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State Statistical Abstracts 2015

KENTUCKY

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Population / Land Area % of National
Total Population (DL-1C - Resident Pop) 4,425,092 1.4%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 39,485 1.1%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) Distribution % of National
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 2,184,746 73.9% 1.5%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 772,483 26.1% 1.9%
Total Fuel 2,957,229 100.0%
On Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 2,067,021 94.6% 1.6%
Off Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 117,726 5.4% 1.3%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 64,822 81.2% 2.2%
Urban 15,035 18.8% 1.2%
Total 79,857 100.0% 1.9%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) Distribution % of National
Interstate 842 1.1% 1.8%
Other Freeways & Expressways 565 0.7% 3.1%
Other Principal Arterials 1,843 2.3% 1.2%
Minor Arterial 3,732 4.7% 1.5%
Major Collector 7,093 8.9% 1.3%
Minor Collector 9,519 11.9% 3.5%
Local 56,263 70.5% 2.0%
Total 79,857 100.0% 2.8%
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) Distribution % of National
Interstate 4,128 2.5% 1.9%
Other Freeways/Expressways 2,185 1.3% 2.7%
Other Principal Arterials 5,842 3.5% 1.2%
Minor Arterial 8,557 5.1% 1.5%
Major Collector 14,316 8.6% 1.3%
Minor Collector 19,036 11.4% 3.5%
Local 112526 67.5% 2.0%
Total 166,590 100.0% 1.9%
Vehicle Miles Traveled - (Millions) - (VM-2) Distribution % of National
Rural 26,132 53.7% 2.8%
Urban 22,543 46.3% 1.0%
Total 48,675 100.0% 1.6%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions- VM-2) Distribution % of National
Interstate 14,569 29.9% 1.9%
Other Freeways/Expressways 2,705 5.6% 0.3%
Other Principal Arterial 8,055 16.5% 1.2%
Minor Arterial 9,152 18.8% 1.7%
Major Collector 6,156 12.6% 0.9%
Minor Collector 2,358 4.8% 3.6%
Local 5,680 11.7% 1.3%
Total 48,675 100.0% 1.6%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) Distribution % of National
Male 1,489,840 49.31% 1.38%
Female 1,531,426 50.69% 1.39%
Total 3,021,266 100.00% 1.39%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) - ($)
Gasoline 24.6
Diesel 21.6
Gasohol 24.6

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 1,713,959 41.28% 1.52%
Buses 10,480 0.25% 1.18%
Trucks 2,316,525 55.79% 1.64%
Total 4,040,964
Motorcycles 111,018 2.67% 1.29%
Grand Total 4,151,982 100.00% 1.58%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 593 77.92% 3.48%
Urban 167 21.94% #VALUE!
Unknown 1 0.13% 0.04%
Total 761 100% 3.84%

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 $1,310,849 54.76% 1.77%
General Fund Appropriations $14,027 0.59% 0.20%
Other State Imposts $0 0.00% 0.00%
Miscellaneous $336,330 14.05% 2.77%
Bonds $0 0.00% 0.00%
Federal payments $732,764 30.61% 1.81%
Local Governments and Other $0 0.00% 0.00%
Total $2,393,970 100.00% 1.36%
Disbursements Used by States for Highways (Table SF-2) % of National
Capital Outlay $2,057,421 68.29% 2.53%
Maintenance and Services $554,133 18.39% 2.33%
Administration and Misc. $34,266 1.14% 0.37%
Highway Law Enforcment & Safety $109,172 3.62% 1.11%
Interest $149,596 4.97% 1.69%
Bond Retirement $106,940 3.55% 0.54%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $1,416 0.05% 0.01%
Total $3,012,944 100.00% 1.79%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - FY15 ($000) (Table FE-9) % of National
Highway Account 622,282 86.39% 1.74%
Mass Transit Account 98,072 13.61% 1.70%
Total $720,354 100.00% 1.73%
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