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April 2024
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 | 59,324 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 58,645 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 117,969 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 16 | 537,787 | 0.5 | 24.3 | 538,799 | 0.5 | 25.5 | 1,076,586 | 0.5 | 24.9 |
| 17 | 932,029 | 0.8 | 42.4 | 911,842 | 0.8 | 43.6 | 1,843,871 | 0.8 | 43.0 |
| 18 | 1,333,522 | 1.1 | 60.2 | 1,253,027 | 1.1 | 59.4 | 2,586,549 | 1.1 | 59.8 |
| 19 | 1,528,012 | 1.3 | 69.4 | 1,423,370 | 1.2 | 67.9 | 2,951,382 | 1.3 | 68.7 |
| (19 AND UNDER) | 4,390,674 | 3.8 | 49.7 | 4,185,683 | 3.5 | 49.8 | 8,576,357 | 3.6 | 49.7 |
| 20 | 1,645,754 | 1.4 | 72.9 | 1,557,284 | 1.3 | 71.5 | 3,203,038 | 1.4 | 72.2 |
| 21 | 1,760,124 | 1.5 | 73.2 | 1,665,695 | 1.4 | 71.9 | 3,425,819 | 1.5 | 72.5 |
| 22 | 1,803,762 | 1.6 | 75.6 | 1,716,761 | 1.4 | 75.3 | 3,520,523 | 1.5 | 75.5 |
| 23 | 1,844,568 | 1.6 | 80.3 | 1,762,081 | 1.5 | 80.6 | 3,606,649 | 1.5 | 80.4 |
| 24 | 1,904,120 | 1.6 | 84.4 | 1,831,597 | 1.5 | 85.5 | 3,735,717 | 1.6 | 85.0 |
| (20-24) | 8,958,327 | 7.7 | 77.2 | 8,533,419 | 7.2 | 76.9 | 17,491,746 | 7.4 | 77.0 |
| 25-29 | 9,945,810 | 8.6 | 87.6 | 9,748,135 | 8.2 | 89.9 | 19,693,945 | 8.4 | 88.7 |
| 30-34 | 10,549,927 | 9.1 | 89.1 | 10,573,412 | 8.9 | 92.2 | 21,123,339 | 9.0 | 90.6 |
| 35-39 | 10,190,620 | 8.8 | 90.2 | 10,274,626 | 8.6 | 93.7 | 20,465,246 | 8.7 | 91.9 |
| 40-44 | 9,737,536 | 8.4 | 90.0 | 9,898,355 | 8.3 | 93.3 | 19,635,891 | 8.4 | 91.6 |
| 45-49 | 8,971,884 | 7.7 | 91.1 | 9,131,284 | 7.7 | 93.4 | 18,103,168 | 7.7 | 92.2 |
| 50-54 | 9,540,300 | 8.2 | 91.4 | 9,716,663 | 8.2 | 93.7 | 19,256,963 | 8.2 | 92.5 |
| 55-59 | 9,612,345 | 8.3 | 92.7 | 9,885,526 | 8.3 | 93.3 | 19,497,871 | 8.3 | 93.0 |
| 60-64 | 9,635,470 | 8.3 | 93.6 | 10,082,554 | 8.5 | 93.2 | 19,718,024 | 8.4 | 93.4 |
| 65-69 | 8,448,940 | 7.3 | 95.2 | 9,045,810 | 7.6 | 92.7 | 17,494,750 | 7.4 | 93.9 |
| 70-74 | 6,729,326 | 5.8 | 95.6 | 7,334,317 | 6.2 | 90.3 | 14,063,643 | 6.0 | 92.8 |
| 75-79 | 4,711,534 | 4.1 | 96.0 | 5,182,865 | 4.4 | 87.1 | 9,894,399 | 4.2 | 91.1 |
| 80-84 | 2,702,362 | 2.3 | 95.7 | 3,052,250 | 2.6 | 79.6 | 5,754,613 | 2.4 | 86.4 |
| 85 AND OVER | 1,996,819 | 1.7 | 87.4 | 2,319,380 | 1.9 | 55.2 | 4,316,198 | 1.8 | 66.5 |
| TOTAL | 116,121,874 | 100.0 | 84.7 | 118,964,279 | 100.0 | 84.3 | 235,086,153 | 100.0 | 84.5 |
(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.
