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December 2008
Table DL-1C

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STATE	LICENSED DRIVERS					RATIO--LICENSED DRIVERS/PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES REGISTERED	POPULATION 3/				DRIVERS
	MALE DRIVERS	PERCENT MALE DRIVERS OF TOTAL	FEMALE DRIVERS	PERCEN T FEMALE DRIVERS OF TOTAL	TOTAL DRIVERS		TOTAL RESIDENT	DRIVING AGE (16 AND OVER)			PER 1,000	PER 1,000
	MALE DRIVERS	PERCENT MALE DRIVERS OF TOTAL	FEMALE DRIVERS	PERCEN T FEMALE DRIVERS OF TOTAL	TOTAL DRIVERS		TOTAL RESIDENT	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL	TOTAL RESIDENT POPULATION	DRIVING AGE POPULATION
Alabama	1,806,697	48.94	1,885,065	51.06	3,691,762	0.80	4,627,851	1,736,258	1,901,616	3,637,874	798	1,015
Alaska 2/	262,999	53.10	232,250	46.90	495,249	0.74	683,478	272,953	251,373	524,326	725	945
Arizona	2,080,017	50.08	2,073,722	49.92	4,153,739	0.96	6,338,755	2,412,870	2,438,039	4,850,909	655	856
Arkansas 2/	1,011,620	49.44	1,034,419	50.56	2,046,039	1.03	2,834,797	1,072,714	1,143,120	2,215,834	722	923
California	11,999,307	51.13	11,468,145	48.87	23,467,452	0.70	36,553,215	14,045,300	14,238,142	28,283,442	642	830
Colorado 2/	1,792,470	51.17	1,710,239	48.83	3,502,709	2.10	4,861,515	1,909,164	1,893,448	3,802,612	720	921
Connecticut	1,413,143	49.61	1,435,459	50.39	2,848,602	0.95	3,502,309	1,339,265	1,444,839	2,784,104	813	1,023
Delaware	304,455	48.75	320,017	51.25	624,472	0.74	864,764	326,761	356,778	683,539	722	914
Dist. of Col. 2/	194,814	49.17	201,379	50.83	396,193	1.93	588,292	226,806	261,089	487,895	673	812
Florida	6,964,096	49.26	7,174,750	50.74	14,138,846	0.88	18,251,243	7,145,851	7,547,514	14,693,365	775	962
Georgia	2,952,451	48.13	3,181,847	51.87	6,134,298	0.73	9,544,750	3,544,201	3,752,606	7,296,807	643	841
Hawaii	450,762	52.24	412,141	47.76	862,903	0.89	1,283,388	514,926	516,606	1,031,532	672	837
Idaho	517,753	50.39	509,749	49.61	1,027,502	0.82	1,499,402	569,009	568,703	1,137,712	685	903
Illinois 2/	4,043,868	49.38	4,146,155	50.62	8,190,023	0.85	12,852,548	4,887,857	5,138,699	10,026,556	637	817
Indiana	2,124,324	49.30	2,184,521	50.70	4,308,845	0.89	6,345,289	2,409,079	2,534,804	4,943,883	679	872
Iowa	1,028,380	49.12	1,065,269	50.88	2,093,649	0.63	2,988,046	1,154,532	1,208,261	2,362,793	701	886
Kansas	1,002,772	49.69	1,015,447	50.31	2,018,219	0.84	2,775,997	1,061,467	1,099,592	2,161,059	727	934
Kentucky	1,451,596	49.49	1,481,670	50.51	2,933,266	0.84	4,241,474	1,625,094	1,730,398	3,355,492	692	874
Louisiana	1,473,167	48.56	1,560,799	51.44	3,033,966	0.79	4,293,204	1,599,663	1,742,476	3,342,139	707	908
Maine 2/	501,401	49.65	508,379	50.35	1,009,780	0.96	1,317,207	518,880	556,214	1,075,094	767	939
Maryland	1,810,321	48.43	1,927,526	51.57	3,737,847	0.84	5,618,344	2,109,875	2,316,079	4,425,954	665	845
Massachusetts	2,337,545	49.74	2,361,756	50.26	4,699,301	0.89	6,449,755	2,486,246	2,710,406	5,196,652	729	904
Michigan	3,477,277	49.26	3,581,678	50.74	7,058,955	0.88	10,071,822	3,865,608	4,069,224	7,934,832	701	890
