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State Statistical Abstracts 2015

WEST VIRGINIA

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Population / Land Area % of National
Total Population (DL-1C - Resident Pop) 1,844,128 0.6%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 24,038 0.7%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) Distribution % of National
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 865,035 73.0% 0.6%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 320,119 27.0% 0.8%
Total Fuel 1,185,154 100.0%
On Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 811,497 93.8% 0.6%
Off Highway Gasoline (MF-21 in 000s) 53,539 6.2% 0.6%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 31,627 81.6% 1.1%
Urban 7,143 18.4% 0.6%
Total 38,770 100.0% 0.9%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) Distribution % of National
Interstate 554 1.4% 1.2%
Other Freeways & Expressways 23 0.1% 0.1%
Other Principal Arterials 1,411 3.6% 0.9%
Minor Arterial 2,073 5.3% 0.8%
Major Collector 6,416 16.5% 1.2%
Minor Collector 2,214 5.7% 0.8%
Local 26,078 67.3% 0.9%
Total 38,769 100.0% 1.3%
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) Distribution % of National
Interstate 2,321 2.9% 1.0%
Other Freeways/Expressways 87 0.1% 0.1%
Other Principal Arterials 3,856 4.8% 0.8%
Minor Arterial 4,224 5.3% 0.7%
Major Collector 12,853 16.1% 1.2%
Minor Collector 4,428 5.5% 0.8%
Local 52159 65.3% 0.9%
Total 79,928 100.0% 0.9%
Vehicle Miles Traveled - (Millions) - (VM-2) Distribution % of National
Rural 9,722 49.0% 1.0%
Urban 10,104 51.0% 0.5%
Total 19,826 100.0% 0.6%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (Millions- VM-2) Distribution % of National
Interstate 5,700 28.8% 0.7%
Other Freeways/Expressways 128 0.6% 0.0%
Other Principal Arterial 4,672 23.6% 0.7%
Minor Arterial 3,618 18.2% 0.7%
Major Collector 3,480 17.6% 0.5%
Minor Collector 376 1.9% 0.6%
Local 1,852 9.3% 0.4%
Total 19,826 100.0% 0.6%
Driver Licenses (DL-22) Distribution % of National
Male 579,212 49.62% 0.54%
Female 588,134 50.38% 0.53%
Total 1,167,346 100.00% 0.54%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) - ($)
Gasoline 34.6
Diesel 34.6
Gasohol 34.6

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 566,215 35.10% 0.50%
Buses 3,281 0.20% 0.37%
Trucks 985,083 61.06% 0.70%
Total 1,554,579
Motorcycles 58,766 3.64% 0.68%
Grand Total 1,613,345 100.00% 0.61%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) Distribution % of National
Rural 190 70.90% 1.11%
Urban 78 29.10% #VALUE!
Unknown 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total 268 100% 1.35%

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 $817,997 65.46% 1.10%
General Fund Appropriations $20,782 1.66% 0.30%
Other State Imposts $4,772 0.38% 0.04%
Miscellaneous $15,732 1.26% 0.13%
Bonds $0 0.00% 0.00%
Federal payments $388,991 31.13% 0.96%
Local Governments and Other $1,403 0.11% 0.03%
Total $1,249,677 100.00% 0.71%
Disbursements Used by States for Highways (Table SF-2) % of National
Capital Outlay $654,041 53.30% 0.80%
Maintenance and Services $314,057 25.59% 1.32%
Administration and Misc. $123,876 10.10% 1.35%
Highway Law Enforcment & Safety $46,344 3.78% 0.47%
Interest $16,998 1.39% 0.19%
Bond Retirement $60,280 4.91% 0.30%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $11,443 0.93% 0.07%
Total $1,227,039 100.00% 0.73%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts - FY15 ($000) (Table FE-9) % of National
Highway Account 227,797 86.26% 0.64%
Mass Transit Account 36,299 13.74% 0.63%
Total $264,096 100.00% 0.64%
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