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Highway Statistics 2021


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ANNUAL VEHICLE-MILES OF TRAVEL, 1980 - 2021 (1)
  BY FUNCTIONAL SYSTEM
  NATIONAL SUMMARY (2)

MAY 2023

(MILLIONS)

Table VM-202
YEAR RURAL URBAN TOTAL
INTERSTATE OTHER
FREEWAYS AND
EXPRESSWAYS
OTHER
PRINCIPAL
ARTERIAL
MINOR
ARTERIAL
MAJOR
COLLECTOR
MINOR
COLLECTOR
LOCAL TOTAL INTERSTATE OTHER
FREEWAYS AND
EXPRESSWAYS
OTHER
PRINCIPAL
ARTERIAL
MINOR
ARTERIAL
MAJOR
COLLECTOR
MINOR
COLLECTOR
LOCAL TOTAL
1980 135,084 132,958 129,816 150,186 39,282 84,704 672,030 161,242 79,690 229,469 175,030 83,043 126,791 855,265 1,527,295
1981 139,304 135,029 132,191 152,428 41,080 88,276 688,308 166,479 81,454 231,610 170,220 80,598 136,639 867,000 1,555,308
1982 142,546 134,042 135,979 154,476 40,582 81,601 689,226 175,879 90,054 242,138 182,195 83,726 131,792 905,784 1,595,010
1983 145,250 140,104 133,304 156,913 43,736 81,210 700,517 192,470 87,299 256,914 188,791 86,827 139,970 952,271 1,652,788
1984 149,139 144,056 136,761 158,956 42,922 86,298 718,132 204,304 93,810 271,403 195,400 87,893 149,327 1,002,137 1,720,269
1985 154,357 145,881 136,922 163,297 43,372 86,899 730,728 216,188 97,408 279,121 201,741 89,578 160,062 1,044,098 1,774,826
1986 159,498 149,405 140,724 164,852 43,123 90,178 747,780 232,017 105,480 287,660 208,728 89,967 163,240 1,087,092 1,834,872
1987 170,493 155,446 146,543 174,301 44,535 89,132 780,450 244,836 109,961 304,684 224,144 95,970 161,159 1,140,754 1,921,204
1988 181,315 160,244 151,749 183,541 47,023 93,662 817,534 258,695 116,983 319,344 231,802 99,211 182,393 1,208,428 2,025,962
1989 191,085 165,859 156,646 187,195 48,714 97,726 847,225 270,735 122,024 327,173 234,769 101,871 192,690 1,249,262 2,096,487
1990 200,173 175,133 155,733 190,512 49,948 97,379 868,878 278,901 127,465 335,543 236,225 106,297 191,053 1,275,484 2,144,362
1991 205,011 179,202 155,553 193,998 51,632 98,157 883,553 285,325 128,220 339,954 239,344 107,281 188,373 1,288,497 2,172,050
1992 205,557 196,816 147,246 184,845 50,065 99,568 884,097 303,265 138,312 345,047 262,259 116,065 198,106 1,363,054 2,247,151
1993 208,308 203,113 146,454 178,170 48,126 102,535 886,706 317,399 142,063 354,976 276,939 117,887 200,408 1,409,672 2,296,378
1994 215,568 207,569 149,760 182,000 48,529 104,915 908,341 330,577 147,534 364,200 286,165 120,088 200,683 1,449,247 2,357,588
1995 223,382 215,567 153,028 186,212 49,936 105,164 933,289 341,528 151,560 370,338 293,272 126,929 205,907 1,489,534 2,422,823
1996 232,565 221,403 157,444 190,923 50,107 107,752 960,194 351,579 157,502 377,776 299,345 129,310 208,374 1,523,886 2,484,080
1997 240,255 228,716 163,341 201,790 52,310 112,865 999,277 361,433 159,572 385,123 301,932 130,146 214,750 1,552,956 2,552,233
1998 251,520 237,704 165,780 203,580 54,288 119,656 1,032,528 374,622 165,632 388,071 309,293 131,905 226,097 1,595,620 2,628,148
1999 260,166 244,045 169,275 206,831 57,622 124,684 1,062,623 383,259 171,515 392,688 313,950 131,603 234,603 1,627,618 2,690,241
2000 268,180 248,725 171,874 209,659 57,572 127,142 1,083,152 393,465 177,222 398,772 324,398 135,372 234,544 1,663,773 2,746,925
