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Highway Statistics Series

Highway Statistics 2017

Licensed Drivers By Sex And Ratio To Population - 2017 1/

December 2018
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	1,928,441	48.77	2,025,937	51.23	3,954,378	0.80	4,874,747	1,868,128	2,041,724	3,909,852	811	1,011
Alaska 4/	252,875	47.30	281,710	52.70	534,585	0.68	739,795	302,062	272,501	574,563	723	930
Arizona	2,589,302	50.13	2,575,664	49.87	5,164,966	0.88	7,016,270	2,751,365	2,819,710	5,571,075	736	927
Arkansas	1,170,336	48.41	1,247,128	51.59	2,417,464	0.87	3,004,279	1,156,006	1,223,437	2,379,443	805	1,016
California	13,624,228	50.88	13,152,904	49.12	26,777,132	0.89	39,536,653	15,547,670	15,963,464	31,511,134	677	850
Colorado	2,120,831	51.03	2,035,307	48.97	4,156,138	0.80	5,607,154	2,249,814	2,237,901	4,487,715	741	926
Connecticut	1,279,529	49.46	1,307,465	50.54	2,586,994	0.92	3,588,184	1,420,417	1,519,237	2,939,654	721	880
Delaware	375,362	48.72	395,150	51.28	770,512	0.80	961,939	373,968	407,154	781,122	801	986
Dist. of Col.	256,312	49.19	264,744	50.81	521,056	1.68	693,972	271,876	308,290	580,166	751	898
Florida	7,407,238	49.13	7,669,120	50.87	15,076,358	0.90	20,984,400	8,362,989	8,913,715	17,276,704	718	873
Georgia	3,370,070	47.73	3,690,274	52.27	7,060,344	0.85	10,429,379	3,945,745	4,264,304	8,210,049	677	860
Hawaii	491,063	51.64	459,945	48.36	951,008	0.77	1,427,538	575,132	578,014	1,153,146	666	825
Idaho	599,355	50.35	591,012	49.65	1,190,367	0.65	1,716,943	659,669	664,149	1,323,818	693	899
Illinois 2/	4,210,963	49.37	4,318,441	50.63	8,529,404	0.79	12,802,023	4,987,547	5,259,013	10,246,560	666	832
Indiana	2,235,286	49.09	2,318,298	50.91	4,553,584	0.74	6,666,818	2,576,485	2,702,038	5,278,523	683	863
Iowa	1,112,382	49.51	1,134,447	50.49	2,246,829	0.61	3,145,711	1,232,774	1,264,238	2,497,012	714	900
Kansas	1,004,803	49.50	1,025,066	50.50	2,029,869	0.75	2,913,123	1,129,047	1,151,882	2,280,929	697	890
Kentucky	1,485,614	49.21	1,533,394	50.79	3,019,008	0.72	4,454,189	1,736,651	1,823,379	3,560,030	678	848
Louisiana	1,645,894	48.05	1,779,762	51.95	3,425,656	0.90	4,684,333	1,788,161	1,912,137	3,700,298	731	926
Maine	510,483	49.43	522,220	50.57	1,032,703	0.96	1,335,907	540,924	573,838	1,114,762	773	926
Maryland	2,141,533	49.46	2,187,970	50.54	4,329,503	1.01	6,052,177	2,326,833	2,533,692	4,860,525	715	891
Massachusetts	2,417,853	48.99	2,517,323	51.01	4,935,176	0.98	6,859,819	2,717,230	2,940,851	5,658,081	719	872
Michigan	3,477,051	49.00	3,618,727	51.00	7,095,778	0.84	9,962,311	3,926,876	4,124,916	8,051,792	712	881
Minnesota	1,704,865	50.22	1,689,950	49.78	3,394,815	0.60	5,576,606	540,924	573,838	1,114,762	609	3,045
Mississippi	974,215	47.43	1,079,709	52.57	2,053,924	1.01	2,984,100	1,124,757	1,229,445	2,354,202	688	872
