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January 2015
Table DL-1C
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 TOTAL RESIDENT POPULATION |
PER 1,000 DRIVING AGE POPULATION | ||||
MALE | FEMALE | TOTAL | ||||||||||
Alabama | 1,877,988 | 48.66 | 1,981,415 | 51.34 | 3,859,403 | 0.81 | 4,833,722 | 1,842,793 | 2,005,783 | 3,848,576 | 798 | 1,003 |
Alaska 2/ | 279,562 | 52.86 | 249,311 | 47.14 | 528,873 | 0.69 | 735,132 | 299,087 | 268,285 | 567,372 | 719 | 932 |
Arizona | 2,408,632 | 50.27 | 2,382,818 | 49.73 | 4,791,450 | 0.90 | 6,626,624 | 2,562,168 | 2,627,215 | 5,189,383 | 723 | 923 |
Arkansas | 1,032,179 | 49.22 | 1,065,022 | 50.78 | 2,097,201 | 0.89 | 2,959,373 | 1,130,996 | 1,197,422 | 2,328,418 | 709 | 901 |
California 2/ | 12,353,744 | 50.65 | 12,036,492 | 49.35 | 24,390,236 | 0.89 | 38,332,521 | 14,917,168 | 15,301,483 | 30,218,651 | 636 | 807 |
Colorado 2/ | 1,966,325 | 51.24 | 1,871,163 | 48.76 | 3,837,488 | 0.83 | 5,268,367 | 2,080,390 | 2,082,442 | 4,162,832 | 728 | 922 |
Connecticut | 1,250,661 | 49.35 | 1,283,429 | 50.65 | 2,534,090 | 0.90 | 3,596,080 | 1,402,924 | 1,505,770 | 2,908,694 | 705 | 871 |
Delaware | 352,305 | 48.68 | 371,352 | 51.32 | 723,657 | 0.77 | 925,749 | 355,649 | 388,505 | 744,154 | 782 | 972 |
Dist. of Col. | 198,292 | 48.89 | 207,263 | 51.11 | 405,555 | 1.30 | 646,449 | 255,112 | 290,256 | 545,368 | 627 | 744 |
Florida | 6,690,226 | 48.94 | 6,980,215 | 51.06 | 13,670,441 | 0.92 | 19,552,860 | 7,745,904 | 8,250,380 | 15,996,284 | 699 | 855 |
Georgia | 3,150,900 | 47.69 | 3,456,116 | 52.31 | 6,607,016 | 0.86 | 9,992,167 | 3,750,855 | 4,024,995 | 7,775,850 | 661 | 850 |
Hawaii | 477,830 | 52.22 | 437,203 | 47.78 | 915,033 | 0.70 | 1,404,054 | 568,088 | 560,796 | 1,128,884 | 652 | 811 |
Idaho | 557,799 | 50.19 | 553,686 | 49.81 | 1,111,485 | 0.66 | 1,612,136 | 611,789 | 619,176 | 1,230,965 | 689 | 903 |
Illinois 2/ | 4,056,283 | 49.10 | 4,205,299 | 50.90 | 8,261,582 | 0.82 | 12,882,135 | 4,962,880 | 5,246,078 | 10,208,958 | 641 | 809 |
Indiana | 2,214,668 | 49.21 | 2,285,735 | 50.79 | 4,500,403 | 0.81 | 6,570,902 | 2,517,417 | 2,647,571 | 5,164,988 | 685 | 871 |
Iowa | 1,057,729 | 49.34 | 1,085,936 | 50.66 | 2,143,665 | 0.61 | 3,090,416 | 1,204,865 | 1,242,875 | 2,447,740 | 694 | 876 |
Kansas | 998,399 | 49.48 | 1,019,360 | 50.52 | 2,017,759 | 0.78 | 2,893,957 | 1,111,367 | 1,137,151 | 2,248,518 | 697 | 897 |
Kentucky | 1,491,227 | 49.39 | 1,528,056 | 50.61 | 3,019,283 | 0.76 | 4,395,295 | 1,701,926 | 1,791,971 | 3,493,897 | 687 | 864 |
Louisiana | 1,580,313 | 48.21 | 1,697,830 | 51.79 | 3,278,143 | 0.85 | 4,625,470 | 1,757,785 | 1,875,789 | 3,633,574 | 709 | 902 |
Maine 2/ | 500,034 | 49.44 | 511,351 | 50.56 | 1,011,385 | 0.85 | 1,328,302 | 532,921 | 566,603 | 1,099,524 | 761 | 920 |
Maryland | 2,040,317 | 49.28 | 2,099,788 | 50.72 | 4,140,105 | 1.10 | 5,928,814 | 2,266,985 | 2,470,583 | 4,737,568 | 698 | 874 |
Massachusetts | 2,357,610 | 49.47 | 2,407,976 | 50.53 | 4,765,586 | 0.97 | 6,692,824 | 2,618,528 | 2,848,401 | 5,466,929 | 712 | 872 |
Michigan | 3,413,148 | 48.85 | 3,573,439 | 51.15 | 6,986,587 | 0.86 | 9,895,622 | 3,849,851 | 4,072,780 | 7,922,631 | 706 | 882 |
Minnesota | 1,672,434 | 50.21 | 1,658,291 | 49.79 | 3,330,725 | 0.64 | 5,420,380 | 2,112,284 | 2,171,321 | 4,283,605 | 614 | 778 |
Mississippi | 936,228 | 47.55 | 1,032,679 | 52.45 | 1,968,907 | 0.96 | 2,991,207 | 1,118,991 | 1,215,937 | 2,334,928 | 658 | 843 |
