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SELECTED MEASURES FOR IDENTIFYING PEER STATES

OCTOBER 2006 (MILLIONS) Table PS-1
Sheet 1 of 2
STATE GENERAL MEASURES TRAVEL MEASURES
2004 NET LAND AREA 1/
(SQUARE MILES)
2004 POPULATION 1/ 2003 PERSONAL
INCOME 2/
2001 GROSS
STATE PRODUCT 2/
ANNUAL VEHICLE-MILES OF TRAVEL (MILLIONS) LANE-MILES
RURAL URBAN PERCENT
URBAN
RURAL
(1,000)
URBAN
(1,000)
PERCENT
URBAN
TOTAL PER
SQUARE
MILE
AMOUNT
(BILLIONS OF DOLLARS)
PER
CAPITA
AMOUNT
(BILLIONS OF DOLLARS)
PER
CAPITA
RURAL URBAN TOTAL
PER
CAPITA
RURAL URBAN
ANNUAL
VMT
PERCENT
TRUCKS 3/
ANNUAL
VMT
PERCENT
TRUCKS 3/
Alabama 47,545 3,199 6.3 2,105 2,485 54.1 90 126 27,795 139 30,613 29,409 12.1% 30,252 6.6% 12,998 151,993 47,100
Alaska 570,954 997 0.2 250 407 61.9 1 23 34,454 34 51,502 2,466 13.4% 2,569 5.6% 7,664 24,217 4,906
Arizona 111,063 2,572 2.3 1,052 4,887 82.3 52 163 28,442 200 34,785 17,494 22.0% 42,305 11.4% 10,069 77,080 51,491
Arkansas 51,260 808 1.6 1,449 1,330 47.9 53 71 25,725 80 29,111 20,074 17.4% 11,898 8.6% 11,505 177,652 23,592
California 144,632 11,327 7.3 4,800 36,279 88.3 263 1,257 35,019 1,544 43,073 62,542 14.7% 266,725 5.9% 8,015 175,726 203,631
Colorado 101,252 2,466 2.4 1,088 3,577 76.7 45 166 36,063 200 43,451 14,961 11.9% 33,001 4.8% 10,281 139,872 42,110
Connecticut 2,773 2,072 42.8 385 3,118 89.0 723 159 45,398 187 53,469 3,960 7.5% 27,715 5.9% 9,042 12,517 32,689
Delaware 1,625 329 16.8 191 653 77.4 432 30 35,861 55 65,657 2,814 10.3% 6,694 8.6% 11,265 6,717 6,505
Dist. of Columbia - 61 100.0 - 551 100.0 9,033 29 51,803 75 135,797 - - 3,713 5.9% 6,739 - 3,529
Florida 44,389 9,538 17.7 2,102 15,816 88.3 332 547 31,455 595 34,197 36,887 14.4% 164,644 7.9% 11,247 83,353 180,734
Georgia 48,241 9,665 16.7 2,265 6,810 75.0 157 265 30,051 341 38,205 41,682 14.7% 71,827 7.9% 12,508 166,046 82,091
Hawaii 5,661 762 11.9 320 937 74.5 196 41 32,160 50 39,722 2,438 3.8% 7,645 2.9% 8,021 4,091 5,320
Idaho 82,081 666 0.8 624 768 55.2 17 38 27,098 43 31,073 8,935 14.0% 5,931 5.5% 10,680 86,484 10,219
Illinois 50,111 5,473 9.8 2,829 9,885 77.7 229 437 34,351 529 41,607 30,383 17.3% 77,323 8.0% 8,471 204,299 86,220
Indiana 33,774 2,093 5.8 2,096 3,449 62.2 155 188 30,094 227 36,500 37,058 16.9% 34,741 9.7% 12,948 152,414 45,359
Iowa 54,718 1,151 2.1 1,185 1,792 60.2 53 90 30,560 114 38,697 18,732 12.9% 12,328 6.8% 10,433 209,410 25,316
Kansas 80,570 1,245 1.5 805 1,758 68.6 31 84 30,811 99 36,248 14,202 16.1% 15,419 5.0% 11,557 249,657 26,458
Kentucky 38,248 1,480 3.7 1,867 2,305 55.2 105 115 27,709 135 32,694 27,321 16.5% 20,145 9.9% 11,377 135,023 27,033
