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Alaska – State Statistical Abstracts 2011 – FHWA

Highway Statistics Series

State Statistical Abstracts 2011

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Population / Land Area   Distri-bution % of National
Total Population – (2011 Census) 722,718   0.2%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 571,951   16.2%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 291,671 57.3% 0.2%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 217,105 42.7% 0.6%
Total Fuel 508,776 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 27,159 9.4% 0.7%
On Highway Gasoline(Table MF-21) 262,564 90.6% 0.2%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 13,987 83.9% 0.5%
Urban 2,688 16.1% 0.2%
Total 16,675 100.0% 0.4%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 1,084 6.5% 2.3%
Other Freeways & Expressways 0 0.0% 0.0%
Other Principal Arterials 940 5.6% 0.6%
Minor Arterial 636 3.8% 0.3%
Major Collector 1,629 9.8% 0.3%
Minor Collector 1,652 9.9% 0.6%
Local 10734 64.4% 0.4%
Total 16,675 35.6% 0.6%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Ownerhip (HM-10)
NOT PUBLISHED IN 2009
State Highway Agencies      
County      
Town/Townships      
Other Jurisdictions      
Federal      
Total      
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 2,369 7.0% 1.1%
Other Freeways/Expressways 0 0.0% 0.0%
Other Principal Arterials 2,104 6.2% 0.4%
Minor Arterial 1,345 4.0% 0.2%
Major Collector 3,254 9.6% 0.3%
Minor Collector 3,295 9.7% 0.6%
Local 21467 63.4% 0.4%
Total 33,834 100.0% 0.4%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Rural/Urban in Millions)) - (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 2,173 47.3% 0.2%
Urban 2,420 52.7% 0.1%
Total 4,593 100.0% 0.2%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 1,522 31.7% 0.2%
Other Freeways/Expressways 0 0.0% 0.0%
Other Principal Arterial 801 16.7% 0.1%
Minor Arterial 912 19.0% 0.2%
Major Collector 352 7.3% 0.1%
Minor Collector 500 10.4% 0.9%
Local 710 14.8% 0.2%
Total 4,797 85.2% 0.2%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 276,323 53.01% 0.26%
Female 244,957 46.99% 0.23%
Total 521,280 100.00% 0.25%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.08 Tax Rates as
of Dec 2011.
Diesel $0.08
Gasohol $0.08

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 215,688 28.46% 0.17%
Buses 2,346 0.31% 0.35%
Trucks 508,900 67.14% 0.43%
Total 726,934    
Motorcycles 31,020 4.09% 0.37%
Grand Total 757,954 100.00% 0.30%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 43 59.72% 0.24%
Urban 26 36.11% 0.18%
Unknown 3 4.17% 1.01%
Total 72 100% 0.22%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts     0.00%
Disbursements     0.00%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $112,094 14.00% 0.18%
General Fund Appropriations $242,768 30.33% 3.91%
Other State Imposts $0 0.00% 0.00%
Miscellaneous $4,200 0.52% 0.05%
Bonds $0 0.00% 0.00%
Federal payments $441,337 55.14% 1.09%
Local payments $0 0.00% 0.00%
Total $800,399 100.00% 0.52%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $414,849 0.5144482 0.57%
Maintenance and Services $220,729 0.2737228 1.05%
Administration and Misc. $67,820 0.0841026 0.78%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $57,021 0.0707109 0.64%
Interest $11,824 0.0146628 0.16%
Bond Retirement $18,723 0.0232181 0.15%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $15,430 0.0191345 0.08%
Total $806,396 48.56% 0.54%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - 2011 ($000) (Table FE-9) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $106,290 88.47% 0.33%
Mass Transit Account $13,851 11.53% 0.28%
Total $120,141 100.00% 0.33%

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