Highway Statistics Series
State Statistical Abstracts 2013
North Carolina
For more information, see the Highway Statistics series.
| Population / Land Area |
|
Distribution |
% of National |
| Total Population - (Census) |
9,848,060 |
|
3.1% |
| Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) |
48,711 |
|
1.4% |
| Motor Fuel Usage (000) |
Distribution |
% of National |
| Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) |
4,348,759 |
81.6% |
3.2% |
| Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) |
983,484 |
18.4% |
2.6% |
| Total Fuel |
5,332,243 |
100.0% |
|
| On Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) |
5,161,316 |
97.5% |
3.0% |
| Off Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) |
131,057 |
2.5% |
3.4% |
| Public Road Length (Table HM-20) |
Distribution |
% of National |
| Rural |
68,727 |
64.7% |
2.3% |
| Urban |
37,475 |
35.3% |
3.2% |
| Total |
106,202 |
100.0% |
2.6% |
| Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) |
Distribution |
% of National |
| Interstate |
1,255 |
1.2% |
2.6% |
| Other Freeways & Expressways |
466 |
0.4% |
2.8% |
| Other Principal Arterials |
3,649 |
3.4% |
2.3% |
| Minor Arterial |
5,903 |
5.6% |
2.4% |
| Major Collector |
10,809 |
10.2% |
2.0% |
| Minor Collector |
6,541 |
6.2% |
2.4% |
| Local |
77,579 |
73.0% |
2.7% |
| Total |
106,202 |
27.0% |
3.7% |
| Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) |
Distribution |
% of National |
| Interstate |
5,864 |
2.6% |
2.7% |
| Other Freeways/Expressways |
1,985 |
0.9% |
2.7% |
| Other Principal Arterials |
12,637 |
5.6% |
2.7% |
| Minor Arterial |
14,243 |
6.3% |
2.5% |
| Major Collector |
22,200 |
9.9% |
2.0% |
| Minor Collector |
13,083 |
5.8% |
2.4% |
| Local |
155,157 |
68.9% |
2.7% |
| Total |
225,169 |
100.0% |
2.6% |
| Vehicle Miles Traveled - (Millions) - (VM-2) |
Distribution |
% of National |
| Rural |
40,610 |
38.6% |
4.3% |
| Urban |
64,602 |
61.4% |
3.2% |
| Total |
105,212 |
100.0% |
3.5% |
| Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions- VM-2) |
Distribution |
% of National |
| Interstate |
22,314 |
21.2% |
3.0% |
| Other Freeways/Expressways |
5,484 |
5.2% |
0.7% |
| Other Principal Arterial |
20,347 |
19.3% |
3.1% |
| Minor Arterial |
17,409 |
16.5% |
3.3% |
| Major Collector |
14,289 |
13.6% |
2.2% |
| Minor Collector |
3,381 |
3.2% |
5.8% |
| Local |
21,988 |
20.9% |
5.3% |
| Total |
105,212 |
100.0% |
3.5% |
| Driver Licenses (DL-22) |
Distribution |
% of National |
| Male |
3,303,029 |
48.41% |
3.15% |
| Female |
3,519,873 |
51.59% |
3.28% |
| Total |
6,822,902 |
100.00% |
3.22% |
| Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) - ($) |
| Gasoline |
$ 0.38 |
| Diesel |
$ 0.36 |
| Gasohol |
$ 0.38 |
|
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 |
3,495,804 |
44.74% |
3.08% |
| Buses |
31,278 |
0.40% |
3.62% |
| Trucks |
4,091,279 |
52.36% |
3.08% |
| Total |
7,618,361 |
|
|
| Motorcycles |
195,493 |
2.50% |
2.33% |
| Grand Total |
7,813,854 |
100.00% |
3.05% |
| Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) |
Distribution |
% of National |
| Rural |
859 |
66.64% |
4.88% |
| Urban |
425 |
32.97% |
2.84% |
| Unknown |
5 |
0.39% |
3.21% |
| Total |
1289 |
100% |
3.94% |
Highway Finance ($000)
| State Funding for Highways (Summary) - SF-21 (000) |
% of National |
| Receipts |
$4,278,633 |
2.78% |
| Disbursements |
$4,457,438 |
3.06% |
| State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) ($000) |
% of National |
| Highway User Revenues |
$2,392,876 |
55.31% |
3.97% |
| General Fund Appropriations |
$0 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Other State Imposts |
$561,920 |
12.99% |
6.17% |
| Miscellaneous |
$73,544 |
1.70% |
0.60% |
| Bonds |
$47,887 |
1.11% |
0.18% |
| Federal payments |
$1,229,210 |
28.41% |
3.01% |
| Local Governments and Other |
$21,083 |
0.49% |
0.62% |
| Total |
$4,326,520 |
100.00% |
2.70% |
| State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) |
% of National |
| Capital Outlay |
$2,641,080 |
58.62% |
3.55% |
| Maintenance and Services |
$810,317 |
17.99% |
3.68% |
| Administration and Misc. |
$285,668 |
6.34% |
3.37% |
| Highway Law Enforcment & Safety |
$375,877 |
8.34% |
3.99% |
| Interest |
$105,708 |
2.35% |
1.34% |
| Bond Retirement |
$142,243 |
3.16% |
0.91% |
| Grants-in-aid to Locals |
$144,432 |
3.21% |
1.01% |
| Total |
$4,505,325 |
100.00% |
2.96% |
| Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - ($000) (Table FE-9) |
% of National |
| Highway Account |
$936,598 |
86.86% |
2.94% |
| Mass Transit Account |
$141,666 |
13.14% |
3.05% |
| Total |
$1,078,264 |
100.00% |
2.96% |
