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New Mexico – 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) 2,059,179   0.7%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 121,356   3.4%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 923,994 66.1% 0.7%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 473,760 33.9% 1.3%
Total Fuel 1,397,754 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 28,364 3.1% 0.7%
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 883,653 96.9% 0.7%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 60,469 88.4% 2.0%
Urban 7,909 11.6% 0.7%
Total 68,378 100.0% 1.7%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 1,000 1.5% 2.1%
Other Freeways & Expressways 5 0.0% 0.0%
Other Principal Arterials 2,551 3.7% 1.6%
Minor Arterial 2,587 3.8% 1.1%
Major Collector 3,916 5.7% 0.7%
Minor Collector 4,556 6.7% 1.7%
Local 53763 78.6% 1.9%
Total 68,378 21.4% 2.4%
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 4,088 2.9% 1.9%
Other Freeways/Expressways 10 0.0% 0.0%
Other Principal Arterials 8,223 5.8% 1.7%
Minor Arterial 5,655 4.0% 1.0%
Major Collector 7,899 5.5% 0.7%
Minor Collector 9,210 6.5% 1.7%
Local 107527 75.4% 1.9%
Total 142,612 100.0% 1.7%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 14,330 56.6% 1.5%
Urban 10,995 43.4% 0.6%
Total 25,325 100.0% 0.9%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 7,049 27.8% 1.0%
Other Freeways/Expressways 21 0.1% 0.0%
Other Principal Arterial 7,310 28.9% 1.1%
Minor Arterial 3,105 12.3% 0.6%
Major Collector 1,331 5.3% 0.4%
Minor Collector 1588 6.3% 2.8%
Local 4921 19.4% 1.2%
Total 25,325 80.6% 0.9%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 700,577 49.83% 0.67%
Female 705,349 50.17% 0.67%
Total 1,405,926 100.00% 0.67%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) ($)  
Gasoline $0.188 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2010
Diesel $0.228
Gasohol $0.188

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 702,897 42.19% 0.53%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 906,264 54.40% 0.81%
Buses 3,330 0.20% 0.39%
Total 1,612,491    
Motorcycles 53,391 3.20% 0.65%
Grand Total 1,665,882 100.00% 0.65%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 261 75.43% 1.46%
Urban 83 23.99% 0.57%
Unknown 2 0.58% 0.45%
Total 346 100% 1.05%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $1,009,284   0.66%
Disbursements $1,038,842   0.73%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $333,493 29.42% 0.55%
General Fund Appropriations $45,272 3.99% 0.63%
Other State Imposts $8,748 0.77% 0.13%
Miscellaneous $111,052 9.80% 1.35%
Bonds $132,611 11.70% 0.46%
Federal payments $502,308 44.32% 1.27%
Local payments $0 0.00% 0.00%
Total $1,133,484 100.00% 0.73%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $490,571 0.4217999 0.68%
Maintenance and Services $80,808 0.0694799 0.37%
Administration and Misc. $172,916 0.1486756 1.97%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $27,805 0.0239071 0.32%
Interest $101,566 0.0873279 1.45%
Bond Retirement $191,405 0.1645727 1.74%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $97,971 0.0842369 0.61%
Total $1,163,042 57.82% 0.80%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2010 ($000) (Table FE-9) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $268,995 87.18% 0.89%
Mass Transit Account $39,567 12.82% 0.82%
Total $308,562 100.00% 0.88%

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