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March 2023
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(4) | FEMALE(4) | TOTAL | ||||||||||
Alabama | 1,966,276 | 48.41 | 2,095,561 | 51.59 | 4,061,837 | 0.74 | 5,039,877 | 1,941,663 | 2,106,190 | 4,047,853 | 806 | 1,003 |
Alaska (2) | 271,141 | 52.21 | 248,147 | 47.79 | 519,288 | 0.77 | 732,673 | 301,781 | 270,692 | 572,473 | 709 | 907 |
Arizona | 2,928,443 | 50.53 | 2,866,773 | 49.47 | 5,795,216 | 0.97 | 7,276,316 | 2,907,288 | 2,946,936 | 5,854,224 | 796 | 990 |
Arkansas | 1,133,111 | 49.12 | 1,173,810 | 50.88 | 2,306,921 | 0.66 | 3,025,891 | 1,174,476 | 1,229,980 | 2,404,456 | 762 | 959 |
California | 13,781,161 | 50.83 | 13,331,434 | 49.17 | 27,112,595 | 0.88 | 39,237,836 | 15,652,029 | 15,844,851 | 31,496,880 | 691 | 861 |
Colorado | 2,136,247 | 48.42 | 2,275,340 | 51.58 | 4,411,587 | 0.88 | 5,812,069 | 2,384,345 | 2,333,268 | 4,717,613 | 759 | 935 |
Connecticut | 1,288,277 | 49.43 | 1,318,119 | 50.57 | 2,606,396 | 0.95 | 3,605,597 | 1,445,070 | 1,524,169 | 2,969,239 | 723 | 878 |
Delaware | 412,711 | 48.64 | 435,793 | 51.36 | 848,504 | 1.83 | 1,003,384 | 393,790 | 425,786 | 819,576 | 846 | 1,035 |
Dist. of Col. | 251,467 | 49.21 | 259,518 | 50.79 | 510,985 | 1.53 | 670,050 | 260,163 | 294,379 | 554,542 | 763 | 921 |
Florida (4) | 7,961,746 | 49.32 | 8,182,556 | 50.68 | 16,144,302 | 0.85 | 21,781,128 | 8,774,797 | 9,218,983 | 17,993,780 | 741 | 897 |
Georgia | 3,669,965 | 47.89 | 3,993,882 | 52.11 | 7,663,847 | 0.85 | 10,799,566 | 4,137,265 | 4,440,321 | 8,577,586 | 710 | 893 |
Hawaii | 466,908 | 50.89 | 450,556 | 49.11 | 917,464 | 0.75 | 1,441,553 | 584,865 | 584,191 | 1,169,056 | 636 | 785 |
Idaho | 680,815 | 50.68 | 662,638 | 49.32 | 1,343,453 | 0.68 | 1,900,923 | 747,086 | 740,964 | 1,488,050 | 707 | 903 |
Illinois | 4,129,210 | 49.36 | 4,235,633 | 50.64 | 8,364,843 | 0.76 | 12,671,469 | 5,006,485 | 5,201,978 | 10,208,463 | 660 | 819 |
Indiana | 2,273,650 | 49.04 | 2,362,464 | 50.96 | 4,636,114 | 0.74 | 6,805,985 | 2,660,117 | 2,745,877 | 5,405,994 | 681 | 858 |
Iowa (5) | 1,162,431 | 49.56 | 1,182,924 | 50.44 | 2,345,355 | 0.62 | 3,193,079 | 1,268,351 | 1,274,386 | 2,542,737 | 735 | 922 |
Kansas | 1,036,906 | 49.62 | 1,052,801 | 50.38 | 2,089,707 | 0.81 | 2,934,582 | 1,152,577 | 1,161,063 | 2,313,640 | 712 | 903 |
Kentucky | 1,459,636 | 48.98 | 1,520,695 | 51.02 | 2,980,331 | 0.69 | 4,509,394 | 1,773,504 | 1,838,532 | 3,612,036 | 661 | 825 |
