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Highway Statistics Series

Highway Statistics 2020

Licensed Drivers By Sex And Ratio To Population - 2020 (1)

January 2022
Table DL-1C

STATE	LICENSED DRIVERS					RATIO--LICENSED DRIVERS / PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES REGISTERED	POPULATION (2)				DRIVERS
	MALE DRIVERS	PERCENT MALE DRIVERS OF TOTAL	FEMALE DRIVERS	PERCENT FEMALE DRIVERS OF TOTAL	TOTAL DRIVERS		TOTAL RESIDENT	DRIVING AGE (18 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(4)	FEMALE(4)	TOTAL	PER 1,000 TOTAL RESIDENT POPULATION	PER 1,000 DRIVING AGE POPULATION
Alabama	1,956,800	48.40	2,086,100	51.60	4,042,900	0.78	4,921,532	1,828,314	2,005,935	3,917,625	821	1,032
Alaska	271,451	52.32	247,421	47.68	518,872	0.67	731,158	263,418	289,009	553,317	710	938
Arizona	2,877,305	50.64	2,804,190	49.36	5,681,495	0.96	7,421,401	2,753,727	3,021,251	5,662,328	766	1,003
Arkansas (5)	1,057,402	49.09	1,096,527	50.91	2,153,929	0.75	3,030,522	1,111,417	1,219,391	2,322,502	711	927
California	13,730,114	50.84	13,275,188	49.16	27,005,302	0.88	39,368,078	14,580,188	15,996,656	30,465,205	686	886
Colorado	2,099,231	48.83	2,200,216	51.17	4,299,447	0.80	5,807,719	2,173,275	2,384,409	4,568,613	740	941
Connecticut	1,241,291	49.48	1,267,379	50.52	2,508,670	0.87	3,557,006	1,353,291	1,484,763	2,875,887	705	872
Delaware	403,856	48.70	425,370	51.30	829,226	0.82	986,809	372,960	409,193	795,090	840	1,043
Dist. of Col.	256,577	49.26	264,288	50.74	520,865	1.68	712,816	278,105	305,123	544,215	731	957
Florida	7,755,134	49.35	7,960,239	50.65	15,715,373	0.90	21,733,312	8,336,351	9,146,229	17,491,848	723	898
Georgia	3,583,553	47.64	3,938,197	52.36	7,521,750	0.89	10,710,017	3,914,869	4,295,198	8,275,264	702	909
Hawaii	470,671	51.07	450,876	48.93	921,547	0.74	1,407,006	529,856	581,332	1,137,154	655	810
Idaho	651,522	50.69	633,809	49.31	1,285,331	0.66	1,826,913	656,067	719,803	1,431,897	704	898
Illinois	4,059,059	49.35	4,166,239	50.65	8,225,298	0.78	12,587,530	4,677,568	5,131,994	9,868,245	653	834
Indiana	2,223,358	49.05	2,309,350	50.95	4,532,708	0.73	6,754,953	2,474,078	2,714,436	5,218,979	671	869
Iowa	1,124,007	49.54	1,144,909	50.46	2,268,916	0.61	3,163,561	1,162,531	1,275,471	2,456,703	717	924
Kansas	969,756	48.38	1,034,546	51.62	2,004,302	0.75	2,913,805	1,057,177	1,159,882	2,231,518	688	898
Kentucky	1,425,392	49.06	1,480,240	50.94	2,905,632	0.68	4,477,251	1,657,170	1,818,164	3,493,482	649	832
Louisiana	1,642,187	48.06	1,774,461	51.94	3,416,648	0.92	4,645,318	1,699,467	1,864,571	3,541,104	736	965
Maine	517,826	49.42	530,067	50.58	1,047,893	0.94	1,350,141	525,462	576,511	1,120,338	776	935
Maryland	2,211,930	49.66	2,242,336	50.34	4,454,266	1.08	6,055,802	2,251,571	2,470,312	4,801,825	736	928
Massachusetts	2,432,884	49.24	2,507,489	50.76	4,940,373	0.98	6,893,574	2,647,427	2,904,624	5,622,590	717	879
Michigan	3,458,255	49.22	3,568,395	50.78	7,026,650	0.84	9,966,555	3,738,284	4,101,458	7,897,432	705	890
Minnesota	2,055,978	50.27	2,034,286	49.73	4,090,264	0.76	5,657,342	2,077,163	2,278,960	4,389,823	723	932
Mississippi	951,163	47.15	1,065,948	52.85	2,017,111	0.98	2,966,786	1,084,163	1,189,490	2,257,130	680	894
