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Highway Statistics Series

State Statistical Abstracts 2014

WASHINGTON

For more information, see the Highway Statistics series.

Population / Land Area % of National
Total Population (DL-1C - Resident Pop) 7,061,530 2.2%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 66,456 1.9%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) Distribution % of National
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 2,751,603 80.5% 2.0%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 664,882 19.5% 1.7%
Total Fuel 3,416,485 100.0%
On Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 2,714,080 97.2% 2.0%
Off Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 78,666 2.8% 2.2%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 56,473 69.4% 1.9%
Urban 24,944 30.6% 2.1%
Total 81,417 100.0% 1.9%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) Distribution % of National
Interstate 763 0.9% 1.6%
Other Freeways & Expressways 1,027 1.3% 6.0%
Other Principal Arterials 2,717 3.3% 1.7%
Minor Arterial 4,756 5.8% 1.9%
Major Collector 10,807 13.3% 2.0%
Minor Collector 6,445 7.9% 2.4%
Local 54,902 67.4% 1.9%
Total 81,417 100.0% 2.8%
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) Distribution % of National
Interstate 4,008 2.4% 1.8%
Other Freeways/Expressways 3,166 1.9% 4.2%
Other Principal Arterials 7,449 4.4% 1.6%
Minor Arterial 10,019 5.9% 1.8%
Major Collector 21,675 12.8% 2.0%
Minor Collector 12,891 7.6% 2.4%
Local 109,803 65.0% 1.9%
Total 169,011 100.0% 1.9%
Vehicle Miles Traveled - (Millions) - (VM-2) Distribution % of National
Rural 15,893 27.4% 1.7%
Urban 42,167 72.6% 2.0%
Total 58,060 100.0% 1.9%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions- VM-2) Distribution % of National
Interstate 15,903 27.4% 2.1%
Other Freeways/Expressways 7,151 12.3% 1.0%
Other Principal Arterial 11,415 19.7% 1.7%
Minor Arterial 9,860 17.0% 1.9%
Major Collector 6,835 11.8% 1.0%
Minor Collector 1,145 2.0% 1.9%
Local 5,751 9.9% 1.4%
Total 58,060 100.0% 1.9%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) Distribution % of National
Male 2,790,748 51.67% 2.64%
Female 2,610,391 48.33% 2.41%
Total 5,401,139 100.00% 2.52%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) - ($)
Gasoline $ 0.38
Diesel $ 0.38
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 2,748,938 42.92% 2.41%
Buses 21,394 0.33% 2.45%
Trucks 3,405,328 53.16% 2.48%
Total 6,175,660
Motorcycles 229,823 3.59% 2.73%
Grand Total 6,405,483 100.00% 2.46%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 202 43.72% 1.22%
Urban 182 39.39% 1.18%
Unknown 78 16.88% 10.85%
Total 462 100% 1.41%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) - SF-21 (000) % of National
Receipts $4,738,020 2.85%
Disbursements $4,685,024 2.99%
Revenues Received by State for Highways (Table SF-1) % of National
Highway User Revenues $1,878,848 38.70% 2.75%
General Fund Appropriations $0 0.00% 0.00%
Other State Imposts $158,069 3.26% 1.53%
Miscellaneous $405,091 8.34% 4.00%
Bonds $1,355,324 27.92% 4.41%
Federal payments $1,024,647 21.10% 2.47%
Local Governments and Other $33,021 0.68% 1.05%
Total $4,855,000 100.00% 2.79%
Disbursements Used by States for Highways (Table SF-2) % of National
Capital Outlay $2,604,955 54.25% 3.24%
Maintenance and Services $730,069 15.20% 3.11%
Administration and Misc. $193,721 4.03% 2.31%
Highway Law Enforcment & Safety $299,009 6.23% 3.15%
Interest $66,380 1.38% 0.81%
Bond Retirement $391,203 8.15% 2.01%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $516,667 10.76% 3.42%
Total $4,802,004 100.00% 2.92%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - FY15 ($000) (Table FE-9) % of National
Highway Account $665,218 85.96% 1.86%
Mass Transit Account $108,667 14.04% 1.89%
Total $773,885 100.00% 1.86%
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