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New Hampshire – 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) 1,318,194   0.4%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 8,968   0.3%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 705,742 88.4% 0.5%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 92,714 11.6% 0.3%
Total Fuel 798,456 100.0%  
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 686,470 97.3% 0.5%
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 19,264 2.7% 0.5%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 11,147 69.3% 0.4%
Urban 4,929 30.7% 0.4%
Total 16,076 100.0% 0.4%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 225 1.4% 0.5%
Other Freeways & Expressways 73 0.5% 0.5%
Other Principal Arterials 556 3.5% 0.4%
Minor Arterial 960 6.0% 0.4%
Major Collector 1,595 9.9% 0.3%
Minor Collector 1,147 7.1% 0.4%
Local 11520 71.7% 0.4%
Total 16,076 28.3% 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 998 3.0% 0.5%
Other Freeways/Expressways 320 1.0% 0.5%
Other Principal Arterials 1,222 3.7% 0.3%
Minor Arterial 2,006 6.1% 0.4%
Major Collector 3,202 9.7% 0.3%
Minor Collector 2,293 6.9% 0.4%
Local 23039 69.6% 0.4%
Total 33,080 100.0% 0.4%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 5,582 43.9% 0.6%
Urban 7,138 56.1% 0.4%
Total 12,720 100.0% 0.4%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 2,817 22.1% 0.4%
Other Freeways/Expressways 1,259 9.9% 0.5%
Other Principal Arterial 2,317 18.2% 0.4%
Minor Arterial 2,722 21.4% 0.5%
Major Collector 1,939 15.2% 0.6%
Minor Collector 562 4.4% 1.0%
Local 1,105 8.7% 0.3%
Total 12,721 100.0% 0.4%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 529,879 50.14% 0.51%
Female 527,010 49.86% 0.49%
Total 1,056,889 100.00% 0.50%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) ($)  
Gasoline $0.196 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2011
Diesel $0.196
Gasohol $0.180

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 594,931 46.53% 0.47%
Buses 3,206 0.25% 0.48%
Trucks 601,080 47.02% 0.51%
Total 1,199,217    
Motorcycles 79,267 6.20% 0.94%
Grand Total 1,278,484 100.00% 0.50%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 64 71.11% 0.36%
Urban 26 28.89% 0.18%
Unknown 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total 90 100% 0.28%

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 $394,746 41.87% 0.63%
General Fund Appropriations $0 0.00% 0.00%
Other State Imposts $0 0.00% 0.00%
Miscellaneous $79,166 8.40% 0.93%
Bonds $242,736 25.74% 1.03%
Federal payments $225,228 23.89% 0.56%
Local payments $1,024 0.11% 0.04%
Total $942,900 100.00% 0.62%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $332,387 0.4193692 0.46%
Maintenance and Services $80,126 0.1010941 0.38%
Administration and Misc. $95,025 0.119892 1.10%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $91,799 0.1158218 1.02%
Interest $103,541 0.1306366 1.37%
Bond Retirement $59,447 0.0750037 0.49%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $30,263 0.0381825 0.16%
Total $792,588 58.06% 0.53%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2011 ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $137,076 85.71% 0.43%
Mass Transit Account $22,859 14.29% 0.46%
Total $159,935 100.00% 0.43%

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