U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
202-366-4000


Skip to content
Facebook iconYouTube iconTwitter iconFlickr iconLinkedInInstagram

Policy and Governmental Affairs
Office of Highway Policy Information

FHWA Home / Policy & Governmental Affairs / Highway Policy Information / Highway Statistics Series / 2014 / NEW JERSEY

Highway Statistics Series

State Statistical Abstracts 2014

NEW JERSEY

For more information, see the Highway Statistics series.

Population / Land Area % of National
Total Population (DL-1C - Resident Pop) 8,938,175 2.8%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 7,354 0.2%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) Distribution % of National
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 4,102,910 83.3% 3.0%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 821,055 16.7% 2.1%
Total Fuel 4,923,965 100.0%
On Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 4,082,825 98.2% 3.0%
Off Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 74,385 1.8% 2.1%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 5,670 14.5% 0.2%
Urban 33,371 85.5% 2.8%
Total 39,041 100.0% 0.9%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) Distribution % of National
Interstate 431 1.1% 0.9%
Other Freeways & Expressways 488 1.2% 2.8%
Other Principal Arterials 1,961 5.0% 1.2%
Minor Arterial 3,941 10.1% 1.6%
Major Collector 3,697 9.5% 0.7%
Minor Collector 739 1.9% 0.3%
Local 27,784 71.2% 1.0%
Total 39,041 100.0% 1.3%
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) Distribution % of National
Interstate 2,973 3.5% 1.3%
Other Freeways/Expressways 2,688 3.2% 3.5%
Other Principal Arterials 6,294 7.4% 1.4%
Minor Arterial 8,727 10.2% 1.6%
Major Collector 7,517 8.8% 0.7%
Minor Collector 1,500 1.8% 0.3%
Local 55,567 65.2% 1.0%
Total 85,266 100.0% 1.0%
Vehicle Miles Traveled - (Millions) - (VM-2) Distribution % of National
Rural 4,694 6.3% 0.5%
Urban 70,162 93.7% 3.3%
Total 74,856 100.0% 2.5%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions- VM-2) Distribution % of National
Interstate 15,283 20.4% 2.0%
Other Freeways/Expressways 13,364 17.9% 1.8%
Other Principal Arterial 17,163 22.9% 2.6%
Minor Arterial 11,830 15.8% 2.2%
Major Collector 5,381 7.2% 0.8%
Minor Collector 951 1.3% 1.6%
Local 10,884 14.5% 2.6%
Total 74,856 100.0% 2.5%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) Distribution % of National
Male 3,020,014 49.08% 2.85%
Female 3,132,620 50.92% 2.90%
Total 6,152,634 100.00% 2.87%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) - ($)
Gasoline $ 0.11
Diesel $ 0.14
Gasohol $ 0.11

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 3,476,346 50.57% 3.05%
Buses 23,829 0.35% 2.73%
Trucks 3,223,962 46.90% 2.35%
Total 6,724,137
Motorcycles 149,963 2.18% 1.78%
Grand Total 6,874,100 100.00% 2.64%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 78 14.03% 0.47%
Urban 474 85.25% 3.08%
Unknown 4 0.72% 0.56%
Total 556 100% 1.70%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) - SF-21 (000) % of National
Receipts $8,136,482 4.90%
Disbursements $7,492,167 4.78%
Revenues Received by State for Highways (Table SF-1) % of National
Highway User Revenues $2,966,289 36.46% 4.33%
General Fund Appropriations $0 0.00% 0.00%
Other State Imposts $0 0.00% 0.00%
Miscellaneous $344,175 4.23% 3.40%
Bonds $4,192,490 51.53% 13.65%
Federal payments $629,679 7.74% 1.52%
Local Governments and Other $3,849 0.05% 0.12%
Total $8,136,482 100.00% 4.68%
Disbursements Used by States for Highways (Table SF-2) % of National
Capital Outlay $2,811,302 37.52% 3.49%
Maintenance and Services $780,218 10.41% 3.33%
Administration and Misc. $150,104 2.00% 1.79%
Highway Law Enforcment & Safety $388,616 5.19% 4.10%
Interest $940,015 12.55% 11.48%
Bond Retirement $2,258,738 30.15% 11.60%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $163,174 2.18% 1.08%
Total $7,492,167 100.00% 4.55%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - FY15 ($000) (Table FE-9) % of National
Highway Account $935,431 85.78% 2.62%
Mass Transit Account $155,076 14.22% 2.69%
Total $1,090,507 100.00% 2.63%
Page last modified on April 12, 2024
Federal Highway Administration | 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE | Washington, DC 20590 | 202-366-4000