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New Mexico – 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) 2,082,224   0.7%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 121,356   3.4%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 963,938 65.2% 0.7%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 513,615 34.8% 1.4%
Total Fuel 1,477,553 100.0%  
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 929,153 97.6% 0.7%
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 22,805 2.4% 0.6%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 60,480 88.4% 2.0%
Urban 7,904 11.6% 0.7%
Total 68,384 100.0% 1.7%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 1,000 1.5% 2.1%
Other Freeways & Expressways 0 0.0% 0.0%
Other Principal Arterials 2,552 3.7% 1.6%
Minor Arterial 2,590 3.8% 1.1%
Major Collector 3,925 5.7% 0.7%
Minor Collector 4,631 6.8% 1.7%
Local 53686 78.5% 1.9%
Total 68,384 21.5% 2.4%
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 4,158 2.9% 1.9%
Other Freeways/Expressways 0 0.0% 0.0%
Other Principal Arterials 8,399 5.9% 1.8%
Minor Arterial 5,615 3.9% 1.0%
Major Collector 7,918 5.5% 0.7%
Minor Collector 9,365 6.6% 1.8%
Local 107373 75.2% 1.9%
Total 142,828 100.0% 1.7%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 14,590 57.1% 1.5%
Urban 10,943 42.9% 0.6%
Total 25,533 100.0% 0.9%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 7,016 27.5% 1.0%
Other Freeways/Expressways 0 0.0% 0.0%
Other Principal Arterial 7,161 28.0% 1.1%
Minor Arterial 2,949 11.6% 0.6%
Major Collector 1,305 5.1% 0.4%
Minor Collector 1,687 6.6% 3.0%
Local 5,414 21.2% 1.3%
Total 25,532 100.0% 0.9%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 707,160 49.85% 0.67%
Female 711,481 50.15% 0.67%
Total 1,418,641 100.00% 0.67%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) ($)  
Gasoline $0.188 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2011
Diesel $0.228
Gasohol $0.188

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 718,457 40.54% 0.57%
Buses 4,206 0.24% 0.63%
Trucks 984,465 55.56% 0.83%
Total 1,707,128    
Motorcycles 64,912 3.66% 0.77%
Grand Total 1,772,040 100.00% 0.70%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 268 75.92% 1.52%
Urban 79 22.38% 0.55%
Unknown 6 1.70% 2.01%
Total 353 100% 1.09%

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 $385,922 22.25% 0.62%
General Fund Appropriations $103,567 5.97% 1.67%
Other State Imposts $13,773 0.79% 0.16%
Miscellaneous $23,041 1.33% 0.27%
Bonds $745,835 43.00% 3.15%
Federal payments $462,276 26.65% 1.15%
Local payments $0 0.00% 0.00%
Total $1,734,414 100.00% 1.14%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $506,198 0.3100761 0.69%
Maintenance and Services $41,751 0.0255749 0.20%
Administration and Misc. $186,194 0.1140548 2.15%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $20,648 0.0126481 0.23%
Interest $166,995 0.1022943 2.21%
Bond Retirement $661,953 0.4054852 5.45%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $48,757 0.0298665 0.26%
Total $1,632,496 68.99% 1.09%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2011 ($000) (Table FE-9) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $283,582 87.78% 0.89%
Mass Transit Account $39,490 12.22% 0.80%
Total $323,072 100.00% 0.88%

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