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Highway Statistics Series

State Statistical Abstracts 2015

NEW MEXICO

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Population / Land Area % of National
Total Population (DL-1C - Resident Pop) 2,085,109 0.6%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 121,298 3.4%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) Distribution % of National
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 981,606 64.6% 0.7%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 537,064 35.4% 1.3%
Total Fuel 1,518,670 100.0%
On Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 913,565 93.1% 0.7%
Off Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 68,042 6.9% 0.8%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 60,712 87.9% 2.1%
Urban 8,357 12.1% 0.7%
Total 69,069 100.0% 1.7%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) Distribution % of National
Interstate 1,000 1.4% 2.1%
Other Freeways & Expressways 11 0.0% 0.1%
Other Principal Arterials 2,625 3.8% 1.7%
Minor Arterial 2,986 4.3% 1.2%
Major Collector 5,392 7.8% 1.0%
Minor Collector 3,456 5.0% 1.3%
Local 53,599 77.6% 1.9%
Total 69,069 100.0% 2.4%
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) Distribution % of National
Interstate 4,178 2.9% 1.9%
Other Freeways/Expressways 49 0.0% 0.1%
Other Principal Arterials 8,708 6.0% 1.9%
Minor Arterial 6,619 4.6% 1.2%
Major Collector 10,946 7.6% 1.0%
Minor Collector 6,931 4.8% 1.3%
Local 107198 74.1% 1.9%
Total 144,629 100.0% 1.7%
Vehicle Miles Traveled - (Millions) - (VM-2) Distribution % of National
Rural 15,532 56.6% 1.7%
Urban 11,903 43.4% 0.5%
Total 27,435 100.0% 0.9%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions- VM-2) Distribution % of National
Interstate 7,021 25.6% 0.9%
Other Freeways/Expressways 81 0.3% 0.0%
Other Principal Arterial 7,515 27.4% 1.1%
Minor Arterial 3,601 13.1% 0.7%
Major Collector 2,771 10.1% 0.4%
Minor Collector 895 3.3% 1.4%
Local 5,551 20.2% 1.3%
Total 27,435 100.0% 0.9%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) Distribution % of National
Male 730,816 49.79% 0.68%
Female 736,966 50.21% 0.67%
Total 1,467,782 100.00% 0.67%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) - ($)
Gasoline 17.0
Diesel 21.0
Gasohol 17.0

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 667,947 36.63% 0.59%
Buses 6,239 0.34% 0.70%
Trucks 1,086,011 59.56% 0.77%
Total 1,760,197
Motorcycles 63,248 3.47% 0.74%
Grand Total 1,823,445 100.00% 0.69%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 159 53.36% 0.93%
Urban 119 39.93% #VALUE!
Unknown 20 6.71% 0.72%
Total 298 100% 1.50%

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 $442,800 41.09% 0.60%
General Fund Appropriations $30,984 2.87% 0.45%
Other State Imposts $29,673 2.75% 0.27%
Miscellaneous $40,528 3.76% 0.33%
Bonds $96,431 8.95% 0.36%
Federal payments $437,311 40.58% 1.08%
Local Governments and Other $0 0.00% 0.00%
Total $1,077,727 100.00% 0.61%
Disbursements Used by States for Highways (Table SF-2) % of National
Capital Outlay $445,814 39.05% 0.55%
Maintenance and Services $46,775 4.10% 0.20%
Administration and Misc. $344,102 30.14% 3.76%
Highway Law Enforcment & Safety $22,685 1.99% 0.23%
Interest $70,375 6.17% 0.80%
Bond Retirement $172,105 15.08% 0.87%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $39,666 3.47% 0.26%
Total $1,141,522 100.00% 0.68%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - FY15 ($000) (Table FE-9) % of National
Highway Account 344,200 86.76% 0.96%
Mass Transit Account 52,517 13.24% 0.91%
Total $396,717 100.00% 0.96%
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