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Alabama – State Statistical Abstracts 2010 – FHWA

Highway Statistics Series

State Statistical Abstracts 2010

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Population / Land Area   Distri-bution % of National
Total Population – (2010 Census) 4,779,736   1.5%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 50,744   1.4%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 2,654,074 78.1% 1.9%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 746,136 21.9% 2.0%
Total Fuel 3,400,210 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 78,204 2.9% 1.9%
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 2,574,704 97.1% 1.9%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 76,384 75.2% 2.6%
Urban 25,190 24.8% 2.3%
Total 101,574 100.0% 2.5%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 905 0.9% 1.9%
Other Freeways & Expressways 35 0.0% 0.2%
Other Principal Arterials 3,285 3.2% 2.1%
Minor Arterial 6,138 6.0% 2.5%
Major Collector 15,361 15.1% 2.9%
Minor Collector 6,704 6.6% 2.5%
Local 69145 68.1% 2.5%
Total 101,573 31.9% 3.6%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Ownerhip (HM-10)
NOT PUBLISHED IN 2010
State Highway Agencies      
County      
Town/Townships      
Other Jurisdictions      
Federal      
Total      
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 4,024 1.9% 1.9%
Other Freeways/Expressways 167 0.1% 0.3%
Other Principal Arterials 9,751 4.6% 2.0%
Minor Arterial 13,798 6.6% 2.4%
Major Collector 31,043 14.7% 2.8%
Minor Collector 13,408 6.4% 2.5%
Local 138291 65.7% 2.5%
Total 210,482 100.0% 2.5%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) - (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 30,566 47.6% 3.1%
Urban 33,597 52.4% 1.7%
Total 64,163 100.0% 2.2%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 13,297 20.7% 1.8%
Other Freeways/Expressways 591 0.9% 0.2%
Other Principal Arterial 13,964 21.8% 2.1%
Minor Arterial 10,992 17.1% 2.1%
Major Collector 8,255 12.9% 2.3%
Minor Collector 1686 2.6% 3.0%
Local 15377 24.0% 3.8%
Total 64,162 76.0% 2.2%
Driver Licenses (DL-1C) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 1,857,738 48.81% 1.78%
Female 1,948,013 51.19% 1.84%
Total 3,805,751 100.00% 1.81%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline 0.18 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2010
Diesel 0.18
Gasohol 0.18

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 2,211,550 46.29% 1.65%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 2,433,475 50.94% 2.17%
Buses 8,813 0.18% 1.03%
Total 4,653,838    
Motorcycles 123,289 2.58% 1.50%
Grand Total 4,777,127 100.00% 1.87%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 525 60.90% 2.93%
Urban 327 37.94% 2.25%
Unknown 10 1.16% 2.27%
Total 862 100% 2.62%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) - (SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $1,892,908   1.25%
Disbursements $1,780,910   1.24%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $787,750 41.62% 1.29%
General Fund Appropriations $94,155 4.97% 1.30%
Other State Imposts $47,477 2.51% 0.71%
Miscellaneous $7,609 0.40% 0.09%
Bonds $0 0.00% 0.00%
Federal payments $950,480 50.21% 2.40%
Local payments $5,437 0.29% 0.16%
Total $1,892,908 100.00% 1.22%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $1,117,114 0.6272715 1.54%
Maintenance and Services $145,144 0.0814999 0.66%
Administration and Misc. $174,660 0.0980735 1.99%
Highway Law Enforcment & Safety $136,154 0.0764519 1.57%
Interest $0 0 0.00%
Bond Retirement $13,010 0.0073053 0.12%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $194,828 0.109398 1.22%
Total $1,780,910 37.27% 1.22%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2010 ($000) (FE-9) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $579,307 86.28% 1.92%
Mass Transit Account $92,115 13.72% 1.91%
Total $671,422 100.00% 1.92%

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