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State Statistical Abstracts 2015

ARKANSAS

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Population / Land Area % of National
Total Population (DL-1C - Resident Pop) 2,978,204 0.9%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 52,035 1.5%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) Distribution % of National
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 1,471,802 70.5% 1.0%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 616,900 29.5% 1.5%
Total Fuel 2,088,702 100.0%
On Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 1,320,737 91.1% 1.0%
Off Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 128,408 8.9% 1.4%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 85,481 83.3% 2.9%
Urban 17,128 16.7% 1.4%
Total 102,609 100.0% 2.5%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) Distribution % of National
Interstate 703 0.7% 1.5%
Other Freeways & Expressways 201 0.2% 1.1%
Other Principal Arterials 2,527 2.5% 1.6%
Minor Arterial 4,900 4.8% 2.0%
Major Collector 14,010 13.7% 2.6%
Minor Collector 7,131 6.9% 2.6%
Local 73,137 71.3% 2.5%
Total 102,609 100.0% 3.6%
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) Distribution % of National
Interstate 2,991 1.4% 1.3%
Other Freeways/Expressways 821 0.4% 1.0%
Other Principal Arterials 7,204 3.4% 1.5%
Minor Arterial 10,693 5.1% 1.9%
Major Collector 28,133 13.4% 2.6%
Minor Collector 14,265 6.8% 2.6%
Local 146,275 69.5% 2.5%
Total 210,382 100.0% 2.4%
Vehicle Miles Traveled - (Millions) - (VM-2) Distribution % of National
Rural 16,864 48.3% 1.8%
Urban 18,033 51.7% 0.8%
Total 34,897 100.0% 1.1%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions- VM-2) Distribution % of National
Interstate 8,932 25.6% 1.1%
Other Freeways/Expressways 1,410 4.0% 0.2%
Other Principal Arterial 7,272 20.8% 1.1%
Minor Arterial 7,256 20.8% 1.3%
Major Collector 5,232 15.0% 0.8%
Minor Collector 716 2.1% 1.1%
Local 4,079 11.7% 0.9%
Total 34,897 100.0% 1.1%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) Distribution % of National
Male 1,041,548 49.14% 0.97%
Female 1,078,030 50.86% 0.98%
Total 2,119,578 100.00% 0.97%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) - ($)
Gasoline 21.5
Diesel 22.5
Gasohol 21.5

Tax Rates as of Dec 2015.

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 947,789 34.19% 0.84%
Buses 11,813 0.43% 1.33%
Trucks 1,720,808 62.07% 1.22%
Total 2,680,410
Motorcycles 91,804 3.31% 1.07%
Grand Total 2,772,214 100.00% 1.05%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 375 70.62% 2.20%
Urban 153 28.81% #VALUE!
Unknown 3 0.56% 0.11%
Total 531 100% 2.68%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) - SF-21 (000)-Unavailable % of National
Receipts #DIV/0!
Disbursements #DIV/0!
Revenues Received by State for Highways (Table SF-1) % of National
Highway User Revenues $562,566 34.60% 0.76%
General Fund Appropriations $55,963 3.44% 0.81%
Other State Imposts $234,664 14.43% 2.15%
Miscellaneous $19,583 1.20% 0.16%
Bonds $243,791 14.99% 0.91%
Federal payments $488,944 30.07% 1.21%
Local Governments and Other $20,324 1.25% 0.45%
Total $1,625,835 100.00% 0.92%
Disbursements Used by States for Highways (Table SF-2) % of National
Capital Outlay $853,322 57.95% 1.05%
Maintenance and Services $287,213 19.50% 1.21%
Administration and Misc. $169,392 11.50% 1.85%
Highway Law Enforcment & Safety $90,125 6.12% 0.92%
Interest $0 0.00% 0.00%
Bond Retirement $72,505 4.92% 0.37%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $0 0.00% 0.00%
Total $1,472,557 100.00% 0.88%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - FY15 ($000) (Table FE-9)
Highway Account 445,617 86.51% 1.25%
Mass Transit Account 69,462 13.49% 1.21%
Total $515,079 100.00% 1.24%
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