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Selected Measures for Identifying Peer States

October 2009
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STATE GENERAL MEASURES TRAVEL MEASURES
2008 NET LAND AREA 1/
(SQUARE MILES)		 2008 POPULATION 1/ 2007 PERSONAL
INCOME
2/		 2008 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 2,110 2,552 54.7 92 150 32,419 170 36,469 28,885 16.1% 30,418 10.1% 12,721 153,935 47,817
Alaska 570,954 997 0.2 246 440 64.1 1 27 40,042 48 69,813 2,393 13.8% 2,472 6.1% 7,089 26,024 5,084
Arizona 111,063 2,572 2.3 1,386 5,114 78.7 57 209 32,833 249 38,289 18,241 20.6% 43,387 10.3% 9,481 78,310 53,046
Arkansas 51,260 808 1.6 1,468 1,387 48.6 55 85 30,177 98 34,437 19,724 19.4% 13,439 9.4% 11,614 177,720 26,331
California 132,759 23,200 14.9 342 38,042 99.1 246 1,521 41,805 1,847 50,243 58,536 15.8% 268,750 5.8% 8,527 173,372 213,232
Colorado 101,252 2,466 2.4 1,142 3,797 76.9 48 199 41,192 249 50,330 15,625 12.9% 32,235 6.1% 9,689 140,161 43,337
Connecticut 2,773 2,072 42.8 387 3,114 88.9 723 192 54,981 216 61,742 3,973 8.2% 27,764 6.6% 9,064 12,672 32,880
Delaware 1,625 329 16.8 202 671 76.9 447 35 40,112 62 70,815 2,706 9.2% 6,270 10.5% 10,281 6,904 6,709
Dist. of Columbia - 61 100.0 - 592 100.0 9,705 37 62,484 97 164,295 - - 3,611 6.8% 6,100 - 3,541
Florida 44,389 9,538 17.7 1,629 16,699 91.1 340 699 38,417 744 40,599 36,044 14.2% 162,572 7.1% 10,837 85,429 182,364
Georgia 48,241 9,665 16.7 2,382 7,304 75.4 167 319 33,499 398 41,066 38,491 14.8% 70,566 8.3% 11,260 171,570 85,507
Hawaii 5,661 762 11.9 349 939 72.9 201 50 39,242 64 49,563 2,505 4.2% 7,773 3.4% 7,979 4,133 5,390
Idaho 81,353 1,394 1.7 663 861 56.5 18 48 31,804 53 34,615 9,119 16.2% 6,132 6.2% 10,008 86,053 12,079
Illinois 50,111 5,473 9.8 1,128 11,774 91.3 232 526 41,012 634 49,118 27,306 19.4% 78,773 9.4% 8,222 199,728 93,061
Indiana 31,528 4,339 12.1 1,981 4,364 68.8 177 210 33,215 255 40,165 31,587 18.8% 39,386 12.9% 11,185 145,712 52,285
Iowa 54,718 1,151 2.1 1,211 1,792 59.7 54 104 34,916 136 45,196 18,534 16.2% 12,179 6.5% 10,229 209,708 25,752
Kansas 80,315 1,500 1.8 848 1,954 69.7 34 101 36,525 123 43,799 14,484 18.7% 15,243 5.9% 10,609 258,057 28,585
Kentucky 38,248 1,480 3.7 1,890 2,379 55.7 107 131 30,824 156 36,643 27,447 16.9% 20,087 9.9% 11,134 136,242 27,746
Louisiana 40,165 3,397 7.8 789 3,622 82.1 101 154 35,100 222 50,380 19,425 18.0% 25,666 12.7% 10,223 91,611 36,921
Maine 30,276 586 1.9 765 551 41.9 43 45 33,991 50 37,760 10,509 9.2% 4,050 6.5% 11,059 40,387 6,363
Maryland 7,972 1,802 18.4 792 4,842 85.9 576 261 46,471 273 48,518 13,944 13.5% 41,079 8.2% 9,767 29,297 39,592
Massachusetts 3,989 3,851 49.1 571 5,927 91.2 829 317 48,995 365 56,170 4,132 7.1% 50,373 5.5% 8,388 16,272 59,928
Michigan 52,293 4,511 7.9 2,475 7,528 75.3 176 346 34,423 383 38,241 31,821 9.3% 70,004 6.3% 10,179 174,433 81,491
Minnesota 77,004 2,606 3.3 1,559 3,661 70.1 66 213 41,105 263 50,350 25,487 10.0% 32,508 5.7% 11,109 238,430 45,398
Mississippi 44,900 2,007 4.3 1,644 1,295 44.1 63 83 28,541 92 31,233 26,668 16.6% 17,043 11.5% 14,875 131,896 24,315
Missouri 66,631 2,255 3.3 2,164 3,748 63.4 86 200 33,964 238 40,225 28,511 18.2% 39,762 11.9% 11,549 217,478 50,723
