North Carolina – State Statistical Abstracts 2011 – Office of Highway Policy Information – FHWA
Highway Statistics Series
State Statistical Abstracts 2012
North Carolina
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| Population / Land Area |
|
Distri-bution |
% of National |
| Total Population – (Census 2011) |
9,748,364 |
|
3.1% |
| Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) |
48,711 |
|
1.4% |
| Motor Fuel Usage (000) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) |
4,316,172 |
81.8% |
3.2% |
| Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) |
957,407 |
18.2% |
2.6% |
| Total Fuel |
5,273,579 |
100.0% |
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| On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) |
4,106,118 |
96.2% |
3.1% |
| Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) |
162,197 |
3.8% |
4.4% |
| Public Road Length (Table
HM-20) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Rural |
68,518 |
64.6% |
2.3% |
| Urban |
37,545 |
35.4% |
3.4% |
| Total |
106,063 |
100.0% |
2.6% |
| Public Road Length (Miles)
by Functional System (HM-20) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Interstate |
1,254 |
1.2% |
2.6% |
| Other Freeways & Expressways |
461 |
0.4% |
2.9% |
| Other Principal Arterials |
3,647 |
3.4% |
2.3% |
| Minor Arterial |
5,905 |
5.6% |
2.4% |
| Major Collector |
10,819 |
10.2% |
2.0% |
| Minor Collector |
6,551 |
6.2% |
2.5% |
| Local |
77426 |
73.0% |
2.7% |
| Total |
105,063 |
27.0% |
3.7% |
Public
Road Length (Miles) by Ownerhip (HM-10)
NOT PUBLISHED IN 2009 |
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| Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Interstate |
5,941 |
2.6% |
2.7% |
| Other Freeways/Expressways |
1,967 |
0.9% |
2.8% |
| Other Principal Arterials |
12,523 |
5.6% |
2.6% |
| Minor Arterial |
14,232 |
6.3% |
2.5% |
| Major Collector |
22,179 |
9.9% |
2.0% |
| Minor Collector |
13,102 |
5.8% |
2.5% |
| Local |
154851 |
68.9% |
2.7% |
| Total |
224,795 |
100.0% |
2.6% |
| Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) – (VM-2) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Rural |
40,983 |
39.1% |
4.2% |
| Urban |
63,967 |
60.9% |
3.2% |
| Total |
104,950 |
100.0% |
3.5% |
| Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Interstate |
21,945 |
20.9% |
3.0% |
| Other Freeways/Expressways |
5,321 |
5.1% |
0.7% |
| Other Principal Arterial |
20,395 |
19.4% |
3.1% |
| Minor Arterial |
17,478 |
16.7% |
3.4% |
| Major Collector |
14,351 |
13.7% |
2.2% |
| Minor Collector |
3,456 |
3.3% |
6.0% |
| Local |
22,004 |
21.0% |
5.4% |
| Total |
104,950 |
100.0% |
3.5% |
| Driver Licenses (DL-22) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Male |
3,232,106 |
48.40% |
3.08% |
| Female |
3,445,587 |
51.60% |
3.23% |
| Total |
6,677,693 |
100.00% |
3.15% |
| Motor
Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) ($) |
|
| Gasoline |
$0.35 |
Tax
Rates as
of Dec. 2011 |
| Diesel |
$0.35 |
| Gasohol |
$0.35 |
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 |
3,445,365 |
44.21% |
3.10% |
| Buses |
38,164 |
0.49% |
4.99% |
| Trucks |
4,109,822 |
52.74% |
3.09% |
| Total |
7,593,351 |
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| Motorcycles |
199,205 |
2.56% |
2.36% |
| Grand Total |
7,792,556 |
100.00% |
3.07% |
| Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Rural |
898 |
69.50% |
5.00% |
| Urban |
391 |
30.26% |
2.56% |
| Unknown |
3 |
0.23% |
0.91% |
| Total |
1292 |
100% |
3.85% |
Highway Finance ($000)
| State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Receipts |
$4,738,652 |
|
3.13% |
| Disbursements |
$4,346,424 |
|
2.89% |
| State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) ($000) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Highway User Revenues |
$2,349,064 |
49.57% |
3.52% |
| General Fund Appropriations |
$0 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Other State Imposts |
$508,696 |
10.74% |
5.70% |
| Miscellaneous |
$30,646 |
0.65% |
0.26% |
| Bonds |
$608,107 |
12.83% |
3.26% |
| Federal payments |
$1,224,772 |
25.85% |
2.92% |
| Local Governments and Other |
$17,367 |
0.37% |
0.57% |
| Total |
$4,738,652 |
100.00% |
3.01% |
| State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Capital Outlay |
$2,608,085 |
0.6000531 |
3.43% |
| Maintenance and Services |
$721,330 |
0.1659594 |
3.30% |
| Administration and Misc. |
$338,551 |
0.0778918 |
3.81% |
| Highway Law Enforcement & Safety |
$351,474 |
0.0808651 |
3.79% |
| Interest |
$89,821 |
0.0206655 |
1.13% |
| Bond Retirement |
$97,104 |
0.0223411 |
0.65% |
| Grants-in-aid to Locals |
$140,059 |
0.032224 |
0.79% |
| Total |
$4,346,424 |
39.99% |
2.77% |
| Attributed Federal Trust
Fund Receipts – 2011 ($000) (Table FE-9) |
% Dist. |
% Nat'l. |
| Highway Account |
$1,059,611 |
87.18% |
3.01% |
| Mass Transit Account |
$155,840 |
12.82% |
3.11% |
| Total |
$1,215,451 |
100.00% |
3.03% |
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