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Highway Statistics 2002 | OHPI > Highway Statistics > 2002 > Driver Licensing > Table DL-1C |
OCTOBER 2003 | Table DL-1C |
STATE | LICENSED DRIVERS | RATIO--LICENSED DRIVERS/PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES REGISTERED | POPULATION 2/ | DRIVERS | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
Alabama | 1,770,240 | 49.48 | 1,807,746 | 50.52 | 3,577,986 | 0.82 | 4,486,508 | 1,666,989 | 1,839,207 | 3,506,196 | 797 | 1,020 |
Alaska 1/ | 256,406 | 53.39 | 223,889 | 46.61 | 480,295 | 0.79 | 643,786 | 246,390 | 228,400 | 474,790 | 746 | 1,012 |
Arizona | 1,859,195 | 50.68 | 1,809,131 | 49.32 | 3,668,326 | 0.94 | 5,456,453 | 2,048,832 | 2,084,615 | 4,133,447 | 672 | 887 |
Arkansas 1/ | 986,368 | 50.20 | 978,640 | 49.80 | 1,965,008 | 1.06 | 2,710,079 | 1,017,635 | 1,092,819 | 2,110,454 | 725 | 931 |
California | 11,609,400 | 51.84 | 10,785,400 | 48.16 | 22,394,800 | 0.77 | 35,116,033 | 13,188,952 | 13,475,143 | 26,664,095 | 638 | 840 |
Colorado 1/ | 1,591,823 | 50.28 | 1,573,992 | 49.72 | 3,165,815 | 1.50 | 4,506,542 | 1,745,523 | 1,737,446 | 3,482,969 | 702 | 909 |
Connecticut | 1,331,117 | 49.81 | 1,341,028 | 50.19 | 2,672,145 | 0.93 | 3,460,503 | 1,280,911 | 1,400,770 | 2,681,681 | 772 | 996 |
Delaware | 280,395 | 48.93 | 292,626 | 51.07 | 573,021 | 0.87 | 807,385 | 306,216 | 333,030 | 639,246 | 710 | 896 |
Dist. of Col. | 153,124 | 49.50 | 156,225 | 50.50 | 309,349 | 1.37 | 570,898 | 218,334 | 250,871 | 469,205 | 542 | 659 |
Florida | 6,445,306 | 50.58 | 6,298,749 | 49.42 | 12,744,055 | 0.93 | 16,713,149 | 6,406,303 | 6,860,289 | 13,266,592 | 763 | 961 |
Georgia | 2,875,261 | 47.82 | 3,137,586 | 52.18 | 6,012,847 | 0.80 | 8,560,310 | 3,182,063 | 3,350,928 | 6,532,991 | 702 | 920 |
Hawaii | 430,135 | 52.80 | 384,533 | 47.20 | 814,668 | 0.93 | 1,244,898 | 488,892 | 492,735 | 981,627 | 654 | 830 |
Idaho | 450,133 | 49.63 | 456,896 | 50.37 | 907,029 | 0.67 | 1,341,131 | 504,341 | 509,999 | 1,014,340 | 676 | 894 |
Illinois 1/ | 3,995,200 | 49.73 | 4,038,199 | 50.27 | 8,033,399 | 0.85 | 12,600,620 | 4,694,927 | 5,006,125 | 9,701,052 | 638 | 828 |
Indiana 2/ | 2,186,598 | 51.80 | 2,034,525 | 48.20 | 4,221,123 | 0.76 | 6,159,068 | 2,298,910 | 2,442,657 | 4,741,567 | 685 | 890 |
Iowa | 981,580 | 49.26 | 1,011,223 | 50.74 | 1,992,803 | 0.61 | 2,936,760 | 1,127,903 | 1,196,289 | 2,324,192 | 679 | 857 |
Kansas | 964,460 | 49.83 | 970,901 | 50.17 | 1,935,361 | 0.84 | 2,715,884 | 1,027,858 | 1,073,875 | 2,101,733 | 713 | 921 |
Kentucky 1/ | 1,377,837 | 49.69 | 1,394,837 | 50.31 | 2,772,674 | 0.78 | 4,092,891 | 1,579,705 | 1,691,132 | 3,270,837 | 677 | 848 |
Louisiana | 1,572,359 | 49.63 | 1,595,879 | 50.37 | 3,168,238 | 0.88 | 4,482,646 | 1,638,498 | 1,799,389 | 3,437,887 | 707 | 922 |
Maine 1/ | 468,949 | 49.43 | 479,799 | 50.57 | 948,748 | 1.00 | 1,294,464 | 505,939 | 546,421 | 1,052,360 | 733 | 902 |
Maryland | 1,704,160 | 48.37 | 1,819,151 | 51.63 | 3,523,311 | 0.92 | 5,458,137 | 2,011,657 | 2,218,790 | 4,230,447 | 646 | 833 |
Massachusetts | 2,374,526 | 50.67 | 2,311,890 | 49.33 | 4,686,416 | 0.88 | 6,427,801 | 2,437,181 | 2,691,668 | 5,128,849 | 729 | 914 |
Michigan | 3,485,875 | 49.62 | 3,539,482 | 50.38 | 7,025,357 | 0.84 | 10,050,446 | 3,767,611 | 4,005,778 | 7,773,389 | 699 | 904 |
Minnesota | 1,520,302 | 50.73 | 1,476,756 | 49.27 | 2,997,058 | 0.67 | 5,019,720 | 1,923,257 | 1,996,478 | 3,919,735 | 597 | 765 |
Mississippi | 899,777 | 48.34 | 961,719 | 51.66 | 1,861,496 | 0.97 | 2,871,782 | 1,045,223 | 1,153,129 | 2,198,352 | 648 | 847 |
