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State Statistical Abstracts 2014

ARKANSAS

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Population / Land Area % of National
Total Population (DL-1C - Resident Pop) 2,966,369 0.9%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 52,035 1.5%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) Distribution % of National
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 1,444,413 70.2% 1.0%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 612,786 29.8% 1.5%
Total Fuel 2,057,199 100.0%
On Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 1,420,837 96.6% 1.0%
Off Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 50,031 3.4% 1.4%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 85,480 83.3% 2.9%
Urban 17,114 16.7% 1.4%
Total 102,594 100.0% 2.5%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) Distribution % of National
Interstate 703 0.7% 1.5%
Other Freeways & Expressways 195 0.2% 1.1%
Other Principal Arterials 2,560 2.5% 1.6%
Minor Arterial 4,848 4.7% 2.0%
Major Collector 13,779 13.4% 2.6%
Minor Collector 7,091 6.9% 2.7%
Local 73,419 71.6% 2.5%
Total 102,595 100.0% 3.5%
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) Distribution % of National
Interstate 2,980 1.4% 1.3%
Other Freeways/Expressways 797 0.4% 1.0%
Other Principal Arterials 7,275 3.5% 1.6%
Minor Arterial 10,558 5.0% 1.9%
Major Collector 27,672 13.2% 2.5%
Minor Collector 14,184 6.7% 2.6%
Local 146,839 69.8% 2.5%
Total 210,305 100.0% 2.4%
Vehicle Miles Traveled - (Millions) - (VM-2) Distribution % of National
Rural 16,438 48.3% 1.8%
Urban 17,586 51.7% 0.8%
Total 34,024 100.0% 1.1%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions- VM-2) Distribution % of National
Interstate 8,732 25.7% 1.2%
Other Freeways/Expressways 1,385 4.1% 0.2%
Other Principal Arterial 7,181 21.1% 1.1%
Minor Arterial 6,901 20.3% 1.3%
Major Collector 5,102 15.0% 0.8%
Minor Collector 708 2.1% 1.2%
Local 4,015 11.8% 1.0%
Total 34,024 100.0% 1.1%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) Distribution % of National
Male 1,038,874 49.19% 0.98%
Female 1,072,999 50.81% 0.99%
Total 2,111,873 100.00% 0.99%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) - ($)
Gasoline $ 0.22
Diesel $ 0.23
Gasohol $ 0.18

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 - (MV-1) Distribution % of National
Autos 989,291 35.60% 0.87%
Buses 11,536 0.42% 1.32%
Trucks 1,684,912 60.64% 1.23%
Total 2,685,739
Motorcycles 92,921 3.34% 1.10%
Grand Total 2,778,660 100.00% 1.07%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 353 75.75% 2.13%
Urban 112 24.03% 0.73%
Unknown 1 0.21% 0.14%
Total 466 100% 1.43%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) - SF-21 (000) % of National
Receipts $2,115,264 1.27%
Disbursements $2,022,292 1.29%
Revenues Received by State for Highways (Table SF-1) % of National
Highway User Revenues $546,510 25.84% 0.80%
General Fund Appropriations $65,263 3.09% 0.68%
Other State Imposts $214,365 10.13% 2.08%
Miscellaneous $16,857 0.80% 0.17%
Bonds $695,126 32.86% 2.26%
Federal payments $573,140 27.10% 1.38%
Local Governments and Other $4,003 0.19% 0.13%
Total $2,115,264 100.00% 1.22%
Disbursements Used by States for Highways (Table SF-2) % of National
Capital Outlay $1,383,802 68.43% 1.72%
Maintenance and Services $275,810 13.64% 1.18%
Administration and Misc. $155,257 7.68% 1.85%
Highway Law Enforcment & Safety $97,269 4.81% 1.03%
Interest $29,302 1.45% 0.36%
Bond Retirement $73,825 3.65% 0.38%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $7,027 0.35% 0.05%
Total $2,022,292 100.00% 1.23%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - FY15 ($000) (Table FE-9) % of National
Highway Account $445,617 86.51% 1.25%
Mass Transit Account $69,462 13.49% 1.21%
Total $515,079 100.00% 1.24%
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