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January 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 January December
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2016 (Preliminary) 2015 2015 (Revised) 2014
Northeast
Connecticut 10 117 110 6.1 - 123 125 -2.0
Maine 56 439 406 8.0 58 465 451 3.2
Massachusetts 4 118 109 8.0 8 139 133 3.9
New Hampshire 78 237 219 8.4 84 255 244 4.4
New Jersey 3 201 198 1.8 3 242 237 2.1
New York 51 948 923 2.7 48 1,165 1,119 4.2
Pennsylvania 28 1,573 1,576 -0.2 29 1,983 1,902 4.2
Rhode Island 6 29 29 0.1 2 55 53 2.4
Vermont - 219 211 3.9 - 219 211 4.0
Subtotal 3,881 3,781 2.6 4,646 4,475 3.8
South Atlantic
Delaware 33 101 99 2.2 30 115 107 7.3
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 96 2,096 1,912 9.6 95 1,954 1,826 7.1
Georgia 55 1,477 1,438 2.7 54 1,484 1,423 4.3
Maryland 22 393 403 -2.5 22 493 475 3.9
North Carolina 18 1,530 1,529 0.0 20 1,700 1,619 5.0
South Carolina 58 1,231 1,178 4.5 56 1,296 1,251 3.6
Virginia 322 1,558 1,610 -3.2 325 1,865 1,793 4.0
West Virginia 2 468 468 0.1 7 571 565 1.1
Subtotal 8,854 8,637 2.5 9,478 9,059 4.6
North Central
Illinois 16 1,143 1,160 -1.4 10 1,263 1,249 1.1
Indiana - 1,266 1,268 -0.2 - 1,351 1,305 3.5
Iowa 86 968 939 3.1 89 1,049 1,023 2.5
Kansas 65 766 760 0.7 66 862 839 2.7
Michigan 63 1,357 1,299 4.5 63 1,478 1,426 3.6
Minnesota 23 1,117 1,110 0.7 24 1,233 1,204 2.4
Missouri 80 1,160 1,132 2.4 84 1,441 1,368 5.3
Nebraska 36 599 588 2.0 36 697 670 4.1
North Dakota 30 377 396 -4.8 23 397 414 -4.1
Ohio 45 1,376 1,348 2.1 45 1,603 1,549 3.5
South Dakota 37 321 318 0.8 36 377 374 0.8
Wisconsin 75 1,279 1,247 2.5 91 1,513 1,467 3.2
Subtotal 11,729 11,565 1.4 13,264 12,888 2.9
South Gulf
Alabama 46 1,214 1,165 4.2 63 1,245 1,196 4.1
Arkansas 18 792 792 0.1 23 945 899 5.1
Kentucky 22 1,227 1,238 -0.9 24 1,365 1,294 5.5
Louisiana 4 912 914 -0.3 6 990 930 6.5
Mississippi 30 1,073 997 7.6 44 978 939 4.1
Oklahoma 43 912 884 3.2 27 903 905 -0.3
Tennessee 14 1,447 1,439 0.6 14 1,468 1,446 1.6
Texas 4 4,011 3,935 1.9 100 4,051 4,008 1.1
Subtotal 11,588 11,364 2.0 11,945 11,617 2.8
West
Alaska 35 79 77 1.9 35 83 80 3.3
Arizona 35 925 899 3.0 31 974 914 6.6
California 72 2,625 2,547 3.1 74 4,033 3,676 9.7
Colorado 58 850 828 2.6 58 842 801 5.1
Hawaii 9 56 54 3.1 9 56 55 2.4
Idaho 112 398 390 2.0 109 420 408 2.8
Montana 63 363 354 2.5 63 455 452 0.6
Nevada 35 273 271 0.8 34 317 315 0.8
New Mexico 30 727 697 4.4 33 745 735 1.4
Oregon 105 629 627 0.4 105 710 693 2.5
Utah 43 410 398 3.0 42 415 398 4.1
Washington 68 695 671 3.5 70 772 762 1.4
Wyoming 93 301 314 -4.0 92 325 339 -4.2
Subtotal 8,331 8,127 2.5 10,147 9,628 5.4
Totals 2,337 44,384 43,473 2.1 2,464 49,477 47,666 3.8

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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