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Highway Statistics Series

State Statistical Abstracts 2014

MISSISSIPPI

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Population / Land Area % of National
Total Population (DL-1C - Resident Pop) 2,994,079 0.9%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 46,923 1.3%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) Distribution % of National
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 1,698,567 74.8% 1.2%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 573,402 25.2% 1.4%
Total Fuel 2,271,969 100.0%
On Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 1,686,715 97.7% 1.2%
Off Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 39,502 2.3% 1.1%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 63,445 83.7% 2.1%
Urban 12,348 16.3% 1.0%
Total 75,793 100.0% 1.8%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) Distribution % of National
Interstate 699 0.9% 1.5%
Other Freeways & Expressways 77 0.1% 0.4%
Other Principal Arterials 2,839 3.7% 1.8%
Minor Arterial 4,824 6.4% 2.0%
Major Collector 13,566 17.9% 2.5%
Minor Collector 2,341 3.1% 0.9%
Local 51,446 67.9% 1.8%
Total 75,792 100.0% 2.6%
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) Distribution % of National
Interstate 2,920 1.8% 1.3%
Other Freeways/Expressways 306 0.2% 0.4%
Other Principal Arterials 10,110 6.4% 2.2%
Minor Arterial 10,210 6.4% 1.8%
Major Collector 27,371 17.3% 2.5%
Minor Collector 4,682 3.0% 0.9%
Local 102,892 64.9% 1.8%
Total 158,491 100.0% 1.8%
Vehicle Miles Traveled - (Millions) - (VM-2) Distribution % of National
Rural 22,463 56.9% 2.4%
Urban 17,036 43.1% 0.8%
Total 39,499 100.0% 1.3%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions- VM-2) Distribution % of National
Interstate 7,309 18.5% 1.0%
Other Freeways/Expressways 561 1.4% 0.1%
Other Principal Arterial 10,818 27.4% 1.6%
Minor Arterial 5,935 15.0% 1.1%
Major Collector 5,634 14.3% 0.9%
Minor Collector 464 1.2% 0.8%
Local 8,779 22.2% 2.1%
Total 39,500 100.0% 1.3%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) Distribution % of National
Male 938,995 47.48% 0.89%
Female 1,038,684 52.52% 0.96%
Total 1,977,679 100.00% 0.92%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) - ($)
Gasoline $ 0.18
Diesel $ 0.18
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 857,667 41.48% 0.75%
Buses 7,910 0.38% 0.91%
Trucks 1,173,755 56.76% 0.86%
Total 2,039,332
Motorcycles 28,474 1.38% 0.34%
Grand Total 2,067,806 100.00% 0.79%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 550 90.61% 3.32%
Urban 56 9.23% 0.36%
Unknown 1 0.16% 0.14%
Total 607 100% 1.86%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) - SF-21 (000) % of National
Receipts $1,365,830 0.82%
Disbursements $1,412,711 0.90%
Revenues Received by State for Highways (Table SF-1) % of National
Highway User Revenues $502,530 36.79% 0.73%
General Fund Appropriations $0 0.00% 0.00%
Other State Imposts $43,917 3.22% 0.43%
Miscellaneous $5,593 0.41% 0.06%
Bonds $98,840 7.24% 0.32%
Federal payments $559,608 40.97% 1.35%
Local Governments and Other $155,342 11.37% 4.92%
Total $1,365,830 100.00% 0.79%
Disbursements Used by States for Highways (Table SF-2) % of National
Capital Outlay $1,034,565 73.23% 1.29%
Maintenance and Services $86,445 6.12% 0.37%
Administration and Misc. $72,804 5.15% 0.87%
Highway Law Enforcment & Safety $32,650 2.31% 0.34%
Interest $39,755 2.81% 0.49%
Bond Retirement $47,437 3.36% 0.24%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $99,055 7.01% 0.65%
Total $1,412,711 100.00% 0.86%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - FY15 ($000) (Table FE-9) % of National
Highway Account $472,514 86.27% 1.32%
Mass Transit Account $75,175 13.73% 1.30%
Total $547,689 100.00% 1.32%
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