Montana 145,232 320 0.2 502 465 48.1 7 32 33,225 36 37,099 8,205 14.9% 2,607 4.7% 11,176 144,746 6,463
Nebraska 76,354 518 0.7 670 1,113 62.4 23 64 36,372 83 46,693 10,900 19.7% 8,270 5.1% 10,749 176,436 13,962
Nevada 108,599 1,227 1.1 1,072 1,528 58.8 24 102 39,853 131 50,471 4,868 22.0% 15,912 4.8% 7,992 54,659 16,656
New Hampshire 8,250 718 8.0 699 617 46.9 147 55 41,639 60 45,603 5,738 8.0% 7,302 6.2% 9,910 22,633 10,369
New Jersey 3,616 3,801 51.2 456 8,227 94.8 1,171 428 49,511 475 54,699 6,297 7.3% 67,332 6.7% 8,480 15,052 69,229
New Mexico 120,622 734 0.6 709 1,275 64.3 16 60 30,706 80 40,265 14,919 27.8% 11,360 10.8% 13,243 124,632 18,308
New York 40,948 6,266 13.3 1,943 17,547 90.0 413 901 46,364 1,144 58,721 33,120 13.6% 100,965 6.2% 6,880 134,991 107,778
North Carolina 43,232 5,479 11.2 2,957 6,265 67.9 189 305 33,735 400 43,393 37,089 12.7% 64,623 9.6% 11,029 147,686 73,770
North Dakota 68,698 278 0.4 291 350 54.6 9 23 36,082 31 48,650 5,613 17.5% 2,207 7.5% 12,191 171,782 4,178
Ohio 35,377 5,571 13.6 2,313 9,173 79.9 280 396 34,468 472 41,051 35,406 17.3% 72,896 8.0% 9,429 160,699 100,954
Oklahoma 66,467 2,200 3.2 1,370 2,272 62.4 53 126 34,997 146 40,207 23,265 22.8% 25,234 9.1% 13,315 198,904 36,100
Oregon 94,779 1,218 1.3 951 2,839 74.9 39 131 35,143 162 42,631 14,748 17.8% 18,720 7.9% 8,830 94,497 27,898
Pennsylvania 32,215 12,602 28.1 2,858 9,590 77.0 278 482 38,793 553 44,448 38,742 15.4% 69,106 8.3% 8,664 156,826 97,012
Rhode Island 438 607 58.1 52 999 95.1 1,006 42 39,829 47 45,075 874 7.3% 7,313 4.1% 7,791 2,499 11,021
South Carolina 27,245 2,865 9.5 1,696 2,784 62.1 149 137 31,103 156 34,909 24,188 12.1% 25,409 7.5% 11,071 102,762 36,928
South Dakota 75,635 250 0.3 436 368 45.8 11 28 35,760 37 45,958 6,386 16.5% 2,600 8.6% 11,174 160,400 6,414
Tennessee 37,728 3,489 8.5 2,349 3,866 62.2 151 205 33,395 252 40,568 27,985 17.2% 41,484 9.3% 11,178 143,391 51,364
Texas 248,416 13,381 5.1 6,791 17,536 72.1 93 884 37,083 1,224 50,294 70,546 20.7% 164,836 8.4% 9,676 440,730 214,193
Utah 80,234 1,910 2.3 503 2,233 81.6 33 80 29,831 110 40,117 7,842 32.1% 18,132 13.6% 9,492 69,293 24,621
Vermont 9,015 235 2.5 385 236 38.0 67 23 37,483 25 40,952 5,437 9.9% 1,875 5.9% 11,769 26,596 3,045
Virginia 35,482 4,112 10.4 2,137 5,632 72.5 196 321 41,727 397 51,103 30,201 12.7% 52,077 5.0% 10,590 105,790 54,307
Washington 64,158 2,386 3.6 1,322 5,227 79.8 98 266 41,203 323 49,285 16,085 17.9% 39,473 8.3% 8,483 123,276 51,455
West Virginia 23,364 714 3.0 1,124 690 38.0 75 53 29,385 62 33,978 12,113 15.0% 8,661 14.2% 11,449 67,504 11,640
Wisconsin 52,611 1,699 3.1 1,666 3,962 70.4 104 203 36,272 240 42,720 26,958 21.2% 30,504 17.4% 10,210 188,075 49,049
Wyoming 96,564 536 0.6 226 307 57.6 5 25 47,047 35 66,289 6,796 26.5% 2,651 10.0% 17,735 52,550 5,835
U.S. Total 3,372,304 165,137 4.7 65,606 240,050 78.5 86 11,634 38,615 14,166 46,593 990,418   1,983,091   9,728 6,091,943 2,392,026
Puerto Rico 1,453 1,972 57.6 186 3,768 95.3 1,154         1,303 7.6% 17,893 7.3% 4,855 6,325 28,473
Grand Total 3,373,757 167,109 4.7 65,792 243,818 78.8 87         991,721   2,000,984   9,666 6,098,268 2,420,499

