Highway Statistics Series
State Statistical Abstracts 2014
NORTH CAROLINA
For more information, see the Highway Statistics series.
| Population / Land Area |
|
|
% of National |
| Total Population (DL-1C - Resident Pop) |
9,943,964 |
|
3.1% |
| Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) |
48,618 |
|
1.4% |
| Motor Fuel Usage (000) |
Distribution |
% of National |
| Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) |
4,384,892 |
81.0% |
3.2% |
| Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) |
1,029,810 |
19.0% |
2.6% |
| Total Fuel |
5,414,702 |
100.0% |
|
| On Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) |
4,326,984 |
97.3% |
3.2% |
| Off Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) |
118,846 |
2.7% |
3.4% |
| Public Road Length (Table HM-20) |
Distribution |
% of National |
| Rural |
65,560 |
61.7% |
2.2% |
| Urban |
40,745 |
38.3% |
3.4% |
| Total |
106,305 |
100.0% |
2.5% |
| Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) |
Distribution |
% of National |
| Interstate |
1,258 |
1.2% |
2.6% |
| Other Freeways & Expressways |
880 |
0.8% |
5.1% |
| Other Principal Arterials |
3,523 |
3.3% |
2.2% |
| Minor Arterial |
6,533 |
6.0% |
2.7% |
| Major Collector |
10,836 |
10.0% |
2.0% |
| Minor Collector |
6,467 |
6.0% |
2.4% |
| Local |
78,808 |
72.8% |
2.7% |
| Total |
108,305 |
100.0% |
3.7% |
| Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) |
Distribution |
% of National |
| Interstate |
5,991 |
2.7% |
2.7% |
| Other Freeways/Expressways |
3,629 |
1.6% |
4.8% |
| Other Principal Arterials |
11,973 |
5.3% |
2.6% |
| Minor Arterial |
15,529 |
6.9% |
2.8% |
| Major Collector |
22,287 |
9.9% |
2.0% |
| Minor Collector |
12,950 |
5.7% |
2.4% |
| Local |
153,614 |
68.0% |
2.6% |
| Total |
225,973 |
100.0% |
2.6% |
| Vehicle Miles Traveled - (Millions) - (VM-2) |
Distribution |
% of National |
| Rural |
36,564 |
33.9% |
4.0% |
| Urban |
71,448 |
66.1% |
3.4% |
| Total |
108,012 |
100.0% |
3.6% |
| Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions- VM-2) |
Distribution |
% of National |
| Interstate |
23,270 |
21.5% |
3.1% |
| Other Freeways/Expressways |
7,617 |
7.1% |
1.0% |
| Other Principal Arterial |
19,900 |
18.4% |
3.0% |
| Minor Arterial |
18,774 |
17.4% |
3.5% |
| Major Collector |
13,341 |
12.4% |
2.0% |
| Minor Collector |
3,320 |
3.1% |
5.4% |
| Local |
21,790 |
20.2% |
5.2% |
| Total |
108,012 |
100.0% |
3.6% |
| Driver Licenses (DL-22) |
Distribution |
% of National |
| Male |
3,404,244 |
48.46% |
3.21% |
| Female |
3,621,089 |
51.54% |
3.35% |
| Total |
7,025,333 |
100.00% |
3.28% |
| Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) - ($) |
| Gasoline |
$ 0.38 |
| Diesel |
$ 0.36 |
| Gasohol |
$ 0.38 |
|
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 |
3,474,768 |
44.12% |
3.05% |
| Buses |
31,318 |
0.40% |
3.59% |
| Trucks |
4,176,301 |
53.03% |
3.04% |
| Total |
7,682,387 |
|
|
| Motorcycles |
193,643 |
2.46% |
2.30% |
| Grand Total |
7,876,030 |
100.00% |
3.03% |
| Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) |
Distribution |
% of National |
| Rural |
894 |
69.63% |
5.40% |
| Urban |
387 |
30.14% |
2.51% |
| Unknown |
3 |
0.23% |
0.42% |
| Total |
1284 |
100% |
3.93% |
Highway Finance ($000)
| State Funding for Highways (Summary) - SF-21 (000) |
% of National |
| Receipts |
$4,526,973 |
2.73% |
| Disbursements |
$4,394,714 |
2.80% |
| Revenues Received by State for Highways (Table SF-1) |
% of National |
| Highway User Revenues |
$2,467,543 |
54.27% |
3.61% |
| General Fund Appropriations |
$0 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
| Other State Imposts |
$607,021 |
13.35% |
5.88% |
| Miscellaneous |
$97,274 |
2.14% |
0.96% |
| Bonds |
$19,590 |
0.43% |
0.06% |
| Federal payments |
$1,335,694 |
29.38% |
3.22% |
| Local Governments and Other |
$19,441 |
0.43% |
0.62% |
| Total |
$4,546,563 |
100.00% |
2.62% |
| Disbursements Used by States for Highways (Table SF-2) |
% of National |
| Capital Outlay |
$2,441,663 |
55.31% |
3.03% |
| Maintenance and Services |
$943,973 |
21.38% |
4.03% |
| Administration and Misc. |
$264,623 |
5.99% |
3.15% |
| Highway Law Enforcment & Safety |
$361,361 |
8.19% |
3.81% |
| Interest |
$100,272 |
2.27% |
1.22% |
| Bond Retirement |
$155,223 |
3.52% |
0.80% |
| Grants-in-aid to Locals |
$147,189 |
3.33% |
0.97% |
| Total |
$4,414,304 |
100.00% |
2.68% |
| Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - FY15 ($000) (Table FE-9) |
% of National |
| Highway Account |
$1,050,066 |
85.93% |
2.94% |
| Mass Transit Account |
$171,927 |
14.07% |
2.98% |
| Total |
$1,221,993 |
100.00% |
2.94% |
