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State Statistical Abstracts 2015

PENNSYLVANIA

For more information, see the Highway Statistics series.

Population / Land Area % of National
Total Population (DL-1C - Resident Pop) 12,802,503 4.0%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 44,743 1.3%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) Distribution % of National
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 4,939,347 76.1% 3.5%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 1,548,917 23.9% 3.8%
Total Fuel 6,488,264 100.0%
On Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 4,641,448 94.5% 3.5%
Off Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 269,253 5.5% 3.0%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 72,492 60.4% 2.5%
Urban 47,599 39.6% 3.9%
Total 120,091 100.0% 2.9%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) Distribution % of National
Interstate 1,868 1.6% 3.9%
Other Freeways & Expressways 884 0.7% 4.9%
Other Principal Arterials 4,375 3.6% 2.8%
Minor Arterial 8,560 7.1% 3.5%
Major Collector 12,850 10.7% 2.4%
Minor Collector 6,980 5.8% 2.6%
Local 84,574 70.4% 2.9%
Total 120,091 100.0% 4.2%
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) Distribution % of National
Interstate 7,886 3.1% 3.5%
Other Freeways/Expressways 3,626 1.4% 4.6%
Other Principal Arterials 11,879 4.7% 2.5%
Minor Arterial 18,095 7.2% 3.2%
Major Collector 25,834 10.3% 2.3%
Minor Collector 13,959 5.6% 2.6%
Local 169148 67.5% 2.9%
Total 250,427 100.0% 2.9%
Vehicle Miles Traveled - (Millions) - (VM-2) Distribution % of National
Rural 35,395 35.1% 3.8%
Urban 65,550 64.9% 3.0%
Total 100,945 100.0% 3.3%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions- VM-2) Distribution % of National
Interstate 26,118 25.9% 3.4%
Other Freeways/Expressways 8,859 8.8% 1.1%
Other Principal Arterial 19,912 19.7% 3.0%
Minor Arterial 18,553 18.4% 3.4%
Major Collector 11,593 11.5% 1.8%
Minor Collector 1,824 1.8% 2.8%
Local 14,086 14.0% 3.3%
Total 100,945 100.0% 3.3%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) Distribution % of National
Male 4,436,952 49.61% 4.12%
Female 4,506,015 50.39% 4.08%
Total 8,942,967 100.00% 4.10%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) - ($)
Gasoline 50.5
Diesel 64.2
Gasohol 50.5

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 4,680,499 44.16% 4.15%
Buses 55,117 0.52% 6.20%
Trucks 5,469,688 51.61% 3.87%
Total 10,205,304
Motorcycles 393,390 3.71% 4.57%
Grand Total 10,598,694 100.00% 4.02%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 616 51.33% 3.61%
Urban 523 43.58% #VALUE!
Unknown 61 5.08% 2.21%
Total 1,200 100% 6.06%

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 $3,670,703 42.24% 4.95%
General Fund Appropriations $932,561 10.73% 13.58%
Other State Imposts $20,550 0.24% 0.19%
Miscellaneous $709,674 8.17% 5.84%
Bonds $1,620,873 18.65% 6.04%
Federal payments $1,714,775 19.73% 4.24%
Local Governments and Other $20,518 0.24% 0.45%
Total $8,689,654 100.00% 4.94%
Disbursements Used by States for Highways (Table SF-2) % of National
Capital Outlay $3,755,235 43.71% 4.62%
Maintenance and Services $1,460,030 16.99% 6.14%
Administration and Misc. $607,104 7.07% 6.64%
Highway Law Enforcment & Safety $834,662 9.71% 8.48%
Interest $520,690 6.06% 5.89%
Bond Retirement $1,067,838 12.43% 5.39%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $346,325 4.03% 2.24%
Total $8,591,884 100.00% 5.11%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - FY15 ($000) (Table FE-9) % of National
Highway Account 1,351,928 86.22% 3.78%
Mass Transit Account 216,055 13.78% 3.75%
Total $1,567,983 100.00% 3.78%
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