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Highway Statistics Series

State Statistical Abstracts 2011

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Population / Land Area   Distri-bution % of National
Total Population – (Census 2011) 12,742,886   4.1%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 44,817   1.3%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 5,102,126 78.1% 3.8%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 1,434,474 21.9% 3.9%
Total Fuel 6,536,600 100.0%  
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 4,986,246 98.3% 3.8%
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 85,547 1.7% 2.2%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural                73,620 61.5% 2.5%
Urban                46,151 38.5% 4.2%
Total 119,771 100.0% 2.9%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 1,856 1.5% 4.0%
Other Freeways & Expressways 853 0.7% 5.4%
Other Principal Arterials 4,412 3.7% 2.8%
Minor Arterial 8,500 7.1% 3.5%
Major Collector 12,586 10.5% 2.4%
Minor Collector 7,259 6.1% 2.7%
Local 84305 70.4% 3.0%
Total 119,771 29.6% 4.3%
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 7,821 3.1% 3.6%
Other Freeways/Expressways 3,470 1.4% 5.0%
Other Principal Arterials 12,113 4.8% 2.6%
Minor Arterial 18,089 7.2% 3.2%
Major Collector 25,362 10.1% 2.3%
Minor Collector 14,517 5.8% 2.7%
Local 168610 67.4% 3.0%
Total 249,982 100.0% 2.9%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Rural/Urban in Millions)) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 35,649 35.9% 3.7%
Urban 63,555 64.1% 3.2%
Total 99,204 100.0% 3.4%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 23,662 23.9% 3.8%
Other Freeways/Expressways 8,096 8.2% 3.4%
Other Principal Arterial 20,538 20.7% 3.1%
Minor Arterial 19,483 19.6% 3.8%
Major Collector 12,248 12.3% 3.5%
Minor Collector 2,096 2.1% 3.7%
Local 13,079 13.2% 3.3%
Total 99,202 100.0% 3.5%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 4,367,606 49.65% 4.16%
Female 4,429,168 50.35% 4.14%
Total 8,796,774 100.00% 4.15%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.312 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2011
Diesel $0.381
Gasohol $0.312

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 5,484,519 53.23% 4.36%
Buses 25,536 0.25% 3.83%
Trucks 4,388,029 42.59% 3.70%
Total 9,898,084    
Motorcycles 404,896 3.93% 4.80%
Grand Total 10,302,980 100.00% 4.07%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 640 49.77% 3.63%
Urban 646 50.23% 4.48%
Unknown 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total 1286 100% 3.97%

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 $3,899,291 41.76% 6.23%
General Fund Appropriations $806,296 8.64% 12.97%
Other State Imposts $0 0.00% 0.00%
Miscellaneous $732,244 7.84% 8.59%
Bonds $2,343,595 25.10% 9.90%
Federal payments $1,541,405 16.51% 3.82%
Local payments $14,219 0.15% 0.56%
Total $9,337,050 100.00% 6.12%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $5,125,222 0.5558607 7.02%
Maintenance and Services $1,349,918 0.1464066 6.45%
Administration and Misc. $471,675 0.051156 5.44%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $598,719 0.0649346 6.67%
Interest $260,858 0.0282916 3.46%
Bond Retirement $1,150,001 0.1247244 9.46%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $263,942 0.0286261 1.41%
Total $9,220,335 44.41% 6.15%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2011 ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $1,238,940 86.80% 3.87%
Mass Transit Account $188,450 13.20% 3.83%
Total $1,427,390 100.00% 3.87%

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