Louisiana 40,121 3,441 7.9 1,331 3,137 70.2 103 125 27,581 152 33,726 19,463 16.2% 25,516 11.1% 10,067 92,908 35,286
Maine 30,276 586 1.9 776 545 41.3 43 40 30,566 43 32,912 10,750 8.4% 4,175 6.8% 11,298 40,336 6,316
Maryland 7,972 1,802 18.4 763 4,837 86.4 573 218 39,247 227 40,730 14,489 12.4% 41,830 7.0% 10,057 29,107 38,883
Massachusetts 3,989 3,851 49.1 561 5,838 91.2 816 268 41,801 318 49,581 4,239 5.3% 51,219 4.5% 8,667 16,219 59,596
Michigan 52,294 4,510 7.9 2,561 7,557 74.7 178 323 31,954 373 36,891 31,907 9.4% 72,145 5.9% 10,284 174,789 80,565
Minnesota 77,024 2,586 3.2 1,576 3,570 69.4 65 183 35,861 226 44,270 27,867 9.0% 29,037 5.4% 11,058 234,665 36,579
Mississippi 44,899 2,008 4.3 1,644 1,286 43.9 62 72 24,650 76 26,271 24,594 14.5% 17,592 9.9% 14,398 130,578 23,310
Missouri 66,631 2,255 3.3 2,122 3,752 63.9 85 176 30,608 203 35,282 30,540 16.0% 38,214 9.0% 11,705 217,006 42,591
Montana 145,232 320 0.2 493 443 47.3 6 25 26,857 28 29,885 8,562 12.1% 2,564 4.1% 11,887 135,697 5,857
Nebraska 76,354 518 0.7 672 1,107 62.2 23 55 31,339 68 38,846 11,457 18.1% 7,834 4.6% 10,844 176,350 13,295
Nevada 108,599 1,227 1.1 992 1,746 63.8 25 78 33,405 99 42,596 5,635 19.3% 15,141 3.9% 7,588 56,602 16,015
New Hampshire 8,250 718 8.0 659 656 49.9 147 48 37,040 52 40,100 5,948 8.8% 7,481 7.5% 10,212 22,138 9,974
New Jersey 3,616 3,801 51.2 456 8,262 94.8 1,175 360 41,332 416 47,885 7,074 10.1% 66,745 7.9% 8,467 15,095 68,781
New Mexico 120,622 734 0.6 767 1,205 61.1 16 50 26,191 61 32,023 13,177 23.7% 10,789 9.3% 12,153 115,409 18,225
New York 10/ 41,751 5,463 11.6 3,333 15,825 82.6 406 735 38,228 900 46,661 39,322 10.2% 98,199 4.7% 7,178 147,541 92,626
North Carolina 43,232 5,479 11.2 2,847 5,835 67.2 178 250 29,246 335 39,272 38,319 11.4% 62,949 8.4% 11,664 146,306 70,631
North Dakota 68,709 267 0.4 299 335 52.8 9 20 31,398 24 37,059 5,585 16.6% 1,985 6.3% 11,940 171,654 4,062
Ohio 35,377 5,571 13.6 2,315 9,149 79.8 280 359 31,322 418 36,529 37,127 16.4% 73,364 7.5% 9,638 164,787 100,374
Oklahoma 56,567 12,100 17.6 1,358 2,191 61.7 52 99 28,089 107 30,434 22,659 19.8% 24,360 7.4% 13,249 199,467 34,349
Oregon 94,779 1,218 1.3 976 2,665 73.2 38 108 29,971 128 35,676 15,916 15.7% 19,366 6.7% 9,690 105,476 27,473
Pennsylvania 39,370 5,447 12.2 2,822 9,608 77.3 277 414 33,348 469 37,826 38,886 15.1% 69,156 7.3% 8,692 156,108 95,323
Rhode Island 438 607 58.1 56 1,020 94.8 1,030 36 33,733 42 38,819 835 6.7% 7,465 3.9% 7,714 2,600 11,082
South Carolina 27,245 2,865 9.5 1,612 2,642 62.1 141 114 27,172 135 32,219 24,471 11.9% 24,963 7.3% 11,621 102,511 36,818
