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October 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 October September
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2015 (Preliminary) 2014 2015 (Revised) 2014
Northeast
Connecticut 9 177 175 1.5 9 181 177 2.4
Maine 57 527 513 2.8 55 520 500 3.8
Massachusetts 10 140 136 3.2 9 132 126 5.0
New Hampshire 82 291 281 3.5 80 288 276 4.1
New Jersey 4 252 252 0.2 4 306 304 0.7
New York 52 1,289 1,262 2.2 49 1,266 1,214 4.2
Pennsylvania 24 2,175 2,144 1.5 24 2,030 1,976 2.7
Rhode Island 3 69 72 -3.7 4 66 63 4.8
Vermont - 263 257 2.5 - 260 250 4.3
Subtotal 5,183 5,092 1.8 5,049 4,886 3.3
South Atlantic
Delaware 23 146 142 3.0 25 166 156 6.3
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 100 2,252 2,078 8.4 93 1,985 1,812 9.5
Georgia 50 1,543 1,477 4.5 48 1,324 1,237 7.0
Maryland 19 540 537 0.6 17 548 534 2.7
North Carolina 21 1,797 1,772 1.4 21 1,662 1,555 6.9
South Carolina 59 1,383 1,396 -0.9 63 1,445 1,339 8.0
Virginia 318 1,905 1,878 1.4 316 1,805 1,731 4.3
West Virginia 8 633 629 0.7 5 627 613 2.4
Subtotal 10,199 9,909 2.9 9,562 8,977 6.5
North Central
Illinois 17 1,529 1,487 2.8 16 1,441 1,366 5.5
Indiana - 1,518 1,477 2.8 - 1,465 1,391 5.3
Iowa 88 1,187 1,150 3.2 85 1,170 1,121 4.4
Kansas 62 891 866 2.8 65 935 891 5.0
Michigan 62 1,586 1,525 4.0 57 1,610 1,504 7.0
Minnesota 22 1,539 1,513 1.7 20 1,393 1,368 1.8
Missouri 82 1,489 1,439 3.5 77 1,867 1,700 9.9
Nebraska 34 846 807 4.8 34 798 761 4.8
North Dakota 23 440 460 -4.2 24 409 417 -1.8
Ohio 50 1,694 1,656 2.3 48 1,648 1,597 3.2
South Dakota 32 441 425 3.9 27 457 438 4.3
Wisconsin 79 1,784 1,730 3.1 78 1,635 1,564 4.6
Subtotal 14,944 14,535 2.8 14,828 14,118 5.0
South Gulf
Alabama 54 1,489 1,430 4.1 50 1,449 1,357 6.8
Arkansas 24 893 879 1.6 23 819 761 7.7
Kentucky 23 1,582 1,557 1.6 19 1,474 1,405 4.9
Louisiana 7 929 916 1.4 8 822 811 1.4
Mississippi 44 1,085 1,054 2.9 43 1,107 1,048 5.6
Oklahoma 45 1,095 1,087 0.8 30 1,114 1,088 2.4
Tennessee 17 1,795 1,732 3.6 19 1,727 1,615 6.9
Texas 93 4,841 4,750 1.9 110 4,719 4,421 6.8
Subtotal 13,709 13,405 2.3 13,231 12,506 5.8
West
Alaska 29 139 135 3.0 24 140 136 2.9
Arizona 50 1,063 1,012 5.0 43 848 785 7.9
California 69 3,790 3,524 7.5 65 3,032 2,843 6.6
Colorado 58 1,061 1,021 3.9 56 1,044 980 6.5
Hawaii 9 87 85 2.1 9 69 68 1.5
Idaho 104 522 493 5.8 105 530 494 7.2
Montana 67 527 508 3.8 65 564 545 3.6
Nevada 34 353 334 5.8 31 358 331 8.0
New Mexico 28 906 876 3.5 30 834 785 6.3
Oregon 102 1,007 956 5.4 102 1,060 999 6.1
Utah 39 478 448 6.7 39 500 459 8.8
Washington 23 894 857 4.3 73 1,038 972 6.7
Wyoming 93 438 435 0.7 92 463 444 4.2
Subtotal 11,265 10,684 5.4 10,480 9,841 6.5
Totals 2,402 55,302 53,624 3.1 2,389 53,149 50,328 5.6

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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