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Kentucky – State Statistical Abstracts 2010 – Office of Highway Policy Information – FHWA

Highway Statistics Series

State Statistical Abstracts 2010

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Population / Land Area   Distri-bution % of National
Total Population – (Census 2010) 4,339,367   1.4%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 39,728   1.1%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 2,221,294 73.9% 1.6%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 785,918 26.1% 2.1%
Total Fuel 3,007,212 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 57,097 2.6% 1.4%
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 2,164,197 97.4% 1.6%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 66,628 84.1% 2.2%
Urban 12,556 15.9% 1.2%
Total 79,184 100.0% 1.9%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 762 1.0% 1.6%
Other Freeways & Expressways 690 0.9% 4.7%
Other Principal Arterials 2,712 3.4% 1.7%
Minor Arterial 2,779 3.5% 1.1%
Major Collector 7,029 8.9% 1.3%
Minor Collector 9,508 12.0% 3.6%
Local 55702 70.3% 2.0%
Total 79,182 29.7% 2.8%
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 3,793 2.3% 1.8%
Other Freeways/Expressways 2,585 1.6% 4.0%
Other Principal Arterials 8,047 4.9% 1.7%
Minor Arterial 5,977 3.6% 1.0%
Major Collector 14,185 8.6% 1.3%
Minor Collector 19,016 11.5% 3.6%
Local 111404 67.5% 2.0%
Total 165,007 100.0% 1.9%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 27,753 57.8% 2.8%
Urban 20,254 42.2% 1.0%
Total 48,007 100.0% 1.6%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 13,053 27.2% 1.8%
Other Freeways/Expressways 2,912 6.1% 1.2%
Other Principal Arterial 11,396 23.7% 1.7%
Minor Arterial 5,991 12.5% 1.1%
Major Collector 6,430 13.4% 1.8%
Minor Collector 2539 5.3% 4.5%
Local 5686 11.8% 1.4%
Total 48,007 88.2% 1.6%
Driver Licenses (DL-1C) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 1,457,342 49.40% 1.40%
Female 1,492,849 50.60% 1.41%
Total 2,950,191 100.00% 1.40%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.256 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2010
Diesel $0.226
Gasohol $0.256

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 1,890,079 51.63% 1.41%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 1,684,317 46.01% 1.50%
Buses 14,722 0.40% 1.72%
Total 3,589,118    
Motorcycles 71,664 1.96% 0.87%
Grand Total 3,660,782 100.00% 1.44%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 551 72.50% 3.08%
Urban 208 27.37% 1.43%
Unknown 1 0.13% 0.23%
Total 760 100% 2.31%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $2,327,908   1.53%
Disbursements $2,448,271   1.71%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $1,049,424 43.59% 1.72%
General Fund Appropriations $4,981 0.21% 0.07%
Other State Imposts $0 0.00% 0.00%
Miscellaneous $157,872 6.56% 1.91%
Bonds $446,197 18.53% 1.55%
Federal payments $748,919 31.11% 1.89%
Local payments $0 0.00% 0.00%
Total $2,407,393 100.00% 1.56%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $1,557,099 0.6160005 2.15%
Maintenance and Services $464,483 0.1837531 2.12%
Administration and Misc. $35,465 0.0140302 0.40%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $85,409 0.0337885 0.98%
Interest $35,262 0.0139499 0.51%
Bond Retirement $347,887 0.1376268 3.17%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $2,151 0.000851 0.01%
Total $2,527,756 38.40% 1.73%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2010 ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $538,081 86.63% 1.78%
Mass Transit Account $83,013 13.37% 1.73%
Total $621,094 100.00% 1.78%

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