Louisiana | 1,647,916 | 47.94 | 1,789,817 | 52.06 | 3,437,733 | 0.92 | 4,624,047 | 1,775,045 | 1,888,187 | 3,663,232 | 743 | 938 |
Maine | 522,294 | 49.43 | 534,241 | 50.57 | 1,056,535 | 0.76 | 1,372,247 | 563,598 | 588,554 | 1,152,152 | 770 | 917 |
Maryland | 2,196,521 | 49.47 | 2,243,236 | 50.53 | 4,439,757 | 0.92 | 6,165,129 | 2,386,107 | 2,573,233 | 4,959,340 | 720 | 895 |
Massachusetts | 2,406,983 | 49.12 | 2,492,948 | 50.88 | 4,899,931 | 0.95 | 6,984,723 | 2,800,726 | 2,989,498 | 5,790,224 | 702 | 846 |
Michigan (6) | 3,956,081 | 49.56 | 4,026,390 | 50.44 | 7,982,471 | 0.85 | 10,050,811 | 4,010,611 | 4,147,379 | 8,157,990 | 794 | 978 |
Minnesota | 2,083,404 | 50.28 | 2,059,868 | 49.72 | 4,143,272 | 0.75 | 5,707,390 | 2,265,112 | 2,278,430 | 4,543,542 | 726 | 912 |
Mississippi | 958,185 | 47.14 | 1,074,590 | 52.86 | 2,032,775 | 0.86 | 2,949,965 | 1,124,147 | 1,215,162 | 2,339,309 | 689 | 869 |
Missouri | 2,082,936 | 48.72 | 2,192,292 | 51.28 | 4,275,228 | 0.76 | 6,168,187 | 2,417,348 | 2,527,853 | 4,945,201 | 693 | 865 |
Montana | 436,572 | 50.96 | 420,124 | 49.04 | 856,696 | 0.40 | 1,104,271 | 452,458 | 444,124 | 896,582 | 776 | 956 |
Nebraska | 720,131 | 50.05 | 718,711 | 49.95 | 1,438,842 | 0.76 | 1,963,692 | 767,214 | 768,918 | 1,536,132 | 733 | 937 |
Nevada | 1,098,288 | 51.07 | 1,052,419 | 48.93 | 2,150,707 | 0.80 | 3,143,991 | 1,267,418 | 1,257,923 | 2,525,341 | 684 | 852 |
New Hampshire | 594,386 | 50.59 | 580,440 | 49.41 | 1,174,826 | 0.84 | 1,388,992 | 578,417 | 586,926 | 1,165,343 | 846 | 1,008 |
New Jersey | 3,184,650 | 49.28 | 3,277,300 | 50.72 | 6,461,950 | 1.05 | 9,267,130 | 3,650,454 | 3,835,390 | 7,485,844 | 697 | 863 |
New Mexico | 726,598 | 49.19 | 750,615 | 50.81 | 1,477,213 | 0.82 | 2,115,877 | 840,652 | 859,276 | 1,699,928 | 698 | 869 |
New York | 6,121,887 | 51.54 | 5,757,170 | 48.46 | 11,879,057 | 1.27 | 19,835,913 | 7,832,814 | 8,365,684 | 16,198,498 | 599 | 733 |
North Carolina | 3,730,685 | 48.04 | 4,034,424 | 51.96 | 7,765,109 | 0.91 | 10,551,162 | 4,119,802 | 4,401,555 | 8,521,357 | 736 | 911 |
North Dakota | 282,693 | 51.42 | 267,028 | 48.58 | 549,721 | 0.61 | 774,948 | 313,199 | 295,416 | 608,615 | 709 | 903 |
Ohio | 4,052,827 | 48.93 | 4,230,719 | 51.07 | 8,283,546 | 0.77 | 11,780,017 | 4,636,300 | 4,845,793 | 9,482,093 | 703 | 874 |
Oklahoma (6) | 1,207,333 | 46.48 | 1,390,108 | 53.52 | 2,597,441 | 0.78 | 3,986,639 | 1,548,148 | 1,586,806 | 3,134,954 | 652 | 829 |
