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Highway Statistics Series

Highway Statistics 2023

Licensed Drivers By Sex And Ratio To Population - 2023 (1)

January 2025
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 (4)	1,979,339	48.42	2,108,546	51.58	4,087,885	0.75	5,108,468	2,004,675	2,178,781	4,183,456	800	977
Alaska (2)	274,027	52.18	251,168	47.82	525,195	0.79	733,406	310,117	277,389	587,506	716	894
Arizona	2,945,464	50.35	2,904,528	49.65	5,849,992	0.92	7,431,344	3,054,328	3,095,645	6,149,973	787	951
Arkansas (4)	1,133,111	49.12	1,173,810	50.88	2,306,921	0.70	3,067,732	1,219,331	1,277,202	2,496,533	752	924
California	14,110,730	50.86	13,631,618	49.14	27,742,348	0.91	38,965,193	15,933,641	16,166,248	32,099,889	712	864
Colorado (6)	2,169,380	48.35	2,317,519	51.65	4,486,899	0.87	5,877,610	2,474,341	2,418,615	4,892,956	763	917
Connecticut (7)	1,299,296	49.36	1,332,977	50.64	2,632,273	0.93	3,617,176	1,477,419	1,555,751	3,033,170	728	868
Delaware	430,131	48.55	455,891	51.45	886,022	2.02	1,031,890	411,726	446,564	858,290	859	1,032
Dist. of Col.	256,482	49.21	264,745	50.79	521,227	1.65	678,972	266,331	303,628	569,959	768	914
Florida	8,448,156	49.64	8,570,195	50.36	17,018,351	0.89	22,610,726	9,281,287	9,754,332	19,035,619	753	894
Georgia	3,542,091	46.05	4,149,446	53.95	7,691,537	0.85	11,029,227	4,326,609	4,645,713	8,972,322	697	857
Hawaii (7)	478,133	50.67	465,538	49.33	943,671	0.76	1,435,138	592,437	596,236	1,188,673	658	794
Idaho	708,658	50.69	689,349	49.31	1,398,007	0.68	1,964,726	794,322	792,982	1,587,304	712	881
Illinois	4,285,823	49.65	4,345,662	50.35	8,631,485	0.85	12,549,689	5,076,394	5,279,168	10,355,562	688	834
Indiana	2,319,788	49.15	2,400,397	50.85	4,720,185	0.84	6,862,199	2,744,351	2,830,136	5,574,487	688	847
Iowa (5)	1,181,555	49.65	1,198,236	50.35	2,379,791	0.63	3,207,004	1,301,011	1,313,360	2,614,371	742	910
Kansas	995,224	49.16	1,029,259	50.84	2,024,483	0.82	2,940,546	1,189,774	1,191,336	2,381,110	688	850
Kentucky	1,466,621	48.87	1,534,570	51.13	3,001,191	0.67	4,526,154	1,814,979	1,879,216	3,694,195	663	812
Louisiana	1,630,596	47.89	1,774,007	52.11	3,404,603	0.77	4,573,749	1,785,074	1,913,324	3,698,398	744	921
Maine	526,805	49.45	538,556	50.55	1,065,361	0.80	1,395,722	582,831	614,022	1,196,853	763	890
Maryland (6)	2,118,501	48.91	2,212,664	51.09	4,331,165	0.89	6,180,253	2,433,327	2,633,412	5,066,739	701	855
Massachusetts	2,387,927	49.06	2,479,298	50.94	4,867,225	0.94	7,001,399	2,863,297	3,048,757	5,912,054	695	823
Michigan (6)	3,804,675	49.31	3,910,906	50.69	7,715,581	0.79	10,037,261	4,085,882	4,228,911	8,314,793	769	928
Minnesota (6)	2,089,136	50.31	2,063,574	49.69	4,152,710	0.72	5,737,915	2,328,865	2,347,550	4,676,415	724	888
Mississippi	976,261	47.13	1,095,153	52.87	2,071,414	0.93	2,939,690	1,148,650	1,248,290	2,396,940	705	864
Missouri	2,102,694	48.80	2,206,074	51.20	4,308,768	0.78	6,196,156	2,479,851	2,596,935	5,076,786	695	849
Montana	447,812	50.96	430,986	49.04	878,798	0.37	1,132,812	474,274	465,208	939,482	776	935
Nebraska (8)	731,298	50.25	723,985	49.75	1,455,283	0.75	1,978,379	791,313	794,987	1,586,300	736	917
