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December 2017
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 | 1,913,487 | 48.5 | 2,029,595 | 51 | 3,943,082 | 0.74 | 4,863,300 | 1,862,731 | 2,033,606 | 3,896,337 | 811 | 1,012 |
Alaska 2/ | 252,875 | 47.3 | 281,710 | 53 | 534,585 | 0.69 | 741,894 | 302,472 | 272,432 | 574,904 | 721 | 930 |
Arizona | 2,552,249 | 50.2 | 2,530,056 | 50 | 5,082,305 | 0.89 | 6,931,071 | 2,706,102 | 2,779,736 | 5,485,838 | 733 | 926 |
Arkansas | 1,158,338 | 48.4 | 1,232,765 | 52 | 2,391,103 | 0.86 | 2,988,248 | 1,148,262 | 1,215,626 | 2,363,888 | 800 | 1,012 |
California | 13,331,944 | 50.9 | 12,867,492 | 49 | 26,199,436 | 0.88 | 39,250,017 | 15,378,392 | 15,811,628 | 31,190,020 | 668 | 840 |
Colorado 2/ | 2,086,189 | 51.3 | 1,980,391 | 49 | 4,066,580 | 0.80 | 5,540,545 | 2,211,819 | 2,207,221 | 4,419,040 | 734 | 920 |
Connecticut | 1,291,397 | 49.5 | 1,319,610 | 51 | 2,611,007 | 0.92 | 3,576,452 | 1,409,891 | 1,509,885 | 2,919,776 | 730 | 894 |
Delaware | 367,808 | 48.6 | 388,520 | 51 | 756,328 | 0.76 | 952,065 | 369,049 | 402,404 | 771,453 | 794 | 980 |
Dist. of Col. | 241,802 | 49.4 | 248,029 | 51 | 489,831 | 1.62 | 681,170 | 267,681 | 303,051 | 570,732 | 719 | 858 |
Florida | 7,206,475 | 49.1 | 7,468,685 | 51 | 14,675,160 | 0.90 | 20,612,439 | 8,200,700 | 8,749,239 | 16,949,939 | 712 | 866 |
Georgia | 3,327,867 | 47.7 | 3,648,033 | 52 | 6,975,900 | 0.86 | 10,310,371 | 3,889,622 | 4,199,268 | 8,088,890 | 677 | 862 |
Hawaii | 481,461 | 51.7 | 450,242 | 48 | 931,703 | 0.77 | 1,428,557 | 575,568 | 576,619 | 1,152,187 | 652 | 809 |
Idaho | 583,602 | 50.3 | 577,320 | 50 | 1,160,922 | 0.63 | 1,683,140 | 645,248 | 650,014 | 1,295,262 | 690 | 896 |
Illinois 2/ | 4,200,790 | 49.34 | 4,313,854 | 51 | 8,514,644 | 0.84 | 12,801,539 | 4,973,453 | 5,245,319 | 10,218,772 | 665 | 833 |
Indiana | 2,237,101 | 49.1 | 2,316,158 | 51 | 4,553,259 | 0.74 | 6,633,053 | 2,557,592 | 2,684,104 | 5,241,696 | 686 | 869 |
Iowa | 1,111,840 | 49.5 | 1,133,800 | 50 | 2,245,640 | 0.62 | 3,134,693 | 1,227,404 | 1,259,188 | 2,486,592 | 716 | 903 |
Kansas | 1,004,834 | 49.5 | 1,025,191 | 51 | 2,030,025 | 0.77 | 2,907,289 | 2,272,404 | 2,272,404 | 4,544,808 | 698 | 447 |
Kentucky | 1,492,573 | 49.2 | 1,538,874 | 51 | 3,031,447 | 0.73 | 4,436,974 | 1,728,719 | 1,813,875 | 3,542,594 | 683 | 856 |
Louisiana | 1,632,808 | 48.1 | 1,762,287 | 52 | 3,395,095 | 0.89 | 4,681,666 | 1,785,544 | 1,907,555 | 3,693,099 | 725 | 919 |
Maine | 504,674 | 49.4 | 516,658 | 51 | 1,021,332 | 0.94 | 1,331,479 | 538,121 | 570,553 | 1,108,674 | 767 | 921 |
Maryland | 2,103,981 | 49.3 | 2,160,894 | 51 | 4,264,875 | 1.04 | 6,016,447 | 2,306,124 | 2,516,466 | 4,822,590 | 709 | 884 |
Massachusetts 4/ | 2,473,050 | 49.1 | 2,567,612 | 51 | 5,040,662 | 1.01 | 6,811,779 | 2,688,163 | 2,914,133 | 5,602,296 | 740 | 900 |
Michigan | 3,464,410 | 49.0 | 3,610,264 | 51 | 7,074,674 | 0.86 | 9,928,300 | 3,900,957 | 4,104,099 | 8,005,056 | 713 | 884 |
Minnesota | 1,697,475 | 50.3 | 1,680,435 | 50 | 3,377,910 | 0.64 | 5,519,952 | 2,162,790 | 2,212,345 | 4,375,135 | 612 | 772 |
Mississippi | 957,284 | 47.4 | 1,061,578 | 53 | 2,018,862 | 0.98 | 2,988,726 | 1,123,917 | 1,227,419 | 2,351,336 | 675 | 859 |
Missouri | 2,066,910 | 48.6 | 2,182,669 | 51 | 4,249,579 | 0.75 | 6,093,000 | 2,364,551 | 2,501,669 | 4,866,220 | 697 | 873 |
