Table DL-1C – Office of Highway Policy Information (OHPI) – FHWA

Highway Statistics Series

Highway Statistics 2010

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Licensed Drivers by Sex and Ratio to Population - 2010

December 2011
Table DL-1C

STATE	LICENSED DRIVERS 1/					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	1,857,738	48.81	1,948,013	51.19	3,805,751	0.83	4,779,736	1,810,745	1,971,055	3,781,800	796	1,006
Alaska 2/	273,711	53.12	241,528	46.88	515,239	0.74	710,231	284,293	259,915	544,208	725	947
Arizona	2,235,995	50.32	2,207,652	49.68	4,443,647	1.04	6,392,017	2,437,034	2,507,447	4,944,481	695	899
Arkansas 2/	1,021,622	49.17	1,056,184	50.83	2,077,806	1.02	2,915,918	1,108,864	1,175,880	2,284,744	713	909
California	12,077,712	50.85	11,675,729	49.15	23,753,441	0.71	37,253,956	14,337,992	14,741,056	29,079,048	638	817
Colorado	1,936,995	51.25	1,842,278	48.75	3,779,273	2.49	5,029,196	1,962,109	1,975,722	3,937,831	751	960
Connecticut	1,457,064	49.65	1,477,512	50.35	2,934,576	0.97	3,574,097	1,373,924	1,485,283	2,859,207	821	1,026
Delaware	339,023	48.78	356,013	51.22	695,036	0.88	897,934	342,696	374,157	716,853	774	970
Dist. of Col. 2/	189,189	49.15	195,751	50.85	384,940	1.93	601,723	239,203	273,372	512,575	640	751
Florida	6,795,571	48.71	7,154,155	51.29	13,949,726	0.99	18,801,310	7,391,989	7,891,277	15,283,266	742	913
Georgia	3,114,152	47.85	3,393,736	52.15	6,507,888	0.78	9,687,653	3,601,334	3,876,861	7,478,195	672	870
Hawaii	476,084	52.35	433,323	47.65	909,407	1.03	1,360,301	543,085	547,994	1,091,079	669	833
Idaho	537,514	50.26	532,028	49.74	1,069,542	0.82	1,567,582	589,075	595,783	1,184,858	682	903
Illinois 2/	4,122,828	49.23	4,251,141	50.77	8,373,969	0.84	12,830,632	4,884,648	5,188,201	10,072,849	653	831
Indiana 4/	2,784,718	50.17	2,765,751	49.83	5,550,469	0.99	6,483,802	2,462,243	2,599,151	5,061,394	856	1,097
Iowa	1,066,141	49.20	1,100,618	50.80	2,166,759	0.66	3,046,355	1,178,244	1,223,956	2,402,200	711	902
Kansas	1,006,755	49.52	1,026,337	50.48	2,033,092	0.85	2,853,118	1,084,540	1,122,060	2,206,600	713	921
Kentucky	1,457,342	49.40	1,492,849	50.60	2,950,191	0.83	4,339,367	1,670,520	1,762,140	3,432,660	680	859
Louisiana	1,515,134	48.35	1,618,497	51.65	3,133,631	0.79	4,533,372	1,714,324	1,829,950	3,544,274	691	884
Maine 2/	505,443	49.57	514,295	50.43	1,019,738	0.99	1,328,361	527,315	561,937	1,089,252	768	936
Maryland	1,922,648	49.07	1,995,657	50.93	3,918,305	0.87	5,773,552	2,185,344	2,398,765	4,584,109	679	855
Massachusetts	2,255,492	49.11	2,337,008	50.89	4,592,500	0.87	6,547,629	2,531,101	2,772,686	5,303,787	701	866
Michigan	3,463,931	48.90	3,619,176	51.10	7,083,107	0.92	9,883,640	3,798,521	4,033,715	7,832,236	717	904
Minnesota	1,650,132	50.29	1,631,331	49.71	3,281,463	0.68	5,303,925	2,051,872	2,116,447	4,168,319	619	787
Mississippi	917,699	47.59	1,010,788	52.41	1,928,487	0.97	2,967,297	1,100,634	1,199,218	2,299,852	650	839
Missouri	2,086,053	49.13	2,160,196	50.87	4,246,249	0.83	5,988,927	2,289,523	2,440,978	4,730,501	709	898
