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Arkansas – State Statistical Abstracts 2009 – FHWA

Highway Statistics Series

State Statistical Abstracts 2009

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Arkansas

For more information, see the Highway Statistics series.
 

Population / Land Area   Distri-bution % of National
Total Population – (Table DL-1C) 2,889,450   0.9%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 52,068   1.5%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 1,463,884 71.2% 1.1%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 592,943 28.8% 1.7%
Total Fuel 2,056,827 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 56,824 3.9% 1.5%
On Highway Gasoline(Table MF-21) 1,405,993 96.1% 1.1%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 87,255 87.2% 2.9%
Urban 12,845 12.8% 1.2%
Total 100,100 100.0% 2.5%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 655 0.7% 1.4%
Other Principal Arterial 2,720 2.7% 1.7%
Minor Arterial 4,268 4.3% 1.7%
Collectors 21,089 21.1% 2.7%
Local 71,116 71.0% 2.5%
Other Freeways/Expressways 252 0.3% 2.1%
Total 100,100 100.0% 2.5%
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 2,760 1.3% 1.3%
Other Principal Arterial 7,348 3.6% 1.5%
Minor Arterial 9,166 4.5% 1.6%
Collectors 42,185 20.6% 2.6%
Local 142,231 69.5% 2.5%
Other Freeways/Expressways 1,020 0.5% 1.8%
Total 204,710 100.0% 2.4%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Rural/Urban in Millions)) - (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 18,679 56.2% 1.9%
Urban 14,540 43.8% 0.7%
Total 33,219 100.0% 1.1%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 8,188 24.6% 1.1%
Other Principal Arterial 7,496 22.6% 1.1%
Minor Arterial 6,038 18.2% 1.1%
Collectors 6,477 19.5% 1.6%
Local 3,521 10.6% 0.9%
Other Freeways/Expressways 1499 4.5% 0.7%
Total 33,219 100.0% 1.1%
Driver Licenses (DL-1C) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 1,017,486 49.27% 0.98%
Female 1,047,579 50.73% 0.99%
Total 2,065,065 100.00% 0.99%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.215 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2009
Diesel $0.225
Gasohol $0.215

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 947,406 44.83% 0.70%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 1,082,159 51.20% 0.98%
Buses 7,836 0.37% 0.93%
Total 2,037,401    
Motorcycles 75,998 3.60% 0.96%
Grand Total 2,113,399 100.00% 0.83%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 464 79.32% 2.43%
Urban 121 20.68% 0.85%
Unknown 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total 585 100% 1.73%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $1,073,797   0.76%
Disbursements $1,072,218   0.76%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $541,206 50.40% 0.89%
General Fund Appropriations $54,662 5.09% 0.75%
Other State Imposts $5,198 0.48% 0.10%
Miscellaneous $21,628 2.01% 0.25%
Bonds $0 0.00% 0.00%
Federal payments $437,029 40.70% 1.21%
Local payments $14,074 1.31% 0.38%
Total $1,073,797 100.00% 0.75%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $561,904 0.5240576 0.79%
Maintenance and Services $276,746 0.2581061 1.27%
Administration and Misc. $56,327 0.0525332 0.59%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $98,227 0.091611 1.19%
Interest $20,803 0.0194018 0.33%
Bond Retirement $52,685 0.0491365 0.65%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $5,526 0.0051538 0.03%
Total $1,072,218 47.59% 0.75%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - 2009 ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $380,384 86.96% 1.26%
Mass Transit Account $57,051 13.04% 1.19%
Total $437,435 100.00% 1.25%

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