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Rhode Island – State Statistical Abstracts 2011 – Office of Highway Policy Information – FHWA

Highway Statistics Series

State Statistical Abstracts 2012

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Rhode Island

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Population / Land Area   Distri-bution % of National
Total Population – (Census 2011) 1,050,304   0.3%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 1,045   0.0%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 365,350 86.4% 0.3%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 57,533 13.6% 0.2%
Total Fuel 422,883 100.0%  
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 354,491 97.5% 0.3%
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 9,067 2.5% 0.2%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 1,224 18.9% 0.0%
Urban 5,256 81.1% 0.5%
Total 6,480 100.0% 0.2%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % D ist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 69 1.1% 0.1%
Other Freeways & Expressways 86 1.3% 0.5%
Other Principal Arterials 408 6.3% 0.3%
Minor Arterial 420 6.5% 0.2%
Major Collector 760 11.7% 0.1%
Minor Collector 125 1.9% 0.0%
Local 4612 71.2% 0.2%
Total 6,480 28.8% 0.2%
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 382 2.8% 0.2%
Other Freeways/Expressways 344 2.5% 0.5%
Other Principal Arterials 1,067 7.8% 0.2%
Minor Arterial 863 6.3% 0.2%
Major Collector 1,527 11.2% 0.1%
Minor Collector 251 1.8% 0.0%
Local 9224 67.5% 0.2%
Total 13,658 100.0% 0.2%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 841 10.8% 0.1%
Urban 6,965 89.2% 0.3%
Total 7,806 100.0% 0.3%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 2,086 26.7% 0.3%
Other Freeways/Expressways 1,171 15.0% 0.2%
Other Principal Arterial 2,133 27.3% 0.3%
Minor Arterial 1,143 14.6% 0.2%
Major Collector 931 11.9% 0.1%
Minor Collector 36 0.5% 0.1%
Local 307 3.9% 0.1%
Total 7,807 100.0% 0.3%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 367,444 49.01% 0.35%
Female 382,262 50.99% 0.36%
Total 749,706 100.00% 0.35%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) ($)  
Gasoline $0.32 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2011
Diesel $0.32
Gasohol $0.32

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 456,426 53.42% 0.41%
Buses 2,182 0.26% 0.29%
Trucks 362,673 42.45% 0.27%
Total 821,281    
Motorcycles 33,078 3.87% 0.39%
Grand Total 854,359 100.00% 0.34%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 10 15.63% 0.06%
Urban 54 84.38% 0.35%
Unknown 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total 64 100% 0.19%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $473,091   0.31%
Disbursements $525,407   0.35%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $77,027 13.66% 0.12%
General Fund Appropriations $31,130 5.52% 0.47%
Other State Imposts $0 0.00% 0.00%
Miscellaneous $20,855 3.70% 0.18%
Bonds $154,396 27.38% 0.83%
Federal payments $280,558 49.75% 0.67%
Local Governments and Other $0 0.00% 0.00%
Total $616,282 100.00% 0.39%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $336,743 0.54641057 0.44%
Maintenance and Services $76,344 0.12387835 0.35%
Administration and Misc. $36,898 0.05987194 0.41%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $23,162 0.03758344 0.25%
Interest $21,260 0.03449719 0.27%
Bond Retirement $121,875 0.19775849 0.81%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $0 0 0.00%
Total $616,282 45.36% 0.39%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2011 ($000) (Table FE-9) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $82,006 86.60% 0.23%
Mass Transit Account $12,694 13.40% 0.25%
Total $94,700 100.00% 0.24%

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