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Texas – 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) 26,060,796   8.3%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 261,797   7.4%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 12,451,933 73.7% 9.2%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 4,437,818 26.3% 11.9%
Total Fuel 16,889,751 100.0%  
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 12,143,805 97.6% 9.3%
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 300,673 2.4% 8.2%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 213,934 68.3% 7.2%
Urban 99,276 31.7% 8.9%
Total 313,210 100.0% 7.7%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 3,273 1.0% 6.9%
Other Freeways & Expressways 1,518 0.5% 9.6%
Other Principal Arterials 13,475 4.3% 8.6%
Minor Arterial 18,395 5.9% 7.6%
Major Collector 47,642 15.2% 8.9%
Minor Collector 17,462 5.6% 6.6%
Local 211445 67.5% 7.5%
Total 313,210 32.5% 11.1%
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 15,519 2.3% 7.1%
Other Freeways/Expressways 7,629 1.1% 10.8%
Other Principal Arterials 46,775 6.9% 9.9%
Minor Arterial 48,417 7.2% 8.6%
Major Collector 91,141 14.7% 9.1%
Minor Collector 34,924 5.2% 6.6%
Local 422891 62.6% 7.5%
Total 675,296 100.0% 7.8%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 70,834 29.8% 7.3%
Urban 167,002 70.2% 8.4%
Total 237,836 100.0% 8.0%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 57,754 24.3% 7.9%
Other Freeways/Expressways 31,293 13.2% 4.3%
Other Principal Arterial 58,115 24.4% 8.8%
Minor Arterial 40,681 17.1% 7.8%
Major Collector 33,271 14.0% 5.0%
Minor Collector 2,570 1.1% 4.5%
Local 14,152 6.0% 3.5%
Total 237,836 100.0% 8.0%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 7,536,823 49.41% 7.18%
Female 7,715,369 50.59% 7.22%
Total 15,252,192 100.00% 7.20%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.20 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2011
Diesel $0.20
Gasohol $0.20

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 7,821,859 38.65% 7.03%
Buses 97,685 0.48% 12.78%
Trucks 11,870,179 58.65% 8.92%
Total 19,789,723    
Motorcycles 448,399 2.22% 5.30%
Grand Total 20,238,122 100.00% 7.98%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 1692 49.79% 9.41%
Urban 1690 49.74% 11.08%
Unknown 16 0.47% 4.85%
Total 3398 100% 10.12%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $11,881,851   7.86%
Disbursements $13,410,597   8.91%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $7,406,922 62.34% 11.10%
General Fund Appropriations $103,018 0.87% 1.55%
Other State Imposts $41,800 0.35% 0.47%
Miscellaneous $841,364 7.08% 7.27%
Bonds $568,545 4.78% 3.05%
Federal payments $2,774,838 23.35% 6.62%
Local Governments and Other $145,364 1.22% 4.77%
Total $11,881,851 100.00% 7.54%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $8,570,373 0.63907468 11.27%
Maintenance and Services $2,129,980 0.15882813 9.76%
Administration and Misc. $304,092 0.0226755 3.42%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $727,547 0.05425165 7.84%
Interest $1,023,589 0.07632688 12.93%
Bond Retirement $213,461 0.01591734 1.43%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $441,555 0.03292583 2.48%
Total $13,410,597 36.09% 8.56%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – ($000) (Table FE-9) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $3,506,944 88.00% 9.97%
Mass Transit Account $478,246 12.00% 9.56%
Total $3,985,190 100.00% 9.92%

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