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

Highway Statistics Series

State Statistical Abstracts 2012

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Population / Land Area   Distri-bution % of National
Total Population – (Census 2011) 8,867,749   2.8%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 7,417   0.2%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 4,058,678 83.8% 3.0%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 786,804 16.2% 2.1%
Total Fuel 4,845,482 100.0%  
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 3,981,558 98.1% 3.0%
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 77,122 1.9% 2.1%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 5,884 15.0% 0.2%
Urban 33,388 85.0% 3.0%
Total 39,272 100.0% 1.0%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 431 1.1% 0.9%
Other Freeways & Expressways 488 1.2% 3.1%
Other Principal Arterials 1,962 5.0% 1.3%
Minor Arterial 3,942 10.0% 1.6%
Major Collector 3,697 9.4% 0.7%
Minor Collector 739 1.9% 0.3%
Local 28013 71.3% 1.0%
Total 39,272 28.7% 1.4%
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 2,862 3.4% 1.3%
Other Freeways/Expressways 2,568 3.0% 3.6%
Other Principal Arterials 6,299 7.4% 1.3%
Minor Arterial 8,661 10.1% 1.5%
Major Collector 7,492 8.8% 0.7%
Minor Collector 1,485 1.7% 0.3%
Local 56027 65.6% 1.0%
Total 85,394 100.0% 1.0%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 4,551 6.1% 0.5%
Urban 69,674 93.9% 3.5%
Total 74,225 100.0% 2.5%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 15,130 20.4% 2.1%
Other Freeways/Expressways 13,606 18.3% 1.9%
Other Principal Arterial 17,019 22.9% 2.6%
Minor Arterial 11,660 15.7% 2.2%
Major Collector 5,261 7.1% 0.8%
Minor Collector 1,061 1.4% 1.8%
Local 10,488 14.1% 2.6%
Total 74,225 100.0% 2.5%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 2,965,595 49.10% 2.82%
Female 3,074,028 50.90% 2.88%
Total 6,074,028 100.00% 2.85%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.11 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2011
Diesel $0.14
Gasohol $0.11

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 3,971,265 50.20% 3.57%
Buses 19,606 0.25% 2.56%
Trucks 3,588,133 45.35% 2.70%
Total 7,579,004    
Motorcycles 332,470 4.20% 3.93%
Grand Total 7,911,474 100.00% 3.12%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 71 12.05% 0.40%
Urban 516 87.61% 3.38%
Unknown 2 0.34% 0.61%
Total 589 100% 1.76%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $5,869,819   3.90%
Disbursements $6,761,430   4.49%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $3,661,866 60.14% 5.49%
General Fund Appropriations $0 0.00% 0.00%
Other State Imposts $0 0.00% 0.00%
Miscellaneous $317,678 5.22% 2.74%
Bonds $1,577,649 25.91% 8.45%
Federal payments $532,058 8.74% 1.27%
Local payments $0 0.00% 0.00%
Total $6,089,251 100.00% 3.87%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $2,639,931 0.3796352 3.47%
Maintenance and Services $515,843 0.0741808 2.36%
Administration and Misc. $148,152 0.021305 1.67%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $356,276 0.0512343 3.84%
Interest $921,182 0.1324706 11.64%
Bond Retirement $2,186,427 0.3144191 14.60%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $186,051 0.0267551 1.04%
Total $6,953,862 62.04% 4.44%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2011 ($000) (Table FE-9) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $956,043 86.85% 2.72%
Mass Transit Account $144,741 13.15% 2.89%
Total $1,100,784 100.00% 2.74%

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