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Highway Statistics Series

State Statistical Abstracts 2014

RHODE ISLAND

For more information, see the Highway Statistics series.

Population / Land Area % of National
Total Population (DL-1C - Resident Pop) 1,055,173 0.3%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 1,034 0.0%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) Distribution % of National
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 376,221 83.7% 0.3%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 73,474 16.3% 0.2%
Total Fuel 449,695 100.0%
On Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 366,174 97.4% 0.3%
Off Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 9,600 2.6% 0.3%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 1,358 22.5% 0.0%
Urban 4,668 77.5% 0.4%
Total 6,026 100.0% 0.1%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) Distribution % of National
Interstate 70 1.2% 0.1%
Other Freeways & Expressways 78 1.3% 0.5%
Other Principal Arterials 415 6.9% 0.3%
Minor Arterial 421 7.0% 0.2%
Major Collector 757 12.6% 0.1%
Minor Collector 127 2.1% 0.0%
Local 4,159 69.0% 0.1%
Total 6,027 100.0% 0.2%
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) Distribution % of National
Interstate 383 3.0% 0.2%
Other Freeways/Expressways 317 2.5% 0.4%
Other Principal Arterials 1,088 8.5% 0.2%
Minor Arterial 875 6.9% 0.2%
Major Collector 1,524 11.9% 0.1%
Minor Collector 255 2.0% 0.0%
Local 8,320 65.2% 0.1%
Total 12,762 100.0% 0.1%
Vehicle Miles Traveled - (Millions) - (VM-2) Distribution % of National
Rural 876 11.4% 0.1%
Urban 6,801 88.6% 0.3%
Total 7,677 100.0% 0.3%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions- VM-2) Distribution % of National
Interstate 2,064 26.9% 0.3%
Other Freeways/Expressways 1,096 14.3% 0.1%
Other Principal Arterial 2,096 27.3% 0.3%
Minor Arterial 1,119 14.6% 0.2%
Major Collector 874 11.4% 0.1%
Minor Collector 21 0.3% 0.0%
Local 407 5.3% 0.1%
Total 7,677 100.0% 0.3%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) Distribution % of National
Male 365,814 48.88% 0.35%
Female 382,523 51.12% 0.35%
Total 748,337 100.00% 0.35%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) - ($)
Gasoline $ 0.32
Diesel $ 0.32
Gasohol $ 0.32

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 455,520 52.68% 0.40%
Buses 2,118 0.24% 0.24%
Trucks 375,254 43.39% 0.27%
Total 832,892
Motorcycles 31,870 3.69% 0.38%
Grand Total 864,762 100.00% 0.33%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 6 11.54% 0.04%
Urban 46 88.46% 0.30%
Unknown 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total 52 100% 0.16%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) - SF-21 (000) % of National
Receipts $458,486 0.28%
Disbursements $511,265 0.33%
Revenues Received by State for Highways (Table SF-1) % of National
Highway User Revenues $103,330 22.54% 0.15%
General Fund Appropriations $30,990 6.76% 0.32%
Other State Imposts $0 0.00% 0.00%
Miscellaneous $21,233 4.63% 0.21%
Bonds $29,500 6.43% 0.10%
Federal payments $273,433 59.64% 0.66%
Local Governments and Other $0 0.00% 0.00%
Total $458,486 100.00% 0.26%
Disbursements Used by States for Highways (Table SF-2) % of National
Capital Outlay $271,779 53.16% 0.34%
Maintenance and Services $99,409 19.44% 0.42%
Administration and Misc. $45,196 8.84% 0.54%
Highway Law Enforcment & Safety $26,506 5.18% 0.28%
Interest $37,323 7.30% 0.46%
Bond Retirement $31,052 6.07% 0.16%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $0 0.00% 0.00%
Total $511,265 100.00% 0.31%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - FY15 ($000) (Table FE-9) % of National
Highway Account $83,272 85.79% 0.23%
Mass Transit Account $13,797 14.21% 0.24%
Total $97,069 100.00% 0.23%
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