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Highway Statistics Series

Highway Statistics 2022

Licensed Drivers By Sex And Ratio To Population - 2022 (1)

January 2024
Table DL-1C

STATE	LICENSED DRIVERS					RATIO--LICENSED DRIVERS / PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES REGISTERED	POPULATION (3)				DRIVERS
	MALE DRIVERS	PERCENT MALE DRIVERS OF TOTAL	FEMALE DRIVERS	PERCENT FEMALE DRIVERS OF TOTAL	TOTAL DRIVERS		TOTAL RESIDENT	DRIVING AGE (16 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	FEMALE	TOTAL	PER 1,000 TOTAL RESIDENT POPULATION	PER 1,000 DRIVING AGE POPULATION
Alabama	1,979,339	48.42	2,108,546	51.58	4,087,885	0.75	5,074,296	1,959,932	2,133,808	4,093,740	806	999
Alaska (2)	271,585	52.11	249,635	47.89	521,220	0.79	733,583	305,057	270,877	575,934	711	905
Arizona	2,954,582	50.53	2,893,079	49.47	5,847,661	0.98	7,359,197	2,966,110	2,995,623	5,961,733	795	981
Arkansas (4)	1,133,111	49.12	1,173,810	50.88	2,306,921	0.66	3,045,637	1,190,700	1,239,900	2,430,600	757	949
California	14,034,707	50.79	13,597,396	49.21	27,632,103	0.91	39,029,342	15,715,745	15,836,963	31,552,708	708	876
Colorado (6)	2,161,648	48.28	2,315,799	51.72	4,477,447	0.89	5,839,926	2,419,496	2,356,821	4,776,317	767	937
Connecticut (7)	1,297,413	49.35	1,331,362	50.65	2,628,775	0.94	3,626,205	1,450,138	1,536,317	2,986,455	725	880
Delaware	418,567	48.55	443,555	51.45	862,122	1.88	1,018,396	401,879	433,486	835,365	847	1,032
Dist. of Col. (4)	251,467	49.21	259,518	50.79	510,985	1.48	671,803	262,369	295,178	557,547	761	916
Florida	8,150,288	49.41	8,345,268	50.59	16,495,556	0.85	22,244,823	9,014,338	9,444,715	18,459,053	742	894
Georgia	3,355,651	45.59	4,005,048	54.41	7,360,699	0.82	10,912,876	4,198,479	4,509,831	8,708,310	674	845
Hawaii (7)	475,654	50.76	461,422	49.24	937,076	0.77	1,440,196	588,800	586,867	1,175,667	651	797
Idaho	706,459	50.73	686,185	49.27	1,392,644	0.69	1,939,033	770,505	760,224	1,530,729	718	910
Illinois	4,212,142	49.50	4,297,276	50.50	8,509,418	0.83	12,582,032	5,010,175	5,189,423	10,199,598	676	834
Indiana	2,283,148	49.06	2,370,660	50.94	4,653,808	0.75	6,833,037	2,684,311	2,771,755	5,456,066	681	853
Iowa (5)	1,167,490	49.60	1,186,556	50.40	2,354,046	0.63	3,200,517	1,283,751	1,287,174	2,570,925	736	916
Kansas	1,020,937	49.74	1,031,536	50.26	2,052,473	0.80	2,937,150	1,164,416	1,166,426	2,330,842	699	881
Kentucky	1,462,549	48.86	1,531,001	51.14	2,993,550	0.71	4,512,310	1,779,867	1,846,644	3,626,511	663	825
Louisiana	1,629,912	47.91	1,772,035	52.09	3,401,947	0.76	4,590,241	1,765,329	1,891,212	3,656,541	741	930
Maine	523,581	49.37	536,880	50.63	1,060,461	0.82	1,385,340	573,617	596,444	1,170,061	765	906
Maryland (6)	2,156,185	49.02	2,242,654	50.98	4,398,839	0.91	6,164,660	2,392,865	2,581,484	4,974,349	714	884
Massachusetts	2,398,228	49.05	2,490,841	50.95	4,889,069	0.95	6,981,974	2,817,207	2,988,258	5,805,465	700	842
Michigan (6)	3,834,055	49.30	3,942,939	50.70	7,776,994	0.84	10,034,113	4,027,067	4,152,360	8,179,427	775	951
Minnesota (6)	2,068,629	50.24	2,049,157	49.76	4,117,786	0.73	5,717,184	2,286,421	2,293,022	4,579,443	720	899
Mississippi	964,382	47.11	1,082,687	52.89	2,047,069	0.90	2,940,057	1,121,457	1,219,835	2,341,292	696	874
Missouri	2,091,452	48.75	2,198,939	51.25	4,290,391	0.80	6,177,957	2,428,875	2,545,917	4,974,792	694	862
Montana	443,707	50.95	427,175	49.05	870,882	0.39	1,122,867	463,102	453,187	916,289	776	950
Nebraska	725,613	50.05	724,205	49.95	1,449,818	0.75	1,967,923	773,380	774,410	1,547,790	737	937
Nevada (6)	1,127,898	51.02	1,082,791	48.98	2,210,689	0.84	3,177,772	1,292,065	1,279,958	2,572,023	696	860
