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Highway Statistics Series

State Statistical Abstracts 2014

TEXAS

For more information, see the Highway Statistics series.

Population / Land Area % of National
Total Population (DL-1C - Resident Pop) 26,956,958 8.5%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 261,232 7.4%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) Distribution % of National
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 13,362,232 71.6% 9.7%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 5,295,548 28.4% 13.3%
Total Fuel 18,657,780 100.0%
On Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 13,254,716 98.0% 9.7%
Off Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 275,781 2.0% 7.8%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 205,472 65.5% 6.9%
Urban 108,123 34.5% 9.0%
Total 313,595 100.0% 7.5%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) Distribution % of National
Interstate 3,417 1.1% 7.2%
Other Freeways & Expressways 1,515 0.5% 8.8%
Other Principal Arterials 14,497 4.6% 9.2%
Minor Arterial 18,433 5.9% 7.5%
Major Collector 51,913 16.5% 9.6%
Minor Collector 16,013 5.1% 6.0%
Local 208,808 66.4% 7.2%
Total 314,596 100.0% 10.8%
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) Distribution % of National
Interstate 16,376 2.4% 7.4%
Other Freeways/Expressways 7,358 1.1% 9.7%
Other Principal Arterials 49,831 7.4% 10.7%
Minor Arterial 48,033 7.1% 8.6%
Major Collector 106,203 15.7% 9.7%
Minor Collector 32,158 4.7% 5.9%
Local 417,616 61.6% 7.2%
Total 677,575 100.0% 7.7%
Vehicle Miles Traveled - (Millions) - (VM-2) Distribution % of National
Rural 67,898 27.9% 7.4%
Urban 175,178 72.1% 8.3%
Total 243,076 100.0% 8.0%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions- VM-2) Distribution % of National
Interstate 60,986 25.1% 8.1%
Other Freeways/Expressways 28,874 11.9% 3.8%
Other Principal Arterial 59,685 24.6% 9.1%
Minor Arterial 40,531 16.7% 7.6%
Major Collector 36,483 15.0% 5.6%
Minor Collector 2,255 0.9% 3.7%
Local 14,262 5.9% 3.4%
Total 243,076 100.0% 8.0%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) Distribution % of National
Male 7,714,337 49.30% 7.28%
Female 7,934,396 50.70% 7.33%
Total 15,648,733 100.00% 7.31%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) - ($)
Gasoline $ 0.20
Diesel $ 0.20
Gasohol $ 0.20

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 8,140,321 38.99% 7.15%
Buses 101,845 0.49% 11.68%
Trucks 12,189,465 58.39% 8.89%
Total 20,431,631
Motorcycles 445,395 2.13% 5.29%
Grand Total 20,877,026 100.00% 8.02%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 1776 50.20% 10.72%
Urban 1751 49.49% 11.37%
Unknown 11 0.31% 1.53%
Total 3538 100% 10.83%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) - SF-21 (000) % of National
Receipts $15,714,448 9.47%
Disbursements $16,729,651 10.67%
Revenues Received by State for Highways (Table SF-1) % of National
Highway User Revenues $7,196,121 38.55% 10.52%
General Fund Appropriations $2,541,892 13.62% 26.36%
Other State Imposts $43,275 0.23% 0.42%
Miscellaneous $1,556,508 8.34% 15.36%
Bonds $3,712,152 19.89% 12.09%
Federal payments $3,316,499 17.77% 8.01%
Local Governments and Other $300,261 1.61% 9.52%
Total $18,666,708 100.00% 10.74%
Disbursements Used by States for Highways (Table SF-2) % of National
Capital Outlay $10,680,908 54.27% 13.27%
Maintenance and Services $2,525,319 12.83% 10.77%
Administration and Misc. $357,285 1.82% 4.25%
Highway Law Enforcment & Safety $809,175 4.11% 8.53%
Interest $1,037,377 5.27% 12.67%
Bond Retirement $3,838,565 19.50% 19.72%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $433,282 2.20% 2.86%
Total $19,681,911 100.00% 11.96%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - FY15 ($000) (Table FE-9) % of National
Highway Account $4,013,217 86.43% 11.22%
Mass Transit Account $630,015 13.57% 10.93%
Total $4,643,232 100.00% 11.18%
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