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December 2015 Traffic Volume Trends

Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State

Table - 3. Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State December November
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2015 (Preliminary) 2014 2015 (Revised) 2014
Northeast
Connecticut - 157 160 -2.0 10 164 156 5.3
Maine 58 467 453 3.2 57 472 445 6.1
Massachusetts 8 135 130 4.0 4 120 114 4.7
New Hampshire 84 255 244 4.4 87 331 315 5.1
New Jersey 3 240 236 2.1 3 224 219 2.3
New York 48 1,284 1,232 4.2 17 1,090 1,065 2.4
Pennsylvania 29 1,939 1,861 4.2 28 1,955 1,872 4.4
Rhode Island 2 54 53 2.4 3 58 56 3.6
Vermont - 236 227 4.1 - 228 221 3.2
Subtotal 4,767 4,596 3.7 4,642 4,463 4.0
South Atlantic
Delaware 30 123 113 8.2 30 123 114 8.4
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 95 2,192 2,039 7.5 95 2,176 2,004 8.6
Georgia 54 1,470 1,409 4.3 49 1,458 1,367 6.7
Maryland 22 495 476 3.9 21 515 494 4.3
North Carolina 20 1,764 1,678 5.2 21 1,651 1,563 5.6
South Carolina 56 1,406 1,357 3.6 62 1,375 1,279 7.5
Virginia 325 1,817 1,746 4.0 320 1,868 1,781 4.9
West Virginia 7 575 569 1.1 5 709 673 5.3
Subtotal 9,842 9,387 4.8 9,875 9,275 6.5
North Central
Illinois 10 1,276 1,263 1.1 13 1,150 1,152 -0.2
Indiana - 1,401 1,353 3.5 - 1,362 1,301 4.7
Iowa 89 1,050 1,024 2.5 89 1,041 1,014 2.7
Kansas 66 854 832 2.7 65 803 793 1.2
Michigan 63 1,485 1,433 3.6 61 1,400 1,316 6.4
Minnesota 23 1,307 1,276 2.4 21 1,382 1,313 5.2
Missouri 84 1,439 1,365 5.4 82 1,475 1,433 2.9
Nebraska 36 716 687 4.1 35 736 709 3.8
North Dakota 23 380 395 -4.0 23 351 357 -1.7
Ohio 44 1,599 1,543 3.7 49 1,557 1,471 5.8
South Dakota 36 388 384 0.8 31 371 356 4.3
Wisconsin 91 1,532 1,485 3.2 79 1,598 1,517 5.4
Subtotal 13,427 13,040 3.0 13,226 12,732 3.9
South Gulf
Alabama 63 1,404 1,350 4.0 57 1,332 1,265 5.3
Arkansas 23 930 885 5.1 24 812 785 3.5
Kentucky 24 1,448 1,372 5.5 20 1,471 1,389 5.9
Louisiana 6 976 917 6.4 7 946 911 3.9
Mississippi 43 988 945 4.6 42 1,082 1,036 4.4
Oklahoma 27 903 905 -0.3 44 1,060 1,037 2.2
Tennessee 14 1,625 1,600 1.5 14 1,498 1,405 6.6
Texas 100 4,488 4,440 1.1 100 4,664 4,531 2.9
Subtotal 12,762 12,414 2.8 12,865 12,359 4.1
West
Alaska 34 107 104 3.3 31 104 107 -2.8
Arizona 31 966 906 6.6 35 932 889 4.9
California 74 4,075 3,714 9.7 65 3,564 3,348 6.4
Colorado 58 897 854 5.1 55 951 913 4.1
Hawaii 9 55 54 2.4 9 52 51 2.6
Idaho 109 414 403 2.8 112 449 417 7.7
Montana 63 453 451 0.6 65 476 452 5.3
Nevada 34 338 336 0.9 32 316 304 4.1
New Mexico 33 771 761 1.4 26 734 718 2.3
Oregon 105 857 836 2.5 103 879 827 6.4
Utah 42 412 396 4.1 44 414 392 5.6
Washington 70 762 751 1.4 75 828 790 4.9
Wyoming 92 327 342 -4.2 95 364 365 -0.1
Subtotal 10,434 9,908 5.3 10,063 9,573 5.1
Totals 2,460 51,232 49,343 3.8 2,415 50,673 48,402 4.7

Note: Where Number of STATIONS are shown as dashes, the values for the Vehicle-Miles and Percent Change are derived from the estimated VMT based on data from surrounding States or the nationwide average VMT.

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