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New Hampshire – State Statistical Abstracts 2011 – Office of Highway Policy Information – FHWA

Highway Statistics Series

State Statistical Abstracts 2012

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For more information, see the Highway Statistics series.  

Population / Land Area   Distri-bution % of National
Total Population – (Census 2011) 1,321,617   0.4%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 8,968   0.3%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 699,963 88.4% 0.5%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 92,157 11.6% 0.2%
Total Fuel 792,120 100.0%  
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 681,830 97.4% 0.5%
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 18,131 2.6% 0.5%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 11,375 70.6% 0.4%
Urban 4,730 29.4% 0.4%
Total 16,105 100.0% 0.4%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 225 1.4% 0.5%
Other Freeways & Expressways 73 0.5% 0.5%
Other Principal Arterials 545 3.4% 0.3%
Minor Arterial 967 6.0% 0.4%
Major Collector 1,597 9.9% 0.3%
Minor Collector 1,149 7.1% 0.4%
Local 11549 71.7% 0.4%
Total 16,105 28.3% 0.6%
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 998 3.0% 0.5%
Other Freeways/Expressways 321 1.0% 0.5%
Other Principal Arterials 1,218 3.7% 0.3%
Minor Arterial 2,033 6.1% 0.4%
Major Collector 3,204 9.7% 0.3%
Minor Collector 2,296 6.9% 0.4%
Local 23097 69.6% 0.4%
Total 33,167 100.0% 0.4%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 5,813 45.1% 0.6%
Urban 7,081 54.9% 0.4%
Total 12,894 100.0% 0.4%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 2,879 22.3% 0.4%
Other Freeways/Expressways 1,288 10.0% 0.2%
Other Principal Arterial 2,330 18.1% 0.4%
Minor Arterial 2,751 21.3% 0.5%
Major Collector 1,963 15.2% 0.3%
Minor Collector 570 4.4% 1.0%
Local 1,113 8.6% 0.3%
Total 12,894 100.0% 0.4%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 533,747 50.14% 0.51%
Female 530,857 49.86% 0.50%
Total 1,064,604 100.00% 0.50%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) ($)  
Gasoline $0.20 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2011
Diesel $0.20
Gasohol $0.18

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 560,416 43.03% 0.50%
Buses 3,356 0.26% 0.44%
Trucks 658,792 50.58% 0.49%
Total 1,222,564    
Motorcycles 79,877 6.13% 0.94%
Grand Total 1,302,441 100.00% 0.51%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 60 55.56% 0.33%
Urban 48 4.44% 0.31%
Unknown 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total 108 100% 0.32%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts   $926,357 0.61%
Disbursements   $776,045 0.52%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $394,746 41.87% 0.59%
General Fund Appropriations $0 0.00% 0.00%
Other State Imposts $0 0.00% 0.00%
Miscellaneous $79,166 8.40% 0.68%
Bonds $242,736 25.74% 1.30%
Federal payments $225,228 23.89% 0.54%
Local Governments and Other $1,024 0.11% 0.03%
Total $942,900 100.00% 0.60%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $332,387 0.4193692 0.44%
Maintenance and Services $80,126 0.1010941 0.37%
Administration and Misc. $95,025 0.119892 1.07%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $91,799 0.1158218 0.99%
Interest $103,541 0.1306366 1.31%
Bond Retirement $59,447 0.0750037 0.40%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $30,263 0.0381825 0.17%
Total $792,588 58.06% 0.51%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2011 ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $145,474 86.23% 0.41%
Mass Transit Account $23,228 13.77% 0.46%
Total $168,702 100.00% 0.42%

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