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Connecticut – 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) 3,574,097   1.2%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 4,845   0.1%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 1,514,620 84.9% 1.1%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 270,327 15.1% 0.7%
Total Fuel 1,784,947 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 37,479 2.5% 0.9%
On Highway Gasoline(Table MF-21) 1,462,678 97.5% 1.1%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 6,216 29.1% 0.2%
Urban 15,175 70.9% 1.4%
Total 21,391 100.0% 0.5%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 346 1.6% 0.7%
Other Freeways & Expressways 279 1.3% 1.9%
Other Principal Arterials 808 3.8% 0.5%
Minor Arterial 1,917 9.0% 0.8%
Major Collector 2,770 12.9% 0.5%
Minor Collector 433 2.0% 0.2%
Local 14840 69.4% 0.5%
Total 21,393 30.6% 0.8%
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 1,865 4.1% 0.9%
Other Freeways/Expressways 1,136 2.5% 1.8%
Other Principal Arterials 2,070 4.5% 0.4%
Minor Arterial 4,284 9.4% 0.8%
Major Collector 5,690 12.5% 0.5%
Minor Collector 866 1.9% 0.2%
Local 29,679 65.1% 0.5%
Total 45,638 100.0% 0.5%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Rural/Urban in Millions)) - (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 3,902 12.5% 0.4%
Urban 27,393 87.5% 1.4%
Total 31,295 100.0% 1.1%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions-VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 10,344 33.1% 1.4%
Other Freeways/Expressways 4,221 13.5% 1.8%
Other Principal Arterial 4,116 13.2% 0.6%
Minor Arterial 5,591 17.9% 1.1%
Major Collector 3,524 11.3% 1.0%
Minor Collector 177 0.6% 0.3%
Local 3322 10.6% 0.8%
Total 31,295 89.4% 1.1%
Driver Licenses (DL-1C) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 1,457,064 49.65% 1.40%
Female 1,477,512 50.35% 1.40%
Total 2,934,576 100.00% 1.40%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.250 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2010
Diesel $0.396
Gasohol $0.250

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 1,985,500 63.08% 1.49%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 1,085,447 34.49% 0.97%
Buses 11,064 0.35% 1.29%
Total 3,082,011    
Motorcycles 65,567 2.08% 0.80%
Grand Total 3,147,578 100.00% 1.23%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 62 19.44% 0.35%
Urban 257 80.56% 1.77%
Unknown 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total 319 100% 0.97%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $1,686,945   1.11%
Disbursements $1,710,371   1.20%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $474,561 27.31% 0.78%
General Fund Appropriations -$6,651 -0.38% -0.09%
Other State Imposts $67,784 3.90% 1.02%
Miscellaneous $61,630 3.55% 0.75%
Bonds $565,470 32.54% 1.97%
Federal payments $567,036 32.63% 1.43%
Local payments $8,105 0.47% 0.24%
Total $1,737,935 100.00% 1.12%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $817,795 0.4642972 1.13%
Maintenance and Services $104,496 0.0593269 0.48%
Administration and Misc. $307,032 0.1743152 3.50%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $14,881 0.0084486 0.17%
Interest $150,552 0.0854748 2.16%
Bond Retirement $336,305 0.1909347 3.06%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $30,300 0.0172026 0.19%
Total $1,761,361 53.57% 1.21%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - 2010 ($000) (Table FE-9) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $301,142 85.75% 1.00%
Mass Transit Account $50,049 14.25% 1.04%
Total $351,191 100.00% 1.00%

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