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New York – 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) 19,541,453   6.4%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 47,214   1.3%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 5,644,564 80.6% 4.1%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 1,358,397 19.4% 3.8%
Total Fuel 7,002,961 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 137,420 2.4% 3.6%
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 5,509,073 97.6% 4.1%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 66,115 57.7% 2.2%
Urban 48,431 42.3% 4.5%
Total 114,546 100.0% 2.8%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 1,705 1.5% 3.6%
Other Principal Arterial 4,402 3.8% 2.8%
Minor Arterial 9,450 8.2% 3.9%
Collectors 20,685 18.1% 2.6%
Local 77,515 67.7% 2.8%
Other Freeways/Expressways 789 0.7% 6.4%
Total 114,546 100.0% 2.8%
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 7,904 3.3% 3.7%
Other Principal Arterial 12,551 5.2% 2.6%
Minor Arterial 21,642 8.9% 3.8%
Collectors 42,062 17.3% 2.6%
Local 155,031 63.8% 2.8%
Other Freeways/Expressways 3,730 1.5% 6.7%
Total 242,920 100.0% 2.8%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Rural/Urban in Millions)) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 32,963 24.7% 3.4%
Urban 100,528 75.3% 5.1%
Total 133,491 100.0% 4.5%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 26,528 19.9% 3.7%
Other Principal Arterial 22,878 17.1% 3.4%
Minor Arterial 25,459 19.1% 4.8%
Collectors 22,454 16.8% 5.5%
Local 19,290 14.5% 4.8%
Other Freeways/Expressways 16882 12.6% 7.4%
Total 133,491 100.0% 4.5%
Driver Licenses (DL-1C) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 5,840,978 51.56% 5.60%
Female 5,488,510 48.44% 5.21%
Total 11,329,488 100.00% 5.40%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.2515 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2009
Diesel $0.235
Gasohol $0.000

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 8,725,551 75.28% 6.47%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 2,448,218 21.12% 2.21%
Buses 71,439 0.62% 8.48%
Total 11,245,208    
Motorcycles 344,975 2.98% 4.38%
Grand Total 11,590,183 100.00% 4.56%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 583 50.43% 3.05%
Urban 570 49.31% 3.99%
Unknown 3 0.26% 0.78%
Total 1156 100% 3.42%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $8,070,298   5.75%
Disbursements $6,974,933   4.92%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $3,288,698 40.74% 5.43%
General Fund Appropriations $588,465 7.29% 8.05%
Other State Imposts $0 0.00% 0.00%
Miscellaneous $660,519 8.18% 7.68%
Bonds $1,856,058 22.99% 8.81%
Federal payments $1,640,937 20.33% 4.53%
Local payments $38,051 0.47% 1.04%
Total $8,072,728 100.00% 5.66%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $3,229,953 0.4629189 4.54%
Maintenance and Services $1,396,630 0.2001659 6.43%
Administration and Misc. $325,818 0.0466964 3.43%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $410,993 0.0589038 4.97%
Interest $572,659 0.0820738 9.08%
Bond Retirement $645,046 0.0924484 7.97%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $396,264 0.0567928 2.12%
Total $6,977,363 53.71% 4.85%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2009 ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $1,221,504 86.14% 4.05%
Mass Transit Account $196,464 13.86% 4.08%
Total $1,417,968 100.00% 4.05%

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