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Virginia – 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) 8,186,628   2.6%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 39,594   1.1%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 3,933,686 779.7% 2.9%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 1,003,684 20.3% 2.7%
Total Fuel 4,937,370 100.0%  
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 3,863,108 98.2% 3.0%
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 69,984/td> 1.8% 1.9%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 50,179 67.3% 1.7%
Urban 24,413 32.7% 2.2%
Total 74,592 100.0% 1.8%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % D ist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 1,119 1.5% 2.4%
Other Freeways & Expressways 263 0.4% 1.7%
Other Principal Arterials 2,776 3.7% 1.8%
Minor Arterial 5,603 7.5% 2.3%
Major Collector 11,903 16.0% 2.2%
Minor Collector 2,444 3.3% 0.9%
Local 50484 67.7% 1.8%
Total 74,592 32.3% 2.6%
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 5,444 3.4% 2.5%
Other Freeways/Expressways 1,145 0.7% 1.6%
Other Principal Arterials 10,856 6.7% 2.3%
Minor Arterial 13,772 8.5% 2.4%
Major Collector 24,622 15.2% 2.3%
Minor Collector 4,885 3.0% 0.9%
Local 100972 62.4% 1.8%
Total 161,696 100.0% 1.9%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 29,716 36.7% 3.0%
Urban 51,243 63.3% 2.6%
Total 80,959 100.0% 2.7%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 24,188 29.9% 3.3%
Other Freeways/Expressways 3,392 4.2% 0.5%
Other Principal Arterial 19,288 23.8% 2.9%
Minor Arterial 15,312 18.9% 2.9%
Major Collector 9,096 11.2% 1.4%
Minor Collector 544 0.7% 0.9%
Local 9,139 11.3% 2.3%
Total 80,959 100.0% 2.7%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 2,678,667 48.36% 2.55%
Female 2,859,813 51.64% 2.68%
Total 5,538,480 100.00% 2.61%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.18 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2011
Diesel $0.18
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 3,305,911 46.45% 2.97%
Buses 31,217 0.44% 4.08%
Trucks 3,580,174 50.31% 2.69%
Total 6,917,302    
Motorcycles 199,489 2.80% 2.36%
Grand Total 7,116,791 100.00% 2.81%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 343 44.14% 1.91%
Urban 406 52.25% 2.66%
Unknown 28 3.60% 8.48%
Total 777 100% 2.32%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $4,769,319   3.15%
Disbursements $4,249,440   2.82%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $1,456,549 29.22% 2.18%
General Fund Appropriations $315,188 6.32% 4.73%
Other State Imposts $704,078 14.12% 7.89%
Miscellaneous $119,383 2.39% 1.03%
Bonds $1,225,251 24.58% 6.57%
Federal payments $1,131,168 22.69% 2.70%
Local Governments and Other $33,332 0.67% 1.09%
Total $4,984,949 100.00% 3.16%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $1,358,379 0.30422345 1.79%
Maintenance and Services $1,717,424 0.3846354 7.87%
Administration and Misc. $304,407 0.06817519 3.42%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $198,193 0.04438743 2.14%
Interest $117,249 0.02625916 1.48%
Bond Retirement $390,190 0.08738721 2.61%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $379,228 0.08493215 2.13%
Total $4,465,070 68.58% 2.85%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – ($000) (Table FE-9) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $960,364 87.32% 2.73%
Mass Transit Account $139,489 12.68% 2.79%
Total $1,099,853 100.00% 2.74%

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