Tennessee – State Statistical Abstracts 2009 – Office of Highway Policy Information –  FHWA
    
    
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State Statistical Abstracts 2009
Tennessee
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          | Population / Land Area |  | Distri-bution | % of National | 
        
          | Total Population – (Table DL-1C) | 6,296,254 |  | 2.1% | 
        
          | Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) | 41,217 |  | 1.2% | 
    
    
        
          | Motor Fuel Usage (000) | % Dist. | % Nat'l. | 
  
        
          | Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) | 3,163,365 | 79.3% | 2.3% | 
        
          | Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) | 826,562 | 20.7% | 2.3% | 
        
          | Total Fuel | 3,989,927 | 100.0% |  | 
        
          | Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) | 93,866 | 3.0% | 2.5% | 
        
          | On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) | 3,069,498 | 97.0% | 2.3% | 
      
    
      
        
          | Public Road Length (Table
            HM-20) | % Dist. | % Nat'l. | 
      
      
        
          | Rural | 69,594 | 74.6% | 2.3% | 
        
          | Urban | 23,658 | 25.4% | 2.2% | 
        
          | Total | 93,252 | 100.0% | 2.3% | 
      
    
    
      
        
          | Public Road Length (Miles)
            by Functional System (HM-20) | % D ist. | % Nat'l. | 
      
      
        
          | Interstate | 5,097 | 2.6% | 2.4% | 
        
          | Other Principal Arterial | 11,504 | 5.8% | 2.4% | 
        
          | Minor Arterial | 13,486 | 6.8% | 2.4% | 
        
          | Collectors | 36,137 | 18.3% | 2.2% | 
        
          | Local | 130,064 | 66.0% | 2.3% | 
        
          | Other Freeways/Expressways | 681 | 0.3% | 1.2% | 
        
          | Total | 196,969 | 100.0% | 2.3% | 
      
    
    
      
        
          | Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) | % Dist. | % Nat'l. | 
        
      
        
          | Interstate | 2,760 | 1.6% | 1.3% | 
        
          | Other Principal Arterial | 6,437 | 3.8% | 1.3% | 
        
          | Minor Arterial | 8,394 | 5.0% | 1.5% | 
        
          | Collectors | 39,284 | 23.2% | 2.4% | 
        
          | Local | 112,442 | 66.4% | 2.0% | 
        
          | Other Freeways/Expressways | 42 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 
        
          | Total | 169,359 | 100.0% | 2.0% | 
        
      
    
      
        
          | Public
            Road Length (Miles) by Ownerhip (HM-10) NOT PUBLISHED IN 2009
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          | Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Rural/Urban in Millions))  – (VM-2) | % Dist. | % Nat'l. | 
        
      
        
          | Rural | 28,115 | 40.0% | 2.9% | 
        
          | Urban | 42,111 | 60.0% | 2.1% | 
        
          | Total | 70,226 | 100.0% | 2.4% | 
        
      
    
      
        
          | Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) | % Dist. | % Nat'l. | 
        
      
        
          | Interstate | 20,462 | 29.1% | 2.9% | 
        
          | Other Principal Arterial | 16,216 | 23.1% | 2.4% | 
        
          | Minor Arterial | 13,312 | 19.0% | 2.5% | 
        
          | Collectors | 8,702 | 12.4% | 2.1% | 
        
          | Local | 9,556 | 13.6% | 2.4% | 
        
          | Other Freeways/Expressways | 1978 | 2.8% | 0.9% | 
        
          | Total | 70,226 | 100.0% | 2.4% | 
        
      
    
     
  
    
    
      
        
          | Driver Licenses  (DL-1C) | % Dist. | % Nat'l. | 
        
      
        
          | Male | 2,166,003 | 48.39% | 2.08% | 
        
          | Female | 2,310,536 | 51.61% | 2.19% | 
        
          | Total | 4,476,539 | 100.00% | 2.14% | 
        
      
    
    
          
            
              | Motor
                Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents) |  | 
          
          
            
              | Gasoline | $0.20 | Tax
                Rates as of Dec. 2009
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              | Diesel | $0.17 | 
            
              | Gasohol | $0.20 | 
    
    
    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 | 2,854,803 | 53.85% | 2.12% | 
        
          | Trucks/Picks/SUVs | 2,264,167 | 42.70% | 2.05% | 
        
          | Buses | 20,692 | 0.39% | 2.46% | 
        
          | Total | 5,139,662 |  |  | 
        
          | Motorcycles | 162,222 | 3.06% | 2.06% | 
        
          | Grand Total | 5,301,884 | 100.00% | 2.09% | 
        
      
    
      
        
          | Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes  (FI-20) | % Dist. | % Nat'l. | 
        
      
        
          | Rural | 577 | 58.34% | 3.02% | 
        
          | Urban | 412 | 41.66% | 2.88% | 
        
          | Unknown | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 
        
          | Total | 989 | 100% | 2.93% | 
        
      
    Highway Finance ($000)
    
      
        
          | State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) | % Dist. | % Nat'l. | 
        
      
        
          | Receipts | $1,860,157 |  | 1.32% | 
        
          | Disbursements | $1,936,387 |  | 1.37% | 
        
      
    
      
        
          | State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) | % Dist. | % Nat'l. | 
        
      
        
          | Highway User Revenues | $1,019,706 | 54.82% | 1.68% | 
        
          | General Fund Appropriations | $0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 
        
          | Other State Imposts | $57,667 | 3.10% | 1.12% | 
        
          | Miscellaneous | $47,480 | 2.55% | 0.55% | 
        
          | Bonds | $0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 
        
          | Federal payments | $735,304 | 39.53% | 2.03% | 
        
          | Local payments | $0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 
        
          | Total | $1,860,157 | 100.00% | 1.30% | 
        
      
    
      
        
          | State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) | % Dist. | % Nat'l. | 
        
      
        
          | Capital Outlay | $1,035,883 | 0.5349566 | 1.46% | 
        
          | Maintenance and Services | $321,511 | 0.1660365 | 1.48% | 
        
          | Administration and Misc. | $262,296 | 0.1354564 | 2.76% | 
        
          | Highway Law Enforcement & Safety | $36,560 | 0.0188805 | 0.44% | 
        
          | Interest | $0 | 0 | 0.00% | 
        
          | Bond Retirement | $0 | 0 | 0.00% | 
        
          | Grants-in-aid to Locals | $280,137 | 0.1446699 | 1.50% | 
        
          | Total | $1,936,387 | 46.50% | 1.35% | 
        
      
    
      
        
          | Attributed Federal Trust
            Fund Receipts – 2009 ($000) | % Dist. | % Nat'l. | 
        
      
        
          | Highway Account | $700,014 | 86.27% | 2.32% | 
        
          | Mass Transit Account | $111,420 | 13.73% | 2.32% | 
        
          | Total | $811,434 | 100.00% | 2.32% | 
        
      
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