South Dakota 75,635 250 0.3 412 358 46.5 10 24 30,856 29 38,176 6,292 15.7% 2,105 7.4% 10,905 164,525 5,769
Tennessee 38,141 3,076 7.5 1,587 4,376 73.4 145 177 30,005 217 36,811 29,220 15.6% 41,594 7.5% 11,876 141,812 48,946
Texas 253,339 8,458 3.2 6,323 13,810 68.6 77 680 30,222 881 39,202 83,608 17.8% 151,562 6.4% 11,681 456,980 191,645
Utah 80,234 1,910 2.3 308 2,222 87.8 31 64 26,606 82 34,020 7,491 27.1% 17,667 10.7% 9,944 67,829 23,181
Vermont 9,015 235 2.5 387 236 37.9 67 20 32,770 22 35,597 5,879 9.3% 1,834 5.8% 12,380 26,670 2,926
Virginia 35,451 4,143 10.5 2,072 5,483 72.6 191 265 35,477 327 43,659 30,857 11.6% 49,480 4.6% 10,634 106,197 49,837
Washington 64,158 2,386 3.6 1,283 4,973 79.5 94 219 35,299 260 41,851 16,202 15.1% 39,274 7.2% 8,868 128,189 45,776
West Virginia 23,496 582 2.4 975 833 46.1 75 47 25,872 50 27,461 13,116 12.8% 7,407 12.5% 11,351 67,062 9,158
Wisconsin 52,609 1,701 3.1 2,395 3,916 62.1 116 177 32,157 212 38,471 28,501 8.5% 31,516 6.3% 9,510 187,243 48,234
Wyoming 96,570 530 0.5 206 303 59.5 5 17 34,306 24 48,050 6,591 24.7% 2,467 11.5% 17,796 51,951 5,574
U.S. Total 3,390,892 146,549 4.1 72,352 226,528 75.8 84 9,672 31,632 11,650 40,831 1,037,937 12.0% 1,951,870 5.4% 10,003 6,108,358 2,263,360
Puerto Rico 1,453 1,972 57.6 183 3,731 95.3 1,143         1,294   18,117   4,959 6,325 27,263
Grand Total 3,392,345 148,521 4.2 72,535 230,259 76.0 86         1,039,231   1,969,987   9,938 6,114,683 2,290,623
OCTOBER 2006 (MILLIONS) Table PS-1
Sheet 2 of 2
STATE STATE HIGHWAY AGENCY-OWNED ROADWAY SYSTEM MEASURES 4/
RURAL URBAN RURAL AND URBAN
MILES LANE-
MILES 6/
DVMT7/ AADT/
LANE 8/
PERCENT OF STATEWIDE
TOTAL RURAL 5/
MILES LANE-
MILES 6/
DVMT 7/ AADT/
LANE 8/
PERCENT OF STATEWIDE
TOTAL URBAN 5/
MILES LANE-
MILES 6/
DVMT 7/ AADT/
LANE 8/
PERCENT OF STATEWIDE
TOTAL 5/
MILES LANE-
MILES
DVMT MILES LANE-
MILES
DVMT MILES LANE-
MILES
DVMT
Alabama 8,859 20,871 46,520 2,229 11.9 13.7 57.7 2,096 7,196 48,096 6,684 9.7 15.3 58.0 10,955 28,067 94,616 3,371 11.4 14.1 57.9
Alaska 5,084 10,165 5,401 531 42.0 42.0 79.9 575 1,493 5,523 3,699 25.5 30.4 78.5 5,659 11,658 10,924 937 39.4 40.0 79.2
Arizona 5,844 14,589 37,831 2,593 15.8 18.9 78.9 956 3,914 43,805 11,192 4.2 7.6 37.8 6,800 18,503 81,636 4,412 11.4 14.4 49.8
Arkansas 15,070 32,372 46,308 1,431 17.2 18.2 84.2 1,374 4,293 22,430 5,225 12.6 18.2 68.8 16,444 36,665 68,738 1,875 16.7 18.2 78.5
California 11,090 28,555 127,674 4,471 13.1 16.2 74.5 4,123 22,004 376,166 17,095 4.8 10.8 51.5 15,213 50,559 503,840 9,965 9.0 13.3 55.9
Colorado 7,694 17,696 31,418 1,775 11.2 12.7 76.7 1,412 5,246 46,371 8,839 7.5 12.5 51.3 9,106 22,942 77,789 3,391 10.4 12.6 59.2
