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Alaska – State Statistical Abstracts 2009 – FHWA

Highway Statistics Series

State Statistical Abstracts 2009

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Population / Land Area   Distri-bution % of National
Total Population – (Table DL-1C) 698,473   0.2%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 571,951   16.2%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 294,906 52.5% 0.2%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 267,142 47.5% 0.8%
Total Fuel 562,048 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 26,208 9.0% 0.7%
On Highway Gasoline(Table MF-21) 265,790 91.0% 0.2%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 13,300 84.6% 0.4%
Urban 2,419 15.4% 0.2%
Total 15,719 100.0% 0.4%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 1,082 6.9% 2.3%
Other Principal Arterial 876 5.6% 0.6%
Minor Arterial 679 4.3% 0.3%
Collectors 2,791 17.8% 0.4%
Local 10,291 65.5% 0.4%
Other Freeways/Expressways 0 0.0% 0.0%
Total 15,719 100.0% 0.4%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Ownerhip (HM-10)
NOT PUBLISHED IN 2009
State Highway Agencies      
County      
Town/Townships      
Other Jurisdictions      
Federal      
Total      
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 2,462 7.7% 1.2%
Other Principal Arterial 1,885 5.9% 0.4%
Minor Arterial 1,473 4.6% 0.3%
Collectors 5,543 17.4% 0.3%
Local 20,582 64.4% 0.4%
Other Freeways/Expressways 0 0.0% 0.0%
Total 31,945 100.0% 0.4%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Rural/Urban in Millions)) - (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 2,316 46.9% 0.2%
Urban 2,617 53.1% 0.1%
Total 4,933 100.0% 0.2%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 1,523 30.9% 0.2%
Other Principal Arterial 792 16.1% 0.1%
Minor Arterial 956 19.4% 0.2%
Collectors 950 19.3% 0.2%
Local 712 14.4% 0.2%
Other Freeways/ Expressways 0 0.0% 0.0%
Total 4,933 100.0% 0.2%
Driver Licenses (DL-1C) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 269,973 53.17% 0.26%
Female 237,786 46.83% 0.23%
Total 507,759 100.00% 0.24%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.08 NOTE: Suspension of fuel
tax effective
September 2008,
through October 2009.
Diesel $0.08
Gasohol $0.08

NOTE: Tax rates do not include Federal gas tax of 18.4 cents or diesel of 24.4 cents

Vehicle Registrations (MV-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Autos 236,223 32.61% 0.18%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 456,361 62.99% 0.41%
Buses 2,698 0.37% 0.32%
Total 695,282    
Motorcycles 29,166 4.03% 0.37%
Grand Total 724,448 100.00% 0.29%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 36 56.25% 0.19%
Urban 26 40.63% 0.18%
Unknown 2 3.13% 0.52%
Total 64 100% 0.19%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $935,475   0.67%
Disbursements $935,476   0.66%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $64,930 6.94% 0.11%
General Fund Appropriations $337,300 36.06% 4.62%
Other State Imposts $0 0.00% 0.00%
Miscellaneous $26,205 2.80% 0.30%
Bonds $162,160 17.33% 0.77%
Federal payments $344,880 36.87% 0.95%
Local payments $0 0.00% 0.00%
Total $935,475 100.00% 0.66%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $578,918 0.6188486 0.81%
Maintenance and Services $240,030 0.256586 1.10%
Administration and Misc. $56,202 0.0600785 0.59%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $37,597 0.0401902 0.45%
Interest $6,832 0.0073032 0.11%
Bond Retirement $14,123 0.0150971 0.17%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $1,774 0.0018964 0.01%
Total $935,476 38.12% 0.65%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - 2009 ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $115,125 88.38% 0.38%
Mass Transit Account $15,136 11.62% 0.31%
Total $130,261 100.00% 0.37%

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