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Kentucky – State Statistical Abstracts 2011 – Office of Highway Policy Information – FHWA

Highway Statistics Series

State Statistical Abstracts 2011

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Population / Land Area   Distri-bution % of National
Total Population – (Census 2011) 4,369,356   1.4%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 39,728   1.1%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 2,166,308 73.7% 1.6%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 773,104 26.3% 2.1%
Total Fuel 2,939,412 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 51,115 2.4% 1.3%
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 2,115,144 97.6% 1.6%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 66,588 84.1% 2.2%
Urban 12,632 15.9% 1.2%
Total 79,220 100.0% 1.9%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 801 1.0% 1.7%
Other Freeways & Expressways 654 0.8% 4.2%
Other Principal Arterials 2,712 3.4% 1.7%
Minor Arterial 2,782 3.5% 1.1%
Major Collector 7,061 8.9% 1.3%
Minor Collector 9,489 12.0% 3.6%
Local 55721 70.3% 2.0%
Total 79,220 29.7% 2.8%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Ownerhip (HM-10)
NOT PUBLISHED IN 2009
State Highway Agencies      
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Federal      
Total      
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 3,947 2.4% 1.8%
Other Freeways/Expressways 2,440 1.5% 3.5%
Other Principal Arterials 8,055 4.9% 1.7%
Minor Arterial 6,019 3.6% 1.1%
Major Collector 14,252 8.6% 1.3%
Minor Collector 18,978 11.5% 3.6%
Local 111440 67.5% 2.0%
Total 165,131 100.0% 1.9%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 27,886 58.0% 2.9%
Urban 20,175 42.0% 1.0%
Total 48,061 100.0% 1.6%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 13,397 27.9% 1.9%
Other Freeways/Expressways 2,875 6.0% 1.2%
Other Principal Arterial 11,369 23.7% 1.7%
Minor Arterial 6,014 12.5% 1.2%
Major Collector 6,354 13.2% 1.8%
Minor Collector 2,486 5.2% 4.4%
Local 5565 11.6% 1.4%
Total 48,060 100.0% 1.6%
Driver Licenses (DL-1C) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 1,461,221 49.37% 1.39%
Female 1,498,660 50.63% 1.40%
Total 2,959,881 100.00% 1.40%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.264 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2011
Diesel $0.234
Gasohol $0.264

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 1,883,309 50.05% 1.50%
Buses 10,639 0.28% 1.60%
Trucks 1,770,584 47.05% 1.49%
Total 3,664,532    
Motorcycles 98,495 2.62% 1.17%
Grand Total 3,763,027 100.00% 1.49%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 560 77.67% 3.18%
Urban 161 22.33% 1.12%
Unknown 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total 721 100% 2.23%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts      
Disbursements      
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $1,213,559 55.95% 1.94%
General Fund Appropriations $4,506 0.21% 0.07%
Other State Imposts $0 0.00% 0.00%
Miscellaneous $144,563 6.66% 1.70%
Bonds $122,232 5.64% 0.52%
Federal payments $684,228 31.54% 1.69%
Local payments $0 0.00% 0.00%
Total $2,169,088 100.00% 1.42%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $1,286,326 0.6206007 1.76%
Maintenance and Services $471,418 0.2274403 2.25%
Administration and Misc. $26,259 0.0126689 0.30%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $91,249 0.044024 1.02%
Interest $97,906 0.0472357 1.30%
Bond Retirement $97,805 0.047187 0.80%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $1,748 0.0008433 0.01%
Total $2,072,711 37.94% 1.38%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2011 ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $577,609 87.11% 1.81%
Mass Transit Account $85,444 12.89% 1.74%
Total $663,053 100.00% 1.80%

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