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Highway Statistics Series

State Statistical Abstracts 2015

NEW JERSEY

For more information, see the Highway Statistics series.

Population / Land Area % of National
Total Population (DL-1C - Resident Pop) 8,958,013 2.8%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 7,354 0.2%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) Distribution % of National
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 4,080,707 84.3% 2.9%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 758,137 15.7% 1.9%
Total Fuel 4,838,844 100.0%
On Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 3,928,510 95.4% 3.0%
Off Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 188,213 4.6% 2.1%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 5,684 14.6% 0.2%
Urban 33,381 85.4% 2.8%
Total 39,065 100.0% 0.9%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) Distribution % of National
Interstate 432 1.1% 0.9%
Other Freeways & Expressways 488 1.2% 2.7%
Other Principal Arterials 1,961 5.0% 1.3%
Minor Arterial 3,941 10.1% 1.6%
Major Collector 3,697 9.5% 0.7%
Minor Collector 740 1.9% 0.3%
Local 27,806 71.2% 1.0%
Total 39,065 100.0% 1.4%
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) Distribution % of National
Interstate 2,973 3.5% 1.3%
Other Freeways/Expressways 2,689 3.2% 3.4%
Other Principal Arterials 6,304 7.4% 1.3%
Minor Arterial 8,727 10.2% 1.5%
Major Collector 7,512 8.8% 0.7%
Minor Collector 1,500 1.8% 0.3%
Local 55614 65.2% 1.0%
Total 85,319 100.0% 1.0%
Vehicle Miles Traveled - (Millions) - (VM-2) Distribution % of National
Rural 4,835 6.4% 0.5%
Urban 70,558 93.6% 3.3%
Total 75,393 100.0% 2.4%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions- VM-2) Distribution % of National
Interstate 15,725 20.9% 2.0%
Other Freeways/Expressways 12,561 16.7% 1.6%
Other Principal Arterial 17,071 22.6% 2.6%
Minor Arterial 11,817 15.7% 2.2%
Major Collector 5,357 7.1% 0.8%
Minor Collector 891 1.2% 1.4%
Local 11,971 15.9% 2.8%
Total 75,393 100.0% 2.4%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) Distribution % of National
Male 3,033,720 49.09% 2.82%
Female 3,145,598 50.91% 2.85%
Total 6,179,318 100.00% 2.83%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) - ($)
Gasoline 10.5
Diesel 13.5
Gasohol 10.5

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 2,918,603 49.15% 2.59%
Buses 24,360 0.41% 2.74%
Trucks 2,843,150 47.88% 2.01%
Total 5,786,113
Motorcycles 152,472 2.57% 1.77%
Grand Total 5,938,585 100.00% 2.25%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 64 11.39% 0.38%
Urban 451 80.25% #VALUE!
Unknown 47 8.36% 1.70%
Total 562 100% 2.84%

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 $2,910,285 39.17% 3.93%
General Fund Appropriations $0 0.00% 0.00%
Other State Imposts $617,291 8.31% 5.65%
Miscellaneous $661,770 8.91% 5.45%
Bonds $2,301,922 30.99% 8.58%
Federal payments $875,112 11.78% 2.16%
Local Governments and Other $62,741 0.84% 1.38%
Total $7,429,121 100.00% 4.22%
Disbursements Used by States for Highways (Table SF-2) % of National
Capital Outlay $3,117,799 43.63% 3.83%
Maintenance and Services $699,692 9.79% 2.94%
Administration and Misc. $213,717 2.99% 2.34%
Highway Law Enforcment & Safety $396,581 5.55% 4.03%
Interest $1,116,272 15.62% 12.63%
Bond Retirement $1,428,517 19.99% 7.21%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $173,435 2.43% 1.12%
Total $7,146,013 100.00% 4.25%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - FY15 ($000) (Table FE-9) % of National
Highway Account 935,431 85.78% 2.62%
Mass Transit Account 155,076 14.22% 2.69%
Total $1,090,507 100.00% 2.63%
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