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New Mexico – 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) 2,009,671   0.7%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 121,356   3.4%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 970,565 68.3% 0.7%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 451,287 31.7% 1.3%
Total Fuel 1,421,852 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 27,923 2.9% 0.7%
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 936,024 97.1% 0.7%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 60,391 88.3% 2.0%
Urban 7,993 11.7% 0.7%
Total 68,384 100.0% 1.7%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 1,000 1.5% 2.1%
Other Principal Arterial 2,547 3.7% 1.6%
Minor Arterial 2,564 3.7% 1.1%
Collectors 8,535 12.5% 1.1%
Local 53,733 78.6% 1.9%
Other Freeways/Expressways 5 0.0% 0.0%
Total 68,384 100.0% 1.7%
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 4,100 2.9% 1.9%
Other Principal Arterial 8,382 5.9% 1.7%
Minor Arterial 5,673 4.0% 1.0%
Collectors 17,308 12.1% 1.1%
Local 107,466 75.2% 1.9%
Other Freeways/Expressways 10 0.0% 0.0%
Total 142,939 100.0% 1.7%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Rural/Urban in Millions)) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 14,763 56.8% 1.5%
Urban 11,250 43.2% 0.6%
Total 26,013 100.0% 0.9%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 7,065 27.2% 1.0%
Other Principal Arterial 7,331 28.2% 1.1%
Minor Arterial 3,106 11.9% 0.6%
Collectors 3,003 11.5% 0.7%
Local 5,487 21.1% 1.4%
Other Freeways/Expressways 21 0.1% 0.0%
Total 26,013 100.0% 0.9%
Driver Licenses (DL-1C) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 683,792 49.62% 0.66%
Female 694,191 50.38% 0.66%
Total 1,377,983 100.00% 0.66%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.1887 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2009
Diesel $0.2288
Gasohol $0.1887

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 698,100 41.69% 0.52%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 919,206 54.90% 0.83%
Buses 3,398 0.20% 0.40%
Total 1,620,704    
Motorcycles 53,749 3.21% 0.68%
Grand Total 1,674,453 100.00% 0.66%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 256 70.91% 1.34%
Urban 102 28.25% 0.71%
Unknown 3 0.83% 0.78%
Total 361 100% 1.07%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $903,841   0.64%
Disbursements $1,272,437   0.90%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $391,210 43.28% 0.65%
General Fund Appropriations $53,781 5.95% 0.74%
Other State Imposts $11,619 1.29% 0.23%
Miscellaneous $80,082 8.86% 0.93%
Bonds $0 0.00% 0.00%
Federal payments $367,149 40.62% 1.01%
Local payments $0 0.00% 0.00%
Total $903,841 100.00% 0.63%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $528,548 0.4153825 0.74%
Maintenance and Services $152,547 0.1198857 0.70%
Administration and Misc. $235,146 0.1847997 2.48%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $23,535 0.018496 0.28%
Interest $96,213 0.0756132 1.53%
Bond Retirement $74,500 0.0585491 0.92%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $161,948 0.1272739 0.86%
Total $1,272,437 58.46% 0.89%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2009 ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $268,995 87.18% 0.89%
Mass Transit Account $39,567 12.82% 0.82%
Total $308,562 100.00% 0.88%

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