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Wisconsin – 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) 5,654,774   1.8%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 54,310   1.5%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 2,517,353 79.0% 1.8%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 667,593 21.0% 1.9%
Total Fuel 3,184,946 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 74,729 3.0% 2.0%
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 2,442,624 97.0% 1.8%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 92,530 80.5% 3.1%
Urban 22,380 19.5% 2.1%
Total 114,910 100.0% 2.8%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % D ist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 743 0.6% 1.6%
Other Principal Arterial 4,888 4.3% 3.1%
Minor Arterial 7,329 6.4% 3.0%
Collectors 22,310 19.4% 2.8%
Local 79,135 68.9% 2.8%
Other Freeways/Expressways 505 0.4% 4.1%
Total 114,910 100.0% 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 1,591 0.7% 0.7%
Other Principal Arterial 10,362 4.5% 2.2%
Minor Arterial 15,209 6.6% 2.7%
Collectors 44,679 19.3% 2.7%
Local 158,270 68.4% 2.8%
Other Freeways/Expressways 1,153 0.5% 2.1%
Total 231,264 100.0% 2.7%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Rural/Urban in Millions)) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 27,611 47.5% 2.8%
Urban 30,546 52.5% 1.5%
Total 58,157 100.0% 2.0%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 10,440 18.0% 1.5%
Other Principal Arterial 17,318 29.8% 2.6%
Minor Arterial 11,901 20.5% 2.3%
Collectors 8,807 15.1% 2.1%
Local 3,951 6.8% 1.0%
Other Freeways/Expressways 5740 9.9% 2.5%
Total 58,157 100.0% 2.0%
Driver Licenses (DL-1C) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 2,058,519 50.14% 1.97%
Female 2,046,623 49.86% 1.94%
Total 4,105,142 100.00% 1.96%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.309 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2009
Diesel $0.309
Gasohol $0.309

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 2,526,673 48.23% 1.87%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 2,332,896 44.53% 2.11%
Buses 14,747 0.28% 1.75%
Total 4,874,316    
Motorcycles 364,616 6.96% 4.63%
Grand Total 5,238,932 100.00% 2.06%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 381 67.91% 1.99%
Urban 180 32.09% 1.26%
Unknown 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total 561 100% 1.66%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $2,648,591   1.89%
Disbursements $2,549,094   1.80%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $1,250,226 47.20% 2.06%
General Fund Appropriations $58,507 2.21% 0.80%
Other State Imposts $0 0.00% 0.00%
Miscellaneous $81,401 3.07% 0.95%
Bonds $281,118 10.61% 1.33%
Federal payments $880,458 33.24% 2.43%
Local payments $96,881 3.66% 2.65%
Total $2,648,591 100.00% 1.86%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $1,369,599 0.5372885 1.92%
Maintenance and Services $224,807 0.0881909 1.03%
Administration and Misc. $183,026 0.0718004 1.93%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $106,177 0.0416528 1.28%
Interest $111,546 0.0437591 1.77%
Bond Retirement $136,834 0.0536795 1.69%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $417,105 0.1636287 2.23%
Total $2,549,094 46.27% 1.77%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2009 ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $559,794 86.29% 1.86%
Mass Transit Account $88,942 13.71% 1.85%
Total $648,736 100.00% 1.85%

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