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January 2010
Table DL-1C

STATE	LICENSED DRIVERS					RATIO--LICENSED DRIVERS/PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES REGISTERED	POPULATION 3/				DRIVERS
	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	PER 1,000
	MALE DRIVERS	PERCENT MALE DRIVERS OF TOTAL	FEMALE DRIVERS	PERCENT FEMALE DRIVERS OF TOTAL	TOTAL DRIVERS		TOTAL RESIDENT	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL	TOTAL RESIDENT POPULATION	DRIVING AGE POPULATION
Alabama	1,835,878	48.91	1,917,672	51.09	3,753,550	0.80	4,661,900	1,751,497	1,919,703	3,671,200	805	1,022
Alaska 2/	267,442	53.15	235,720	46.85	503,162	0.74	686,293	276,547	251,858	528,405	733	952
Arizona	2,174,005	50.38	2,141,574	49.62	4,315,579	1.00	6,500,180	2,477,678	2,498,031	4,975,709	664	867
Arkansas 2/	1,015,167	49.40	1,040,022	50.60	2,055,189	1.02	2,855,390	1,081,042	1,152,356	2,233,398	720	920
California	12,097,957	51.05	11,599,710	48.95	23,697,667	0.72	36,756,666	14,158,093	14,334,688	28,492,781	645	832
Colorado 2/	1,844,973	51.17	1,760,709	48.83	3,605,682	2.29	4,939,456	1,941,739	1,923,374	3,865,113	730	933
Connecticut	1,430,864	49.63	1,452,460	50.37	2,883,324	0.94	3,501,252	1,342,591	1,445,880	2,788,471	824	1,034
Delaware	320,206	49.12	331,671	50.88	651,877	0.76	873,092	330,395	360,595	690,990	747	943
Dist. of Col. 2/	183,556	49.11	190,179	50.89	373,735	1.76	591,833	229,301	263,505	492,806	631	758
Florida	6,875,435	48.99	7,158,409	51.01	14,033,844	0.87	18,328,340	7,195,393	7,600,695	14,796,088	766	948
Georgia	3,001,754	47.97	3,255,730	52.03	6,257,484	0.74	9,685,744	3,604,571	3,813,198	7,417,769	646	844
Hawaii	463,508	52.39	421,259	47.61	884,767	0.95	1,288,198	518,330	517,099	1,035,429	687	854
Idaho	522,818	50.35	515,496	49.65	1,038,314	0.80	1,523,816	578,412	578,349	1,156,761	681	898
Illinois 2/	4,077,278	49.36	4,183,662	50.64	8,260,940	0.85	12,901,563	4,921,286	5,167,692	10,088,978	640	819
Indiana	2,784,718	50.17	2,765,751	49.83	5,550,469	0.97	6,376,792	2,425,274	2,549,621	4,974,895	870	1,116
Iowa	993,724	49.94	995,939	50.06	1,989,663	0.59	3,002,555	1,161,214	1,213,380	2,374,594	663	838
Kansas	1,004,066	49.66	1,017,839	50.34	2,021,905	0.84	2,802,134	1,073,734	1,107,171	2,180,905	722	927
Kentucky	1,449,560	49.43	1,483,099	50.57	2,932,659	0.82	4,269,245	1,632,737	1,745,831	3,378,568	687	868
Louisiana	1,450,040	48.36	1,548,122	51.64	2,998,162	0.77	4,410,796	1,640,453	1,792,163	3,432,616	680	873
Maine 2/	499,414	49.64	506,643	50.36	1,006,057	0.96	1,316,456	520,268	557,509	1,077,777	764	933
Maryland	1,840,641	48.61	1,946,009	51.39	3,786,650	0.85	5,633,597	2,125,910	2,329,387	4,455,297	672	850
Massachusetts	2,320,723	49.65	2,353,335	50.35	4,674,058	0.89	6,497,967	2,513,295	2,732,060	5,245,355	719	891
Michigan	3,493,967	49.08	3,624,411	50.92	7,118,378	0.91	10,003,422	3,854,042	4,059,058	7,913,100	712	900
