Highway Statistics Series
State Statistical Abstracts 2013
Louisiana
For more information, see the Highway Statistics series.
| Population / Land Area |
|
Distribution |
% of National |
| Total Population - (Census) |
4,625,470 |
|
1.5% |
| Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) |
43,562 |
|
1.2% |
| Motor Fuel Usage (000) |
Distribution |
% of National |
| Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) |
2,302,007 |
77.2% |
1.7% |
| Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) |
680,070 |
22.8% |
1.8% |
| Total Fuel |
2,982,077 |
100.0% |
|
| On Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) |
2,871,635 |
97.0% |
1.7% |
| Off Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) |
87,422 |
3.0% |
2.3% |
| Public Road Length (Table HM-20) |
Distribution |
% of National |
| Rural |
44,018 |
71.7% |
1.5% |
| Urban |
17,409 |
28.3% |
1.5% |
| Total |
61,427 |
100.0% |
1.5% |
| Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) |
Distribution |
% of National |
| Interstate |
926 |
1.5% |
1.9% |
| Other Freeways & Expressways |
53 |
0.1% |
0.3% |
| Other Principal Arterials |
2,109 |
3.4% |
1.3% |
| Minor Arterial |
3,523 |
5.7% |
1.4% |
| Major Collector |
6,827 |
11.1% |
1.3% |
| Minor Collector |
3,146 |
5.1% |
1.2% |
| Local |
44,843 |
73.0% |
1.6% |
| Total |
61,427 |
27.0% |
2.2% |
| Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) |
Distribution |
% of National |
| Interstate |
3,960 |
3.0% |
1.8% |
| Other Freeways/Expressways |
247 |
0.2% |
0.3% |
| Other Principal Arterials |
7,226 |
5.6% |
1.5% |
| Minor Arterial |
8,435 |
6.5% |
1.5% |
| Major Collector |
14,189 |
10.9% |
1.3% |
| Minor Collector |
6,292 |
4.8% |
1.2% |
| Local |
89,689 |
69.0% |
1.6% |
| Total |
130,038 |
100.0% |
1.5% |
| Vehicle Miles Traveled - (Millions) - (VM-2) |
Distribution |
% of National |
| Rural |
19,790 |
41.4% |
2.1% |
| Urban |
27,968 |
58.6% |
1.4% |
| Total |
47,758 |
100.0% |
1.6% |
| Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions- VM-2) |
Distribution |
% of National |
| Interstate |
13,805 |
28.9% |
1.9% |
| Other Freeways/Expressways |
896 |
1.9% |
0.1% |
| Other Principal Arterial |
11,152 |
23.4% |
1.7% |
| Minor Arterial |
9,174 |
19.2% |
1.8% |
| Major Collector |
7,055 |
14.8% |
1.1% |
| Minor Collector |
1,421 |
3.0% |
2.4% |
| Local |
4,256 |
8.9% |
1.0% |
| Total |
47,759 |
100.0% |
1.6% |
| Driver Licenses (DL-22) |
Distribution |
% of National |
| Male |
1,580,313 |
48.21% |
1.50% |
| Female |
1,697,830 |
51.79% |
1.58% |
| Total |
3,278,143 |
100.00% |
1.55% |
| Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) - ($) |
| Gasoline |
$ 0.20 |
| Diesel |
$ 0.20 |
| Gasohol |
$ 0.20 |
|
Tax Rates as of Dec 2013.
NOTE: Tax rates do not include Federal gas tax of 18.4 cents or diesel of 24.4 cents
|
| Vehicle Registrations - (MV-1) |
Distribution |
% of National |
| Autos |
1,506,504 |
38.07% |
1.33% |
| Buses |
28,975 |
0.73% |
3.35% |
| Trucks |
2,307,917 |
58.32% |
1.74% |
| Total |
3,843,396 |
|
|
| Motorcycles |
113,778 |
2.88% |
1.35% |
| Grand Total |
3,957,174 |
100.00% |
1.55% |
| Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) |
Distribution |
% of National |
| Rural |
340 |
48.36% |
1.93% |
| Urban |
361 |
51.35% |
2.41% |
| Unknown |
2 |
0.28% |
1.28% |
| Total |
703 |
100% |
2.15% |
Highway Finance ($000)
| State Funding for Highways (Summary) - SF-21 (000) |
% of National |
| Receipts |
$2,329,412 |
1.52% |
| Disbursements |
$1,599,318 |
1.10% |
| State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) ($000) |
% of National |
| Highway User Revenues |
$771,799 |
27.47% |
1.28% |
| General Fund Appropriations |
$257,964 |
9.18% |
3.52% |
| Other State Imposts |
$54,051 |
1.92% |
0.59% |
| Miscellaneous |
$147,566 |
5.25% |
1.20% |
| Bonds |
$718,550 |
25.58% |
2.68% |
| Federal payments |
$857,156 |
30.51% |
2.10% |
| Local Governments and Other |
$2,145 |
0.08% |
0.06% |
| Total |
$2,809,231 |
100.00% |
1.75% |
| State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) |
% of National |
| Capital Outlay |
$1,104,146 |
53.11% |
1.48% |
| Maintenance and Services |
$134,300 |
6.46% |
0.61% |
| Administration and Misc. |
$97,353 |
4.68% |
1.15% |
| Highway Law Enforcment & Safety |
$97,183 |
4.67% |
1.03% |
| Interest |
$134,130 |
6.45% |
1.70% |
| Bond Retirement |
$510,392 |
24.55% |
3.26% |
| Grants-in-aid to Locals |
$1,633 |
0.08% |
0.01% |
| Total |
$2,079,137 |
100.00% |
1.37% |
| Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - ($000) (Table FE-9) |
% of National |
| Highway Account |
$544,314 |
87.43% |
1.71% |
| Mass Transit Account |
$78,272 |
12.57% |
1.68% |
| Total |
$622,586 |
100.00% |
1.71% |
