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Highway Statistics 2009

Licensed Drivers by Sex and Ratio to Population - 2009 1/

February 2011
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	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	1,848,872	48.88	1,933,412	51.12	3,782,284	0.83	4,708,708	1,772,003	1,938,685	3,710,688	803	1,019
Alaska 2/	269,973	53.17	237,786	46.83	507,759	0.75	698,473	278,763	257,411	536,174	727	947
Arizona	2,215,591	50.32	2,187,799	49.68	4,403,390	1.02	6,595,778	2,515,745	2,531,248	5,046,993	668	872
Arkansas 2/	1,017,486	49.27	1,047,579	50.73	2,065,065	1.03	2,889,450	1,093,749	1,165,491	2,259,240	715	914
California	12,064,679	50.95	11,615,964	49.05	23,680,643	0.70	36,961,664	14,227,949	14,380,304	28,608,253	641	828
Colorado 2/	1,896,594	51.20	1,807,967	48.80	3,704,561	2.67	5,024,748	1,971,024	1,958,677	3,929,701	737	943
Connecticut	1,447,423	49.63	1,468,720	50.37	2,916,143	0.96	3,518,288	1,354,699	1,454,216	2,808,915	829	1,038
Delaware	341,926	48.86	357,819	51.14	699,745	0.84	885,122	336,124	365,887	702,011	791	997
Dist. of Col. 2/	184,769	49.13	191,317	50.87	376,086	1.83	599,657	231,357	267,279	498,636	627	754
Florida	6,835,206	48.81	7,169,860	51.19	14,005,066	0.94	18,537,969	7,284,039	7,663,243	14,947,282	755	937
Georgia	3,023,849	47.88	3,291,186	52.12	6,315,035	0.75	9,829,211	3,658,030	3,869,608	7,527,638	642	839
Hawaii	466,246	52.39	423,672	47.61	889,918	1.01	1,295,178	520,567	516,323	1,036,890	687	858
Idaho	530,858	50.31	524,411	49.69	1,055,269	0.78	1,545,801	584,577	587,254	1,171,831	683	901
Illinois 2/	4,087,025	49.23	4,214,093	50.77	8,301,118	0.85	12,910,409	4,921,784	5,173,492	10,095,276	643	822
Indiana 4/	2,784,718	50.17	2,765,751	49.83	5,550,469	0.97	6,423,113	2,445,384	2,569,999	5,015,383	864	1,107
Iowa	1,055,242	49.19	1,090,091	50.81	2,145,333	0.65	3,007,856	1,163,304	1,214,640	2,377,944	713	902
Kansas	1,014,850	49.62	1,030,576	50.38	2,045,426	0.85	2,818,747	1,079,367	1,112,909	2,192,276	726	933
Kentucky	1,451,712	49.39	1,487,711	50.61	2,939,423	0.83	4,314,113	1,658,448	1,758,068	3,416,516	681	860
Louisiana	1,493,749	48.40	1,592,255	51.60	3,086,004	0.78	4,492,076	1,676,940	1,820,884	3,497,824	687	882
Maine 2/	502,594	49.59	510,939	50.41	1,013,533	0.98	1,318,301	522,967	559,524	1,082,491	769	936
Maryland	1,917,849	49.12	1,986,836	50.88	3,904,685	0.88	5,699,478	2,155,208	2,352,074	4,507,282	685	866
Massachusetts	2,296,255	49.60	2,333,381	50.40	4,629,636	0.89	6,593,587	2,561,648	2,772,234	5,333,882	702	868
Michigan	3,469,252	48.98	3,613,568	51.02	7,082,820	0.91	9,969,727	3,849,471	4,061,345	7,910,816	710	895
Minnesota	1,633,689	50.34	1,611,752	49.66	3,245,441	0.68	5,266,214	2,049,936	2,100,314	4,150,250	616	782
Mississippi	919,586	47.63	1,011,017	52.37	1,930,603	0.97	2,951,996	1,083,404	1,188,897	2,272,301	654	850
Missouri	2,073,620	49.16	2,144,290	50.84	4,217,910	0.87	5,987,580	2,280,457	2,443,691	4,724,148	704	893
