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Highway Statistics Series

State Statistical Abstracts 2014

CONNECTICUT

For more information, see the Highway Statistics series.

Population / Land Area % of National
Total Population (DL-1C - Resident Pop) 3,596,677 1.1%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 4,842 0.1%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) Distribution % of National
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 1,434,867 84.1% 1.0%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 270,988 15.9% 0.7%
Total Fuel 1,705,855 100.0%
On Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 1,419,108 97.8% 1.0%
Off Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 31,597 2.2% 0.9%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 5,694 26.5% 0.2%
Urban 15,814 73.5% 1.3%
Total 21,508 100.0% 0.5%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) Distribution % of National
Interstate 346 1.6% 0.7%
Other Freeways & Expressways 279 1.3% 1.6%
Other Principal Arterials 816 3.8% 0.5%
Minor Arterial 1,908 8.9% 0.8%
Major Collector 2,770 12.9% 0.5%
Minor Collector 438 2.0% 0.2%
Local 14,951 69.5% 0.5%
Total 21,508 100.0% 0.7%
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) Distribution % of National
Interstate 1,868 4.1% 0.8%
Other Freeways/Expressways 1,138 2.5% 1.5%
Other Principal Arterials 2,105 4.6% 0.5%
Minor Arterial 4,235 9.2% 0.8%
Major Collector 5,686 12.4% 0.5%
Minor Collector 875 1.9% 0.2%
Local 29,902 65.3% 0.5%
Total 45,809 100.0% 0.5%
Vehicle Miles Traveled - (Millions) - (VM-2) Distribution % of National
Rural 3,120 10.0% 0.3%
Urban 28,071 90.0% 1.3%
Total 31,191 100.0% 1.0%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions- VM-2) Distribution % of National
Interstate 10,270 32.9% 1.4%
Other Freeways/Expressways 4,261 13.7% 0.6%
Other Principal Arterial 4,206 13.5% 0.6%
Minor Arterial 5,551 17.8% 1.0%
Major Collector 3,513 11.3% 0.5%
Minor Collector 182 0.6% 0.3%
Local 3,207 10.3% 0.8%
Total 31,190 100.0% 1.0%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) Distribution % of National
Male 1,254,209 49.33% 1.18%
Female 1,288,379 50.67% 1.19%
Total 2,542,588 100.00% 1.19%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) - ($)
Gasoline $ 0.25
Diesel $ 0.51
Gasohol $ 0.25

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 1,430,900 49.92% 1.26%
Buses 12,607 0.44% 1.45%
Trucks 1,333,621 46.53% 0.97%
Total 2,777,128
Motorcycles 89,332 3.12% 1.06%
Grand Total 2,866,460 100.00% 1.10%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 60 24.19% 0.36%
Urban 188 75.81% 1.22%
Unknown 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total 248 100% 0.76%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) - SF-21 (000) % of National
Receipts $1,533,647 0.92%
Disbursements $1,942,764 1.24%
Revenues Received by State for Highways (Table SF-1) % of National
Highway User Revenues $519,095 33.85% 0.76%
General Fund Appropriations $0 0.00% 0.00%
Other State Imposts $82,216 5.36% 0.80%
Miscellaneous $73,138 4.77% 0.72%
Bonds $357,729 23.33% 1.16%
Federal payments $496,808 32.39% 1.20%
Local Governments and Other $4,661 0.30% 0.15%
Total $1,533,647 100.00% 0.88%
Disbursements Used by States for Highways (Table SF-2) % of National
Capital Outlay $759,074 39.07% 0.94%
Maintenance and Services $130,400 6.71% 0.56%
Administration and Misc. $370,662 19.08% 4.41%
Highway Law Enforcment & Safety $17,830 0.92% 0.19%
Interest $190,908 9.83% 2.33%
Bond Retirement $411,835 21.20% 2.12%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $62,055 3.19% 0.41%
Total $1,942,764 100.00% 1.18%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - FY15 ($000) (Table FE-9) % of National
Highway Account $319,408 85.74% 0.89%
Mass Transit Account $53,138 14.26% 0.92%
Total $372,546 100.00% 0.90%
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