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State Statistical Abstracts 2015

NEVADA

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Population / Land Area % of National
Total Population (DL-1C - Resident Pop) 2,890,845 0.9%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 109,781 3.1%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) Distribution % of National
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 1,153,968 78.8% 0.8%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 310,562 21.2% 0.8%
Total Fuel 1,464,530 100.0%
On Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 1,068,058 92.6% 0.8%
Off Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 85,908 7.4% 1.0%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 34,263 78.0% 1.2%
Urban 9,637 22.0% 0.8%
Total 43,900 100.0% 1.1%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) Distribution % of National
Interstate 598 1.4% 1.2%
Other Freeways & Expressways 55 0.1% 0.3%
Other Principal Arterials 1,862 4.2% 1.2%
Minor Arterial 1,610 3.7% 0.7%
Major Collector 2,248 5.1% 0.4%
Minor Collector 3,578 8.2% 1.3%
Local 33,949 77.3% 1.2%
Total 43,900 100.0% 1.5%
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) Distribution % of National
Interstate 2,626 2.8% 1.2%
Other Freeways/Expressways 252 0.3% 0.3%
Other Principal Arterials 4,995 5.4% 1.1%
Minor Arterial 4,840 5.2% 0.8%
Major Collector 4,515 4.9% 0.4%
Minor Collector 7,856 8.4% 1.4%
Local 67901 73.0% 1.2%
Total 92,985 100.0% 1.1%
Vehicle Miles Traveled - (Millions) - (VM-2) Distribution % of National
Rural 5,011 19.3% 0.5%
Urban 20,915 80.7% 1.0%
Total 25,926 100.0% 0.8%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions- VM-2) Distribution % of National
Interstate 6,283 24.2% 0.8%
Other Freeways/Expressways 1,686 6.5% 0.2%
Other Principal Arterial 4,600 17.7% 0.7%
Minor Arterial 5,009 19.3% 0.9%
Major Collector 378 1.5% 0.1%
Minor Collector 2,146 8.3% 3.3%
Local 5,824 22.5% 1.4%
Total 25,926 100.0% 0.8%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) Distribution % of National
Male 938,460 51.13% 0.87%
Female 897,051 48.87% 0.81%
Total 1,835,511 100.00% 0.84%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) - ($)
Gasoline 24.0
Diesel 27.0
Gasohol 24.0

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 1,017,534 43.93% 0.90%
Buses 3,128 0.14% 0.35%
Trucks 1,220,868 52.71% 0.86%
Total 2,241,530
Motorcycles 74,526 3.22% 0.87%
Grand Total 2,316,056 100.00% 0.88%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 105 32.31% 0.62%
Urban 214 65.85% #VALUE!
Unknown 6 1.85% 0.22%
Total 325 100% 1.64%

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 $497,661 59.27% 0.67%
General Fund Appropriations $0 0.00% 0.00%
Other State Imposts $798 0.10% 0.01%
Miscellaneous $19,866 2.37% 0.16%
Bonds $0 0.00% 0.00%
Federal payments $299,934 35.72% 0.74%
Local Governments and Other $21,329 2.54% 0.47%
Total $839,588 100.00% 0.48%
Disbursements Used by States for Highways (Table SF-2) % of National
Capital Outlay $443,125 51.09% 0.54%
Maintenance and Services $110,433 12.73% 0.46%
Administration and Misc. $135,578 15.63% 1.48%
Highway Law Enforcment & Safety $107,154 12.35% 1.09%
Interest $26,507 3.06% 0.30%
Bond Retirement $41,310 4.76% 0.21%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $3,190 0.37% 0.02%
Total $867,297 100.00% 0.52%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - FY15 ($000) (Table FE-9) % of National
Highway Account 282,133 86.06% 0.79%
Mass Transit Account 45,704 13.94% 0.79%
Total $327,837 100.00% 0.79%
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