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December 2019
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 | 1,939,120 | 48.49 | 2,059,937 | 51.51 | 3,999,057 | 0.77 | 4,887,871 | 1,873,206 | 2,051,459 | 3,924,665 | 818 | 1,019 |
Alaska 2/ | 281,297 | 52.48 | 254,736 | 47.52 | 536,033 | 0.69 | 737,438 | 300,173 | 272,699 | 572,872 | 727 | 936 |
Arizona | 2,645,777 | 50.06 | 2,639,193 | 49.94 | 5,284,970 | 0.92 | 7,171,646 | 2,822,894 | 2,893,459 | 5,716,353 | 737 | 925 |
Arkansas | 1,052,671 | 49.07 | 1,092,663 | 50.93 | 2,145,334 | 0.77 | 3,013,825 | 1,160,540 | 1,229,433 | 2,389,973 | 712 | 898 |
California | 13,755,501 | 50.87 | 13,283,899 | 49.13 | 27,039,400 | 0.89 | 39,557,045 | 15,584,687 | 15,992,312 | 31,576,999 | 684 | 856 |
Colorado | 2,194,476 | 51.70 | 2,050,237 | 48.30 | 4,244,713 | 0.80 | 5,695,564 | 2,293,825 | 2,278,929 | 4,572,754 | 745 | 928 |
Connecticut | 1,290,562 | 49.53 | 1,315,050 | 50.47 | 2,605,612 | 0.91 | 3,572,665 | 1,415,760 | 1,514,580 | 2,930,340 | 729 | 889 |
Delaware | 382,824 | 48.67 | 403,680 | 51.33 | 786,504 | 0.78 | 967,171 | 376,776 | 410,009 | 786,785 | 813 | 1,000 |
Dist. of Col. | 260,438 | 49.35 | 267,293 | 50.65 | 527,731 | 1.72 | 702,455 | 274,188 | 311,379 | 585,567 | 751 | 901 |
Florida | 7,550,785 | 49.13 | 7,817,910 | 50.87 | 15,368,695 | 0.89 | 21,299,325 | 8,501,791 | 9,057,134 | 17,558,925 | 722 | 875 |
Georgia | 3,423,998 | 47.76 | 3,744,735 | 52.24 | 7,168,733 | 0.86 | 10,519,475 | 3,987,512 | 4,317,489 | 8,305,001 | 681 | 863 |
Hawaii | 488,143 | 51.47 | 460,274 | 48.53 | 948,417 | 0.76 | 1,420,491 | 571,073 | 576,941 | 1,148,014 | 668 | 826 |
Idaho | 633,934 | 50.61 | 618,601 | 49.39 | 1,252,535 | 0.67 | 1,754,208 | 677,163 | 681,210 | 1,358,373 | 714 | 922 |
Illinois 2/ | 4,218,990 | 48.41 | 4,495,798 | 51.59 | 8,714,788 | 0.83 | 12,741,080 | 4,972,378 | 5,245,621 | 10,217,999 | 684 | 853 |
Indiana | 2,253,445 | 49.10 | 2,335,960 | 50.90 | 4,589,405 | 0.74 | 6,691,878 | 2,590,051 | 2,715,093 | 5,305,144 | 686 | 865 |
Iowa | 1,119,487 | 49.53 | 1,140,784 | 50.47 | 2,260,271 | 0.62 | 3,156,145 | 1,238,894 | 1,268,380 | 2,507,274 | 716 | 901 |
Kansas | 1,070,810 | 49.82 | 1,078,620 | 50.18 | 2,149,430 | 0.81 | 2,911,505 | 1,129,904 | 1,154,412 | 2,284,316 | 738 | 941 |
Kentucky | 1,489,984 | 49.13 | 1,542,546 | 50.87 | 3,032,530 | 0.71 | 4,468,402 | 1,743,468 | 1,830,309 | 3,573,777 | 679 | 849 |
Louisiana | 1,645,587 | 48.04 | 1,779,848 | 51.96 | 3,425,435 | 0.90 | 4,659,978 | 1,777,964 | 1,906,587 | 3,684,551 | 735 | 930 |
Maine | 514,341 | 49.43 | 526,241 | 50.57 | 1,040,582 | 0.94 | 1,338,404 | 542,488 | 575,989 | 1,118,477 | 777 | 930 |
Maryland | 2,184,693 | 49.56 | 2,223,280 | 50.44 | 4,407,973 | 1.07 | 6,042,718 | 2,322,922 | 2,531,710 | 4,854,632 | 729 | 908 |
Massachusetts | 2,442,439 | 49.40 | 2,502,227 | 50.60 | 4,944,666 | 0.98 | 6,902,149 | 2,737,188 | 2,964,328 | 5,701,516 | 716 | 867 |
Michigan | 3,505,792 | 49.01 | 3,647,853 | 50.99 | 7,153,645 | 0.86 | 9,995,915 | 3,948,056 | 4,143,140 | 8,091,196 | 716 | 884 |
Minnesota | 1,701,761 | 50.18 | 1,689,296 | 49.82 | 3,391,057 | 0.63 | 5,611,179 | 2,202,739 | 2,249,525 | 4,452,264 | 604 | 762 |
Mississippi | 974,505 | 47.35 | 1,083,531 | 52.65 | 2,058,036 | 1.00 | 2,986,530 | 1,129,063 | 1,232,117 | 2,361,180 | 689 | 872 |
Missouri | 2,078,099 | 48.63 | 2,194,861 | 51.37 | 4,272,960 | 0.78 | 6,126,452 | 2,383,213 | 2,522,946 | 4,906,159 | 697 | 871 |
