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Highway Statistics Series

State Statistical Abstracts 2015

MISSISSIPPI

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Population / Land Area % of National
Total Population (DL-1C - Resident Pop) 2,992,333 0.9%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 46,923 1.3%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) Distribution % of National
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 1,728,384 73.2% 1.2%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 632,987 26.8% 1.6%
Total Fuel 2,361,371 100.0%
On Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 1,607,148 94.9% 1.2%
Off Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 86,669 5.1% 1.0%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 63,912 83.2% 2.2%
Urban 12,865 16.8% 1.1%
Total 76,777 100.0% 1.8%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) Distribution % of National
Interstate 807 1.1% 1.7%
Other Freeways & Expressways 64 0.1% 0.4%
Other Principal Arterials 2,740 3.6% 1.8%
Minor Arterial 4,826 6.3% 2.0%
Major Collector 13,507 17.6% 2.5%
Minor Collector 2,326 3.0% 0.9%
Local 52,507 68.4% 1.8%
Total 76,777 100.0% 2.7%
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) Distribution % of National
Interstate 3,358 2.1% 1.5%
Other Freeways/Expressways 252 0.2% 0.3%
Other Principal Arterials 9,767 6.1% 2.1%
Minor Arterial 10,222 6.4% 1.8%
Major Collector 27,250 17.0% 2.5%
Minor Collector 4,652 2.9% 0.9%
Local 105013 65.4% 1.8%
Total 160,514 100.0% 1.8%
Vehicle Miles Traveled - (Millions) - (VM-2) Distribution % of National
Rural 22,160 55.6% 2.4%
Urban 17,730 44.4% 0.8%
Total 39,890 100.0% 1.3%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions- VM-2) Distribution % of National
Interstate 8,325 20.9% 1.1%
Other Freeways/Expressways 451 1.1% 0.1%
Other Principal Arterial 10,200 25.6% 1.6%
Minor Arterial 6,065 15.2% 1.1%
Major Collector 5,724 14.3% 0.9%
Minor Collector 422 1.1% 0.7%
Local 8,703 21.8% 2.0%
Total 39,890 100.0% 1.3%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) Distribution % of National
Male 943,750 47.46% 0.88%
Female 1,044,646 52.54% 0.95%
Total 1,988,396 100.00% 0.91%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) - ($)
Gasoline 18.4
Diesel 18.4
Gasohol 18.4

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 847,173 40.95% 0.75%
Buses 8,049 0.39% 0.91%
Trucks 1,185,302 57.29% 0.84%
Total 2,040,524
Motorcycles 28,329 1.37% 0.33%
Grand Total 2,068,853 100.00% 0.78%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 559 82.57% 3.28%
Urban 118 17.43% #VALUE!
Unknown 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total 677 100% 3.42%

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 $535,077 43.30% 0.72%
General Fund Appropriations $7,889 0.64% 0.11%
Other State Imposts $61,363 4.97% 0.56%
Miscellaneous $5,887 0.48% 0.05%
Bonds $0 0.00% 0.00%
Federal payments $496,705 40.20% 1.23%
Local Governments and Other $128,771 10.42% 2.83%
Total $1,235,692 100.00% 0.70%
Disbursements Used by States for Highways (Table SF-2) % of National
Capital Outlay $835,024 69.59% 1.03%
Maintenance and Services $76,608 6.38% 0.32%
Administration and Misc. $76,737 6.39% 0.84%
Highway Law Enforcment & Safety $32,499 2.71% 0.33%
Interest $40,749 3.40% 0.46%
Bond Retirement $40,655 3.39% 0.21%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $97,706 8.14% 0.63%
Total $1,199,978 100.00% 0.71%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - FY15 ($000) (Table FE-9) % of National
Highway Account 472,514 86.27% 1.32%
Mass Transit Account 75,175 13.73% 1.30%
Total $547,689 100.00% 1.32%
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