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State Statistical Abstracts 2015

DELAWARE

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Population / Land Area % of National
Total Population (DL-1C - Resident Pop) 945,934 0.3%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 1,949 0.1%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) Distribution % of National
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 482,998 88.1% 0.3%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 65,358 11.9% 0.2%
Total Fuel 548,356 100.0%
On Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 434,287 92.5% 0.3%
Off Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 35,294 7.5% 0.4%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 3,010 46.9% 0.1%
Urban 3,406 53.1% 0.3%
Total 6,416 100.0% 0.2%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) Distribution % of National
Interstate 41 0.6% 0.1%
Other Freeways & Expressways 56 0.9% 0.3%
Other Principal Arterials 315 4.9% 0.2%
Minor Arterial 309 4.8% 0.1%
Major Collector 802 12.5% 0.1%
Minor Collector 329 5.1% 0.1%
Local 4,564 71.1% 0.2%
Total 6,416 100.0% 0.2%
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) Distribution % of National
Interstate 256 1.8% 0.1%
Other Freeways/Expressways 247 1.8% 0.3%
Other Principal Arterials 1,165 8.4% 0.2%
Minor Arterial 808 5.8% 0.1%
Major Collector 1,628 11.7% 0.1%
Minor Collector 662 4.8% 0.1%
Local 9126 65.7% 0.2%
Total 13,892 100.0% 0.2%
Vehicle Miles Traveled - (Millions) - (VM-2) Distribution % of National
Rural 3,000 30.2% 0.3%
Urban 6,931 69.8% 0.3%
Total 9,931 100.0% 0.3%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions- VM-2) Distribution % of National
Interstate 1,351 13.6% 0.2%
Other Freeways/Expressways 1,213 12.2% 0.2%
Other Principal Arterial 2,983 30.0% 0.5%
Minor Arterial 1,399 14.1% 0.3%
Major Collector 1,400 14.1% 0.2%
Minor Collector 221 2.2% 0.3%
Local 1,364 13.7% 0.3%
Total 9,931 100.0% 0.3%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) Distribution % of National
Male 360,931 48.61% 0.34%
Female 381,593 51.39% 0.35%
Total 742,524 100.00% 0.34%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) - ($)
Gasoline 23.0
Diesel 22.0
Gasohol 23.0

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 438,031 45.42% 0.39%
Buses 4,365 0.45% 0.49%
Trucks 493,741 51.20% 0.35%
Total 936,137
Motorcycles 28,179 2.92% 0.33%
Grand Total 964,316 100.00% 0.37%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 53 42.06% 0.31%
Urban 54 42.86% #VALUE!
Unknown 19 15.08% 0.69%
Total 126 100% 0.64%

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 $643,885 49.09% 0.87%
General Fund Appropriations $86,184 6.57% 1.26%
Other State Imposts $0 0.00% 0.00%
Miscellaneous $375,679 28.64% 3.09%
Bonds $0 0.00% 0.00%
Federal payments $205,864 15.70% 0.51%
Local Governments and Other $0 0.00% 0.00%
Total $1,311,612 100.00% 0.75%
Disbursements Used by States for Highways (Table SF-2) % of National
Capital Outlay $308,591 31.37% 0.38%
Maintenance and Services $235,383 23.93% 0.99%
Administration and Misc. $96,045 9.76% 1.05%
Highway Law Enforcment & Safety $97,028 9.86% 0.99%
Interest $75,523 7.68% 0.85%
Bond Retirement $165,592 16.83% 0.84%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $5,485 0.56% 0.04%
Total $983,647 100.00% 0.58%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - FY15 ($000) (Table FE-9)
Highway Account 88,245 85.56% 0.25%
Mass Transit Account 14,899 14.44% 0.26%
Total $103,144 100.00% 0.25%
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