Missouri	2,078,652	48.63	2,196,132	51.37	4,274,784	0.78	6,113,532	2,376,314	2,513,996	4,890,310	699	874
Montana	409,982	50.79	397,277	49.21	807,259	0.43	1,050,493	424,652	422,300	846,952	768	953
Nebraska 4/	704,348	50.15	700,131	49.85	1,404,479	0.73	1,920,076	740,926	755,085	1,496,011	731	939
Nevada	979,647	51.07	938,658	48.93	1,918,305	0.79	2,998,039	1,192,868	1,196,720	2,389,588	640	803
New Hampshire	553,759	50.18	549,865	49.82	1,103,624	0.84	1,342,795	549,634	567,072	1,116,706	822	988
New Jersey	3,099,073	49.18	3,202,290	50.82	6,301,363	1.05	9,005,644	3,507,039	3,755,693	7,262,732	700	868
New Mexico	730,295	49.57	742,967	50.43	1,473,262	0.86	2,088,070	814,015	842,271	1,656,286	706	889
New York	5,929,700	48.66	6,255,613	51.34	12,185,313	1.13	19,849,399	7,760,631	8,416,708	16,177,339	614	753
North Carolina	3,571,303	48.33	3,818,164	51.67	7,389,467	0.93	10,273,419	3,965,375	4,275,934	8,241,309	719	897
North Dakota	290,784	51.77	270,883	48.23	561,667	0.54	755,393	306,307	290,594	596,901	744	941
Ohio	3,885,181	48.49	4,126,524	51.51	8,011,705	0.75	11,658,609	4,540,583	4,823,146	9,363,729	687	856
Oklahoma	1,160,690	46.32	1,345,299	53.68	2,505,989	0.67	3,930,864	1,511,510	1,566,373	3,077,883	638	814
Oregon	1,432,970	49.23	1,477,622	50.77	2,910,592	0.72	4,142,776	1,657,067	1,712,379	3,369,446	703	864
Pennsylvania	4,440,688	49.53	4,524,167	50.47	8,964,855	0.85	12,805,537	5,072,347	5,388,360	10,460,707	700	857
Rhode Island	368,108	48.87	385,094	51.13	753,202	0.88	1,059,639	421,855	455,807	877,662	711	858
South Carolina	1,830,956	48.04	1,980,006	51.96	3,810,962	0.91	5,024,369	1,940,768	2,106,586	4,047,354	758	942
South Dakota	317,276	50.48	311,230	49.52	628,506	0.51	869,666	340,052	337,105	677,157	723	928
Tennessee	2,761,901	51.36	2,615,752	48.64	5,377,653	0.95	6,715,984	2,596,568	2,786,799	5,383,367	801	999
Texas	8,465,417	49.51	8,633,923	50.49	17,099,340	0.78	28,304,596	10,724,235	11,037,637	21,761,872	604	786
Utah	1,005,220	50.38	990,157	49.62	1,995,377	0.86	3,101,833	1,136,653	1,138,675	2,275,328	643	877
Vermont	278,720	49.75	281,527	50.25	560,247	0.92	623,657	255,412	265,927	521,339	898	1,075
Virginia	2,855,000	48.17	3,071,430	51.83	5,926,430	0.80	8,470,020	3,321,806	3,492,856	6,814,662	700	870
Washington	2,969,928	51.49	2,798,353	48.51	5,768,281	0.82	7,405,743	2,955,814	2,987,142	5,942,956	779	971
West Virginia	567,980	49.44	580,806	50.56	1,148,786	0.70	1,815,857	731,355	758,188	1,489,543	633	771
Wisconsin	2,111,688	49.87	2,123,105	50.13	4,234,793	0.77	5,795,483	2,303,900	2,360,257	4,664,157	731	908
Wyoming	215,906	51.11	206,559	48.89	422,465	0.53	579,315	232,720	224,682	457,402	729	924
Total	111,401,056	49.44	113,945,201	50.56	225,346,257	0.84	325,719,178	125,493,456	131,781,159	257,274,615	692	876

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 2016 data.

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