Connecticut 1,289 2,788 8,202 2,942 20.9 22.3 75.6 2,428 6,989 57,638 8,247 16.1 21.4 75.9 3,717 9,777 65,840 6,734 17.5 21.6 75.9
Delaware 3,038 6,371 7,547 1,185 94.7 94.8 97.9 2,205 5,131 17,099 3,333 76.4 78.9 93.2 5,243 11,502 24,646 2,143 86.0 87.0 94.6
Dist. of Columbia - - - - - - - 1,392 3,276 9,502 2,900 92.8 92.8 93.4 1,392 3,276 9,502 2,900 92.8 92.8 93.4
Florida 5,969 16,295 69,305 4,253 15.1 19.5 68.6 6,071 25,182 232,057 9,215 7.5 13.9 51.4 12,040 41,477 301,362 7,266 10.0 15.7 54.6
Georgia 13,950 32,637 73,229 2,244 17.3 19.7 64.1 3,980 14,366 120,232 8,369 10.8 17.5 61.1 17,930 47,003 193,461 4,116 15.2 18.9 62.2
Hawaii 567 1,159 3,849 3,321 27.9 28.3 57.6 361 1,256 11,965 9,526 15.8 23.6 57.1 928 2,415 15,814 6,548 21.5 25.7 57.2
Idaho 4,628 10,897 15,986 1,467 10.9 12.6 65.3 329 1,144 6,941 6,067 6.9 11.2 42.7 4,957 12,041 22,927 1,904 10.5 12.5 56.3
Illinois 11,323 26,036 57,618 2,213 11.3 12.7 69.2 4,780 15,797 112,497 7,121 12.4 18.3 53.1 16,103 41,833 170,115 4,067 11.6 14.4 57.6
Indiana 9/ 9,532 22,776 77,917 3,421 12.8 14.9 76.7 1,651 5,541 42,005 7,581 7.8 12.2 44.1 11,183 28,317 119,922 4,235 11.7 14.3 61.0
Iowa 7,939 19,309 35,738 1,851 7.7 9.2 69.6 956 3,528 16,518 4,682 8.6 13.9 48.9 8,895 22,837 52,256 2,288 7.8 9.7 61.4
Kansas 9,640 21,194 26,381 1,245 7.8 8.5 67.8 730 2,723 17,524 6,436 6.2 10.3 41.5 10,370 23,917 43,905 1,836 7.7 8.7 54.1
Kentucky 25,087 53,796 66,547 1,237 38.2 39.8 88.9 2,423 7,175 44,957 6,266 19.7 26.5 81.4 27,510 60,971 111,504 1,829 35.3 37.6 85.7
Louisiana 13,213 28,438 46,071 1,620 29.1 30.6 86.4 3,480 10,009 57,438 5,739 22.4 28.4 82.2 16,693 38,447 103,509 2,692 27.4 30.0 84.0
Maine 7,557 15,778 25,546 1,619 38.1 39.1 86.7 991 2,358 10,222 4,335 33.4 37.3 89.4 8,548 18,136 35,768 1,972 37.5 38.9 87.5
Maryland 3,095 7,235 28,541 3,945 22.2 24.9 71.9 2,045 7,386 76,371 10,340 12.0 19.0 66.6 5,140 14,621 104,912 7,175 16.6 21.5 68.0
Massachusetts 710 1,642 5,363 3,266 8.9 10.1 46.2 2,139 7,114 70,970 9,976 7.7 11.9 50.6 2,849 8,756 76,333 8,718 7.9 11.5 50.2
Michigan 7,088 16,820 63,058 3,749 8.2 9.6 72.1 2,610 10,747 96,364 8,967 7.4 13.3 48.8 9,698 27,567 159,422 5,783 8.0 10.8 55.9
Minnesota 10,737 24,766 56,041 2,263 9.3 10.6 73.4 1,134 4,320 43,940 10,171 6.9 11.8 55.2 11,871 29,086 99,981 3,437 9.0 10.7 64.1
Mississippi 9,565 22,548 42,364 1,879 15.1 17.3 62.9 1,331 4,208 23,813 5,659 12.5 18.1 49.4 10,896 26,756 66,177 2,473 14.7 17.4 57.3
Missouri 30,524 65,080 74,327 1,142 28.7 30.0 88.8 1,940 7,565 61,434 8,121 10.0 17.8 58.7 32,464 72,645 135,761 1,869 25.8 28.0 72.1
