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Nevada – 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) 2,643,085   0.9%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 109,826   3.1%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 1,106,660 78.1% 0.8%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 311,207 21.9% 0.9%
Total Fuel 1,417,867 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 30,252 2.7% 0.8%
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 1,076,408 97.3% 0.8%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 27,561 79.1% 0.9%
Urban 7,283 20.9% 0.7%
Total 34,844 100.0% 0.9%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 571 1.6% 1.2%
Other Principal Arterial 1,702 4.9% 1.1%
Minor Arterial 1,379 4.0% 0.6%
Collectors 4,996 14.3% 0.6%
Local 26,127 75.0% 0.9%
Other Freeways/Expressways 69 0.2% 0.6%
Total 34,844 100.0% 0.9%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Ownerhip (HM-10)
NOT PUBLISHED IN 2009
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Total      
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 2,428 3.3% 1.1%
Other Principal Arterial 4,113 5.6% 0.9%
Minor Arterial 3,817 5.2% 0.7%
Collectors 10,302 14.1% 0.6%
Local 52,255 71.3% 0.9%
Other Freeways/Expressways 327 0.4% 0.6%
Total 73,242 100.0% 0.9%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Rural/Urban in Millions)) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 5,092 24.9% 0.5%
Urban 15,362 75.1% 0.8%
Total 20,454 100.0% 0.7%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 5,366 26.2% 0.7%
Other Principal Arterial 4,061 19.9% 0.6%
Minor Arterial 4,446 21.7% 0.8%
Collectors 1,717 8.4% 0.4%
Local 3,105 15.2% 0.8%
Other Freeways/Expressways 1759 8.6% 0.8%
Total 20,454 100.0% 0.7%
Driver Licenses (DL-1C) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 873,551 51.68% 0.84%
Female 816,880 48.32% 0.78%
Total 1,690,431 100.00% 0.81%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.240 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2009
Diesel $0.240
Gasohol $0.240

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 706,912 48.23% 0.52%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 687,663 46.92% 0.62%
Buses 2,766 0.19% 0.33%
Total 1,397,341    
Motorcycles 68,251 4.66% 0.87%
Grand Total 1,465,592 100.00% 0.58%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 104 42.80% 0.54%
Urban 137 56.38% 0.96%
Unknown 2 0.82% 0.52%
Total 243 100% 0.72%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $1,091,846   0.78%
Disbursements $1,220,653   0.86%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $642,643 58.86% 1.06%
General Fund Appropriations $46 0.00% 0.00%
Other State Imposts $0 0.00% 0.00%
Miscellaneous $114,097 10.45% 1.33%
Bonds $0 0.00% 0.00%
Federal payments $335,060 30.69% 0.92%
Local payments $0 0.00% 0.00%
Total $1,091,846 100.00% 0.77%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $738,746 0.6052056 1.04%
Maintenance and Services $137,254 0.1124431 0.63%
Administration and Misc. $134,787 0.110422 1.42%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $115,459 0.0945879 1.40%
Interest $37,578 0.0307852 0.60%
Bond Retirement $51,420 0.042125 0.64%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $5,409 0.0044312 0.03%
Total $1,220,653 39.48% 0.85%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2009 ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $251,430 86.37% 0.83%
Mass Transit Account $39,671 13.63% 0.82%
Total $291,101 100.00% 0.83%

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