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Kentucky – 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) 4,314,113   1.4%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 39,728   1.1%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 2,215,924 74.9% 1.6%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 743,717 25.1% 2.1%
Total Fuel 2,959,641 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 53,892 2.4% 1.4%
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 2,162,032 97.6% 1.6%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 66,380 84.1% 2.2%
Urban 12,583 15.9% 1.2%
Total 78,963 100.0% 1.9%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 762 1.0% 1.6%
Other Principal Arterial 3,152 4.0% 2.0%
Minor Arterial 2,720 3.4% 1.1%
Collectors 16,133 20.4% 2.0%
Local 56,129 71.1% 2.0%
Other Freeways/Expressways 67 0.1% 0.5%
Total 78,963 100.0% 1.9%
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 3,760 2.3% 1.8%
Other Principal Arterial 9,851 6.0% 2.1%
Minor Arterial 5,952 3.6% 1.0%
Collectors 32,402 19.7% 2.0%
Local 112,260 68.2% 2.0%
Other Freeways/Expressways 266 0.2% 0.5%
Total 164,491 100.0% 1.9%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Rural/Urban in Millions)) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 27,307 57.7% 2.8%
Urban 20,048 42.3% 1.0%
Total 47,355 100.0% 1.6%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 12,543 26.5% 1.7%
Other Principal Arterial 12,685 26.8% 1.9%
Minor Arterial 6,479 13.7% 1.2%
Collectors 9,057 19.1% 2.2%
Local 5,799 12.2% 1.4%
Other Freeways/Expressways 792 1.7% 0.3%
Total 47,355 100.0% 1.6%
Driver Licenses (DL-1C) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 1,451,712 49.39% 1.39%
Female 1,487,711 50.61% 1.41%
Total 2,939,423 100.00% 1.40%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.241 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2009
Diesel $0.211
Gasohol $0.241

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 1,952,420 53.45% 1.45%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 1,617,490 44.28% 1.46%
Buses 14,591 0.40% 1.73%
Total 3,584,501    
Motorcycles 68,244 1.87% 0.87%
Grand Total 3,652,745 100.00% 1.44%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 644 81.42% 3.37%
Urban 146 18.46% 1.02%
Unknown 1 0.13% 0.26%
Total 791 100% 2.34%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $2,247,403   1.60%
Disbursements $2,522,207   1.78%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $1,028,448 45.76% 1.70%
General Fund Appropriations $4,875 0.22% 0.07%
Other State Imposts $0 0.00% 0.00%
Miscellaneous $306,884 13.66% 3.57%
Bonds $361,152 16.07% 1.71%
Federal payments $546,044 24.30% 1.51%
Local payments $0 0.00% 0.00%
Total $2,247,403 100.00% 1.58%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $1,735,079 0.6879209 2.44%
Maintenance and Services $427,558 0.1695174 1.97%
Administration and Misc. $20,568 0.0081548 0.22%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $84,310 0.0334271 1.02%
Interest $118,863 0.0471266 1.89%
Bond Retirement $133,390 0.0528862 1.65%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $2,439 0.000967 0.01%
Total $2,522,207 31.21% 1.75%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2009 ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $538,081 86.63% 1.78%
Mass Transit Account $83,013 13.37% 1.73%
Total $621,094 100.00% 1.78%

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