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Highway Statistics Series

Highway Statistics 2019

Licensed Drivers By Sex And Ratio To Population - 2019 (1)

Amended February 2022
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	1,949,470	48.42	2,076,681	51.58	4,026,151	0.78	4,903,185	1,878,083	2,060,539	3,938,622	821	1,022
Alaska (2)	277,367	52.40	251,914	47.60	529,281	0.68	731,545	298,631	271,684	570,315	724	928
Arizona	2,685,714	50.02	2,683,496	49.98	5,369,210	0.91	7,278,717	2,875,126	2,948,316	5,823,442	738	922
Arkansas	1,057,402	49.09	1,096,527	50.91	2,153,929	0.75	3,017,804	1,163,461	1,233,068	2,396,529	714	899
California	13,847,935	50.89	13,365,715	49.11	27,213,650	0.89	39,512,223	15,608,250	16,008,558	31,616,808	689	861
Colorado	2,089,963	49.35	2,145,421	50.65	4,235,384	0.79	5,758,736	2,331,361	2,311,510	4,642,871	735	912
Connecticut	1,292,522	49.56	1,315,539	50.44	2,608,061	0.91	3,565,287	1,414,937	1,514,410	2,929,347	732	890
Delaware	395,860	48.72	416,669	51.28	812,529	0.80	973,764	379,615	413,801	793,416	834	1,024
Dist. of Col.	263,786	49.25	271,793	50.75	535,579	1.73	705,749	274,936	312,920	587,856	759	911
Florida	7,645,376	49.13	7,915,252	50.87	15,560,628	0.89	21,477,737	8,580,965	9,143,783	17,724,748	725	878
Georgia	3,466,599	47.74	3,794,667	52.26	7,261,266	0.86	10,617,423	4,032,512	4,369,708	8,402,220	684	864
Hawaii	483,886	51.30	459,287	48.70	943,173	0.75	1,415,872	570,028	576,986	1,147,014	666	822
Idaho (4)	633,934	50.61	618,601	49.39	1,252,535	0.64	1,787,065	693,061	696,711	1,389,772	701	901
Illinois (2)	4,223,370	49.41	4,323,562	50.59	8,546,932	0.81	12,671,821	4,955,735	5,227,538	10,183,273	674	839
Indiana	2,253,445	49.10	2,335,960	50.90	4,589,405	0.74	6,732,219	2,609,632	2,734,641	5,344,273	682	859
Iowa	1,127,259	49.56	1,147,172	50.44	2,274,431	0.61	3,155,070	1,240,941	1,268,912	2,509,853	721	906
Kansas	1,070,835	49.71	1,083,425	50.29	2,154,260	0.81	2,913,314	1,133,837	1,158,213	2,292,050	739	940
Kentucky	1,486,939	49.07	1,543,390	50.93	3,030,329	0.71	4,467,673	1,744,943	1,832,711	3,577,654	678	847
Louisiana	1,649,791	48.03	1,785,377	51.97	3,435,168	0.92	4,648,794	1,773,510	1,906,236	3,679,746	739	934
Maine	517,562	49.47	528,567	50.53	1,046,129	0.94	1,344,212	546,182	579,508	1,125,690	778	929
Maryland	2,216,568	49.66	2,247,294	50.34	4,463,862	1.08	6,045,680	2,324,575	2,536,069	4,860,644	738	918
Massachusetts	2,443,091	49.35	2,506,965	50.65	4,950,056	0.98	6,892,503	2,738,158	2,965,273	5,703,431	718	868
Michigan	3,519,347	49.28	3,622,147	50.72	7,141,494	0.85	9,986,857	3,951,566	4,145,351	8,096,917	715	882
Minnesota (5)	2,146,519	50.23	2,126,508	49.77	4,273,027	0.80	5,639,632	2,218,030	2,262,905	4,480,935	758	954
Mississippi (4)	974,505	47.35	1,083,531	52.65	2,058,036	1.00	2,976,149	1,126,934	1,229,872	2,356,806	692	873
Missouri	2,078,561	48.63	2,195,828	51.37	4,274,389	0.78	6,137,428	2,390,804	2,531,010	4,921,814	696	868
Montana	411,940	50.74	399,911	49.26	811,851	0.43	1,068,778	433,730	431,781	865,511	760	938
Nebraska	717,199	50.13	713,619	49.87	1,430,818	0.74	1,934,408	749,051	761,625	1,510,676	740	947