Oregon | 1,496,835 | 49.40 | 1,533,077 | 50.60 | 3,029,912 | 0.77 | 4,246,155 | 1,727,165 | 1,759,173 | 3,486,338 | 714 | 869 |
Pennsylvania | 4,498,723 | 49.44 | 4,599,847 | 50.56 | 9,098,570 | 0.84 | 12,964,056 | 5,193,748 | 5,416,650 | 10,610,398 | 702 | 858 |
Rhode Island | 367,512 | 48.71 | 386,995 | 51.29 | 754,507 | 0.96 | 1,095,610 | 443,238 | 469,200 | 912,438 | 689 | 827 |
South Carolina | 1,899,200 | 47.59 | 2,091,709 | 52.41 | 3,990,909 | 0.85 | 5,190,705 | 2,020,437 | 2,183,131 | 4,203,568 | 769 | 949 |
South Dakota | 339,515 | 50.59 | 331,634 | 49.41 | 671,149 | 0.48 | 895,376 | 354,392 | 345,037 | 699,429 | 750 | 960 |
Tennessee (6) | 2,405,407 | 48.02 | 2,604,290 | 51.98 | 5,009,697 | 0.76 | 6,975,218 | 2,723,603 | 2,889,893 | 5,613,496 | 718 | 892 |
Texas | 9,054,033 | 49.48 | 9,243,867 | 50.52 | 18,297,900 | 0.81 | 29,527,941 | 11,359,426 | 11,555,887 | 22,915,313 | 620 | 799 |
Utah | 1,112,563 | 50.46 | 1,094,645 | 49.54 | 2,207,208 | 0.81 | 3,337,975 | 1,260,547 | 1,241,728 | 2,502,275 | 675 | 900 |
Vermont | 233,065 | 49.63 | 236,559 | 50.37 | 469,624 | 0.78 | 645,570 | 268,067 | 275,221 | 543,288 | 727 | 864 |
Virginia | 2,849,289 | 48.19 | 3,063,355 | 51.81 | 5,912,644 | 0.79 | 8,642,274 | 3,423,870 | 3,552,485 | 6,976,355 | 684 | 848 |
Washington | 2,991,264 | 50.97 | 2,877,245 | 49.03 | 5,868,509 | 0.76 | 7,738,692 | 3,135,324 | 3,115,088 | 6,250,412 | 758 | 939 |
West Virginia | 560,853 | 49.27 | 577,437 | 50.73 | 1,138,290 | 0.95 | 1,782,959 | 726,859 | 740,214 | 1,467,073 | 638 | 776 |
Wisconsin | 2,166,290 | 49.90 | 2,174,561 | 50.10 | 4,340,851 | 0.77 | 5,895,908 | 2,379,480 | 2,395,450 | 4,774,930 | 736 | 909 |
Wyoming (6) | 220,199 | 51.15 | 210,273 | 48.85 | 430,472 | 0.50 | 578,803 | 236,104 | 225,857 | 461,961 | 744 | 932 |
Total | 115,215,219 | 49.50 | 117,566,578 | 50.50 | 232,781,797 | 0.84 | 331,893,745 | 131,167,482 | 135,803,667 | 266,971,149 | 702 | 872 |
(1) Includes restricted drivers and graduated driver licenses (GDLs).
(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) Data Source: Bureau of the Census, Estimates of Resident Population Age 18 and Older, 2020.
(4) State does not issue GDLs to Under-16 individuals. Data was not revised by the State to remove Under-16 counts per FHWA's request.
(5) FHWA confirmed that the State issues licenses for special circumstances to Under-16 individuals. Data is now being published accordingly.
(6) Reporting of Under-16 drivers was removed by FHWA as the State was not given an opportunity to revise its data.