Montana | 409,836 | 50.84 | 396,368 | 49.16 | 806,204 | 0.44 | 1,062,305 | 430,270 | 428,175 | 858,445 | 759 | 939 |
Nebraska | 712,326 | 50.15 | 707,991 | 49.85 | 1,420,317 | 0.74 | 1,929,268 | 745,508 | 758,716 | 1,504,224 | 736 | 944 |
Nevada | 1,013,658 | 51.11 | 969,795 | 48.89 | 1,983,453 | 0.80 | 3,034,392 | 1,208,558 | 1,212,994 | 2,421,552 | 654 | 819 |
New Hampshire | 587,031 | 50.53 | 574,634 | 49.47 | 1,161,665 | 0.87 | 1,356,458 | 556,757 | 574,068 | 1,130,825 | 856 | 1,027 |
New Jersey | 3,119,373 | 49.18 | 3,223,503 | 50.82 | 6,342,876 | 1.06 | 8,908,520 | 3,472,212 | 3,711,830 | 7,184,042 | 712 | 883 |
New Mexico | 720,611 | 49.41 | 737,822 | 50.59 | 1,458,433 | 0.81 | 2,095,428 | 819,874 | 849,025 | 1,668,899 | 696 | 874 |
New York | 5,924,977 | 48.59 | 6,269,383 | 51.41 | 12,194,360 | 1.07 | 19,542,209 | 7,645,059 | 8,291,594 | 15,936,653 | 624 | 765 |
North Carolina | 3,627,569 | 48.31 | 3,881,662 | 51.69 | 7,509,231 | 0.93 | 10,383,620 | 4,013,702 | 4,336,187 | 8,349,889 | 723 | 899 |
North Dakota | 290,194 | 51.70 | 271,139 | 48.30 | 561,333 | 0.64 | 760,077 | 306,848 | 291,823 | 598,671 | 739 | 938 |
Ohio | 3,896,537 | 48.51 | 4,136,128 | 51.49 | 8,032,665 | 0.74 | 11,689,442 | 4,560,299 | 4,839,799 | 9,400,098 | 687 | 855 |
Oklahoma | 1,160,904 | 46.36 | 1,343,349 | 53.64 | 2,504,253 | 0.68 | 3,943,079 | 1,518,004 | 1,574,054 | 3,092,058 | 635 | 810 |
Oregon | 1,438,753 | 49.09 | 1,491,949 | 50.91 | 2,930,702 | 0.76 | 4,190,713 | 1,680,548 | 1,735,101 | 3,415,649 | 699 | 858 |
Pennsylvania | 4,452,466 | 49.52 | 4,538,904 | 50.48 | 8,991,370 | 0.85 | 12,807,060 | 5,079,203 | 5,390,635 | 10,469,838 | 702 | 859 |
Rhode Island | 369,905 | 48.87 | 387,061 | 51.13 | 756,966 | 0.88 | 1,057,315 | 422,093 | 454,881 | 876,974 | 716 | 863 |
South Carolina | 1,845,703 | 47.99 | 2,000,366 | 52.01 | 3,846,069 | 0.90 | 5,084,127 | 1,965,101 | 2,138,664 | 4,103,765 | 756 | 937 |
South Dakota | 322,365 | 50.49 | 316,063 | 49.51 | 638,428 | 0.51 | 882,235 | 345,500 | 341,551 | 687,051 | 724 | 929 |
Tennessee | 2,783,320 | 51.33 | 2,639,109 | 48.67 | 5,422,429 | 0.97 | 6,770,010 | 2,622,675 | 2,813,213 | 5,435,888 | 801 | 998 |
Texas | 8,591,430 | 49.46 | 8,778,953 | 50.54 | 17,370,383 | 0.79 | 28,701,845 | 10,905,883 | 11,220,158 | 22,126,041 | 605 | 785 |
Utah | 1,022,425 | 50.35 | 1,008,219 | 49.65 | 2,030,644 | 0.87 | 3,161,105 | 1,165,467 | 1,164,700 | 2,330,167 | 642 | 871 |
Vermont | 280,981 | 49.74 | 283,911 | 50.26 | 564,892 | 0.93 | 626,299 | 256,814 | 267,780 | 524,594 | 902 | 1,077 |
Virginia | 2,856,249 | 48.17 | 3,072,782 | 51.83 | 5,929,031 | 0.79 | 8,517,685 | 3,342,739 | 3,516,522 | 6,859,261 | 696 | 864 |
Washington | 3,028,517 | 51.24 | 2,881,450 | 48.76 | 5,909,967 | 0.85 | 7,535,591 | 3,011,488 | 3,041,809 | 6,053,297 | 784 | 976 |
West Virginia | 561,579 | 49.40 | 575,196 | 50.60 | 1,136,775 | 0.69 | 1,805,832 | 729,459 | 754,655 | 1,484,114 | 630 | 766 |
Wisconsin | 2,149,326 | 50.12 | 2,138,845 | 49.88 | 4,288,171 | 0.77 | 5,813,568 | 2,315,476 | 2,370,801 | 4,686,277 | 738 | 915 |
Wyoming | 214,331 | 51.12 | 204,925 | 48.88 | 419,256 | 0.51 | 577,737 | 232,568 | 224,826 | 457,394 | 726 | 917 |
Total | 112,479,825 | 49.43 | 115,078,560 | 50.57 | 227,558,385 | 0.84 | 327,167,434 | 127,910,021 | 134,230,751 | 262,140,772 | 696 | 868 |
1/ Include restricted drivers and graduated driver licenses.
2/ Data for older age groups have been estimated based on the Census population figures for that State and age group.
3/ Source: Bureau of the Census.