2001 273,619 253,259 174,223 211,830 60,244 136,188 1,109,363 399,986 182,485 401,337 330,114 137,921 234,404 1,686,247 2,795,610
2002 280,609 257,607 176,323 213,493 61,376 137,986 1,127,394 409,208 189,726 408,545 339,664 141,964 239,007 1,728,114 2,855,508
2003 269,650 245,682 171,617 202,364 60,435 134,695 1,084,443 432,757 199,998 425,560 349,375 154,453 243,635 1,805,778 2,890,221
2004 266,245 240,752 168,661 200,452 60,212 132,104 1,068,426 455,538 208,251 449,967 363,487 162,218 256,901 1,896,362 2,964,788
2005 256,642 232,596 163,859 192,402 58,299 128,628 1,032,426 470,925 213,877 464,956 372,255 170,265 264,726 1,957,004 2,989,430
2006 257,915 231,971 162,611 193,279 58,088 133,282 1,037,146 477,287 217,216 466,749 376,301 173,216 266,456 1,977,225 3,014,371
2007 256,438 232,054 161,411 189,219 57,708 135,960 1,032,790 483,315 220,335 469,681 377,111 175,966 271,926 1,998,334 3,031,124
2008 243,221 222,294 151,941 182,261 54,693 133,825 988,235 476,114 222,630 462,525 376,434 177,140 273,450 1,988,293 2,976,528
2009 242,178 6,371 215,346 151,144 177,554 53,782 135,805 982,180 474,798 220,574 456,477 376,478 179,939 53 266,264 1,974,583 2,956,764
2010 245,687 19,603 205,688 150,990 176,028 53,348 132,720 984,065 477,832 220,742 456,981 374,590 176,903 3,540 272,612 1,983,200 2,967,266
2011 243,587 19,438 204,204 149,457 174,458 53,296 129,597 974,038 476,704 221,986 453,815 368,303 175,200 3,578 272,507 1,972,094 2,946,131
2012 245,872 20,146 203,132 148,676 175,699 53,072 130,027 976,624 484,547 224,058 456,703 371,424 175,037 4,476 275,946 1,992,191 2,968,815
2013 234,303 22,763 193,063 142,936 168,630 52,593 127,623 941,912 505,309 223,234 464,534 381,159 183,019 5,528 283,585 2,046,369 2,988,280
2014 231,372 26,418 188,156 140,545 158,994 49,695 125,747 920,928 519,843 227,520 467,764 389,753 193,415 11,638 294,796 2,104,728 3,025,656
2015 235,766 31,214 185,488 140,728 157,315 51,370 127,024 928,905 541,186 238,878 469,837 400,070 199,926 13,499 303,071 2,166,468 3,095,373
2016 246,716 34,434 189,911 143,260 159,916 47,673 127,634 949,545 558,388 249,423 479,705 408,720 205,720 16,487 306,421 2,224,863 3,174,408
2017 252,550 36,526 190,989 144,878 160,445 44,655 133,162 963,206 567,210 251,152 482,738 410,196 206,209 17,141 314,495 2,249,142 3,212,347
2018 257,240 36,992 196,071 146,468 164,558 43,595 133,878 978,802 571,415 254,037 484,343 415,776 211,505 18,103 306,346 2,261,525 3,240,327
2019 261,644 38,720 197,630 147,457 164,153 42,615 131,633 983,853 575,753 254,877 483,557 418,151 217,681 22,355 305,544 2,277,919 3,261,772
2020 231,818 34,722 182,348 135,682 153,536 40,613 124,808 903,527 495,425 221,527 428,150 365,937 192,380 19,608 277,067 2,000,095 2,903,622
2021 263,691 38,010 200,505 145,892 164,453 42,572 129,157 984,281 546,474 241,778 456,819 390,982 203,175 21,147 287,755 2,148,130 3,132,411

(1) Data are based on State highway agency estimates reported for the various functional systems.

(2) Includes the 50 States and the District of Columbia.

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