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State Statistical Abstracts 2014

National Total

For more information, see the Highway Statistics series.

Population / Land Area
Total Population (DL-1C - Resident Pop) 318,857,056
Total Land Area-Square Miles (PS-1) 3,531,905
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Distribution
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 137,953,679 77.6%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 39,710,680 22.4%
Total Fuel 177,664,359 100.0%
On Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 136,468,147 97.5%
Off Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 3,542,331 2.5%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Distribution
Rural 2,975,355 71.2%
Urban 1,201,718 28.8%
Total 4,177,073 100.0%
Public Road Miles by Functional System (HM-20) % Distribution
Interstate 47,662 1.1%
Other Freeways & Expressways 17,251 0.4%
Other Principal Arterials 157,036 3.8%
Minor Arterial 244,957 5.9%
Major Collector 539,098 12.9%
Minor Collector 267,268 6.4%
Local 2,903,801 69.5%
Total 4,177,073 100.0%
Functional System Lane Length (Table HM-60) % Distribution
Interstate 221,223 2.5%
Other Freeways/Expressways 76,063 0.9%
Other Principal Arterials 465,086 5.3%
Minor Arterial 561,332 6.4%
Major Collector 1,096,544 12.5%
Minor Collector 542,195 6.2%
Local 5,803,606 66.2%
Total 8,766,049 100.0%

Highway Annual Vehicle Miles (Millions) (VM-2)

Vehicle Miles Traveled - (Rural/Urban in Millions) - (Table VM-2)
Rural 920,927 30.4%
Urban 2,104,729 69.6%
Total 3,025,656 100.0%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions- VM-2)
Interstate 751,216 24.8%
Other Freeways/Expressways 253,937 8.4%
Other Principal Arterial 655,920 21.7%
Minor Arterial 530,300 17.5%
Major Collector 352,410 11.6%
Minor Collector 61,335 2.0%
Local 420,538 13.9%
Total 3,025,656 100%
Driver Licenses - (Table DL-22) % Distribution
Male 105,907,684 49.5%
Female 108,184,788 50.5%
Total 214,092,472 100.0%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (Table MF-121T) - ($) Nationwide Average
Gasoline $0.216
Diesel $0.206
Gasohol $0.155

Tax Rates as of Dec 2014.

NOTE: Tax rates do not include Federal gas tax of 18.4 cents or diesel of 24.4 cents

Vehicle Registrations - (Table MV-1) % Distribution
Autos 113,898,843 43.7%
Buses 872,028 0.3%
Trucks 137,162,349 52.7%
Total 251,933,220
Motorcycles 8,417,718 3.2%
Grand Total 260,350,938 100.0%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes - (Table FI-20) % Distribution
Rural 16,560 50.7%
Urban 15,396 47.1%
Unknown 719 2.2%
Total 32,675 100.0%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary - Table SF-21)
Receipts $165,982,054
Disbursements $156,775,500
Revenues Received by State for Highways (Table SF-1)
Highway User Revenues $68,431,835 39.4%
General Fund Appropriations $9,644,053 5.5%
Other State Imposts $10,328,694 5.9%
Miscellaneous $10,132,397 5.8%
Bonds $30,711,357 17.7%
Federal payments $41,423,398 23.8%
Local payments $3,155,136 1.8%
Total $173,826,870 100.0%
Disbursements Used by States for Highways (Table SF-2)
Capital Outlay $80,501,275 48.9%
Maintenance and Services $23,451,639 14.2%
Administration and Misc. $8,397,352 5.1%
Highway Law Enforcment & Safety $9,485,562 5.8%
Interest $8,187,761 5.0%
Bond Retirement $19,467,467 11.8%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $15,129,260 9.2%
Total $164,620,316 100.0%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - FY15 ($000) (Table FE-9)
Highway Account $35,764,446 86.1%
Mass Transit Account $5,763,416 13.9%
Total $41,527,862 100.0%
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