Montana | 405,029 | 50.8 | 392,116 | 49 | 797,145 | 0.45 | 1,042,520 | 421,152 | 418,958 | 840,110 | 765 | 949 |
Nebraska | 704,348 | 50.2 | 700,131 | 50 | 1,404,479 | 0.74 | 1,907,116 | 734,392 | 750,361 | 1,484,753 | 736 | 946 |
Nevada | 956,291 | 51.1 | 916,085 | 49 | 1,872,376 | 0.79 | 2,940,058 | 1,166,322 | 1,171,830 | 2,338,152 | 637 | 801 |
New Hampshire | 549,729 | 50.2 | 546,505 | 50 | 1,096,234 | 0.84 | 1,334,795 | 544,866 | 562,536 | 1,107,402 | 821 | 990 |
New Jersey | 3,066,313 | 49.2 | 3,172,123 | 51 | 6,238,436 | 1.06 | 8,944,469 | 3,476,185 | 3,720,808 | 7,196,993 | 697 | 867 |
New Mexico | 758,190 | 49.8 | 763,595 | 50 | 1,521,785 | 0.85 | 2,081,015 | 809,169 | 837,421 | 1,646,590 | 731 | 924 |
New York | 5,814,353 | 48.7 | 6,133,215 | 51 | 11,947,568 | 1.08 | 19,745,289 | 7,699,982 | 8,351,526 | 16,051,508 | 605 | 744 |
North Carolina | 3,515,543 | 48.4 | 3,751,499 | 52 | 7,267,042 | 0.89 | 10,146,788 | 3,896,650 | 4,217,131 | 8,113,781 | 716 | 896 |
North Dakota | 288,618 | 51.9 | 267,317 | 48 | 555,935 | 0.64 | 757,952 | 307,492 | 291,456 | 598,948 | 733 | 928 |
Ohio | 3,866,323 | 48.5 | 4,108,628 | 52 | 7,974,951 | 0.75 | 11,614,373 | 4,515,078 | 4,797,181 | 9,312,259 | 687 | 856 |
Oklahoma | 1,154,923 | 46.2 | 1,343,255 | 54 | 2,498,178 | 0.67 | 3,923,561 | 1,506,744 | 1,561,122 | 3,067,866 | 637 | 814 |
Oregon | 1,406,168 | 49.2 | 1,449,578 | 51 | 2,855,746 | 0.77 | 4,093,465 | 1,633,718 | 1,690,773 | 3,324,491 | 698 | 859 |
Pennsylvania | 4,461,263 | 49.6 | 4,535,552 | 50 | 8,996,815 | 0.85 | 12,784,227 | 5,057,124 | 5,372,990 | 10,430,114 | 704 | 863 |
Rhode Island | 368,146 | 48.9 | 384,997 | 51 | 753,143 | 0.88 | 1,056,426 | 419,557 | 454,243 | 873,800 | 713 | 862 |
South Carolina | 1,799,712 | 48.0 | 1,946,969 | 52 | 3,746,681 | 0.91 | 4,961,119 | 1,913,729 | 2,075,344 | 3,989,073 | 755 | 939 |
South Dakota | 314,356 | 50.5 | 308,307 | 50 | 622,663 | 0.51 | 865,454 | 338,429 | 336,246 | 674,675 | 719 | 923 |
Tennessee | 2,683,909 | 51.6 | 2,513,995 | 48 | 5,197,904 | 0.94 | 6,651,194 | 2,565,245 | 2,757,358 | 5,322,603 | 781 | 977 |
Texas | 7,824,635 | 49.3 | 8,055,241 | 51 | 15,879,876 | 0.74 | 27,862,596 | 9,116,438 | 9,521,795 | 18,638,233 | 570 | 852 |
Utah | 988,484 | 50.4 | 971,882 | 50 | 1,960,366 | 0.86 | 3,051,217 | 1,113,127 | 1,114,630 | 2,227,757 | 642 | 880 |
Vermont | 275,292 | 49.7 | 278,378 | 50 | 553,670 | 0.92 | 624,594 | 255,087 | 266,036 | 521,123 | 886 | 1,062 |
Virginia | 2,846,993 | 48.2 | 3,065,055 | 52 | 5,912,048 | 0.83 | 8,411,808 | 3,290,937 | 3,463,319 | 6,754,256 | 703 | 875 |
Washington | 2,908,119 | 51.6 | 2,727,596 | 48 | 5,635,715 | 0.82 | 7,288,000 | 2,901,736 | 2,937,958 | 5,839,694 | 773 | 965 |
West Virginia | 574,199 | 49.5 | 585,149 | 50 | 1,159,348 | 0.70 | 1,831,102 | 736,272 | 763,695 | 1,499,967 | 633 | 773 |
Wisconsin | 2,098,274 | 49.9 | 2,108,496 | 50 | 4,206,770 | 0.77 | 5,778,708 | 2,292,297 | 2,350,197 | 4,642,494 | 728 | 906 |
Wyoming | 214,785 | 51.0 | 206,313 | 49 | 421,098 | 0.50 | 585,501 | 235,117 | 226,243 | 461,360 | 719 | 913 |
Total | 109,587,219 | 49.4 | 112,124,699 | 51 | 221,711,918 | 0.84 | 323,127,513 | 116,502,331 | 122,231,724 | 238,734,055 | 686 | 929 |
1/ Include restricted drivers and graduated driver licenses.
2/ Age and/or sex segregation estimated by FHWA.
3/ Source: Bureau of the Census.
4/ Current data was not provided. Table shows 2015 data.