Missouri | 2,097,189 | 48.99 | 2,183,249 | 51.01 | 4,280,438 | 0.74 | 6,044,171 | 2,329,576 | 2,474,532 | 4,804,108 | 708 | 891 |
Montana | 389,731 | 50.83 | 376,985 | 49.17 | 766,716 | 0.50 | 1,015,165 | 408,258 | 408,234 | 816,492 | 755 | 939 |
Nebraska | 689,123 | 50.14 | 685,406 | 49.86 | 1,374,529 | 0.75 | 1,868,516 | 717,481 | 735,999 | 1,453,480 | 736 | 946 |
Nevada | 897,158 | 51.09 | 858,937 | 48.91 | 1,756,095 | 0.81 | 2,790,136 | 1,105,139 | 1,097,762 | 2,202,901 | 629 | 797 |
New Hampshire | 532,504 | 50.17 | 528,929 | 49.83 | 1,061,433 | 0.76 | 1,323,459 | 533,178 | 553,947 | 1,087,125 | 802 | 976 |
New Jersey | 2,984,736 | 49.08 | 3,096,650 | 50.92 | 6,081,386 | 0.87 | 8,899,339 | 3,432,308 | 3,683,164 | 7,115,472 | 683 | 855 |
New Mexico | 725,752 | 49.83 | 730,748 | 50.17 | 1,456,500 | 0.79 | 2,085,287 | 803,217 | 829,766 | 1,632,983 | 698 | 892 |
New York 4/ | 5,772,229 | 51.49 | 5,438,554 | 48.51 | 11,210,783 | 1.07 | 19,651,127 | 7,622,014 | 8,285,525 | 15,907,539 | 570 | 705 |
North Carolina | 3,303,029 | 48.41 | 3,519,873 | 51.59 | 6,822,902 | 0.88 | 9,848,060 | 3,761,364 | 4,051,469 | 7,812,833 | 693 | 873 |
North Dakota | 264,776 | 51.53 | 249,062 | 48.47 | 513,838 | 0.62 | 723,393 | 295,504 | 282,463 | 577,967 | 710 | 889 |
Ohio | 3,892,753 | 48.48 | 4,137,668 | 51.52 | 8,030,421 | 0.79 | 11,570,808 | 4,463,373 | 4,767,193 | 9,230,566 | 694 | 870 |
Oklahoma | 1,110,632 | 45.93 | 1,307,675 | 54.07 | 2,418,307 | 0.71 | 3,850,568 | 1,474,205 | 1,530,065 | 3,004,270 | 628 | 805 |
Oregon | 1,375,317 | 49.59 | 1,398,056 | 50.41 | 2,773,373 | 0.78 | 3,930,065 | 1,556,173 | 1,614,709 | 3,170,882 | 706 | 875 |
Pennsylvania | 4,417,549 | 49.65 | 4,479,041 | 50.35 | 8,896,590 | 0.86 | 12,773,801 | 5,018,973 | 5,362,787 | 10,381,760 | 696 | 857 |
Rhode Island | 366,628 | 48.93 | 382,604 | 51.07 | 749,232 | 0.90 | 1,051,511 | 413,127 | 450,575 | 863,702 | 713 | 867 |
South Carolina | 1,698,898 | 48.04 | 1,837,506 | 51.96 | 3,536,404 | 0.91 | 4,774,839 | 1,833,659 | 1,979,864 | 3,813,523 | 741 | 927 |
South Dakota | 303,928 | 50.35 | 299,715 | 49.65 | 603,643 | 0.61 | 844,877 | 329,050 | 330,271 | 659,321 | 714 | 916 |
Tennessee | 2,215,761 | 48.12 | 2,389,339 | 51.88 | 4,605,100 | 0.87 | 6,495,978 | 2,491,623 | 2,679,915 | 5,171,538 | 709 | 890 |
Texas | 7,618,215 | 49.32 | 7,829,058 | 50.68 | 15,447,273 | 0.79 | 26,448,193 | 9,938,578 | 10,227,030 | 20,165,608 | 584 | 766 |
Utah | 837,770 | 50.43 | 823,449 | 49.57 | 1,661,219 | 0.81 | 2,900,872 | 1,045,409 | 1,049,677 | 2,095,086 | 573 | 793 |
Vermont | 267,516 | 49.26 | 275,541 | 50.74 | 543,057 | 0.90 | 626,630 | 253,864 | 265,434 | 519,298 | 867 | 1,046 |
Virginia | 2,707,678 | 48.33 | 2,895,087 | 51.67 | 5,602,765 | 0.81 | 8,260,405 | 3,216,345 | 3,386,222 | 6,602,567 | 678 | 849 |
Washington | 2,737,843 | 51.64 | 2,563,787 | 48.36 | 5,301,630 | 0.84 | 6,971,406 | 2,757,333 | 2,796,303 | 5,553,636 | 760 | 955 |
West Virginia | 585,076 | 49.70 | 592,060 | 50.30 | 1,177,136 | 0.83 | 1,854,304 | 742,776 | 773,619 | 1,516,395 | 635 | 776 |
Wisconsin | 2,084,758 | 49.98 | 2,086,669 | 50.02 | 4,171,427 | 0.80 | 5,742,713 | 2,260,144 | 2,324,943 | 4,585,087 | 726 | 910 |
Wyoming | 216,288 | 51.32 | 205,185 | 48.68 | 421,473 | 0.51 | 582,658 | 234,370 | 225,471 | 459,841 | 723 | 917 |
Total | 105,007,670 | 49.49 | 107,152,058 | 50.51 | 212,159,728 | 0.84 | 316,128,839 | 122,315,764 | 128,576,507 | 250,892,271 | 671 | 846 |
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 2012 data.