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Highway Statistics 2024

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Licensed Drivers By Sex: Ratio To Population 2024 (1)

February 2026
Table DL-1C

STATE	MALE DRIVERS	PERCENTAGE OF MALE DRIVERS	FEMALE DRIVERS	PERCENTAGE OF FEMALE DRIVERS	TOTAL DRIVERS (2)	RATIO LICENSED DRIVERS TO PRIVATE AND COMMERICAL REGISTERED VEHICLES	TOTAL POPULATION	MALE DRIVING AGE POPULATION (16 AND OVER)	FEMALE DRIVING AGE POPULATION (16 AND OVER)	TOTAL DRIVING AGE POPULATION (16 AND OVER)	DRIVERS PER 1,000 RESIDENTS	DRIVERS PER 1,000 DRIVING AGE POPULATION
Alabama	1,825,723	47.9	1,984,959	52.1	3,810,682	0.68	5,146,020	1,985,667	2,165,050	4,150,717	741	918
Alaska	282,397	52.3	257,415	47.7	539,812	0.81	718,543	291,172	272,416	563,588	751	958
Arizona	2,969,361	50.3	2,930,380	49.7	5,899,741	0.90	7,565,095	3,062,628	3,117,035	6,179,663	780	955
Arkansas	1,460,211	49.2	1,508,507	50.8	2,969,286	0.90	3,084,635	1,206,569	1,263,492	2,470,061	963	1202
California	14,178,929	51.0	13,616,614	49.0	27,815,343	0.92	39,297,676	15,797,762	16,144,511	31,942,273	708	871
Colorado	2,188,906	48.3	2,341,359	51.6	4,533,480	0.87	5,922,969	2,445,128	2,416,035	4,861,163	765	933
Connecticut	1,300,362	49.3	1,333,883	50.6	2,635,139	0.94	3,670,099	1,474,782	1,561,664	3,036,446	718	868
Delaware	440,953	48.6	466,450	51.4	907,403	2.07	1,048,534	410,215	450,902	861,117	865	1054
Dist. of Col.	205,847	48.8	216,349	51.2	422,196	1.54	699,116	271,027	310,769	581,796	604	726
Florida	8,499,752	49.6	8,637,973	50.4	17,137,725	0.88	23,310,846	9,426,155	9,940,877	19,367,032	735	885
Georgia	3,618,383	46.2	4,217,737	53.8	7,836,120	0.86	11,125,586	4,266,871	4,640,818	8,907,689	704	880
Hawaii	486,086	50.6	473,201	49.3	959,843	0.77	1,406,187	557,594	587,597	1,145,191	683	838
Idaho	699,554	49.4	716,607	50.6	1,416,161	0.71	1,998,196	795,311	794,610	1,589,921	709	891
Illinois	4,387,535	49.9	4,411,960	50.1	8,799,495	0.85	12,693,926	5,067,663	5,273,997	10,341,660	693	851
Indiana	2,372,648	49.3	2,443,215	50.7	4,815,863	0.81	6,923,251	2,721,876	2,810,751	5,532,627	696	870
Iowa	1,189,431	49.7	1,203,181	50.3	2,392,612	0.63	3,241,257	1,299,192	1,302,544	2,601,736	738	920
Kansas	861,902	49.4	883,358	50.6	1,745,260	0.87	2,950,274	1,162,544	1,181,361	2,343,905	592	745
Kentucky	1,253,367	45.2	1,521,546	54.8	2,774,913	0.62	4,572,233	1,799,810	1,872,099	3,671,909	607	756
Louisiana	1,640,040	47.9	1,781,612	52.1	3,421,652	0.77	4,583,145	1,756,505	1,889,867	3,646,372	747	938
Maine	536,087	49.5	546,502	50.4	1,083,484	0.92	1,404,172	580,428	608,749	1,189,177	772	911
Maryland	2,118,684	48.9	2,209,604	51.0	4,331,257	0.89	6,233,607	2,408,052	2,622,208	5,030,260	695	861
Massachusetts	2,458,629	49.5	2,505,805	50.5	4,964,434	0.99	7,132,747	2,879,513	3,068,416	5,947,929	696	835
Michigan	3,859,961	49.4	3,956,770	50.6	7,819,619	0.81	10,138,576	4,077,532	4,215,795	8,293,327	771	943
Minnesota	2,125,040	50.4	2,084,864	49.4	4,217,820	0.72	5,792,546	2,319,115	2,334,745	4,653,860	728	906
