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West Virginia – 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) 1,852,994   0.6%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 24,078   0.7%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 857,988 74.7% 0.6%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 290,899 25.3% 0.8%
Total Fuel 1,148,887 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 19,275 2.2% 0.5%
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 838,714 97.8% 0.6%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 33,258 86.1% 1.1%
Urban 5,367 13.9% 0.5%
Total 38,625 100.0% 0.9%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % D ist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 555 1.4% 1.2%
Other Freeways & Expressways 9 0.0% 0.1%
Other Principal Arterials 1,404 3.6% 0.9%
Minor Arterial 2,083 5.4% 0.9%
Major Collector 6,387 16.5% 1.2%
Minor Collector 2,217 5.7% 0.8%
Local 25969 67.2% 0.9%
Total 38,624 32.8% 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 2,364 3.0% 1.1%
Other Freeways/Expressways 32 0.0% 0.0%
Other Principal Arterials 3,768 4.7% 0.8%
Minor Arterial 4,244 5.3% 0.7%
Major Collector 12,780 16.1% 1.2%
Minor Collector 4,433 5.6% 0.8%
Local 51,940 65.3% 0.9%
Total 79,561 100.0% 0.9%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 11,059 57.6% 1.1%
Urban 8,144 42.4% 0.4%
Total 19,203 100.0% 0.6%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 5,540 28.9% 0.8%
Other Freeways/Expressways 70 0.4% 0.0%
Other Principal Arterial 4,504 23.5% 0.7%
Minor Arterial 3,696 19.2% 0.7%
Major Collector 3,411 17.8% 1.0%
Minor Collector 358 1.9% 0.6%
Local 1,622 8.4% 0.4%
Total 19,201 91.6% 0.6%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 599,234 49.69% 0.57%
Female 606,792 50.31% 0.57%
Total 1,206,026 100.00% 0.57%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.322 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2010
Diesel $0.322
Gasohol $0.322

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 702,587 47.33% 0.53%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 730,244 49.20% 0.65%
Buses 2,692 0.18% 0.31%
Total 1,435,523    
Motorcycles 48,821 3.29% 0.59%
Grand Total 1,484,344 100.00% 0.58%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 228 72.38% 1.27%
Urban 87 27.62% 0.60%
Unknown 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total 315 100% 0.96%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $1,310,787   0.86%
Disbursements $1,327,271   0.93%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $684,065 52.19% 1.12%
General Fund Appropriations $19,690 1.50% 0.27%
Other State Imposts $3,385 0.26% 0.05%
Miscellaneous $53,962 4.12% 0.65%
Bonds $0 0.00% 0.00%
Federal payments $549,167 41.90% 1.39%
Local payments $518 0.04% 0.02%
Total $1,310,787 100.00% 0.85%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $793,051 0.597505 1.09%
Maintenance and Services $299,163 0.2253971 1.36%
Administration and Misc. $90,239 0.0679884 1.03%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $39,087 0.0294491 0.45%
Interest $29,781 0.0224378 0.43%
Bond Retirement $65,600 0.0494247 0.60%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $10,350 0.007798 0.06%
Total $1,327,271 40.25% 0.91%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2010 ($000) (Table FE-9) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $200,621 86.59% 0.66%
Mass Transit Account $31,075 13.41% 0.65%
Total $231,696 100.00% 0.66%

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