Montana 10,493 23,581 19,087 809 15.8 17.4 81.4 296 899 3,595 3,999 10.8 15.3 51.2 10,789 24,480 22,682 927 15.6 17.3 74.4
Nebraska 9,592 21,011 24,799 1,180 11.0 11.9 79.0 383 1,429 8,646 6,050 6.3 10.7 40.3 9,975 22,440 33,445 1,490 10.7 11.8 63.3
Nevada 4,694 10,574 12,215 1,155 16.9 18.7 79.1 705 2,498 22,175 8,877 10.2 15.6 53.5 5,399 13,072 34,390 2,631 15.6 18.0 60.4
New Hampshire 3,216 6,875 14,293 2,079 29.7 31.1 87.7 759 1,944 11,989 6,167 16.1 19.5 58.5 3,975 8,819 26,282 2,980 25.5 27.5 71.4
New Jersey 454 1,222 8,156 6,674 6.2 8.1 42.1 1,867 7,264 77,864 10,719 6.0 10.6 42.6 2,321 8,486 86,020 10,137 6.0 10.1 42.5
New Mexico 11,023 25,883 29,866 1,154 19.8 22.4 82.7 967 3,408 15,773 4,628 12.1 18.7 53.4 11,990 29,291 45,639 1,558 18.8 21.9 69.5
New York 10/ 11,002 24,500 55,226 2,254 15.3 16.6 51.3 4,031 13,584 139,658 10,281 9.8 14.7 51.9 15,033 38,084 194,884 5,117 13.3 15.9 51.7
North Carolina 62,515 129,304 102,667 794 88.0 88.4 97.8 16,516 39,351 137,551 3,496 51.4 55.7 79.8 79,031 168,655 240,218 1,424 76.6 77.7 86.6
North Dakota 7,167 16,101 10,953 680 8.4 9.4 71.6 215 731 2,571 3,517 11.6 18.0 47.3 7,382 16,832 2,571 153 8.5 9.6 12.4
Ohio 14,275 31,985 65,480 2,047 17.8 19.4 64.4 5,017 16,872 124,882 7,402 11.3 16.8 62.1 19,292 48,857 190,362 3,896 15.5 18.4 62.9
Oklahoma 11,089 25,401 42,007 1,654 11.4 12.7 67.7 1,196 4,535 27,189 5,995 7.8 13.2 40.7 12,285 29,936 69,196 2,311 10.9 12.8 53.7
Oregon 6,678 15,302 31,083 2,031 12.9 14.5 71.3 854 2,937 26,293 8,952 6.7 10.7 49.6 7,532 18,239 57,376 3,146 11.7 13.7 59.4
Pennsylvania 28,866 60,907 81,492 1,338 37.9 39.0 76.5 11,024 27,413 142,979 5,216 24.8 28.8 75.5 39,890 88,320 224,471 2,542 33.1 35.1 75.8
Rhode Island 317 702 2,147 3,058 25.0 27.0 93.9 785 2,196 16,254 7,402 15.0 19.8 79.5 1,102 2,898 18,401 6,350 17.0 21.2 80.9
South Carolina 30,190 63,310 63,141 997 60.6 61.8 94.2 11,201 26,233 64,070 2,442 68.1 71.3 93.7 41,391 89,543 127,211 1,421 62.5 64.3 93.9
South Dakota 7,636 17,224 13,436 780 9.4 10.5 77.9 237 911 3,213 3,527 9.0 15.8 55.7 7,873 18,135 16,649 918 9.4 10.6 72.4
Tennessee 10,849 25,447 63,395 2,491 15.7 17.9 79.2 2,968 10,494 74,174 7,068 13.9 21.4 65.1 13,817 35,941 137,569 3,828 15.3 18.8 70.9
Texas 68,439 152,408 208,580 1,369 31.0 33.4 91.1 11,209 38,162 272,237 7,134 13.4 19.9 65.6 79,648 190,570 480,817 2,523 26.2 29.4 74.6
Utah 4,797 11,431 17,046 1,491 14.5 16.9 83.1 1,061 3,829 31,469 8,219 10.0 16.5 65.0 5,858 15,260 48,515 3,179 13.4 16.8 70.4
Vermont 2,454 5,571 11,009 1,976 18.9 20.9 68.4 180 474 2,209 4,661 12.9 16.2 43.9 2,634 6,045 13,218 2,187 18.3 20.4 62.5