Missouri	2,073,027	48.67	2,186,645	51.33	4,259,672	0.78	6,151,548	2,279,340	2,500,779	4,783,630	692	890
Montana	419,495	50.74	407,259	49.26	826,754	0.44	1,080,577	405,738	445,156	869,201	765	951
Nebraska	720,896	50.10	717,925	49.90	1,438,821	0.75	1,937,552	697,393	765,144	1,480,808	743	972
Nevada	1,051,969	51.16	1,004,425	48.84	2,056,394	0.82	3,138,259	1,163,807	1,276,872	2,445,243	655	841
New Hampshire	528,941	49.88	531,440	50.12	1,060,381	0.78	1,366,275	530,787	582,354	1,132,616	776	936
New Jersey	3,057,310	49.07	3,173,602	50.93	6,230,912	1.04	8,882,371	3,312,989	3,634,847	7,244,002	701	860
New Mexico	724,366	49.17	748,853	50.83	1,473,219	0.82	2,106,319	779,071	854,757	1,642,656	699	897
New York (5)	5,924,977	48.59	6,269,383	51.41	12,194,360	1.08	19,336,776	7,318,704	8,029,718	15,722,590	631	776
North Carolina	3,680,093	48.19	3,957,307	51.81	7,637,400	0.91	10,600,823	3,955,093	4,339,330	8,249,659	720	926
North Dakota	278,051	51.59	260,955	48.41	539,006	0.61	765,309	278,321	305,359	589,247	704	915
Ohio	3,973,371	49.05	4,126,902	50.95	8,100,273	0.75	11,693,217	4,350,941	4,773,635	9,174,388	693	883
Oklahoma	1,184,969	46.46	1,365,591	53.54	2,550,560	0.69	3,980,783	1,443,513	1,583,750	3,025,109	641	843
Oregon	1,450,641	49.26	1,494,187	50.74	2,944,828	0.77	4,241,507	1,612,059	1,768,670	3,384,804	694	870
Pennsylvania	4,417,594	49.47	4,513,083	50.53	8,930,677	0.84	12,783,254	4,845,861	5,316,636	10,290,047	699	868
Rhode Island	357,247	48.82	374,468	51.18	731,715	0.86	1,057,125	407,828	447,448	886,783	692	825
South Carolina	1,861,511	47.66	2,044,400	52.34	3,905,911	0.91	5,218,040	1,955,089	2,145,026	4,073,613	749	959
South Dakota	332,249	50.49	325,842	49.51	658,091	0.52	892,717	321,502	352,736	674,947	737	975
Tennessee	2,344,543	48.07	2,532,725	51.93	4,877,268	0.86	6,886,834	2,562,255	2,811,178	5,434,544	708	897
Texas	8,745,910	49.50	8,921,129	50.50	17,667,039	0.78	29,360,759	10,454,963	11,470,664	22,052,508	602	801
Utah	1,083,825	50.42	1,065,941	49.58	2,149,766	0.90	3,249,879	1,106,551	1,214,052	2,390,732	661	899
Vermont	228,021	49.48	232,850	50.52	460,871	0.76	623,347	243,273	266,908	528,594	739	872
Virginia	2,848,122	48.19	3,061,594	51.81	5,909,716	0.79	8,590,563	3,206,324	3,517,819	6,757,448	688	875
Washington	2,965,355	51.02	2,847,145	48.98	5,812,500	0.81	7,693,612	2,874,290	3,153,528	6,062,570	755	959
West Virginia	543,225	49.30	558,551	50.70	1,101,775	0.68	1,784,787	681,172	747,348	1,423,928	617	774
Wisconsin	2,154,013	49.91	2,161,879	50.09	4,315,892	0.77	5,832,655	2,181,118	2,393,013	4,621,152	740	934
Wyoming	218,634	51.17	208,599	48.83	427,233	0.52	582,328	214,213	235,024	446,379	734	957
Total	112,595,057	49.34	115,600,745	50.66	228,195,802	0.84	329,484,123	122,386,093	134,275,917	256,662,010	693	889

(1) Includes restricted drivers and graduated driver licenses.

(2) Data Source: Bureau of the Census, Estimates of Resident Population Age 18 and Older, 2020.

(3) Data excludes estimates for the 16 and 17-year old age groups.

(4) Estimated using 2019 Census-based distributions for sex/gender.

(5) Prior year data are shown in lieu of 2020 data due to the State’s failure to submit its data in the required FHWA format.

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