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Mississippi – 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) 2,967,297   1.0%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 46,907   1.3%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 1,653,497 74.6% 1.2%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 563,039 25.4% 1.5%
Total Fuel 2,216,536 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 39,660 2.4% 1.0%
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 1,613,837 97.6% 1.2%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 64,050 85.3% 2.2%
Urban 11,031 14.7% 1.0%
Total 75,080 100.0% 1.8%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 699 0.9% 1.5%
Other Freeways & Expressways 69 0.1% 0.5%
Other Principal Arterials 2,936 3.9% 1.9%
Minor Arterial 4,623 6.2% 1.9%
Major Collector 13,249 17.6% 2.5%
Minor Collector 2,294 3.1% 0.9%
Local 51211 68.2% 1.8%
Total 75,081 31.8% 2.7%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Ownerhip (HM-10)
NOT PUBLISHED IN 2010
State Highway Agencies      
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Federal      
Total      
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 2,831 1.8% 1.3%
Other Freeways/Expressways 266 0.2% 0.4%
Other Principal Arterials 9,819 6.3% 2.1%
Minor Arterial 9,829 6.3% 1.7%
Major Collector 26,850 17.1% 2.4%
Minor Collector 4,588 2.9% 0.9%
Local 102422 65.4% 1.8%
Total 156,605 100.0% 1.8%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 23,444 58.8% 2.4%
Urban 16,397 41.2% 0.8%
Total 39,841 100.0% 1.3%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 7,217 18.1% 1.0%
Other Freeways/Expressways 515 1.3% 0.2%
Other Principal Arterial 10,663 26.8% 1.6%
Minor Arterial 5,827 14.6% 1.1%
Major Collector 5,923 14.9% 1.7%
Minor Collector 452 1.1% 0.8%
Local 9244 23.2% 2.3%
Total 39,841 76.8% 1.3%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 917,699 47.59% 0.88%
Female 1,010,788 52.41% 0.96%
Total 1,928,487 100.00% 0.92%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) ($)  
Gasoline $0.184 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2010
Diesel $0.184
Gasohol $0.184

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 1,143,527 55.95% 0.86%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 862,811 42.22% 0.77%
Buses 9,577 0.47% 1.12%
Total 2,015,915    
Motorcycles 27,884 1.36% 0.34%
Grand Total 2,043,799 100.00% 0.80%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 500 78.00% 2.79%
Urban 134 20.90% 0.92%
Unknown 7 1.09% 1.59%
Total 641 100% 1.95%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $1,290,692   0.85%
Disbursements $1,344,846   0.94%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $482,902 37.41% 0.79%
General Fund Appropriations $0 0.00% 0.00%
Other State Imposts $40,699 3.15% 0.61%
Miscellaneous $4,697 0.36% 0.06%
Bonds $0 0.00% 0.00%
Federal payments $647,926 50.20% 1.64%
Local payments $114,468 8.87% 3.37%
Total $1,290,692 100.00% 0.83%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $935,289 0.6954618 1.29%
Maintenance and Services $118,314 0.0879759 0.54%
Administration and Misc. $80,233 0.0596596 0.91%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $35,610 0.0264789 0.41%
Interest $32,466 0.0241411 0.46%
Bond Retirement $43,911 0.0326513 0.40%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $99,023 0.0736315 0.62%
Total $1,344,846 30.45% 0.92%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2010 ($000) (Table FE-9) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $389,926 86.71% 1.29%
Mass Transit Account $59,783 13.29% 1.24%
Total $449,709 100.00% 1.29%

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