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New Jersey – 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) 8,821,155   2.8%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 7,417   0.2%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 4,191,332 85.1% 3.1%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 734,482 14.9% 2.0%
Total Fuel 4,925,814 100.0%  
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 4,107,597 98.0% 3.1%
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 83,735 2.0% 2.2%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 7,296 18.6% 0.2%
Urban 31,917 81.4% 2.9%
Total 39,213 100.0% 1.0%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 431 1.1% 0.9%
Other Freeways & Expressways 404 1.0% 2.6%
Other Principal Arterials 1,958 5.0% 1.3%
Minor Arterial 3,797 9.7% 1.6%
Major Collector 3,719 9.5% 0.7%
Minor Collector 425 1.1% 0.2%
Local 28481 72.6% 1.0%
Total 39,215 27.4% 1.4%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Ownerhip (HM-10)
NOT PUBLISHED IN 2009
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Other Jurisdictions      
Federal      
Total      
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 2,862 3.4% 1.3%
Other Freeways/Expressways 2,181 2.6% 3.1%
Other Principal Arterials 6,430 7.5% 1.4%
Minor Arterial 8,389 9.8% 1.5%
Major Collector 7,551 8.9% 0.7%
Minor Collector 849 1.0% 0.2%
Local 56960 66.8% 1.0%
Total 85,222 100.0% 1.0%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 6,298 8.6% 0.6%
Urban 66,796 91.4% 3.4%
Total 73,094 100.0% 2.5%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 14,947 20.4% 2.2%
Other Freeways/Expressways 11,194 15.3% 4.6%
Other Principal Arterial 17,896 24.5% 2.7%
Minor Arterial 11,859 16.2% 2.3%
Major Collector 5,164 7.1% 1.5%
Minor Collector 290 0.4% 0.5%
Local 11,742 16.1% 2.9%
Total 73,092 100.0% 2.5%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 2,934,896 49.10% 2.80%
Female 3,042,562 50.90% 2.84%
Total 5,977,458 100.00% 2.82%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.105 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2011
Diesel $0.135
Gasohol $0.105

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 4,416,631 55.63% 3.51%
Buses 20,583 0.26% 3.09%
Trucks 3,172,253 39.95% 2.68%
Total 7,609,467    
Motorcycles 330,489 4.16% 3.92%
Grand Total 7,939,956 100.00% 3.14%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 88 14.04% 0.50%
Urban 536 85.49% 3.71%
Unknown 3 0.48% 1.01%
Total 627 100% 1.94%

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 $1,950,899 36.80% 3.12%
General Fund Appropriations $0 0.00% 0.00%
Other State Imposts $0 0.00% 0.00%
Miscellaneous $130,658 2.46% 1.53%
Bonds $2,580,125 48.67% 10.90%
Federal payments $639,394 12.06% 1.58%
Local payments $0 0.00% 0.00%
Total $5,301,076 100.00% 3.47%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $2,882,186 0.4466642 3.95%
Maintenance and Services $655,776 0.1016283 3.13%
Administration and Misc. $156,000 0.024176 1.80%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $359,982 0.0557879 4.01%
Interest $802,063 0.124299 10.63%
Bond Retirement $1,389,150 0.2152823 11.43%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $207,534 0.0321624 1.11%
Total $6,452,691 55.33% 4.30%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2011 ($000) (Table FE-9) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $879,003 86.15% 2.75%
Mass Transit Account $141,256 13.85% 2.87%
Total $1,020,259 100.00% 2.76%

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