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Highway Statistics Series

State Statistical Abstracts 2014

NEW MEXICO

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Population / Land Area % of National
Total Population (DL-1C - Resident Pop) 2,085,572 0.7%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 121,298 3.4%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) Distribution % of National
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 961,826 64.5% 0.7%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 530,367 35.5% 1.3%
Total Fuel 1,492,193 100.0%
On Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 959,858 97.9% 0.7%
Off Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 20,218 2.1% 0.6%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 59,052 86.3% 2.0%
Urban 9,400 13.7% 0.8%
Total 68,452 100.0% 1.6%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) Distribution % of National
Interstate 1,000 1.5% 2.1%
Other Freeways & Expressways 0 0.0% 0.0%
Other Principal Arterials 2,562 3.7% 1.6%
Minor Arterial 2,498 3.6% 1.0%
Major Collector 3,901 5.7% 0.7%
Minor Collector 4,573 6.7% 1.7%
Local 53,918 78.8% 1.9%
Total 68,452 100.0% 2.4%
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) Distribution % of National
Interstate 4,178 2.9% 1.9%
Other Freeways/Expressways 0 0.0% 0.0%
Other Principal Arterials 8,539 6.0% 1.8%
Minor Arterial 5,528 3.9% 1.0%
Major Collector 7,924 5.5% 0.7%
Minor Collector 9,249 6.5% 1.7%
Local 107,837 75.3% 1.9%
Total 143,255 100.0% 1.6%
Vehicle Miles Traveled - (Millions) - (VM-2) Distribution % of National
Rural 14,372 56.7% 1.6%
Urban 10,975 43.3% 0.5%
Total 25,347 100.0% 0.8%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions- VM-2) Distribution % of National
Interstate 6,847 27.0% 0.9%
Other Freeways/Expressways 0 0.0% 0.0%
Other Principal Arterial 7,371 29.1% 1.1%
Minor Arterial 2,959 11.7% 0.6%
Major Collector 1,353 5.3% 0.2%
Minor Collector 1,350 5.3% 2.2%
Local 5,467 21.6% 1.3%
Total 25,347 100.0% 0.8%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) Distribution % of National
Male 720,178 49.84% 0.68%
Female 724,679 50.16% 0.67%
Total 1,444,857 100.00% 0.67%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) - ($)
Gasoline $ 0.19
Diesel $ 0.23
Gasohol $ 0.19

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 724,099 37.50% 0.64%
Buses 7,048 0.37% 0.81%
Trucks 1,134,961 58.78% 0.83%
Total 1,866,108
Motorcycles 64,598 3.35% 0.77%
Grand Total 1,930,706 100.00% 0.74%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 231 60.47% 1.39%
Urban 132 34.55% 0.86%
Unknown 19 4.97% 2.64%
Total 382 100% 1.17%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) - SF-21 (000) % of National
Receipts $991,457 0.60%
Disbursements $1,017,555 0.65%
Revenues Received by State for Highways (Table SF-1) % of National
Highway User Revenues $383,805 38.71% 0.56%
General Fund Appropriations $14,070 1.42% 0.15%
Other State Imposts $24,832 2.50% 0.24%
Miscellaneous $100,432 10.13% 0.99%
Bonds $80,642 8.13% 0.26%
Federal payments $387,676 39.10% 0.94%
Local Governments and Other $0 0.00% 0.00%
Total $991,457 100.00% 0.57%
Disbursements Used by States for Highways (Table SF-2) % of National
Capital Outlay $372,279 36.59% 0.46%
Maintenance and Services $72,603 7.14% 0.31%
Administration and Misc. $321,102 31.56% 3.82%
Highway Law Enforcment & Safety $20,670 2.03% 0.22%
Interest $72,657 7.14% 0.89%
Bond Retirement $106,610 10.48% 0.55%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $51,634 5.07% 0.34%
Total $1,017,555 100.00% 0.62%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - FY15 ($000) (Table FE-9) % of National
Highway Account $344,200 86.76% 0.96%
Mass Transit Account $52,517 13.24% 0.91%
Total $396,717 100.00% 0.96%
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