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New Jersey – 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) 8,791,894   2.8%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 7,417   0.2%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 4,190,650 84.1% 3.0%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 794,560 15.9% 2.2%
Total Fuel 4,985,210 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 87,709 2.1% 2.1%
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 4,102,939 97.9% 3.1%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 7,373 18.8% 0.2%
Urban 31,868 81.2% 2.9%
Total 39,242 100.0% 1.0%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 431 1.1% 0.9%
Other Freeways & Expressways 407 1.0% 2.8%
Other Principal Arterials 1,966 5.0% 1.3%
Minor Arterial 3,798 9.7% 1.6%
Major Collector 3,721 9.5% 0.7%
Minor Collector 424 1.1% 0.2%
Local 28495 72.6% 1.0%
Total 39,242 27.4% 1.4%
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 2,862 3.4% 1.3%
Other Freeways/Expressways 2,192 2.6% 3.4%
Other Principal Arterials 6,439 7.6% 1.4%
Minor Arterial 8,390 9.8% 1.5%
Major Collector 7,557 8.9% 0.7%
Minor Collector 849 1.0% 0.2%
Local 56991 66.8% 1.0%
Total 85,280 100.0% 1.0%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 6,423 8.8% 0.7%
Urban 66,604 91.2% 3.4%
Total 73,027 100.0% 2.5%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 15,096 20.7% 2.1%
Other Freeways/Expressways 11,825 16.2% 4.9%
Other Principal Arterial 18,094 24.8% 2.7%
Minor Arterial 11,854 16.2% 2.3%
Major Collector 6,110 8.4% 1.7%
Minor Collector 299 0.4% 0.5%
Local 9750 13.4% 2.4%
Total 73,028 86.6% 2.5%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 2,923,314 49.11% 2.80%
Female 3,029,269 50.89% 2.86%
Total 5,952,583 100.00% 2.83%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.105 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2010
Diesel $0.135
Gasohol $0.105

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 3,971,896 57.10% 2.97%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 2,631,996 37.84% 2.35%
Buses 24,188 0.35% 2.82%
Total 6,628,080    
Motorcycles 327,530 4.71% 3.99%
Grand Total 6,955,610 100.00% 2.73%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 78 14.03% 0.44%
Urban 475 85.43% 3.27%
Unknown 3 0.54% 0.68%
Total 556 100% 1.69%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $5,979,728   3.94%
Disbursements $5,200,639   3.63%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $2,081,261 34.81% 3.41%
General Fund Appropriations $0 0.00% 0.00%
Other State Imposts $0 0.00% 0.00%
Miscellaneous $279,527 4.67% 3.39%
Bonds $2,999,583 50.16% 10.44%
Federal payments $619,357 10.36% 1.57%
Local payments $0 0.00% 0.00%
Total $5,979,728 100.00% 3.86%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $2,499,863 0.4806838 3.44%
Maintenance and Services $827,298 0.1590762 3.77%
Administration and Misc. $157,082 0.0302044 1.79%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $370,265 0.0711961 4.26%
Interest $762,838 0.1466816 10.92%
Bond Retirement $428,164 0.0823291 3.90%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $155,129 0.0298288 0.97%
Total $5,200,639 51.93% 3.56%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2010 ($000) (Table FE-9) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $864,243 85.89% 2.86%
Mass Transit Account $141,922 14.11% 2.95%
Total $1,006,165 100.00% 2.88%

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