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Highway Statistics Series

Highway Statistics 2021

Licensed Drivers By Sex And Ratio To Population - 2021 (1)

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.

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