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Colorado – 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 – ((Census 2010)) 5,029,196   1.6%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 103,718   2.9%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 2,145,410 79.9% 1.6%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 538,452 20.1% 1.5%
Total Fuel 2,683,862 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 44,365 2.1% 1.1%
On Highway Gasoline(Table MF-21) 2,101,044 97.9% 1.6%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 68,923 78.0% 2.3%
Urban 19,430 22.0% 1.8%
Total 88,353 100.0% 2.2%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 953 1.1% 2.0%
Other Freeways & Expressways 314 0.4% 2.1%
Other Principal Arterials 3,512 4.0% 2.2%
Minor Arterial 5,412 6.1% 2.2%
Major Collector 7,298 8.3% 1.4%
Minor Collector 8,972 10.2% 3.4%
Local 61891 70.1% 2.2%
Total 88,352 29.9% 3.1%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Ownerhip (HM-10)
NOT PUBLISHED IN 2010
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Total      
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 4,119 2.2% 1.9%
Other Freeways/Expressways 1,321 0.7% 2.0%
Other Principal Arterials 9,764 5.3% 2.0%
Minor Arterial 11,909 6.5% 2.1%
Major Collector 14,900 8.1% 1.3%
Minor Collector 17,944 9.8% 3.4%
Local 123783 67.4% 2.2%
Total 183,740 100.0% 2.1%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) - (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 14,720 31.4% 1.5%
Urban 32,220 68.6% 1.6%
Total 46,940 100.0% 1.6%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 11,638 24.8% 1.6%
Other Freeways/Expressways 4,514 9.6% 1.9%
Other Principal Arterial 13,078 27.9% 2.0%
Minor Arterial 7,754 16.5% 1.5%
Major Collector 4,525 9.6% 1.3%
Minor Collector 736 1.6% 1.3%
Local 4694 10.0% 1.2%
Total 46,939 90.0% 1.6%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 1,936,995 51.25% 1.86%
Female 1,842,278 48.75% 1.74%
Total 3,779,273 100.00% 1.80%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) ($)  
Gasoline $0.220 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2010
Diesel $0.205
Gasohol $0.220

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 697,413 41.74% 0.52%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 856,958 51.29% 0.76%
Buses 6,023 0.36% 0.70%
Total 1,560,394    
Motorcycles 110,563 6.62% 1.35%
Grand Total 1,670,957 100.00% 0.66%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 245 54.69% 1.37%
Urban 203 45.31% 1.40%
Unknown 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total 448 100% 1.36%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $2,104,418   1.39%
Disbursements $2,248,753   1.57%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $1,220,400 57.99% 2.00%
General Fund Appropriations $0 0.00% 0.00%
Other State Imposts $0 0.00% 0.00%
Miscellaneous $28,782 1.37% 0.35%
Bonds $300,000 14.26% 1.04%
Federal payments $514,040 24.43% 1.30%
Local payments $41,196 1.96% 1.21%
Total $2,104,418 100.00% 1.36%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $709,148 0.3153517 0.98%
Maintenance and Services $373,047 0.1658906 1.70%
Administration and Misc. $192,8 40 0.0857542 2.20%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $140,832 0.0626267 1.62%
Interest $53,499 0.0237905 0.77%
Bond Retirement $113,575 0.0505058 1.03%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $665,812 0.2960805 4.16%
Total $2,248,753 68.46% 1.54%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - 2010 ($000) (Table FE-9) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $461,516 86.19% 1.53%
Mass Transit Account $73,943 13.81% 1.54%
Total $535,459 100.00% 1.53%

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