Missouri | 1,934,316 | 49.20 | 1,997,132 | 50.80 | 3,931,448 | 0.94 | 5,672,579 | 2,131,389 | 2,309,251 | 4,440,640 | 693 | 885 |
Montana | 353,485 | 50.88 | 341,258 | 49.12 | 694,743 | 0.67 | 909,453 | 356,755 | 365,252 | 722,007 | 764 | 962 |
Nebraska | 641,195 | 50.28 | 634,011 | 49.72 | 1,275,206 | 0.79 | 1,729,180 | 655,738 | 686,847 | 1,342,585 | 737 | 950 |
Nevada | 762,997 | 52.23 | 697,906 | 47.77 | 1,460,903 | 1.19 | 2,173,491 | 842,530 | 815,521 | 1,658,051 | 672 | 881 |
New Hampshire | 480,551 | 50.32 | 474,359 | 49.68 | 954,910 | 0.85 | 1,275,056 | 488,552 | 515,141 | 1,003,693 | 749 | 951 |
New Jersey | 2,831,812 | 49.58 | 2,879,982 | 50.42 | 5,711,794 | 0.87 | 8,590,300 | 3,202,367 | 3,487,931 | 6,690,298 | 665 | 854 |
New Mexico | 616,925 | 49.60 | 626,969 | 50.40 | 1,243,894 | 0.83 | 1,855,059 | 687,972 | 725,976 | 1,413,948 | 671 | 880 |
New York | 5,711,707 | 52.33 | 5,202,143 | 47.67 | 10,913,850 | 1.07 | 19,157,532 | 7,152,812 | 7,901,867 | 15,054,679 | 570 | 725 |
North Carolina | 2,975,538 | 50.07 | 2,967,750 | 49.93 | 5,943,288 | 0.98 | 8,320,146 | 3,134,823 | 3,333,509 | 6,468,332 | 714 | 919 |
North Dakota | 232,376 | 50.40 | 228,714 | 49.60 | 461,090 | 0.67 | 634,110 | 251,152 | 255,612 | 506,764 | 727 | 910 |
Ohio | 3,754,895 | 48.72 | 3,952,975 | 51.28 | 7,707,870 | 0.75 | 11,421,267 | 4,249,325 | 4,620,276 | 8,869,601 | 675 | 869 |
Oklahoma | 1,131,968 | 48.70 | 1,192,474 | 51.30 | 2,324,442 | 0.78 | 3,493,714 | 1,324,833 | 1,398,101 | 2,722,934 | 665 | 854 |
Oregon | 1,296,000 | 50.56 | 1,267,529 | 49.44 | 2,563,529 | 0.85 | 3,521,515 | 1,360,437 | 1,404,479 | 2,764,916 | 728 | 927 |
Pennsylvania | 4,163,899 | 50.02 | 4,159,842 | 49.98 | 8,323,741 | 0.89 | 12,335,091 | 4,673,907 | 5,137,740 | 9,811,647 | 675 | 848 |
Rhode Island | 357,038 | 49.55 | 363,512 | 50.45 | 720,550 | 0.94 | 1,069,725 | 406,292 | 451,559 | 857,851 | 674 | 840 |
South Carolina | 1,507,717 | 51.65 | 1,411,240 | 48.35 | 2,918,957 | 0.93 | 4,107,183 | 1,551,968 | 1,688,429 | 3,240,397 | 711 | 901 |
South Dakota | 272,673 | 49.90 | 273,713 | 50.10 | 546,386 | 0.69 | 761,063 | 290,434 | 299,747 | 590,181 | 718 | 926 |
Tennessee 1/ | 2,063,687 | 49.07 | 2,142,246 | 50.93 | 4,205,933 | 0.90 | 5,797,289 | 2,186,080 | 2,363,461 | 4,549,541 | 725 | 924 |
Texas | 6,389,804 | 48.46 | 6,794,825 | 51.54 | 13,184,629 | 0.92 | 21,779,893 | 8,048,795 | 8,296,119 | 16,344,914 | 605 | 807 |
Utah | 773,163 | 50.54 | 756,771 | 49.46 | 1,529,934 | 0.84 | 2,316,256 | 834,686 | 846,257 | 1,680,943 | 661 | 910 |
Vermont | 267,244 | 50.48 | 262,209 | 49.52 | 529,453 | 1.01 | 616,592 | 239,779 | 255,330 | 495,109 | 859 | 1,069 |
Virginia | 2,547,263 | 49.38 | 2,610,969 | 50.62 | 5,158,232 | 0.83 | 7,293,542 | 2,772,923 | 2,938,543 | 5,711,466 | 707 | 903 |
Washington | 2,255,466 | 51.48 | 2,125,951 | 48.52 | 4,381,417 | 0.83 | 6,068,996 | 2,337,392 | 2,394,247 | 4,731,639 | 722 | 926 |
West Virginia | 648,470 | 48.94 | 676,559 | 51.06 | 1,325,029 | 0.94 | 1,801,873 | 702,100 | 758,209 | 1,460,309 | 735 | 907 |
Wisconsin | 1,765,982 | 50.03 | 1,763,738 | 49.97 | 3,529,720 | 0.79 | 5,441,196 | 2,088,610 | 2,179,167 | 4,267,777 | 649 | 827 |
Wyoming | 154,766 | 51.02 | 148,591 | 48.98 | 303,357 | 0.52 | 498,703 | 196,437 | 196,482 | 392,919 | 608 | 772 |
Total | 97,461,463 | 50.16 | 96,834,170 | 49.84 | 194,295,633 | 0.86 | 288,368,698 | 108,528,138 | 115,103,036 | 223,631,174 | 674 | 869 |
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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