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New Mexico – 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) 2,083,540   0.7%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 121,356   3.4%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 970,828 65.2% 0.7%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 513,198 34.8% 1.4%
Total Fuel 1,477,553 100.0%  
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 939,644 97.7% 0.7%
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 22,042 2.3% 0.6%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 60,494 88.5% 2.0%
Urban 7,890 11.5% 0.7%
Total 68,384 100.0% 1.7%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 1,000 1.5% 2.1%
Other Freeways & Expressways 0 0.0% 0.0%
Other Principal Arterials 2,569 3.8% 1.6%
Minor Arterial 2,562 3.7% 1.1%
Major Collector 3,925 5.7% 0.7%
Minor Collector 4,627 6.8% 1.7%
Local 53701 78.5% 1.9%
Total 68,384 21.5% 2.4%
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 4,158 2.9% 1.9%
Other Freeways/Expressways 0 0.0% 0.0%
Other Principal Arterials 8,404 5.9% 1.8%
Minor Arterial 5,625 3.9% 1.0%
Major Collector 7,917 5.5% 0.7%
Minor Collector 9,356 6.5% 1.8%
Local 107403 75.2% 1.9%
Total 142,863 100.0% 1.7%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 14,590 57.1% 1.5%
Urban 10,972 42.9% 0.6%
Total 25,562 100.0% 0.9%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 6,949 27.2% 1.0%
Other Freeways/Expressways 0 0.0% 0.0%
Other Principal Arterial 7,325 28.7% 1.1%
Minor Arterial 2,890 11.3% 0.6%
Major Collector 1,220 4.8% 0.2%
Minor Collector 1,706 6.7% 3.0%
Local 5,472 21.4% 1.3%
Total 25,562 100.0% 0.9%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 712,776 49.83% 0.68%
Female 717,699 50.17% 0.67%
Total 1,430,475 100.00% 0.68%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) ($)  
Gasoline $0.19 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2011
Diesel $0.23
Gasohol $0.19

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 675,737 37.42% 0.61%
Buses 5,411 0.30% 0.71%
Trucks 1,057,976 58.59% 0.79%
Total 1,739,124    
Motorcycles 66,666 3.69% 0.79%
Grand Total 1,805,790 100.00% 0.71%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 197 53.97% 1.10%
Urban 103 28.22% 0.68%
Unknown 65 17.81% 19.70%
Total 365 100% 1.09%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $1,003,671   0.66%
Disbursements $933,853   0.62%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $375,453 37.41% 0.56%
General Fund Appropriations $46,123 4.60% 0.69%
Other State Imposts $14,265 1.42% 0.16%
Miscellaneous $93,163 9.28% 0.80%
Bonds $0 0.00% 0.00%
Federal payments $474,667 47.29% 1.13%
Local Governments and Other $0 0.00% 0.00%
Total $1,003,671 100.00% 0.64%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $443,060 0.474443 0.58%
Maintenance and Services $11,548 0.012366 0.05%
Administration and Misc. $278,332 0.2980469 3.13%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $29,463 0.0315499 0.32%
Interest $86,133 0.092234 1.09%
Bond Retirement $68,580 0.0734377 0.46%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $16,737 0.0179225 0.09%
Total $933,853 52.56% 0.60%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2011 ($000) (Table FE-9) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $343,342 88.96% 0.98%
Mass Transit Account $42,614 11.04% 0.85%
Total $385,956 100.00% 0.96%

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