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December 2016 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
2016 (Preliminary) 2015 2016 (Revised) 2015
Northeast
Connecticut 10 121 123 -1.8 10 129 128 0.7
Maine 50 460 465 -1.2 46 485 470 3.1
Massachusetts 9 136 139 -2.2 11 125 122 2.0
New Hampshire 86 251 255 -1.7 86 340 331 2.7
New Jersey 3 239 242 -1.1 3 229 225 1.5
New York 49 1,190 1,165 2.1 16 1,015 990 2.6
Pennsylvania 24 1,906 1,983 -3.8 24 2,045 1,999 2.3
Rhode Island 6 55 55 0.0 5 58 59 -0.2
Vermont 35 220 219 0.1 30 214 211 1.3
Subtotal 4,578 4,646 -1.5 4,640 4,535 2.3
South Atlantic
Delaware 21 116 115 0.7 20 120 115 3.8
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 98 2,041 1,954 4.5 96 2,038 1,948 4.6
Georgia 49 1,528 1,484 3.0 50 1,541 1,474 4.5
Maryland 22 488 493 -1.0 22 522 513 1.8
North Carolina 17 1,755 1,700 3.3 18 1,697 1,588 6.8
South Carolina 54 1,334 1,296 3.0 59 1,345 1,265 6.3
Virginia 313 1,885 1,865 1.1 313 2,002 1,914 4.6
West Virginia - 565 571 -1.2 17 718 698 2.8
Subtotal 9,712 9,478 2.5 9,983 9,515 4.9
North Central
Illinois 12 1,233 1,263 -2.4 14 1,175 1,135 3.5
Indiana 20 1,374 1,370 0.3 20 1,351 1,287 4.9
Iowa 24 1,035 1,042 -0.7 21 1,095 1,039 5.5
Kansas 63 863 862 0.2 63 871 810 7.5
Michigan 63 1,427 1,478 -3.4 63 1,454 1,394 4.3
Minnesota 2 1,212 1,232 -1.6 17 1,296 1,303 -0.6
Missouri 84 1,422 1,441 -1.3 84 1,568 1,478 6.1
Nebraska 35 705 697 1.2 35 766 715 7.1
North Dakota 34 375 397 -5.6 35 364 367 -0.7
Ohio 44 1,563 1,603 -2.5 46 1,584 1,562 1.4
South Dakota 38 375 377 -0.5 40 365 361 1.0
Wisconsin 87 1,491 1,513 -1.5 80 1,642 1,578 4.0
Subtotal 13,075 13,275 -1.5 13,531 13,029 3.9
South Gulf
Alabama 56 1,277 1,245 2.5 51 1,232 1,182 4.3
Arkansas 22 946 945 0.2 20 865 823 5.1
Kentucky 27 1,357 1,365 -0.6 26 1,436 1,391 3.3
Louisiana 3 1,047 990 5.7 2 963 961 0.2
Mississippi 32 978 978 0.0 34 1,131 1,079 4.8
Oklahoma - 927 903 2.8 - 1,119 1,061 5.5
Tennessee 14 1,540 1,468 4.9 17 1,403 1,353 3.7
Texas 96 4,192 4,051 3.5 99 4,429 4,214 5.1
Subtotal 12,264 11,945 2.7 12,578 12,064 4.3
West
Alaska 36 82 83 -1.4 31 86 81 6.2
Arizona 59 995 974 2.2 56 986 942 4.7
California 77 4,242 4,033 5.2 71 3,769 3,528 6.8
Colorado 60 876 842 4.1 52 965 893 8.1
Hawaii 10 56 56 -0.1 10 56 54 4.4
Idaho 109 421 420 0.4 106 493 455 8.5
Montana 70 442 455 -2.7 67 514 478 7.4
Nevada 36 336 317 5.8 35 324 296 9.3
New Mexico 37 767 744 3.0 37 736 708 3.9
Oregon 103 702 710 -1.1 105 770 728 5.8
Utah 44 434 415 4.7 44 439 416 5.6
Washington 73 790 772 2.3 74 885 839 5.4
Wyoming 88 323 325 -0.5 88 376 361 4.2
Subtotal 10,466 10,146 3.2 10,399 9,779 6.3
Totals 2,404 50,097 49,488 1.2 2,369 51,131 48,924 4.5

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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