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Pennsylvania – 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) 12,604,767   4.1%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 44,817   1.3%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 5,082,116 78.3% 3.7%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 1,407,282 21.7% 4.0%
Total Fuel 6,489,398 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 67,784 1.3% 1.8%
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 5,007,681 98.7% 3.8%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 76,478 62.8% 2.6%
Urban 45,302 37.2% 4.2%
Total 121,780 100.0% 3.0%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 1,792 1.5% 3.8%
Other Principal Arterial 4,427 3.6% 2.8%
Minor Arterial 8,505 7.0% 3.5%
Collectors 19,824 16.3% 2.5%
Local 86,335 70.9% 3.1%
Other Freeways/Expressways 897 0.7% 7.3%
Total 121,780 100.0% 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 7,715 3.0% 3.6%
Other Principal Arterial 12,377 4.8% 2.6%
Minor Arterial 18,502 7.2% 3.2%
Collectors 40,800 16.0% 2.5%
Local 172,671 67.6% 3.1%
Other Freeways/Expressways 3,487 1.4% 6.3%
Total 255,552 100.0% 3.0%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Rural/Urban in Millions)) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 37,759 36.3% 3.9%
Urban 66,121 63.7% 3.4%
Total 103,880 100.0% 3.5%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 24,377 23.5% 3.4%
Other Principal Arterial 21,383 20.6% 3.2%
Minor Arterial 20,040 19.3% 3.8%
Collectors 14,802 14.2% 3.6%
Local 15,046 14.5% 3.7%
Other Freeways/Expressways 8232 7.9% 3.6%
Total 103,880 100.0% 3.5%
Driver Licenses (DL-1C) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 4,316,241 49.69% 4.14%
Female 4,370,965 50.31% 4.15%
Total 8,687,206 100.00% 4.14%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.300 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2009
Diesel $0.381
Gasohol $0.312

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 5,818,056 56.67% 4.31%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 4,006,321 39.02% 3.62%
Buses 32,934 0.32% 3.91%
Total 9,857,311    
Motorcycles 409,115 3.98% 5.19%
Grand Total 10,266,426 100.00% 4.04%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 649 51.67% 3.39%
Urban 607 48.33% 4.25%
Unknown 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total 1256 100% 3.72%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $6,724,227   4.79%
Disbursements $6,978,764   4.93%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $2,496,742 37.13% 4.12%
General Fund Appropriations $844,963 12.57% 11.56%
Other State Imposts $0 0.00% 0.00%
Miscellaneous $650,843 9.68% 7.56%
Bonds $1,203,050 17.89% 5.71%
Federal payments $1,498,265 22.28% 4.13%
Local payments $30,364 0.45% 0.83%
Total $6,724,227 100.00% 4.72%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $3,638,187 0.5213225 5.11%
Maintenance and Services $1,730,356 0.2479459 7.97%
Administration and Misc. $455,090 0.0652107 4.80%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $574,136 0.082269 6.94%
Interest $203,885 0.0292151 3.23%
Bond Retirement $110,962 0.0159 1.37%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $266,148 0.0381368 1.42%
Total $6,978,764 47.87% 4.85%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2009 ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $1,158,416 86.33% 3.84%
Mass Transit Account $183,424 13.67% 3.81%
Total $1,341,840 100.00% 3.84%

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