Montana	377,351	50.75	366,260	49.25	743,611	0.83	989,415	395,598	396,922	792,520	752	938
Nebraska	677,342	50.12	674,174	49.88	1,351,516	0.77	1,826,341	697,101	720,709	1,417,810	740	953
Nevada	870,906	51.49	820,412	48.51	1,691,318	1.27	2,700,551	1,061,342	1,048,388	2,109,730	626	802
New Hampshire	519,950	50.14	517,133	49.86	1,037,083	0.87	1,316,470	521,320	544,957	1,066,277	788	973
New Jersey	2,923,314	49.11	3,029,269	50.89	5,952,583	0.92	8,791,894	3,351,572	3,624,917	6,976,489	677	853
New Mexico	700,577	49.83	705,349	50.17	1,405,926	0.90	2,059,179	783,804	816,594	1,600,398	683	878
New York	5,816,064	51.53	5,469,766	48.47	11,285,830	1.04	19,378,102	7,441,137	8,147,667	15,588,804	582	724
North Carolina	3,185,667	48.74	3,350,934	51.26	6,536,601	1.16	9,535,483	3,610,138	3,900,432	7,510,570	686	870
North Dakota	245,028	50.72	238,069	49.28	483,097	0.67	672,591	271,997	267,949	539,946	718	895
Ohio	3,851,216	48.36	4,112,156	51.64	7,963,372	0.72	11,536,504	4,404,397	4,729,434	9,133,831	690	872
Oklahoma	1,073,315	45.70	1,275,403	54.30	2,348,718	0.72	3,751,351	1,433,439	1,490,850	2,924,289	626	803
Oregon	1,381,285	49.87	1,388,449	50.13	2,769,734	0.93	3,831,074	1,503,630	1,561,059	3,064,689	723	904
Pennsylvania	4,339,641	49.67	4,397,521	50.33	8,737,162	0.89	12,702,379	4,941,116	5,319,183	10,260,299	688	852
Rhode Island	367,081	49.08	380,794	50.92	747,875	0.97	1,052,567	408,324	448,908	857,232	711	872
South Carolina	1,739,389	52.12	1,597,858	47.88	3,337,247	0.93	4,625,364	1,763,417	1,906,548	3,669,965	722	909
South Dakota	301,903	50.13	300,372	49.87	602,275	0.67	814,180	315,054	319,129	634,183	740	950
Tennessee	2,176,558	49.26	2,241,652	50.74	4,418,210	0.88	6,346,105	2,417,135	2,605,646	5,022,781	696	880
Texas	7,519,994	49.61	7,637,656	50.39	15,157,650	0.83	25,145,561	9,350,891	9,684,364	19,035,255	603	796
Utah	835,670	50.35	824,165	49.65	1,659,835	0.62	2,763,885	985,395	993,584	1,978,979	601	839
Vermont	255,403	49.74	258,078	50.26	513,481	0.93	625,741	250,500	262,748	513,248	821	1,000
Virginia	2,618,903	48.48	2,783,444	51.52	5,402,347	0.89	8,001,024	3,089,650	3,273,211	6,362,861	675	849
Washington	2,645,282	51.80	2,461,085	48.20	5,106,367	0.94	6,724,540	2,634,593	2,693,174	5,327,767	759	958
West Virginia	599,234	49.69	606,792	50.31	1,206,026	0.86	1,852,994	738,594	772,762	1,511,356	651	798
Wisconsin	2,070,241	50.09	2,063,136	49.91	4,133,377	0.84	5,686,986	2,218,662	2,288,245	4,506,907	727	917
Wyoming	216,496	51.61	202,970	48.39	419,466	0.66	563,626	225,399	217,742	443,141	744	947
Total	104,374,496	49.67	105,740,443	50.33	210,114,939	0.87	308,745,538	118,315,377	124,960,128	243,275,505	681	864

1/ Include 397,541 restricted drivers and graduated driver licenses of age 14 and 15.

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

3/ Driver includes 14 and older. Population (Census Bureau) covers only 16 and older.

4/ State did not provide current data. Table displays 2009 data.

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