Minnesota	1,590,524	50.51	1,558,585	49.49	3,149,109	0.67	5,197,621	2,020,423	2,068,677	4,089,100	606	770
Mississippi	921,226	47.81	1,005,743	52.19	1,926,969	0.97	2,918,785	1,066,444	1,173,174	2,239,618	660	860
Missouri	2,049,929	49.25	2,112,028	50.75	4,161,957	0.85	5,878,415	2,230,759	2,394,612	4,625,371	708	900
Montana	373,562	50.77	362,191	49.23	735,753	0.80	957,861	381,372	385,256	766,628	768	960
Nebraska	667,586	50.17	663,112	49.83	1,330,698	0.78	1,774,571	678,130	702,424	1,380,554	750	964
Nevada	863,558	51.97	798,030	48.03	1,661,588	1.19	2,565,382	1,004,445	972,521	1,976,966	648	840
New Hampshire	515,482	50.22	511,064	49.78	1,026,546	0.88	1,315,828	516,679	539,842	1,056,521	780	972
New Jersey	2,848,602	49.27	2,933,553	50.73	5,782,155	0.95	8,685,920	3,318,995	3,551,041	6,870,036	666	842
New Mexico	676,523	49.55	688,726	50.45	1,365,249	0.88	1,969,915	747,492	781,124	1,528,616	693	893
New York	5,907,259	51.96	5,462,021	48.04	11,369,280	1.01	19,297,729	7,385,950	8,049,622	15,435,572	589	737
North Carolina	3,164,898	49.58	3,218,644	50.42	6,383,542	1.03	9,061,032	3,421,771	3,673,505	7,095,276	705	900
North Dakota	237,760	50.51	232,971	49.49	470,731	0.68	639,715	257,180	257,605	514,785	736	914
Ohio	3,864,340	48.45	4,111,434	51.55	7,975,774	0.75	11,466,917	4,356,065	4,694,021	9,050,086	696	881
Oklahoma	1,044,822	45.76	1,238,356	54.24	2,283,178	0.73	3,617,316	1,378,981	1,442,759	2,821,740	631	809
Oregon	1,431,685	50.64	1,395,503	49.36	2,827,188	0.94	3,747,455	1,474,263	1,515,069	2,989,332	754	946
Pennsylvania	4,281,190	49.78	4,319,501	50.22	8,600,691	0.88	12,432,792	4,806,346	5,195,707	10,002,053	692	860
Rhode Island	367,529	49.41	376,264	50.59	743,793	0.95	1,057,832	407,833	446,683	854,516	703	870
South Carolina	1,500,955	48.00	1,625,935	52.00	3,126,890	0.90	4,407,709	1,669,867	1,805,945	3,475,812	709	900
South Dakota	294,381	50.02	294,165	49.98	588,546	0.70	796,214	308,169	314,658	622,827	739	945
Tennessee	2,149,345	48.56	2,276,536	51.44	4,425,881	0.84	6,156,719	2,342,807	2,514,638	4,857,445	719	911
Texas	7,598,184	50.04	7,585,939	49.96	15,184,123	0.86	23,904,380	8,903,578	9,091,093	17,994,671	635	844
Utah	831,555	50.34	820,235	49.66	1,651,790	0.72	2,645,330	958,671	953,924	1,912,595	624	864
Vermont	267,519	50.05	266,976	49.95	534,495	0.96	621,254	247,729	260,347	508,076	860	1,052
Virginia	2,561,154	48.70	2,698,358	51.30	5,259,512	0.81	7,712,091	2,961,713	3,137,837	6,099,550	682	862
Washington	2,526,404	51.77	2,353,301	48.23	4,879,705	0.86	6,468,424	2,531,529	2,586,071	5,117,600	754	954
West Virginia	676,171	49.77	682,358	50.23	1,358,529	0.99	1,812,035	713,204	758,771	1,471,975	750	923
Wisconsin	2,046,473	50.33	2,019,800	49.67	4,066,273	0.82	5,601,640	2,192,385	2,251,422	4,443,807	726	915
Wyoming	205,085	51.49	193,198	48.51	398,283	0.63	522,830	208,232	204,447	412,679	762	965
Total	102,464,936	49.80	103,276,909	50.20	205,741,845	0.85	301,621,157	115,325,391	121,142,821	236,468,212	682	870

1/ Include restricted drivers and graduated driver licenses.

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

3/ Source: Bureau of the Census.