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November 2012
Table DL-1C
STATE | LICENSED DRIVERS | RATIO--LICENSED DRIVERS/PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES REGISTERED |
POPULATION 3/ | DRIVERS | ||||||||
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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 TOTAL RESIDENT POPULATION | PER 1,000 DRIVING AGE POPULATION | ||||
MALE | FEMALE | TOTAL | ||||||||||
Alabama | 1,850,949 | 48.73 | 1,947,603 | 51.27 | 3,798,552 | 0.82 | 4,802,740 | 1,822,432 | 1,986,388 | 3,808,820 | 791 | 997 |
Alaska 2/ | 276,323 | 53.01 | 244,957 | 46.99 | 521,280 | 0.73 | 722,718 | 289,107 | 266,213 | 555,320 | 721 | 939 |
Arizona | 2,309,425 | 50.29 | 2,282,973 | 49.71 | 4,592,398 | 0.95 | 6,482,505 | 2,487,041 | 2,551,321 | 5,038,362 | 708 | 911 |
Arkansas 2/ | 905,039 | 46.27 | 1,051,052 | 53.73 | 1,956,091 | 0.84 | 2,937,979 | 1,119,572 | 1,185,994 | 2,305,566 | 666 | 848 |
California | 12,110,173 | 50.76 | 11,746,427 | 49.24 | 23,856,600 | 0.85 | 37,691,912 | 14,574,544 | 14,953,130 | 29,527,674 | 633 | 808 |
Colorado 2/ | 1,826,708 | 49.78 | 1,843,108 | 50.22 | 3,669,816 | 0.90 | 5,116,796 | 2,006,216 | 2,013,919 | 4,020,135 | 717 | 913 |
Connecticut | 1,483,107 | 49.66 | 1,503,160 | 50.34 | 2,986,267 | 1.11 | 3,580,709 | 1,385,366 | 1,492,610 | 2,877,976 | 834 | 1,038 |
Delaware | 349,979 | 48.87 | 366,130 | 51.13 | 716,109 | 0.81 | 907,135 | 347,805 | 378,687 | 726,492 | 789 | 986 |
Dist. of Col. | 194,101 | 49.08 | 201,341 | 50.92 | 395,442 | 1.37 | 617,996 | 244,576 | 279,418 | 523,994 | 640 | 755 |
Florida | 6,758,251 | 48.68 | 7,124,172 | 51.32 | 13,882,423 | 0.94 | 19,057,542 | 7,524,786 | 8,016,226 | 15,541,012 | 728 | 893 |
Georgia | 3,106,213 | 47.75 | 3,399,477 | 52.25 | 6,505,690 | 0.90 | 9,815,210 | 3,673,145 | 3,930,514 | 7,603,659 | 663 | 856 |
Hawaii | 476,751 | 52.29 | 434,909 | 47.71 | 911,660 | 0.83 | 1,374,810 | 550,565 | 553,662 | 1,104,227 | 663 | 826 |
Idaho | 544,105 | 50.19 | 539,887 | 49.81 | 1,083,992 | 0.70 | 1,584,985 | 597,773 | 605,015 | 1,202,788 | 684 | 901 |
Illinois 4/ | 4,122,828 | 49.23 | 4,251,141 | 50.77 | 8,373,969 | 0.84 | 12,869,257 | 4,920,677 | 5,217,113 | 10,137,790 | 651 | 826 |
Indiana | 3,329,965 | 50.69 | 3,239,700 | 49.31 | 6,569,665 | 1.12 | 6,516,922 | 2,484,351 | 2,618,559 | 5,102,910 | 1,008 | 1,287 |
Iowa | 1,080,499 | 49.30 | 1,111,216 | 50.70 | 2,191,715 | 0.67 | 3,062,309 | 1,188,765 | 1,231,631 | 2,420,396 | 716 | 906 |
Kansas | 1,001,712 | 49.45 | 1,023,869 | 50.55 | 2,025,581 | 0.87 | 2,871,238 | 1,096,117 | 1,130,707 | 2,226,824 | 705 | 910 |
Kentucky | 1,461,221 | 49.37 | 1,498,660 | 50.63 | 2,959,881 | 0.82 | 4,369,356 | 1,686,475 | 1,777,493 | 3,463,968 | 677 | 854 |
Louisiana | 1,539,671 | 48.32 | 1,646,556 | 51.68 | 3,186,227 | 0.81 | 4,574,836 | 1,731,218 | 1,850,350 | 3,581,568 | 696 | 890 |
Maine 2/ | 503,042 | 49.57 | 511,784 | 50.43 | 1,014,826 | 0.92 | 1,328,188 | 529,430 | 563,705 | 1,093,135 | 764 | 928 |
Maryland | 1,875,291 | 48.63 | 1,981,313 | 51.37 | 3,856,604 | 1.04 | 5,828,289 | 2,215,117 | 2,425,686 | 4,640,803 | 662 | 831 |
Massachusetts | 2,314,271 | 49.42 | 2,369,052 | 50.58 | 4,683,323 | 0.86 | 6,587,536 | 2,559,875 | 2,794,881 | 5,354,756 | 711 | 875 |
Michigan | 3,445,758 | 48.81 | 3,613,751 | 51.19 | 7,059,509 | 0.81 | 9,876,187 | 3,817,458 | 4,047,355 | 7,864,813 | 715 | 898 |
Minnesota | 1,663,590 | 50.32 | 1,642,549 | 49.68 | 3,306,139 | 0.72 | 5,344,861 | 2,076,531 | 2,136,568 | 4,213,099 | 619 | 785 |
