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West 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 2011) 1,856,680   0.6%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 24,078   0.7%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 809,014 73.3% 0.6%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 294,786 26.7% 0.8%
Total Fuel 1,103,800 100.0%  
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 795,.27 98.3% 0.6%
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 13,689 1.7% 0.4%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 33,130 85.6% 1.1%
Urban 5,554 14.4% 0.5%
Total 38,684 100.0% 0.9%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % D ist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 555 1.4% 1.2%
Other Freeways & Expressways 13 0.0% 0.1%
Other Principal Arterials 1,405 3.6% 0.9%
Minor Arterial 2,078 5.4% 0.9%
Major Collector 6,406 16.6% 1.2%
Minor Collector 2,223 5.7% 0.8%
Local 26004 67.2% 0.9%
Total 38,684 32.8% 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 2,367 3.0% 1.1%
Other Freeways/Expressways 47 0.1% 0.1%
Other Principal Arterials 3,796 4.8% 0.8%
Minor Arterial 4,232 5.3% 0.8%
Major Collector 12,830 16.1% 1.2%
Minor Collector 4,446 5.6% 0.8%
Local 52010 65.2% 0.9%
Total 79,728 100.0% 0.9%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Millions) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 11,108 57.8% 1.1%
Urban 8,118 42.2% 0.4%
Total 19,226 100.0% 0.6%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 5,646 29.4% 0.8%
Other Freeways/Expressways 80 0.4% 0.0%
Other Principal Arterial 4,540 23.6% 0.7%
Minor Arterial 3,643 18.9% 0.7%
Major Collector 3,450 17.9% 0.5%
Minor Collector 380 2.0% 0.7%
Local 1,487 7.7% 0.4%
Total 19,226 100.0% 0.6%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 645,662 52.00% 0.62%
Female 595,924 48.00% 0.56%
Total 1,241,586 100.00% 0.59%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.33 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2011
Diesel $0.33
Gasohol $0.33

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 537,131 36.82% 0.48%
Buses 4,472 0.31% 0.58%
Trucks 859,278 58.90% 0.65%
Total 1,400,881    
Motorcycles 57,921 3.97% 0.69%
Grand Total 1,458,802 100.00% 0.58%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 260 76.70% 1.45%
Urban 78 23.01% 0.51%
Unknown 1 0.29% 0.30%
Total 339 100% 1.01%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $1,314,543   0.87%
Disbursements $1,395,177   0.93%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $749,052 56.98% 1.12%
General Fund Appropriations $22,339 1.70% 0.34%
Other State Imposts $3,299 0.25% 0.04%
Miscellaneous $42,484 3.23% 0.37%
Bonds $0 0.00% 0.00%
Federal payments $496,983 37.81% 1.19%
Local payments $386 0.03% 0.01%
Total $1,314,543 100.00% 0.83%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $821,306 0.5886751 1.08%
Maintenance and Services $313,655 0.2248138 1.44%
Administration and Misc. $115,524 0.0828024 1.30%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $43,137 0.0309187 0.46%
Interest $23,477 0.0168273 0.30%
Bond Retirement $64,625 0.0463203 0.43%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $13,453 0.0096425 0.08%
Total $1,395,177 41.13% 0.89%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2011 ($000) (Table FE-9) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $237,244 87.99% 0.67%
Mass Transit Account $32,397 12.01% 0.65%
Total $269,641 100.00% 0.67%

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