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Highway Statistics Series

Highway Statistics 2014

Licensed Drivers By Sex And Ratio To Population - 2014 1/

December 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 DRIVERS	PERCENT MALE DRIVERS OF TOTAL	FEMALE DRIVERS	PERCENT FEMALE DRIVERS OF TOTAL	TOTAL DRIVERS		TOTAL RESIDENT	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL	PER 1,000 TOTAL RESIDENT POPULATION	PER 1,000 DRIVING AGE POPULATION
Alabama	1,887,023	48.62	1,994,519	51.38	3,881,542	0.73	4,849,377	1,850,520	2,018,569	3,869,089	800	1,003
Alaska 2/	250,745	47.16	280,999	52.84	531,744	0.68	736,732	301,326	268,918	570,244	722	932
Arizona	2,453,665	50.26	2,428,136	49.74	4,881,801	0.88	6,731,484	2,609,768	2,681,353	5,291,121	725	923
Arkansas	1,038,874	49.19	1,072,999	50.81	2,111,873	0.77	2,966,369	1,136,553	1,202,216	2,338,769	712	903
California	12,562,214	50.63	12,251,132	49.37	24,813,346	0.89	38,802,500	15,129,276	15,565,575	30,694,851	639	808
Colorado 2/	1,986,768	51.16	1,896,594	48.84	3,883,362	0.82	5,355,866	2,121,402	2,122,655	4,244,057	725	915
Connecticut	1,254,209	49.33	1,288,379	50.67	2,542,588	0.90	3,596,677	1,408,386	1,510,604	2,918,990	707	871
Delaware	356,242	48.64	376,107	51.36	732,349	0.77	935,614	360,500	393,480	753,980	783	971
Dist. of Col.	205,433	48.92	214,463	51.08	419,896	1.34	658,893	259,696	294,404	554,100	637	758
Florida	6,801,601	48.94	7,096,746	51.06	13,898,347	0.91	19,893,297	7,893,617	8,416,529	16,310,146	699	852
Georgia	3,154,117	47.43	3,496,317	52.57	6,650,434	0.83	10,097,343	3,797,487	4,082,599	7,880,086	659	844
Hawaii	467,908	51.84	434,731	48.16	902,639	0.66	1,419,561	576,172	566,710	1,142,882	636	790
Idaho	566,663	50.21	561,834	49.79	1,128,497	0.64	1,634,464	622,041	628,189	1,250,230	690	903
Illinois	4,117,722	49.18	4,255,843	50.82	8,373,565	0.81	12,880,580	4,974,169	5,264,047	10,238,216	650	818
Indiana	2,183,871	49.10	2,264,228	50.90	4,448,099	0.74	6,596,855	2,532,561	2,663,154	5,195,715	674	856
Iowa	1,103,271	49.52	1,124,679	50.48	2,227,950	0.63	3,107,126	1,213,806	1,249,101	2,462,907	717	905
Kansas	999,818	49.46	1,021,453	50.54	2,021,271	0.81	2,904,021	1,117,418	1,142,870	2,260,288	696	894
Kentucky	1,481,935	49.32	1,522,984	50.68	3,004,919	0.73	4,413,457	1,712,742	1,801,478	3,514,220	681	855
Louisiana	1,595,750	48.17	1,716,880	51.83	3,312,630	0.87	4,649,676	1,768,061	1,889,623	3,657,684	712	906
Maine 2/	503,693	49.43	515,225	50.57	1,018,918	0.86	1,330,089	535,061	568,365	1,103,426	766	923
Maryland	2,038,539	49.20	2,104,458	50.80	4,142,997	1.05	5,976,407	2,285,455	2,493,283	4,778,738	693	867
Massachusetts 4/	2,357,610	49.47	2,407,976	50.53	4,765,586	0.97	6,745,408	2,645,934	2,876,731	5,522,665	706	863
Michigan	3,448,100	48.93	3,598,333	51.07	7,046,433	0.88	9,909,877	3,868,887	4,087,387	7,956,274	711	886
Minnesota	1,686,830	50.24	1,670,638	49.76	3,357,468	0.65	5,457,173	2,129,995	2,187,956	4,317,951	615	778
