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State Statistical Abstracts 2014

LOUISIANA

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Population / Land Area % of National
Total Population (DL-1C - Resident Pop) 4,649,676 1.5%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 43,204 1.2%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) Distribution % of National
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 2,279,001 77.2% 1.7%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 674,816 22.8% 1.7%
Total Fuel 2,953,817 100.0%
On Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 2,244,508 96.9% 1.6%
Off Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 71,582 3.1% 2.0%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 44,026 71.7% 1.5%
Urban 17,394 28.3% 1.4%
Total 61,420 100.0% 1.5%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) Distribution % of National
Interstate 905 1.5% 1.9%
Other Freeways & Expressways 74 0.1% 0.4%
Other Principal Arterials 2,112 3.4% 1.3%
Minor Arterial 3,515 5.7% 1.4%
Major Collector 6,828 11.1% 1.3%
Minor Collector 3,143 5.1% 1.2%
Local 44,842 73.0% 1.5%
Total 61,419 100.0% 2.1%
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) Distribution % of National
Interstate 3,903 3.0% 1.8%
Other Freeways/Expressways 307 0.2% 0.4%
Other Principal Arterials 7,241 5.6% 1.6%
Minor Arterial 8,415 6.5% 1.5%
Major Collector 14,187 10.9% 1.3%
Minor Collector 6,287 4.8% 1.2%
Local 89,684 69.0% 1.5%
Total 130,024 100.0% 1.5%
Vehicle Miles Traveled - (Millions) - (VM-2) Distribution % of National
Rural 20,038 41.5% 2.2%
Urban 28,213 58.5% 1.3%
Total 48,251 100.0% 1.6%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions- VM-2) Distribution % of National
Interstate 14,811 30.7% 2.0%
Other Freeways/Expressways 586 1.2% 0.1%
Other Principal Arterial 11,177 23.2% 1.7%
Minor Arterial 9,079 18.8% 1.7%
Major Collector 6,955 14.4% 1.1%
Minor Collector 1,376 2.9% 2.2%
Local 4,268 8.8% 1.0%
Total 48,252 100.0% 1.6%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) Distribution % of National
Male 1,595,750 48.17% 1.51%
Female 1,716,880 51.83% 1.59%
Total 3,312,630 100.00% 1.55%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) - ($)
Gasoline $ 0.20
Diesel $ 0.20
Gasohol $ 0.20

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 1,459,340 37.54% 1.28%
Buses 33,069 0.85% 3.79%
Trucks 2,280,283 58.67% 1.66%
Total 3,772,692
Motorcycles 114,242 2.94% 1.36%
Grand Total 3,886,934 100.00% 1.49%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 372 50.47% 2.25%
Urban 343 46.54% 2.23%
Unknown 22 2.99% 3.06%
Total 737 100% 2.26%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) - SF-21 (000) % of National
Receipts $2,615,984 1.58%
Disbursements $1,570,611 1.00%
Revenues Received by State for Highways (Table SF-1) % of National
Highway User Revenues $739,478 26.23% 1.08%
General Fund Appropriations $346,413 12.29% 3.59%
Other State Imposts $61,785 2.19% 0.60%
Miscellaneous $289,090 10.25% 2.85%
Bonds $640,950 22.73% 2.09%
Federal payments $741,533 26.30% 1.79%
Local Governments and Other $86 0.00% 0.00%
Total $2,819,335 100.00% 1.62%
Disbursements Used by States for Highways (Table SF-2) % of National
Capital Outlay $1,172,429 66.09% 1.46%
Maintenance and Services $146,983 8.29% 0.63%
Administration and Misc. $79,497 4.48% 0.95%
Highway Law Enforcment & Safety $62,993 3.55% 0.66%
Interest $20,053 1.13% 0.24%
Bond Retirement $290,078 16.35% 1.49%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $1,929 0.11% 0.01%
Total $1,773,962 100.00% 1.08%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - FY15 ($000) (Table FE-9) % of National
Highway Account $596,000 86.15% 1.67%
Mass Transit Account $95,786 13.85% 1.66%
Total $691,786 100.00% 1.67%
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