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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 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	1,966,276	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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