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Maryland – 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) 5,773,552   1.9%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 9,774   0.3%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 2,673,353 84.1% 2.0%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 507,018 15.9% 1.4%
Total Fuel 3,180,371 100.0%  
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 2,603,997 97.8% 2.0%
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 57,487 2.2% 1.5%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 14,323 44.3% 0.5%
Urban 17,998 55.7% 1.6%
Total 32,321 100.0% 0.8%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 481 1.5% 1.0%
Other Freeways & Expressways 306 0.9% 1.9%
Other Principal Arterials 1,531 4.7% 1.0%
Minor Arterial 2,274 7.0% 0.9%
Major Collector 3,308 10.2% 0.6%
Minor Collector 1,770 5.5% 0.7%
Local 22649 70.1% 0.8%
Total 32,319 29.9% 1.1%
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 2,776 3.9% 1.3%
Other Freeways/Expressways 1,400 2.0% 2.0%
Other Principal Arterials 5,514 7.8% 1.2%
Minor Arterial 5,445 7.7% 1.0%
Major Collector 6,907 9.7% 0.6%
Minor Collector 3,540 5.0% 0.7%
Local 45300 63.9% 0.8%
Total 70,882 100.0% 0.8%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 14,093 25.1% 1.4%
Urban 42,128 74.9% 2.1%
Total 56,221 100.0% 1.9%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 16,964 30.2% 2.4%
Other Freeways/Expressways 5,875 10.5% 2.4%
Other Principal Arterial 13,518 24.0% 2.1%
Minor Arterial 8,543 15.2% 1.6%
Major Collector 5,431 9.7% 1.6%
Minor Collector 1,232 2.2% 2.2%
Local 4657 8.3% 1.2%
Total 56,220 100.0% 1.9%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 1,875,291 48.63% 1.79%
Female 1,981,313 51.37% 1.85%
Total 3,856,604 100.00% 1.82%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) ($)  
Gasoline $0.235 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2011
Diesel $0.243
Gasohol -

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 2,088,130 53.46% 1.66%
Buses 14,558 0.37% 2.19%
Trucks 1,682,819 43.09% 1.42%
Total 3,785,507    
Motorcycles 120,122 3.08% 1.42%
Grand Total 3,905,629 100.00% 1.54%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 170 35.05% 0.96%
Urban 311 64.12% 2.15%
Unknown 4 0.82% 1.34%
Total 485 100% 1.50%

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 $806,225 31.00% 1.29%
General Fund Appropriations $0 0.00% 0.00%
Other State Imposts $384,740 14.80% 4.44%
Miscellaneous $47,688 1.83% 0.56%
Bonds $683,497 26.28% 2.89%
Federal payments $499,648 19.21% 1.24%
Local payments $178,593 6.87% 7.08%
Total $2,600,391 100.00% 1.70%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $1,421,659 0.5644595 1.95%
Maintenance and Services $405,375 0.1609512 1.94%
Administration and Misc. $89,468 0.0355226 1.03%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $100,129 0.0397555 1.12%
Interest $189,765 0.0753448 2.52%
Bond Retirement $154,679 0.0614142 1.27%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $157,545 0.0625521 0.84%
Total $2,518,620 43.55% 1.68%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2011 ($000) (Table FE-9) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $572,020 86.24% 1.79%
Mass Transit Account $91,257 13.76% 1.85%
Total $663,277 100.00% 1.80%

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