Montana	374,541	50.75	363,423	49.25	737,964	0.82	974,989	388,935	392,980	781,915	757	944
Nebraska	676,547	50.14	672,748	49.86	1,349,295	0.77	1,796,619	686,173	708,986	1,395,159	751	967
Nevada	873,551	51.68	816,880	48.32	1,690,431	1.23	2,643,085	1,033,435	1,000,808	2,034,243	640	831
New Hampshire	518,226	50.10	516,103	49.90	1,034,329	0.87	1,324,575	523,965	548,172	1,072,137	781	965
New Jersey	2,910,445	49.13	3,013,093	50.87	5,923,538	0.99	8,707,739	3,343,224	3,557,872	6,901,096	680	858
New Mexico	683,792	49.62	694,191	50.38	1,377,983	0.87	2,009,671	764,013	792,211	1,556,224	686	885
New York	5,840,978	51.56	5,488,510	48.44	11,329,488	1.03	19,541,453	7,512,068	8,139,851	15,651,919	580	724
North Carolina	3,187,848	49.01	3,316,421	50.99	6,504,269	1.10	9,380,884	3,552,482	3,800,126	7,352,608	693	885
North Dakota	241,220	50.62	235,341	49.38	476,561	0.67	646,844	260,270	259,625	519,895	737	917
Ohio	3,835,920	48.33	4,101,578	51.67	7,937,498	0.73	11,542,645	4,412,146	4,740,131	9,152,277	688	867
Oklahoma	1,060,491	45.69	1,260,494	54.31	2,320,985	0.70	3,687,050	1,403,082	1,467,348	2,870,430	629	809
Oregon	1,425,982	50.18	1,415,990	49.82	2,841,972	0.96	3,825,657	1,502,691	1,550,644	3,053,335	743	931
Pennsylvania	4,316,241	49.69	4,370,965	50.31	8,687,206	0.89	12,604,767	4,896,865	5,277,351	10,174,216	689	854
Rhode Island	366,831	49.17	379,201	50.83	746,032	0.96	1,053,209	409,731	444,997	854,728	708	873
South Carolina	1,700,275	52.02	1,568,223	47.98	3,268,498	0.92	4,561,242	1,731,422	1,873,847	3,605,269	717	907
South Dakota	301,618	50.09	300,547	49.91	602,165	0.67	812,383	315,505	320,109	635,614	741	947
Tennessee	2,166,003	48.39	2,310,536	51.61	4,476,539	0.89	6,296,254	2,394,755	2,578,077	4,972,832	711	900
Texas 4/	7,689,887	50.02	7,684,176	49.98	15,374,063	0.87	24,782,302	9,217,551	9,387,647	18,605,198	620	826
Utah	865,008	50.29	855,007	49.71	1,720,015	0.71	2,784,572	997,764	1,002,691	2,000,455	618	860
Vermont	252,548	49.81	254,429	50.19	506,977	0.93	621,760	249,904	262,294	512,198	815	990
Virginia	2,594,552	48.52	2,753,193	51.48	5,347,745	0.86	7,882,590	3,038,593	3,205,267	6,243,860	678	856
Washington	2,602,726	51.78	2,423,795	48.22	5,026,521	0.91	6,664,195	2,619,901	2,656,458	5,276,359	754	953
West Virginia	662,305	49.84	666,687	50.16	1,328,992	0.97	1,819,777	718,025	761,344	1,479,369	730	898
Wisconsin	2,058,519	50.14	2,046,623	49.86	4,105,142	0.85	5,654,774	2,220,028	2,280,875	4,500,903	726	912
Wyoming	212,146	51.64	198,667	48.36	410,813	0.65	544,270	216,727	210,354	427,081	755	962
Total	104,261,813	49.74	105,356,573	50.26	209,618,386	0.87	307,006,550	117,686,199	123,303,762	240,989,961	683	870

1/ Include restricted drivers and graduated driver licenses.

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

3/ Source: Bureau of the Census.

4/ State did not provide current data. Table displays 2008 data.