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July 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 July June
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2015 (Preliminary) 2014 2015 (Revised) 2014
Northeast
Connecticut 9 199 194 2.5 9 185 181 2.1
Maine 55 598 577 3.6 56 543 529 2.7
Massachusetts 6 158 153 3.6 9 143 141 1.7
New Hampshire 82 337 324 4.0 80 306 303 1.0
New Jersey 5 270 269 0.3 4 235 236 -0.4
New York 49 1,650 1,546 6.8 50 1,436 1,416 1.4
Pennsylvania 24 2,285 2,198 4.0 26 2,060 2,027 1.6
Rhode Island 3 66 62 6.9 2 56 54 3.7
Vermont 28 312 303 3.3 23 265 259 2.3
Subtotal   5,875 5,626 4.4   5,229 5,146 1.6
South Atlantic
Delaware 23 286 271 5.3 29 260 251 3.3
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 98 2,185 2,007 8.9 96 2,123 1,990 6.7
Georgia 50 1,665 1,567 6.3 52 1,387 1,306 6.3
Maryland 21 610 592 3.0 21 566 564 0.4
North Carolina 19 1,922 1,801 6.7 19 1,809 1,735 4.3
South Carolina 64 1,685 1,584 6.4 60 1,551 1,474 5.2
Virginia 308 2,108 2,026 4.1 311 1,969 1,916 2.8
West Virginia - 693 664 4.5 - 559 545 2.6
Subtotal   11,154 10,512 6.1   10,224 9,781 4.5
North Central
Illinois 14 1,688 1,644 2.6 23 1,769 1,744 1.5
Indiana - 1,981 1,886 5.0 - 1,448 1,406 3.0
Iowa 84 1,297 1,255 3.4 86 1,232 1,180 4.4
Kansas 63 933 905 3.1 62 920 890 3.5
Michigan 63 1,824 1,725 5.7 63 1,623 1,561 4.0
Minnesota 20 1,469 1,463 0.4 28 1,556 1,503 3.5
Missouri 85 1,990 1,855 7.3 82 1,648 1,579 4.4
Nebraska 34 881 838 5.0 35 821 781 5.1
North Dakota 1 512 515 -0.6 1 462 456 1.5
Ohio 51 1,792 1,690 6.0 51 1,668 1,615 3.3
South Dakota 37 528 497 6.2 36 505 480 5.3
Wisconsin 72 1,853 1,763 5.1 35 1,710 1,646 3.9
Subtotal   16,748 16,036 4.4   15,362 14,841 3.5
South Gulf
Alabama 45 1,733 1,643 5.5 42 1,672 1,588 5.3
Arkansas 24 1,058 1,025 3.2 23 988 948 4.2
Kentucky 18 1,453 1,387 4.7 24 1,710 1,658 3.2
Louisiana 10 1,220 1,174 4.0 12 1,151 1,137 1.2
Mississippi 42 1,226 1,164 5.4 41 1,136 1,077 5.5
Oklahoma 43 1,186 1,155 2.7 43 1,107 1,083 2.2
Tennessee 9 1,993 1,843 8.1 10 1,797 1,729 4.0
Texas 97 5,041 4,798 5.1 102 4,811 4,619 4.2
Subtotal   14,910 14,189 5.1   14,372 13,839 3.9
West
Alaska 32 179 177 1.2 35 168 161 4.7
Arizona 37 958 898 6.7 36 975 913 6.8
California 72 3,878 3,638 6.6 71 3,413 3,251 5.0
Colorado 51 1,126 1,042 8.0 56 1,074 993 8.1
Hawaii 8 91 87 5.0 9 73 69 5.9
Idaho 99 614 575 6.9 100 556 512 8.5
Montana 63 722 689 4.8 59 645 602 7.2
Nevada 36 441 415 6.2 36 406 385 5.3
New Mexico 36 885 839 5.5 32 795 758 4.8
Oregon 101 1,168 1,110 5.2 100 1,088 1,011 7.6
Utah 38 578 535 8.2 38 521 492 6.0
Washington 72 983 944 4.2 74 992 941 5.4
Wyoming 94 514 492 4.6 91 457 440 3.8
Subtotal   12,137 11,441 6.1   11,163 10,528 6.0
Totals 2,395 60,825 57,803 5.2 2,383 56,350 54,132 4.1

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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