Virginia 48,151 101,477 82,567 814 95.4 95.6 97.7 9,709 23,688 93,529 3,948 45.2 47.5 69.0 57,860 125,165 176,096 1,407 80.4 80.2 80.0
Washington 5,734 13,189 34,042 2,581 9.1 10.3 76.7 1,311 5,178 56,287 10,870 6.5 11.3 52.3 7,045 18,367 90,329 4,918 8.4 10.6 59.4
West Virginia 31,516 64,276 33,806 526 96.0 95.8 94.1 2,471 5,679 17,216 3,031 59.1 62.0 84.8 33,987 69,955 51,022 729 91.8 91.8 90.7
Wisconsin 9,754 22,319 53,133 2,381 10.6 11.9 68.0 2,028 7,006 43,819 6,254 9.2 14.5 50.7 11,782 29,325 96,952 3,306 10.3 12.5 59.0
Wyoming 6,346 14,365 14,234 991 25.2 27.7 78.8 411 1,225 3,179 2,595 16.0 22.0 47.0 6,757 15,590 17,413 1,117 24.4 27.1 70.2
U.S. Total 636,339 1,404,178 2,172,642 1,547 21.3 23.0 76.6 140,913 437,901 3,090,699 7,058 14.0 19.3 58.0 777,252 1,842,079 5,252,388 2,851 19.5 22.0 64.3
Puerto Rico 1,027 2,166 3,296 1,522 33.1 34.2 92.9 3,533 8,443 42,787 5,068 27.4 31.0 86.2 4,560 10,609 46,083 4,344 28.5 31.6 86.6
Grand Total 637,366 1,406,344 2,175,938 1,547 21.3 23.0 76.6 144,446 446,344 3,133,486 7,020 14.1 19.5 58.2 781,812 1,852,688 5,298,471 2,860 19.5 22.0 64.4

Footnotes

1/ Source is Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) summary data reported by the States and Bureau of the Census. The split between urban and rural are estimates based on revisions by States and metropolitan planning organizations to the 1990 and 2000 urban boundaries defined by the Bureau of the Census.

2/ Source is U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis as published in Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2006. Per Capita for Gross State Product is based on 2004 population.

3/ Percent Trucks includes: combination trucks, single-unit trucks (with at least 2 axles and 6 tires), and buses. These values are estimates based on percentages of trucks and buses reported in HPMS sample data by each State which does not include the rural and urban local and rural minor collector functional systems.

4/ Includes roadways owned by the State highway agency. Excludes roadways owned by State toll, State park and other State agencies.

5/ Statewide totals for miles, lane-miles, and travel are found in tables HM-20, HM-60 and VM-2.

6/ May see differences from prior years; starting in 1999, number of lanes is coded for all systems except rural minor collector and rural/urban local.

7/ DVMT (Daily Vehicle-Miles of Travel) is in thousands.

8/ AADT means Annual Average Daily Traffic. AADT/Lane is a statewide average.

9/ Excludes 770 miles of Federal agency owned roads.

10/ 2004 data used.


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