Mississippi	938,995	47.48	1,038,684	52.52	1,977,679	0.96	2,994,079	1,122,269	1,221,747	2,344,016	661	844
Missouri	2,103,429	48.97	2,191,795	51.03	4,295,224	0.81	6,063,589	2,342,500	2,486,668	4,829,168	708	889
Montana	390,536	50.80	378,167	49.20	768,703	0.49	1,023,579	412,202	411,666	823,868	751	933
Nebraska	693,692	50.13	690,001	49.87	1,383,693	0.73	1,881,503	723,430	740,948	1,464,378	735	945
Nevada	918,198	51.11	878,245	48.89	1,796,443	0.81	2,839,099	1,125,691	1,124,292	2,249,983	633	798
New Hampshire	537,483	50.14	534,480	49.86	1,071,963	0.83	1,326,813	536,860	557,313	1,094,173	808	980
New Jersey	3,020,014	49.08	3,132,620	50.92	6,152,634	0.91	8,938,175	3,456,345	3,707,467	7,163,812	688	859
New Mexico	720,178	49.84	724,679	50.16	1,444,857	0.76	2,085,572	805,542	833,067	1,638,609	693	882
New York	5,806,337	51.30	5,511,861	48.70	11,318,198	1.04	19,746,227	7,669,925	8,337,367	16,007,292	573	707
North Carolina	3,404,244	48.46	3,621,089	51.54	7,025,333	0.91	9,943,964	3,807,288	4,102,985	7,910,273	706	888
North Dakota	273,542	51.85	253,999	48.15	527,541	0.62	739,482	301,655	286,871	588,526	713	896
Ohio	3,835,277	48.45	4,080,630	51.55	7,915,907	0.77	11,594,163	4,484,168	4,781,062	9,265,230	683	854
Oklahoma	1,135,024	46.29	1,316,948	53.71	2,451,972	0.70	3,878,051	1,485,698	1,542,294	3,027,992	632	810
Oregon	1,376,809	49.43	1,408,637	50.57	2,785,446	0.83	3,970,239	1,575,847	1,634,834	3,210,681	702	868
Pennsylvania	4,425,045	49.63	4,490,596	50.37	8,915,641	0.86	12,787,209	5,036,386	5,370,237	10,406,623	697	857
Rhode Island	365,814	48.88	382,523	51.12	748,337	0.88	1,055,173	415,839	452,736	868,575	709	862
South Carolina	1,737,987	48.04	1,879,548	51.96	3,617,535	0.92	4,832,482	1,859,248	2,008,864	3,868,112	749	935
South Dakota	307,326	50.39	302,582	49.61	609,908	0.61	853,175	332,585	332,731	665,316	715	917
Tennessee	2,216,142	48.04	2,397,024	51.96	4,613,166	0.86	6,549,352	2,516,442	2,707,249	5,223,691	704	883
Texas	7,714,337	49.30	7,934,396	50.70	15,648,733	0.77	26,956,958	10,146,764	10,463,418	20,610,182	581	759
Utah	716,585	50.26	709,118	49.74	1,425,703	0.67	2,942,902	1,063,538	1,068,310	2,131,848	484	669
Vermont	271,795	49.84	273,517	50.16	545,312	0.90	626,562	254,132	266,280	520,412	870	1,048
Virginia	2,809,780	48.70	2,959,283	51.30	5,769,063	0.82	8,326,289	3,247,094	3,418,338	6,665,432	693	866
Washington	2,790,748	51.67	2,610,391	48.33	5,401,139	0.85	7,061,530	2,802,234	2,836,195	5,638,429	765	958
West Virginia	582,047	49.67	589,860	50.33	1,171,907	0.78	1,850,326	741,935	771,897	1,513,832	633	774
Wisconsin	2,096,238	50.05	2,091,956	49.95	4,188,194	0.80	5,757,564	2,271,230	2,336,067	4,607,297	727	909
Wyoming	217,481	51.29	206,506	48.71	423,987	0.52	584,153	235,007	225,992	460,999	726	920
Total	105,907,684	49.47	108,184,788	50.53	214,092,472	0.84	318,857,056	123,622,687	130,002,691	253,625,378	671	844

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 2013 data.

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