October 2009
Sheet 2 of 2
Table PS-1

STATE STATE HIGHWAY AGENCY-OWNED ROADWAY SYSTEM MEASURES 4/
RURAL URBAN RURAL AND URBAN
MILES LANE-
MILES
6/		 DVMT
7/		 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 8,751 20,651 44,515 2,156 11.6 13.4 56.4 2,187 7,470 48,055 6,433 10.0 15.6 57.8 10,938 28,121 92,570 3,292 11.2 13.9 57.1
Alaska 5,061 10,174 5,403 531 39.0 39.1 82.7 589 1,525 5,369 3,521 25.2 30.0 79.5 5,650 11,699 10,772 921 36.9 37.6 81.0
Arizona 5,774 14,633 36,993 2,528 15.4 18.7 74.2 981 4,186 44,203 10,560 4.3 7.9 37.3 6,755 18,819 81,196 4,315 11.2 14.3 48.2
Arkansas 15,012 32,587 44,809 1,375 17.1 18.3 83.1 1,418 4,532 24,528 5,412 11.6 17.2 66.8 16,430 37,119 69,337 1,868 16.5 18.2 76.5
California 10,812 27,627 114,263 4,136 13.0 15.9 71.4 4,393 22,914 375,211 16,375 4.9 10.7 51.1 15,205 50,541 489,474 9,685 8.8 13.1 54.7
Colorado 7,702 17,710 30,613 1,729 11.2 12.6 71.7 1,399 5,238 45,710 8,727 7.2 12.1 51.9 9,101 22,948 76,323 3,326 10.3 12.5 58.4
Connecticut 1,289 2,794 8,167 2,923 20.7 22.0 75.2 2,428 7,006 57,589 8,220 16.0 21.3 75.9 3,717 9,800 65,756 6,710 17.4 21.5 75.8
Delaware 3,077 6,450 7,207 1,117 93.2 93.4 97.4 2,252 5,243 15,884 3,030 75.6 78.1 92.7 5,329 11,693 23,091 1,975 84.8 85.9 94.1
Dist. of Columbia - - - - - - - 1,390 3,274 9,170 2,801 92.4 92.4 93.0 1,390 3,274 9,170 2,801 92.4 92.4 93.0
Florida 5,968 16,506 66,253 4,014 14.8 19.3 67.3 6,116 25,933 226,122 8,719 7.5 14.2 50.9 12,084 42,439 292,375 6,889 10.0 15.8 53.9
Georgia 14,012 33,074 68,498 2,071 16.8 19.3 65.1 3,985 14,424 112,609 7,807 10.3 16.9 58.4 17,997 47,498 181,107 3,813 14.8 18.5 60.8
Hawaii 580 1,189 3,958 3,329 28.3 28.8 57.8 365 1,288 12,138 9,424 15.8 23.9 57.1 945 2,477 16,096 6,498 21.7 26.0 57.3
Idaho 4,633 11,000 16,212 1,474 11.0 12.8 65.1 325 1,137 6,725 5,914 5.7 9.4 40.1 4,958 12,137 22,937 1,890 10.4 12.4 55.0
Illinois 10,936 25,078 51,832 2,067 11.1 12.6 69.5 5,104 17,072 113,879 6,670 12.4 18.3 52.9 16,040 42,150 165,711 3,931 11.5 14.4 57.2
Indiana 9/ 8,943 20,988 64,985 3,096 12.5 14.4 75.3 2,272 7,470 53,430 7,153 9.3 14.3 49.7 11,215 28,458 118,415 4,161 11.7 14.4 61.1
Iowa 7,941 19,496 34,824 1,786 7.7 9.3 68.8 954 3,540 15,961 4,509 8.4 13.7 48.0 8,895 23,036 50,785 2,205 7.8 9.8 60.5
Kansas 9,619 21,198 26,695 1,259 7.5 8.2 67.5 750 2,790 17,511 6,276 5.9 9.8 42.0 10,369 23,988 44,206 1,843 7.4 8.4 54.4
Kentucky 25,142 54,099 66,584 1,231 38.0 39.7 88.8 2,432 7,400 44,818 6,056 19.4 26.7 81.7 27,574 61,499 111,402 1,811 35.0 37.5 85.8
Louisiana 13,197 28,460 46,074 1,619 29.5 31.1 86.8 3,488 10,041 57,381 5,715 21.4 27.2 81.8 16,685 38,501 103,455 2,687 27.3 30.0 84.0
Maine 7,517 15,749 24,782 1,574 37.9 39.0 86.3 993 2,366 9,906 4,187 33.2 37.2 89.5 8,510 18,115 34,688 1,915 37.3 38.7 87.2