Mississippi | 919,586 | 47.73 | 1,007,017 | 52.27 | 1,926,603 | 0.98 | 2,978,512 | 1,106,451 | 1,207,060 | 2,313,511 | 647 | 833 |
Missouri | 2,099,099 | 49.08 | 2,177,938 | 50.92 | 4,277,037 | 0.86 | 6,010,688 | 2,306,087 | 2,455,708 | 4,761,795 | 712 | 898 |
Montana | 382,046 | 50.77 | 370,437 | 49.23 | 752,483 | 0.65 | 998,199 | 400,572 | 401,304 | 801,876 | 754 | 938 |
Nebraska | 679,651 | 50.11 | 676,726 | 49.89 | 1,356,377 | 0.75 | 1,842,641 | 705,709 | 727,206 | 1,432,915 | 736 | 947 |
Nevada | 872,514 | 51.30 | 828,315 | 48.70 | 1,700,829 | 0.83 | 2,723,322 | 1,072,781 | 1,060,492 | 2,133,273 | 625 | 797 |
New Hampshire | 529,879 | 50.14 | 527,010 | 49.86 | 1,056,889 | 0.89 | 1,318,194 | 526,188 | 548,076 | 1,074,264 | 802 | 984 |
New Jersey | 2,934,896 | 49.10 | 3,042,562 | 50.90 | 5,977,458 | 0.80 | 8,821,155 | 3,381,390 | 3,642,116 | 7,023,506 | 678 | 851 |
New Mexico | 707,160 | 49.85 | 711,481 | 50.15 | 1,418,641 | 0.85 | 2,082,224 | 795,560 | 825,446 | 1,621,006 | 681 | 875 |
New York | 5,772,229 | 51.49 | 5,438,554 | 48.51 | 11,210,783 | 1.14 | 19,465,197 | 7,507,761 | 8,193,493 | 15,701,254 | 576 | 714 |
North Carolina | 3,186,895 | 48.51 | 3,382,446 | 51.49 | 6,569,341 | 1.11 | 9,656,401 | 3,664,501 | 3,958,249 | 7,622,750 | 680 | 862 |
North Dakota | 249,389 | 50.88 | 240,757 | 49.12 | 490,146 | 0.66 | 683,932 | 277,711 | 272,029 | 549,740 | 717 | 892 |
Ohio | 3,864,118 | 48.41 | 4,118,031 | 51.59 | 7,982,149 | 0.82 | 11,544,951 | 4,427,103 | 4,744,413 | 9,171,516 | 691 | 870 |
Oklahoma | 1,083,603 | 45.71 | 1,287,040 | 54.29 | 2,370,643 | 0.73 | 3,791,508 | 1,450,703 | 1,506,422 | 2,957,125 | 625 | 802 |
Oregon | 1,381,495 | 49.80 | 1,392,461 | 50.20 | 2,773,956 | 0.93 | 3,871,859 | 1,525,405 | 1,581,742 | 3,107,147 | 716 | 893 |
Pennsylvania | 4,367,606 | 49.65 | 4,429,168 | 50.35 | 8,796,774 | 0.90 | 12,742,886 | 4,978,101 | 5,344,837 | 10,322,938 | 690 | 852 |
Rhode Island | 367,444 | 49.01 | 382,262 | 50.99 | 749,706 | 0.86 | 1,051,302 | 409,938 | 449,514 | 859,452 | 713 | 872 |
South Carolina | 1,633,307 | 47.92 | 1,775,011 | 52.08 | 3,408,318 | 0.93 | 4,679,230 | 1,787,899 | 1,932,504 | 3,720,403 | 728 | 916 |
South Dakota | 303,026 | 50.23 | 300,232 | 49.77 | 603,258 | 0.66 | 824,082 | 320,361 | 322,781 | 643,142 | 732 | 938 |
Tennessee | 2,190,213 | 48.20 | 2,353,546 | 51.80 | 4,543,759 | 0.90 | 6,403,353 | 2,446,176 | 2,635,963 | 5,082,139 | 710 | 894 |
Texas | 7,490,331 | 49.53 | 7,632,187 | 50.47 | 15,122,518 | 0.80 | 25,674,681 | 9,571,845 | 9,896,630 | 19,468,475 | 589 | 777 |
Utah | 876,404 | 50.15 | 871,083 | 49.85 | 1,747,487 | 0.98 | 2,817,222 | 1,008,750 | 1,015,275 | 2,024,025 | 620 | 863 |
Vermont | 259,466 | 49.74 | 262,200 | 50.26 | 521,666 | 0.92 | 626,431 | 252,516 | 264,326 | 516,842 | 833 | 1,009 |
Virginia | 2,646,835 | 48.41 | 2,820,210 | 51.59 | 5,467,045 | 0.82 | 8,096,604 | 3,138,688 | 3,316,928 | 6,455,616 | 675 | 847 |
Washington | 2,683,024 | 51.81 | 2,495,765 | 48.19 | 5,178,789 | 0.93 | 6,830,038 | 2,692,309 | 2,736,130 | 5,428,439 | 758 | 954 |
West Virginia | 595,779 | 49.70 | 603,058 | 50.30 | 1,198,837 | 0.87 | 1,855,364 | 741,496 | 774,218 | 1,515,714 | 646 | 791 |
Wisconsin | 2,077,314 | 50.09 | 2,070,156 | 49.91 | 4,147,470 | 0.85 | 5,711,767 | 2,237,749 | 2,303,531 | 4,541,280 | 726 | 913 |
Wyoming | 217,612 | 51.58 | 204,316 | 48.42 | 421,928 | 0.56 | 568,158 | 227,907 | 219,838 | 447,745 | 743 | 942 |
Total | 104,899,893 | 49.51 | 106,974,756 | 50.49 | 211,874,649 | 0.88 | 311,591,917 | 119,890,599 | 126,343,376 | 246,233,975 | 680 | 860 |
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 2010 data.