Nevada	1,050,751	51.15	1,003,670	48.85	2,054,421	0.81	3,080,156	1,229,823	1,234,019	2,463,842	667	834
New Hampshire	604,347	50.56	590,864	49.44	1,195,211	0.88	1,359,711	559,694	577,052	1,136,746	879	1,051
New Jersey	3,136,876	49.19	3,240,537	50.81	6,377,413	1.07	8,882,190	3,466,571	3,703,310	7,169,881	718	889
New Mexico	713,944	49.25	735,767	50.75	1,449,711	0.81	2,096,829	823,262	852,901	1,676,163	691	865
New York (4)	5,924,977	48.59	6,269,383	51.41	12,194,360	1.08	19,453,561	7,620,683	8,260,724	15,881,407	627	768
North Carolina	3,678,261	48.27	3,941,740	51.73	7,620,001	0.91	10,488,084	4,061,370	4,389,832	8,451,202	727	902
North Dakota	287,069	51.63	268,995	48.37	556,064	0.63	762,062	306,862	292,560	599,422	730	928
Ohio	3,896,574	48.51	4,136,218	51.49	8,032,792	0.74	11,689,100	4,565,092	4,843,997	9,409,089	687	854
Oklahoma	1,169,289	46.35	1,353,381	53.65	2,522,670	0.68	3,956,971	1,527,522	1,582,692	3,110,214	638	811
Oregon (5)	1,478,808	49.26	1,523,206	50.74	3,002,014	0.78	4,217,737	1,697,063	1,751,829	3,448,892	712	870
Pennsylvania	4,448,102	49.49	4,539,574	50.51	8,987,676	0.84	12,801,989	5,083,987	5,391,020	10,475,007	702	858
Rhode Island	371,462	48.81	389,584	51.19	761,046	0.89	1,059,361	423,661	456,039	879,700	718	865
South Carolina	1,852,116	47.76	2,025,852	52.24	3,877,968	0.90	5,148,714	1,991,111	2,171,169	4,162,280	753	932
South Dakota (5)	327,435	50.48	321,228	49.52	648,663	0.52	884,659	346,867	343,114	689,981	733	940
Tennessee (5)	2,300,894	48.07	2,486,079	51.93	4,786,973	0.85	6,829,174	2,648,523	2,841,633	5,490,156	701	872
Texas	8,822,318	49.50	9,000,442	50.50	17,822,760	0.79	28,995,881	11,048,784	11,372,394	22,421,178	615	795
Utah	1,069,204	50.41	1,051,895	49.59	2,121,099	0.89	3,205,958	1,190,031	1,188,326	2,378,357	662	892
Vermont (5)	234,478	49.61	238,155	50.39	472,633	0.78	623,989	256,691	267,221	523,912	757	902
Virginia	2,836,566	48.17	3,051,630	51.83	5,888,196	0.78	8,535,519	3,355,649	3,528,583	6,884,232	690	855
Washington	2,912,919	51.00	2,798,217	49.00	5,711,136	0.79	7,614,893	3,052,263	3,079,405	6,131,668	750	931
West Virginia	557,755	49.34	572,635	50.66	1,130,389	0.69	1,792,147	724,833	749,782	1,474,615	631	767
Wisconsin	2,143,932	49.90	2,152,714	50.10	4,296,646	0.77	5,822,434	2,325,066	2,378,336	4,703,402	738	914
Wyoming	216,939	51.15	207,176	48.85	424,115	0.51	578,759	233,372	226,267	459,639	733	923
Total	112,961,761	49.35	115,953,759	50.65	228,915,520	0.84	328,239,523	128,577,374	134,915,844	263,493,218	697	869

(1) Includes restricted drivers and graduated driver licenses.

(2) State did not provide data for older age groups (i.e., 70 and older). FHWA estimated data based on Census Bureau Population data for the applicable States and age groups.

(3) Source: Bureau of the Census.

(4) Prior year data are shown in lieu of 2019 data due to multi-year trend concerns. FHWA will re-evaluate 2019 upon receipt of the 2020 data

(5) Data amended to display 2019 data in lieu of previously displayed 2018 data.

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