,627654830
Idaho450,13349.63456,89650.37907,0290.671,341,131504,341509,9991,014,340676894
Illinois 1/3,995,20049.734,038,19950.278,033,3990.8512,600,6204,694,9275,006,1259,701,052638828
Indiana 2/2,186,59851.802,034,52548.204,221,1230.766,159,0682,298,9102,442,6574,741,567685890
Iowa981,58049.261,011,22350.741,992,8030.612,936,7601,127,9031,196,2892,324,192679857
Kansas964,46049.83970,90150.171,935,3610.842,715,8841,027,8581,073,8752,101,733713921
Kentucky 1/1,377,83749.691,394,83750.312,772,6740.784,092,8911,579,7051,691,1323,270,837677848
Louisiana1,572,35949.631,595,87950.373,168,2380.884,482,6461,638,4981,799,3893,437,887707922
Maine 1/468,94949.43479,79950.57948,7481.001,294,464505,939546,4211,052,360733902
Maryland1,704,16048.371,819,15151.633,523,3110.925,458,1372,011,6572,218,7904,230,447646833
Massachusetts2,374,52650.672,311,89049.334,686,4160.886,427,8012,437,1812,691,6685,128,849729914
Michigan3,485,87549.623,539,48250.387,025,3570.8410,050,4463,767,6114,005,7787,773,389699904
Minnesota1,520,30250.731,476,75649.272,997,0580.675,019,7201,923,2571,996,4783,919,735597765
Mississippi899,77748.34961,71951.661,861,4960.972,871,7821,045,2231,153,1292,198,352648847
Missouri1,934,31649.201,997,13250.803,931,4480.945,672,5792,131,3892,309,2514,440,640693885
Montana353,48550.88341,25849.12694,7430.67909,453356,755365,252722,007764962
Nebraska641,19550.28634,01149.721,275,2060.791,729,180655,738686,8471,342,585737950
Nevada762,99752.23697,90647.771,460,9031.192,173,491842,530815,5211,658,051672881
New Hampshire480,55150.32474,35949.68954,9100.851,275,056488,552515,1411,003,693749951
New Jersey2,831,81249.582,879,98250.425,711,7940.878,590,3003,202,3673,487,9316,690,298665854
New Mexico616,92549.60626,96950.401,243,8940.831,855,059687,972725,9761,413,948671880
New York5,711,70752.335,202,14347.6710,913,8501.0719,157,5327,152,8127,901,86715,054,679570725
North Carolina2,975,53850.072,967,75049.935,943,2880.988,320,1463,134,8233,333,5096,468,332714919
North Dakota232,37650.40228,71449.60461,0900.67634,110251,152255,612506,764727910
Ohio3,754,89548.723,952,97551.287,707,8700.7511,421,2674,249,3254,620,2768,869,601675869
Oklahoma1,131,96848.701,192,47451.302,324,4420.783,493,7141,324,8331,398,1012,722,934665854
Oregon1,296,00050.561,267,52949.442,563,5290.853,521,5151,360,4371,404,4792,764,916728927
Pennsylvania4,163,89950.024,159,84249.988,323,7410.8912,335,0914,673,9075,137,7409,811,647675848
Rhode Island357,03849.55363,51250.45720,5500.941,069,725406,292451,559857,851674840
South Carolina1,507,71751.651,411,24048.352,918,9570.934,107,1831,551,9681,688,4293,240,397711901
South Dakota272,67349.90273,71350.10546,3860.69761,063290,434299,747590,181718926
Tennessee 1/2,063,68749.072,142,24650.934,205,9330.905,797,2892,186,0802,363,4614,549,541725924
Texas6,389,80448.466,794,82551.5413,184,6290.9221,779,8938,048,7958,296,11916,344,914605807
Utah773,16350.54756,77149.461,529,9340.842,316,256834,686846,2571,680,943661910
Vermont267,24450.48262,20949.52529,4531.01616,592239,779255,330495,1098591,069
Virginia2,547,26349.382,610,96950.625,158,2320.837,293,5422,772,9232,938,5435,711,466707903
Washington2,255,46651.482,125,95148.524,381,4170.836,068,9962,337,3922,394,2474,731,639722926
West Virginia648,47048.94676,55951.061,325,0290.941,801,873702,100758,2091,460,309735907
Wisconsin1,765,98250.031,763,73849.973,529,7200.795,441,1962,088,6102,179,1674,267,777649827
Wyoming154,76651.02148,59148.98303,3570.52498,703196,437196,482392,919608772
Total97,461,46350.1696,834,17049.84194,295,6330.86288,368,698108,528,138115,103,036223,631,174674869

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

2/ Licensed drivers estimated by FHWA.

3/ Sorce: Bureau of the Census.


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