Maryland 3,098 7,253 27,202 3,751 22.0 24.8 71.4 2,050 7,418 73,901 9,962 11.8 18.7 65.8 5,148 14,671 101,103 6,891 16.4 21.3 67.3
Massachusetts 708 1,623 4,998 3,080 8.9 10.0 44.3 2,126 7,036 68,982 9,804 7.6 11.7 50.1 2,834 8,659 73,980 8,544 7.8 11.4 49.7
Michigan 7,056 16,749 52,361 3,126 8.2 9.6 60.2 2,596 10,710 88,599 8,273 7.2 13.1 46.3 9,652 27,459 140,960 5,133 7.9 10.7 50.7
Minnesota 10,538 24,196 48,668 2,011 9.0 10.1 69.9 1,355 5,070 47,807 9,429 6.6 11.2 53.8 11,893 29,266 96,475 3,297 8.6 10.3 60.9
Mississippi 9,564 23,086 43,701 1,893 15.0 17.5 60.0 1,409 4,657 25,484 5,472 12.9 19.2 54.7 10,973 27,743 69,185 2,494 14.7 17.8 57.9
Missouri 30,999 65,930 63,225 959 29.0 30.3 81.2 2,678 9,726 67,624 6,953 11.7 19.2 62.2 33,677 75,656 130,849 1,730 26.0 28.2 70.1
Montana 10,497 23,584 17,928 760 14.8 16.3 80.0 299 906 3,543 3,910 9.8 14.0 49.7 10,796 24,490 21,471 877 14.6 16.2 72.7
Nebraska 9,552 20,930 23,879 1,141 10.9 11.9 80.2 407 1,557 9,474 6,085 6.4 11.2 41.9 9,959 22,487 33,353 1,483 10.6 11.8 63.7
Nevada 4,737 10,641 11,374 1,069 17.7 19.5 85.5 642 2,414 22,189 9,192 9.0 14.5 51.0 5,379 13,055 33,563 2,571 15.9 18.3 59.1
New Hampshire 3,207 6,846 14,084 2,057 28.9 30.2 89.8 765 1,979 11,787 5,956 15.6 19.1 59.1 3,972 8,825 25,871 2,932 24.8 26.7 72.6
New Jersey 455 1,222 7,870 6,440 6.2 8.1 45.7 1,869 7,258 76,579 10,551 5.9 10.5 41.6 2,324 8,480 84,449 9,959 6.0 10.1 42.0
New Mexico 10,991 25,841 29,679 1,149 18.2 20.7 72.8 960 3,396 16,077 4,734 12.0 18.6 51.8 11,951 29,237 45,756 1,565 17.5 20.5 63.7
New York 9,936 22,043 43,532 1,975 15.0 16.3 48.1 5,033 16,099 141,992 8,820 10.4 14.9 51.5 14,969 38,142 185,524 4,864 13.1 15.7 50.6
North Carolina 62,890 130,116 99,078 761 87.7 88.1 97.8 16,576 39,968 139,735 3,496 49.6 54.2 79.1 79,466 170,084 238,813 1,404 75.6 76.8 85.9
North Dakota 7,167 16,235 11,236 692 8.4 9.5 73.3 217 751 2,646 3,523 11.4 18.0 43.9 7,384 16,986 13,882 156 8.5 9.7 12.4
Ohio 14,253 32,070 61,367 1,914 18.2 20.0 63.4 5,005 16,964 120,266 7,090 11.2 16.8 60.4 19,258 49,034 181,633 3,704 15.7 18.7 61.4
Oklahoma 11,089 25,563 43,555 1,704 11.4 12.9 68.5 1,191 4,551 26,785 5,886 7.4 12.6 38.8 12,280 30,114 70,340 2,336 10.8 12.8 53.1
Oregon 6,688 15,329 29,936 1,953 14.5 16.2 74.3 850 2,935 24,946 8,499 6.5 10.5 48.8 7,538 18,264 54,882 3,005 12.7 14.9 60.0
Pennsylvania 28,848 60,985 80,943 1,327 37.7 38.9 76.5 11,014 27,490 140,122 5,097 24.3 28.3 74.2 39,862 88,475 221,065 2,499 32.7 34.9 75.0
Rhode Island 316 703 2,248 3,197 26.0 28.1 94.1 792 2,220 15,778 7,107 15.3 20.1 79.0 1,108 2,923 18,026 6,167 17.3 21.6 80.6
