Highway Statistics 2023

This section contains a series of six tables from the FHWA Office of Bridge Technology in the Office of Infrastructure. While FHWA has published these tables in Highway Statistics to provide a broader perceptive of the complete highway infrastructure, we recommend the reader to go to the Bridge technology website for further information. The Bridge website is at the URL: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/

This section provides information on the extent of the public road system

This section provides information on annual highway travel in the United States. This is broken down by State, functional system, highway category, vehicle type, and other variables.

This section provides information about State driver licenses. The tables display the total number of licensed drivers in each State. The tables show the number of male and female licensed drivers by sex and age group. The tables not only exhibit the number of male/female license holders, but also the relationship of licensed drives to total resident population and to driving-age population. The tables also show the ratio of licensed drivers to registered private and commercial vehicle as well as the distribution of licensed drivers by sex and percentage in each age group and relation to population.

This section provides information about State motor-vehicle registrations and fees, including all charges (including driver licenses receipts) associated with vehicles and their operation. Taxes and fees connected with special taxes on motor carriers are given. These tables can be found in the highway finance section. The vehicle registration data varies among the States. Although many States continue to register specific vehicle types on a calendar year basis, all States use some form of the "staggered" system to register motor vehicles. Registration practices for commercial vehicles differ greatly among States. The FHWA data include all vehicles which have been registered at any time throughout the calendar year. Data include vehicles which were retired during the year and vehicles that were registered in more than one State. In some States, it is also possible that contrary to the FHWA reporting instructions, vehicles which have been registered twice in the same State may be reported as two vehicles.

This section provides information about Federal and State motor fuel consumption, and motor fuel taxes. Fuel consumption is reported from each State on a monthly basis and is typically provided from State tax authority records. The FHWA recognizes that the States' motor-fuel information systems, and, therefore, the data they are able to submit, are organized primarily for the purpose of administering State fuel-tax programs. Because of variations in individual State requirements, reported data are sometimes not comparable among the States. In order to treat States equitably in motor fuel attributions, and include information from all States in the national summary tables published in Highway Statistics on a comparable basis, the FHWA often has to adjust parts of the States' submissions. The adjustment process fits the data to uniform categories so that national characteristics and trends can be analyzed and projected.

This section provides information about all sources of highway related revenue at all levels of government. A series of tables provides details on Federal government revenue from the fuels and other highway related federal taxes. Another series of tables provide information on the State government's highway and mass transit revenue sources. Tables representing local revenue sources are also provided. Toll facility receipts, whether public or privately owned, are included in this section.

The tables are intended to provide an annual cash flow statement for highways and mass transit in which major revenue sources are identified. Together with the tables in the expenditures section, these tables form balanced statement of all funds controlled or administered by all entities that perform highway-related functions.

This section covers information on State and local transportation debt activities. The tables provide information on the amount and nature of annual bond financing by the States for highways and mass transit, and on the change in debt during the year. It provides details on the sale of State transportation bonds and the use of the bond proceeds, information on the par value amount of outstanding State transportation debt, and sinking funds, or interest and redemption funds, which are maintained to service State obligations for highways or mass transportation.

This section covers information on a wide variety of outlays by the Federal, State and local transportation agencies. A series of tables provides details on congressionally mandated apportionment factors and the funds distributed by the Federal government to the States. Another series of tables provide information on the State government's highway and mass transit expenditures, and any non-transportation distributions from highway-user revenues. Tables representing local disbursements are also provided. Toll facility disbursements, whether public or privately owned, are included in this section.

The tables are intended to provide an annual cash flow statement for highways and mass transit in which major expenditure items are identified. Together with the tables in the revenue section, these tables form balanced statement of all funds controlled or administered by all entities that perform highway-related functions.

This section provides information on annual motor vehicle traffic fatalities and injuries in the United States. This is broken down by State, pavement condition, functional system, and other variables.

This section provides information on annual motor vehicle traffic fatalities and injuries in the United States. This is broken down by State, pavement condition, functional system, and other variables.

In this section, the reader will find tables with metric units rather than English units of measure. Also included are a few tables comparing United States to other industrialized nations for comparison purposes.