Nevada (6)	1,152,715	51.09	1,103,722	48.91	2,256,437	0.85	3,194,176	1,322,056	1,313,936	2,635,992	706	856
New Hampshire (6)	532,362	48.81	558,344	51.19	1,090,706	0.78	1,402,054	595,799	603,232	1,199,031	778	910
New Jersey (6)	3,420,073	49.89	3,434,502	50.11	6,854,574	1.16	9,290,841	3,730,611	3,915,791	7,646,402	738	896
New Mexico (6)	765,029	49.65	775,712	50.35	1,540,741	0.84	2,114,371	864,193	886,514	1,750,707	729	880
New York	6,377,385	51.79	5,936,806	48.21	12,314,191	1.32	19,571,216	7,887,940	8,433,417	16,321,357	629	754
North Carolina	3,884,278	48.08	4,194,663	51.92	8,078,941	0.94	10,835,491	4,329,463	4,611,456	8,940,919	746	904
North Dakota	281,178	48.40	299,740	51.60	580,918	0.56	783,926	324,519	309,124	633,643	741	917
Ohio	4,142,445	49.10	4,293,925	50.90	8,436,370	0.76	11,785,935	4,738,048	4,944,982	9,683,030	716	871
Oklahoma	1,207,939	46.50	1,389,578	53.50	2,597,517	0.77	4,053,824	1,610,519	1,650,941	3,261,460	641	796
Oregon (6)	1,560,293	49.59	1,586,339	50.41	3,146,632	0.76	4,233,358	1,759,787	1,800,262	3,560,049	743	884
Pennsylvania	4,524,197	49.53	4,610,092	50.47	9,134,289	0.85	12,961,683	5,289,966	5,527,319	10,817,285	705	844
Rhode Island	370,508	48.61	391,768	51.39	762,276	0.94	1,095,962	450,310	478,596	928,906	696	821
South Carolina	1,949,611	47.57	2,148,497	52.43	4,098,108	0.84	5,373,555	2,134,834	2,310,058	4,444,892	763	922
South Dakota	349,182	50.72	339,295	49.28	688,477	0.52	919,318	373,061	366,165	739,226	749	931
Tennessee	2,464,585	48.11	2,658,199	51.89	5,122,784	0.75	7,126,489	2,838,565	3,006,580	5,845,145	719	876
Texas	9,502,704	49.60	9,656,656	50.40	19,159,360	0.83	30,503,301	12,052,409	12,265,334	24,317,743	628	788
Utah	1,162,694	50.57	1,136,597	49.43	2,299,291	0.76	3,417,734	1,340,525	1,318,052	2,658,577	673	865
Vermont (6) (8)	238,623	49.67	241,840	50.33	480,463	0.78	647,464	274,950	279,729	554,679	742	866
Virginia	2,794,393	47.19	3,127,139	52.81	5,921,532	0.76	8,715,698	3,517,955	3,662,168	7,180,123	679	825
Washington (6)	3,068,506	51.06	2,941,336	48.94	6,009,842	0.83	7,812,880	3,239,032	3,216,166	6,455,198	769	931
West Virginia	556,034	49.13	575,654	50.87	1,131,688	0.76	1,770,071	736,463	746,911	1,483,374	639	763
Wisconsin	2,200,414	49.88	2,210,768	50.12	4,411,182	0.78	5,910,955	2,441,279	2,459,898	4,901,177	746	900
Wyoming (5)	225,485	51.11	215,710	48.89	441,195	0.50	584,057	243,594	235,246	478,840	755	921
Total	117,570,346	49.47	120,085,539	50.53	237,655,885	0.85	334,914,895	135,342,315	140,235,575	275,577,890	710	862

(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, 2023.

(4) FHWA republished 2022 data in lieu of 2023 data due to unresolved data quality concerns. 2023 data will be re-evaluated upon receipt of 2024 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) The State elected to not report its gender-neutral drivers due FHWA's current reporting constraints.

(8) Reporting of Under-16 drivers was removed by FHWA as the State was not given an opportunity to revise its data.

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