U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
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March 2013
Table DL-20
| AGE | MALE DRIVERS | FEMALE DRIVERS | TOTAL DRIVERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUMBER | PERCENT OF TOTAL DRIVERS | DRIVERS AS PERCENT OF AGE GROUP 1/ | NUMBER | PERCENT OF TOTAL DRIVERS | DRIVERS AS PERCENT OF AGE GROUP 1/ | NUMBER | PERCENT OF TOTAL DRIVERS | DRIVERS AS PERCENT OF AGE GROUP 1/ | |
| UNDER 16 | 180,236 | 0.2 | 8.5 | 180,810 | 0.2 | 8.9 | 361,046 | 0.2 | 8.7 |
| 16 | 585,450 | 0.6 | 26.9 | 582,091 | 0.5 | 28.2 | 1,167,541 | 0.6 | 27.5 |
| 17 | 986,128 | 0.9 | 44.3 | 963,922 | 0.9 | 45.8 | 1,950,050 | 0.9 | 45.0 |
| 18 | 1,363,555 | 1.3 | 60.2 | 1,286,280 | 1.2 | 60.3 | 2,649,835 | 1.3 | 60.3 |
| 19 | 1,605,232 | 1.5 | 69.2 | 1,524,549 | 1.4 | 69.5 | 3,129,781 | 1.5 | 69.3 |
| (19 AND UNDER) | 4,720,601 | 4.5 | 42.5 | 4,537,652 | 4.2 | 43.1 | 9,258,253 | 4.4 | 42.8 |
| 20 | 1,724,122 | 1.6 | 73.4 | 1,659,530 | 1.6 | 73.9 | 3,383,652 | 1.6 | 73.6 |
| 21 | 1,786,515 | 1.7 | 76.2 | 1,744,844 | 1.6 | 77.6 | 3,531,359 | 1.7 | 76.9 |
| 22 | 1,790,106 | 1.7 | 79.5 | 1,760,400 | 1.6 | 81.6 | 3,550,506 | 1.7 | 80.5 |
| 23 | 1,792,594 | 1.7 | 81.4 | 1,779,147 | 1.7 | 84.3 | 3,571,741 | 1.7 | 82.8 |
| 24 | 1,806,120 | 1.7 | 83.4 | 1,805,910 | 1.7 | 86.9 | 3,612,030 | 1.7 | 85.1 |
| (20-24) | 8,899,457 | 8.5 | 78.7 | 8,749,831 | 8.2 | 80.7 | 17,649,288 | 8.3 | 79.7 |
| 25-29 | 9,251,814 | 8.8 | 86.0 | 9,363,999 | 8.8 | 89.0 | 18,615,814 | 8.8 | 87.5 |
| 30-34 | 9,051,625 | 8.6 | 88.0 | 9,224,935 | 8.6 | 90.2 | 18,276,560 | 8.6 | 89.1 |
| 35-39 | 8,786,828 | 8.4 | 90.0 | 8,891,794 | 8.3 | 90.4 | 17,678,623 | 8.3 | 90.2 |
| 40-44 | 9,599,452 | 9.2 | 91.8 | 9,660,828 | 9.0 | 91.4 | 19,260,281 | 9.1 | 91.6 |
| 45-49 | 10,130,142 | 9.7 | 92.5 | 10,241,364 | 9.6 | 91.4 | 20,371,506 | 9.6 | 91.9 |
| 50-54 | 10,292,465 | 9.8 | 93.0 | 10,508,380 | 9.8 | 91.4 | 20,800,845 | 9.8 | 92.2 |
| 55-59 | 9,313,456 | 8.9 | 94.9 | 9,574,420 | 9.0 | 91.7 | 18,887,876 | 8.9 | 93.2 |
| 60-64 | 8,131,920 | 7.8 | 95.2 | 8,377,738 | 7.8 | 90.4 | 16,509,658 | 7.8 | 92.7 |
| 65-69 | 5,894,680 | 5.6 | 97.1 | 6,079,104 | 5.7 | 89.4 | 11,973,784 | 5.7 | 93.0 |
| 70-74 | 4,176,442 | 4.0 | 94.8 | 4,361,670 | 4.1 | 83.8 | 8,538,112 | 4.0 | 88.9 |
| 75-79 | 3,004,712 | 2.9 | 92.9 | 3,220,510 | 3.0 | 77.5 | 6,225,222 | 2.9 | 84.3 |
| 80-84 | 2,092,065 | 2.0 | 89.4 | 2,341,405 | 2.2 | 67.9 | 4,433,470 | 2.1 | 76.6 |
| 85 AND OVER | 1,554,233 | 1.5 | 82.1 | 1,841,125 | 1.7 | 47.9 | 3,395,359 | 1.6 | 59.2 |
| TOTAL | 104,899,893 | 100.0 | 86.0 | 106,974,756 | 100.0 | 83.3 | 211,874,649 | 100.0 | 84.6 |
1/ These percentages are computed using population estimates of the Bureau of the Census. Under-16 age group is compared to 14 and 15-year-old population estimates; the other age brackets coincide with those from the Bureau of the Census. |
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