Minnesota	1,596,959	50.06	1,593,224	49.94	3,190,183	0.67	5,220,393	2,033,151	2,079,981	4,113,132	611	776
Mississippi	922,990	47.68	1,012,774	52.32	1,935,764	0.97	2,938,618	1,076,596	1,183,390	2,259,986	659	857
Missouri	2,065,693	49.22	2,130,989	50.78	4,196,682	0.87	5,911,605	2,248,155	2,411,275	4,659,430	710	901
Montana	375,276	50.78	363,706	49.22	738,982	0.82	967,440	385,516	389,148	774,664	764	954
Nebraska	675,980	50.21	670,426	49.79	1,346,406	0.79	1,783,432	681,768	705,641	1,387,409	755	970
Nevada	869,840	51.82	808,710	48.18	1,678,550	1.21	2,600,167	1,018,446	985,581	2,004,027	646	838
New Hampshire	517,122	50.15	514,036	49.85	1,031,158	0.86	1,315,809	518,264	542,023	1,060,287	784	973
New Jersey4/	2,848,602	49.27	2,933,553	50.73	5,782,155	0.95	8,682,661	3,326,667	3,550,465	6,877,132	666	841
New Mexico4/	676,523	49.55	688,726	50.45	1,365,249	0.89	1,984,356	751,962	787,537	1,539,499	688	887
New York	5,813,581	51.52	5,470,964	48.48	11,284,545	1.04	19,490,297	7,484,721	8,139,338	15,624,059	579	722
North Carolina	3,183,269	49.30	3,273,731	50.70	6,457,000	1.05	9,222,414	3,496,803	3,732,057	7,228,860	700	893
North Dakota	239,062	50.54	233,957	49.46	473,019	0.67	641,481	257,786	258,008	515,794	737	917
Ohio	3,847,505	48.32	4,114,761	51.68	7,962,266	0.74	11,485,910	4,376,954	4,708,203	9,085,157	693	876
Oklahoma	1,051,564	45.68	1,250,284	54.32	2,301,848	0.72	3,642,361	1,386,637	1,452,519	2,839,156	632	811
Oregon	1,442,662	50.51	1,413,423	49.49	2,856,085	0.94	3,790,060	1,491,511	1,533,963	3,025,474	754	944
Pennsylvania	4,300,394	49.74	4,345,879	50.26	8,646,273	0.84	12,448,279	4,826,166	5,207,634	10,033,800	695	862
Rhode Island	369,437	49.37	378,914	50.63	748,351	0.95	1,050,788	406,512	444,439	850,951	712	879
South Carolina	1,528,587	47.99	1,656,821	52.01	3,185,408	0.90	4,479,800	1,699,658	1,839,945	3,539,603	711	900
South Dakota	298,987	50.05	298,339	49.95	597,326	0.67	804,194	311,432	317,578	629,010	743	950
Tennessee	2,154,643	48.41	2,296,001	51.59	4,450,644	0.89	6,214,888	2,361,770	2,545,858	4,907,628	716	907
Texas	7,689,887	50.02	7,684,176	49.98	15,374,063	0.87	24,326,974	9,068,798	9,246,674	18,315,472	632	839
Utah	848,904	50.31	838,402	49.69	1,687,306	0.70	2,736,424	988,096	984,027	1,972,123	617	856
Vermont	271,089	50.02	270,901	49.98	541,990	0.95	621,270	248,524	261,358	509,882	872	1,063
Virginia	2,576,258	48.60	2,724,924	51.40	5,301,182	0.82	7,769,089	2,993,302	3,162,475	6,155,777	682	861
Washington	2,565,122	51.78	2,388,750	48.22	4,953,872	0.84	6,549,224	2,575,026	2,616,315	5,191,341	756	954
West Virginia	681,850	50.10	679,076	49.90	1,360,926	1.00	1,814,468	715,010	760,208	1,475,218	750	923
Wisconsin	2,049,900	50.29	2,025,864	49.71	4,075,764	0.83	5,627,967	2,207,541	2,265,376	4,472,917	724	911
Wyoming	208,782	51.62	195,707	48.38	404,489	0.63	532,668	211,757	207,505	419,262	759	965
Total	103,618,162	49.74	104,702,439	50.26	208,320,601	0.85	304,059,724	116,502,331	122,231,724	238,734,055	685	873