Mississippi	979,385	47.0	1,102,495	53.0	2,081,880	0.95	2,932,371	1,118,057	1,227,720	2,345,777	710	888
Missouri	2,120,587	48.9	2,212,662	51.1	4,333,249	0.80	6,230,103	2,451,676	2,575,820	5,027,496	696	862
Montana	446,377	50.8	432,833	49.2	879,210	0.36	1,133,895	469,288	461,267	930,555	775	945
Nebraska	748,454	50.4	737,495	49.6	1,485,949	0.76	1,999,174	785,214	788,306	1,573,520	743	944
Nevada	1,180,785	51.2	1,125,354	48.8	2,307,542	0.98	3,255,772	1,326,711	1,326,905	2,653,616	709	870
New Hampshire	534,190	48.8	559,440	51.1	1,094,005	0.79	1,408,510	591,701	600,002	1,191,703	777	918
New Jersey	3,479,561	50.0	3,471,975	49.9	6,952,412	1.12	9,493,352	3,753,580	3,944,638	7,698,218	732	903
New Mexico	790,444	50.1	785,554	49.8	1,576,345	0.85	2,116,914	850,453	877,563	1,728,016	745	912
New York	6,463,085	52.0	5,976,295	48.0	12,439,380	0.60	19,847,942	7,894,941	8,446,455	16,341,396	627	761
North Carolina	3,923,018	48.1	4,228,027	51.9	8,151,045	0.94	10,949,942	4,253,613	4,627,684	8,881,297	744	918
North Dakota	286,913	48.6	303,923	51.4	590,836	0.56	789,463	319,233	306,002	625,235	748	945
Ohio	4,224,409	49.2	4,356,142	50.8	8,580,551	0.76	11,876,876	4,704,554	4,914,749	9,619,303	722	892
Oklahoma	1,240,616	48.4	1,323,904	51.6	2,564,949	0.70	4,076,488	1,588,277	1,640,534	3,228,811	629	794
Oregon	1,575,693	49.5	1,596,921	50.2	3,180,684	0.76	4,270,922	1,757,010	1,794,252	3,551,262	745	896
Pennsylvania	4,518,170	49.6	4,584,450	50.3	9,107,421	0.87	13,075,943	5,269,380	5,504,164	10,773,544	697	845
Rhode Island	375,374	48.7	395,128	51.3	770,502	0.93	1,108,283	450,551	478,918	929,469	695	829
South Carolina	1,974,387	47.6	2,177,429	52.4	4,151,939	0.85	5,441,738	2,118,389	2,315,706	4,434,095	763	936
South Dakota	354,651	50.9	342,789	49.1	697,440	0.51	921,481	368,474	358,578	727,052	757	959
Tennessee	2,493,267	48.2	2,679,649	51.8	5,172,916	0.74	7,207,513	2,818,418	3,000,385	5,818,803	718	889
Texas	9,720,104	49.7	9,823,554	50.3	19,543,658	0.84	31,179,223	12,089,018	12,353,359	24,442,377	627	800
Utah	1,168,150	50.6	1,138,896	49.4	2,307,046	0.73	3,499,189	1,355,339	1,330,342	2,685,681	659	859
Vermont	239,649	49.7	242,775	50.3	482,424	0.73	648,358	271,072	279,196	550,268	744	877
Virginia	2,833,355	47.3	3,155,867	52.6	5,994,059	0.76	8,710,778	3,427,334	3,630,176	7,057,510	688	849
Washington	3,089,847	51.0	2,958,712	48.8	6,057,576	0.83	7,910,036	3,220,412	3,234,324	6,454,736	766	938
West Virginia	565,511	49.3	582,269	50.7	1,147,780	0.79	1,769,795	727,949	738,072	1,466,021	649	783
Wisconsin	2,234,296	49.9	2,239,852	50.1	4,474,148	0.78	5,959,809	2,429,720	2,447,600	4,877,320	751	917
Wyoming	230,339	51.1	220,319	48.9	450,658	0.54	585,264	241,525	232,510	474,035	770	951
Total	118,750,405	49.5	121,004,560	50.5	239,824,944	0.82	339,058,370	134,715,000	140,281,535	274,996,535	707	872

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

(2) Data includes drivers of unknown sex for some States.

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