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Arkansas – State Statistical Abstracts 2011 – FHWA

Highway Statistics Series

State Statistical Abstracts 2012

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Arkansas

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Population / Land Area   Distri-bution % of National
Total Population – (Census 2011) 2,949,828   0.9%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 52,068   1.5%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 1,434,968 70.3% 1.1%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 606,650 27.9% 1.6%
Total Fuel 2,041,618 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 53,109 3.8% 1.4%
On Highway Gasoline(Table MF-21) 1,366,706 96.2% 1.0%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 86,695 86.6% 2.9%
Urban 13,428 13.4% 1.2%
Total 100,123 100.0% 2.4%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 656 0.7% 1.4%
Other Freeways & Expressways 239 0.2% 1.5%
Other Principal Arterials 2,799 2.8% 1.8%
Minor Arterial 4,350 4.3% 1.8%
Major Collector 13,815 13.8% 2.6%
Minor Collector 7,063 7.1% 2.7%
Local 71201 71.1% 2.5%
Total 100,123 28.9% 3.5%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Ownerhip (HM-10)
NOT PUBLISHED IN 2009
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Total      
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 2,760 1.3% 1.3%
Other Freeways/Expressways 978 0.5% 1.4%
Other Principal Arterials 7,730 3.8% 1.6%
Minor Arterial 9,414 4.6% 1.7%
Major Collector 27,670 13.5% 2.5%
Minor Collector 14,120 6.9% 2.7%
Local 142403 69.4% 2.5%
Total 205,075 100.0% 2.4%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Rural/Urban in Millions) - (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 18,306 54.6% 1.9%
Urban 14,216 45.4% 0.8%
Total 33,522 100.0% 1.1%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 8,480 25.3% 1.2%
Other Freeways/Expressways 1,583 4.7% 0.2%
Other Principal Arterial 7,699 23.0% 1.2%
Minor Arterial 6,028 18.0% 1.2%
Major Collector 5,285 15.8% 0.8%
Minor Collector 755 2.3% 1.3%
Local 3,692 11.0% 0.9%
Total 33,522 100.0% 1.1%
Driver Licenses (DL-1C) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 1,024189 46.57% 0.98%
Female 1,174,975 53.43% 1.10%
Total 2,199,164 100.00% 1.04%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) ($)  
Gasoline $0.22 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2011
Diesel $0.23
Gasohol $0.22

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 881,272 35.54% 0.79%
Trucks 1,512,023 60.97% 1.14%
Buses 10,535 0.42% 1.38%
Total 2,403,830    
Motorcycles 76,085 3.07% 0.90%
Grand Total 2,479,915 100.00% 0.98%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 412 74.64% 2.29%
Urban 121 21.92% 0.79%
Unknown 19 3.44% 5.76%
Total 552 100% 1.64%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts   $1,299,001 0.86%
Disbursements   $1,373,693 0.91%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-2) ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $571,104 43.96% 0.86%
General Fund Appropriations $50,712 3.90% 0.76%
Other State Imposts $47,863 3.68% 0.54%
Miscellaneous $14,696 1.13% 0.13%
Bonds $0 0.00% 0.00%
Federal payments $596,289 45.90% 1.42%
Local payments $18,337 1.41% 0.60%
Total $1,299,001 100.00% 0.82%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $794,019 0.5780178 1.04%
Maintenance and Services $264,002 0.1921841 1.21%
Administration and Misc. $141,289 0.1028534 1.59%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $103,288 0.07519 1.11%
Interest $24,410 0.0177696 0.31%
Bond Retirement $46,685 0.033985 0.31%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $0 0 0.00%
Total $1,373,693 42.20% 0.88%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - 2011 ($000) (Table FE-9) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $448,445 88.47% 1.28%
Mass Transit Account $58,456 11.53% 1.17%
Total $506,901 100.00% 1.26%

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