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February 2026
Table DL-20
| AGE | MALE DRIVERS | PERCENTAGE OF MALE DRIVERS | MALE DRIVERS AS PERCENT OF AGE GROUP POPULATION (1) | FEMALE DRIVERS | PERCENTAGE OF FEMALE DRIVERS | FEMALE DRIVERS AS PERCENT OF AGE GROUP POPULATION (1) | TOTAL DRIVERS (2) | PERCENT OF ALL TOTAL DRIVERS | TOTAL DRIVERS AS PERCENT OF AGE GROUP POPULATION (1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNDER 16 | 77,140 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 72,989 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 150,136 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| 16 | 603,572 | 0.5 | 26.0 | 584,662 | 0.5 | 26.5 | 1,189,261 | 0.5 | 26.2 |
| 17 | 1,034,890 | 0.9 | 44.5 | 978,396 | 0.8 | 44.2 | 2,015,370 | 0.8 | 44.4 |
| 18 | 1,408,811 | 1.2 | 61.8 | 1,282,562 | 1.1 | 58.7 | 2,694,602 | 1.1 | 60.4 |
| 19 | 1,588,464 | 1.3 | 70.8 | 1,442,422 | 1.2 | 66.6 | 3,033,979 | 1.3 | 68.8 |
| (19 AND UNDER) | 4,712,877 | 4.0 | 34.7 | 4,361,031 | 3.6 | 33.6 | 9,083,348 | 3.8 | 34.2 |
| 20 | 1,734,109 | 1.5 | 77.1 | 1,603,291 | 1.3 | 73.5 | 3,340,451 | 1.4 | 75.4 |
| 21 | 1,805,033 | 1.5 | 81.2 | 1,669,368 | 1.4 | 77.1 | 3,477,527 | 1.5 | 79.3 |
| 22 | 1,810,638 | 1.5 | 82.0 | 1,697,760 | 1.4 | 78.7 | 3,511,269 | 1.5 | 80.4 |
| 23 | 1,900,338 | 1.6 | 84.3 | 1,789,684 | 1.5 | 81.3 | 3,693,113 | 1.5 | 82.9 |
| 24 | 1,984,018 | 1.7 | 87.7 | 1,871,806 | 1.5 | 84.7 | 3,859,144 | 1.6 | 86.3 |
| (20-24) | 9,234,136 | 7.8 | 82.5 | 8,631,909 | 7.1 | 79.1 | 17,881,504 | 7.5 | 80.9 |
| 25-29 | 10,096,152 | 8.5 | 90.2 | 9,719,169 | 8.0 | 88.2 | 19,831,612 | 8.3 | 89.3 |
| 30-34 | 10,741,861 | 9.0 | 89.6 | 10,604,407 | 8.8 | 89.6 | 21,358,884 | 8.9 | 89.7 |
| 35-39 | 10,558,573 | 8.9 | 91.1 | 10,532,946 | 8.7 | 92.0 | 21,098,561 | 8.8 | 91.6 |
| 40-44 | 10,149,411 | 8.5 | 90.7 | 10,222,114 | 8.4 | 92.1 | 20,375,375 | 8.5 | 91.4 |
| 45-49 | 9,210,887 | 7.8 | 91.1 | 9,342,195 | 7.7 | 91.9 | 18,554,893 | 7.7 | 91.6 |
| 50-54 | 9,319,519 | 7.8 | 91.5 | 9,499,495 | 7.9 | 92.3 | 18,820,177 | 7.8 | 91.9 |
| 55-59 | 9,265,799 | 7.8 | 92.2 | 9,492,908 | 7.8 | 92.1 | 18,759,524 | 7.8 | 92.2 |
| 60-64 | 9,618,197 | 8.1 | 92.8 | 10,056,842 | 8.3 | 91.9 | 19,675,632 | 8.2 | 92.4 |
| 65-69 | 8,667,642 | 7.3 | 93.2 | 9,287,481 | 7.7 | 91.1 | 17,955,557 | 7.5 | 92.1 |
| 70-74 | 6,941,419 | 5.8 | 93.8 | 7,640,588 | 6.3 | 89.3 | 14,582,259 | 6.1 | 91.4 |
| 75-79 | 5,151,441 | 4.3 | 94.8 | 5,723,978 | 4.7 | 87.3 | 10,875,551 | 4.5 | 90.7 |
| 80-84 | 2,984,486 | 2.5 | 95.0 | 3,406,540 | 2.8 | 81.8 | 6,391,081 | 2.7 | 87.5 |
| 85 AND OVER | 2,098,005 | 1.8 | 86.9 | 2,482,957 | 2.1 | 61.7 | 4,580,986 | 1.9 | 71.2 |
| TOTAL | 118,750,405 | 100.0 | 85.3 | 121,004,560 | 100.0 | 83.7 | 239,824,944 | 100.0 | 84.6 |
(1) Percentages are computed using population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau (SC-EST2024-AGESEX-CIV).
(2) Data includes drivers of unknown sex.