South Carolina 30,264 63,622 62,046 975 60.7 61.9 93.9 11,165 26,354 65,046 2,468 68.0 71.4 93.7 41,429 89,976 127,092 1,413 62.5 64.4 93.8
South Dakota 7,608 17,184 14,202 826 9.6 10.7 81.4 228 887 3,102 3,497 7.8 13.8 43.7 7,836 18,071 17,304 958 9.5 10.8 70.5
Tennessee 10,860 25,673 60,282 2,348 15.6 17.9 78.8 3,021 10,848 74,102 6,831 13.5 21.1 65.4 13,881 36,521 134,384 3,680 15.1 18.8 70.8
Texas 66,419 147,558 175,728 1,191 31.2 33.5 91.2 13,648 45,630 300,847 6,593 14.6 21.3 66.8 80,067 193,188 476,575 2,467 26.1 29.5 74.1
Utah 4,781 11,591 17,298 1,492 14.2 16.7 80.7 1,060 4,108 32,076 7,808 9.6 16.7 64.7 5,841 15,699 49,374 3,145 13.1 16.7 69.6
Vermont 2,451 5,566 10,458 1,879 18.9 20.9 70.4 179 472 2,280 4,830 12.3 15.5 42.9 2,630 6,038 12,738 2,110 18.2 20.4 63.2
Virginia 47,627 100,272 80,860 806 94.6 94.8 98.0 10,291 25,009 95,633 3,824 43.7 46.1 67.2 57,918 125,281 176,493 1,409 78.4 78.3 78.5
Washington 5,732 13,168 32,097 2,438 9.4 10.7 73.0 1,310 5,275 54,779 10,385 5.8 10.3 50.8 7,042 18,443 86,876 4,711 8.4 10.6 57.2
West Virginia 31,295 63,822 31,544 494 94.6 94.5 95.3 3,074 6,970 19,829 2,845 57.4 59.9 83.8 34,369 70,792 51,373 726 89.4 89.4 90.5
Wisconsin 9,730 22,372 52,849 2,362 10.5 11.9 71.8 2,040 7,109 43,354 6,098 9.2 14.5 52.0 11,770 29,481 96,203 3,263 10.2 12.4 61.3
Wyoming 6,331 14,351 14,549 1,014 24.9 27.3 78.4 411 1,243 3,355 2,699 15.3 21.3 46.3 6,742 15,594 17,904 1,148 24.0 26.7 69.4
U.S. Total 631,653 1,395,587 2,031,444 1,456 21.2 22.9 75.1 148,082 461,859 3,114,918 6,744 13.9 19.3 57.5 779,735 1,857,446 5,146,362 2,771 19.3 21.9 63.3
Puerto Rico 1,026 2,166 3,297 1,522 33.0 34.3 92.6 3,549 8,517 41,972 4,928 26.4 29.9 85.8 4,575 10,683 45,269 4,238 27.6 30.7 86.3
Grand Total 632,679 1,397,753 2,034,741 1,456 21.2 22.9 75.1 151,631 470,376 3,156,890 6,711 14.1 19.4 57.7 784,310 1,868,129 5,191,631 2,779 19.3 21.9 63.5

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. Indiana population and net land area data are 2007.

2/ Source is U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis as published in Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2010.

3/ Percent Trucks includes: combination trucks and single-unit trucks (with at least 2 axles and 6 tires). These values are estimates based on percentages of trucks reported in the HPMS sample data by each State for the sampled functional systems only and does not include locals and rural minor collectors. Please note that the method of calculation was changed in 2009.

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 Traveled) is in thousands.

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

9/ Excludes 788 miles of Federal agency owned roads.

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