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Georgia – State Statistical Abstracts 2009 – Office of Highway Policy Information – FHWA

Highway Statistics Series

State Statistical Abstracts 2009

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Population / Land Area   Distri-bution % of National
Total Population – (Table DL-1C) 9,829,211   3.2%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 57,906   1.6%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 4,885,862 80.3% 3.6%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 1,201,345 19.7% 3.4%
Total Fuel 6,087,207 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 99,430 2.0% 2.6%
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 4,786,431 98.0% 3.6%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 83,023 68.3% 2.8%
Urban 38,608 31.7% 3.6%
Total 121,631 100.0% 3.0%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 1,242 1.0% 2.7%
Other Principal Arterial 4,552 3.7% 2.9%
Minor Arterial 9,507 7.8% 3.9%
Collectors 22,915 18.8% 2.9%
Local 83,267 68.5% 3.0%
Other Freeways/Expressways 148 0.1% 1.2%
Total 121,631 100.0% 3.0%
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 6,632 2.6% 3.1%
Other Principal Arterial 15,012 5.8% 3.1%
Minor Arterial 21,720 8.5% 3.8%
Collectors 46,361 18.0% 2.8%
Local 166,534 64.8% 3.0%
Other Freeways/Expressways 693 0.3% 1.2%
Total 256,952 100.0% 3.0%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Rural/Urban in Millions)) - (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 38,681 35.4% 3.9%
Urban 70,577 64.6% 3.6%
Total 109,258 100.0% 3.7%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 28,874 26.4% 4.0%
Other Principal Arterial 18,492 16.9% 2.8%
Minor Arterial 22,011 20.1% 4.2%
Collectors 12,579 11.5% 3.1%
Local 24,386 22.3% 6.1%
Other Freeways/Expressways 2916 2.7% 1.3%
Total 109,258 100.0% 3.7%
Driver Licenses (DL-1C) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 3,023,849 47.88% 2.90%
Female 3,291,186 52.12% 3.12%
Total 6,315,035 100.00% 3.01%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.075 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2009
Diesel $0.075
Gasohol $0.075

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 4,134,274 47.50% 3.07%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 4,349,455 49.98% 3.93%
Buses 23,564 0.27% 2.80%
Total 8,507,293    
Motorcycles 195,776 2.25% 2.48%
Grand Total 8,703,069 100.00% 3.42%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 626 48.75% 3.27%
Urban 610 47.51% 4.27%
Unknown 48 3.74% 12.47%
Total 1284 100% 3.80%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $3,602,316   2.57%
Disbursements $3,492,829   2.47%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $1,040,800 28.79% 1.72%
General Fund Appropriations $232,193 6.42% 3.18%
Other State Imposts $0 0.00% 0.00%
Miscellaneous $100,201 2.77% 1.16%
Bonds $988,863 27.35% 4.69%
Federal payments $1,217,974 33.69% 3.36%
Local payments $35,043 0.97% 0.96%
Total $3,615,074 100.00% 2.54%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $2,198,897 0.627255 3.09%
Maintenance and Services $213,370 0.0608657 0.98%
Administration and Misc. $441,169 0.1258474 4.65%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $196,855 0.0561546 2.38%
Interest $181,076 0.0516535 2.87%
Bond Retirement $272,551 0.0777476 3.37%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $1,669 0.0004761 0.01%
Total $3,505,587 37.27% 2.44%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - 2009 ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $1,067,167 86.17% 3.54%
Mass Transit Account $171,286 13.83% 3.56%
Total $1,238,453 100.00% 3.54%

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