Highway Statistics Series
Highway Statistics 2021
Distribution of Licensed Drivers - 2021
By Sex and Percentage in each Age Group and Relation to Population
December 2022
Table DL-20
| AGE | MALE DRIVERS | FEMALE DRIVERS | TOTAL DRIVERS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUMBER | PERCENT OF TOTAL DRIVERS |
DRIVERS AS PERCENT OF AGE GROUP 1/ |
NUMBER | PERCENT OF TOTAL DRIVERS |
DRIVERS AS PERCENT OF AGE GROUP 1/ |
NUMBER | PERCENT OF TOTAL DRIVERS |
DRIVERS AS PERCENT OF AGE GROUP 1/ |
|
| UNDER 16 | 55,108 | - | 2.5 | 56,044 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 111,152 | - | 2.6 |
| 16 | 536,825 | 0.5 | 24.4 | 553,942 | 0.5 | 26.3 | 1,090,767 | 0.5 | 25.3 |
| 17 | 918,148 | 0.8 | 41.5 | 908,097 | 0.8 | 42.9 | 1,826,245 | 0.8 | 42.1 |
| 18 | 1,318,647 | 1.1 | 60.1 | 1,242,739 | 1.1 | 59.2 | 2,561,386 | 1.1 | 59.7 |
| 19 | 1,489,725 | 1.3 | 68.3 | 1,428,372 | 1.2 | 68.3 | 2,918,097 | 1.3 | 68.3 |
| (19 AND UNDER) | 4,318,453 | 3.7 | 39.2 | 4,189,194 | 3.6 | 39.7 | 8,507,647 | 3.7 | 39.5 |
| 20 | 1,658,288 | 1.4 | 74.7 | 1,576,129 | 1.3 | 74.1 | 3,234,417 | 1.4 | 74.4 |
| 21 | 1,771,601 | 1.5 | 79.8 | 1,678,775 | 1.4 | 78.9 | 3,450,376 | 1.5 | 79.4 |
| 22 | 1,769,214 | 1.5 | 81.1 | 1,687,454 | 1.4 | 80.5 | 3,456,668 | 1.5 | 80.8 |
| 23 | 1,829,132 | 1.6 | 84.1 | 1,756,250 | 1.5 | 83.8 | 3,585,382 | 1.5 | 83.9 |
| 24 | 1,885,898 | 1.6 | 86.6 | 1,823,556 | 1.6 | 86.7 | 3,709,454 | 1.6 | 86.7 |
| (20-24) | 8,914,133 | 7.7 | 81.2 | 8,522,164 | 7.2 | 80.8 | 17,436,297 | 7.5 | 81.0 |
| 25-29 | 9,983,597 | 8.7 | 87.7 | 9,812,329 | 8.3 | 89.1 | 19,795,926 | 8.5 | 88.4 |
| 30-34 | 10,419,341 | 9.0 | 89.3 | 10,439,276 | 8.9 | 91.3 | 20,858,617 | 9.0 | 90.3 |
| 35-39 | 10,117,915 | 8.8 | 89.8 | 10,185,789 | 8.7 | 92.3 | 20,303,704 | 8.7 | 91.1 |
| 40-44 | 9,558,349 | 8.3 | 90.2 | 9,681,120 | 8.2 | 92.1 | 19,239,469 | 8.3 | 91.2 |
| 45-49 | 9,001,372 | 7.8 | 91.1 | 9,106,548 | 7.7 | 91.9 | 18,107,920 | 7.8 | 91.5 |
| 50-54 | 9,616,931 | 8.3 | 92.1 | 9,718,875 | 8.3 | 92.8 | 19,335,806 | 8.3 | 92.5 |
| 55-59 | 9,850,961 | 8.6 | 92.7 | 10,064,573 | 8.6 | 92.0 | 19,915,534 | 8.6 | 92.3 |
| 60-64 | 9,656,951 | 8.4 | 93.5 | 10,040,231 | 8.5 | 92.1 | 19,697,182 | 8.5 | 92.8 |
| 65-69 | 8,294,507 | 7.2 | 94.8 | 8,810,945 | 7.5 | 91.3 | 17,105,452 | 7.3 | 93.0 |
| 70-74 | 6,703,792 | 5.8 | 94.1 | 7,223,478 | 6.1 | 88.6 | 13,927,270 | 6.0 | 91.2 |
| 75-79 | 4,324,327 | 3.8 | 96.7 | 4,716,678 | 4.0 | 86.8 | 9,041,005 | 3.9 | 91.3 |
| 80-84 | 2,537,360 | 2.2 | 94.1 | 2,842,406 | 2.4 | 78.8 | 5,379,767 | 2.3 | 85.4 |
| 85 AND OVER | 1,917,230 | 1.7 | 88.1 | 2,212,972 | 1.9 | 58.2 | 4,130,201 | 1.8 | 69.1 |
| TOTAL | 115,215,219 | 100.0 | 86.4 | 117,566,578 | 100.0 | 85.2 | 232,781,797 | 100.0 | 85.8 |
(1) These percentages are computed using population estimates from the Census Bureau. For computation purposes, Under 16 age group data is compared to 14 and 15-year-old population estimates; the other age brackets coincide with those from the Census Bureau.