New Hampshire (4) (6)	594,386	50.59	580,440	49.41	1,174,826	0.83	1,395,231	586,481	590,919	1,177,400	842	998
New Jersey (6)	3,291,206	49.61	3,342,730	50.39	6,633,936	1.12	9,261,699	3,671,563	3,839,420	7,510,983	716	883
New Mexico (6)	744,389	49.34	764,186	50.66	1,508,575	0.84	2,113,344	842,275	868,184	1,710,459	714	882
New York	6,231,878	51.57	5,852,797	48.43	12,084,675	1.33	19,677,151	7,819,238	8,335,003	16,154,241	614	748
North Carolina	3,834,209	48.05	4,146,053	51.95	7,980,262	0.90	10,698,973	4,194,870	4,477,069	8,671,939	746	920
North Dakota	271,617	48.23	291,544	51.77	563,161	0.53	779,261	315,761	301,949	617,710	723	912
Ohio	4,116,965	48.98	4,288,829	51.02	8,405,794	0.77	11,756,058	4,658,551	4,847,982	9,506,533	715	884
Oklahoma	1,188,914	46.50	1,367,695	53.50	2,556,609	0.77	4,019,800	1,573,447	1,605,405	3,178,852	636	804
Oregon (6)	1,537,085	49.50	1,567,831	50.50	3,104,916	0.76	4,240,137	1,742,723	1,766,741	3,509,464	732	885
Pennsylvania	4,514,209	49.47	4,610,053	50.53	9,124,262	0.85	12,972,008	5,216,873	5,443,468	10,660,341	703	856
Rhode Island	370,152	48.68	390,262	51.32	760,414	0.96	1,093,734	446,284	469,735	916,019	695	830
South Carolina	1,947,328	47.59	2,144,322	52.41	4,091,650	0.85	5,282,634	2,067,629	2,226,965	4,294,594	775	953
South Dakota	344,306	50.65	335,405	49.35	679,711	0.52	909,824	363,657	353,308	716,965	747	948
Tennessee	2,430,645	48.02	2,630,643	51.98	5,061,288	0.76	7,051,339	2,768,908	2,930,695	5,699,603	718	888
Texas	9,278,918	49.52	9,460,062	50.48	18,738,980	0.82	30,029,572	11,671,545	11,799,896	23,471,441	624	798
Utah	1,136,679	50.46	1,115,977	49.54	2,252,656	0.80	3,380,800	1,292,583	1,268,261	2,560,844	666	880
Vermont (6)	237,693	49.68	240,728	50.32	478,421	0.78	647,064	270,374	277,676	548,050	739	873
Virginia	2,745,890	47.04	3,091,257	52.96	5,837,147	0.77	8,683,619	3,453,468	3,587,810	7,041,278	672	829
Washington (6)	3,036,029	50.97	2,920,019	49.03	5,956,048	0.78	7,785,786	3,183,176	3,144,875	6,328,051	765	941
West Virginia	566,132	49.30	582,274	50.70	1,148,406	0.71	1,775,156	726,955	739,311	1,466,266	647	783
Wisconsin	2,182,423	49.89	2,192,159	50.11	4,374,582	0.78	5,892,539	2,395,809	2,407,021	4,802,830	742	911
Wyoming (5)	220,842	51.13	211,058	48.87	431,900	0.49	581,381	237,393	228,490	465,883	743	927
Total	116,121,874	49.40	118,964,279	50.60	235,086,153	0.84	333,287,557	132,607,016	136,948,302	269,555,318	705	872

(1) Includes restricted drivers and graduated driver licenses (GDLs).

(2) State did not provide data for older age groups (i.e., ages 70 and older). FHWA estimated data based on Census Bureau population data for the applicable State and age groups.

(3) Data Source: Bureau of the Census, Estimates of Resident Population Age 18 and Older, 2022.

(4) FHWA republished 2021 data in lieu of 2022 data due to unresolved data quality concerns. 2022 data will be re-evaluated upon receipt of 2023 data.

(5) FHWA confirmed that the State issues licenses for special circumstances to Under-16 individuals. Data is now being published accordingly.

(6) Per FHWA's guidance due to current reporting constraints, the State has equally distributed its gender-neutral drivers to the Male and Female driver count categories.

(7) Due to current reporting constraints, FHWA instructed the State to report its gender-neutral drivers by equally distributing them to the Male and Female driver count categories. The State elected to not report these drivers due FHWA's reporting constraints.

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