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May 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 May April
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2016 (Preliminary) 2015 2016 (Revised) 2015
Northeast
Connecticut 10 145 145 -0.3 10 133 133 0.5
Maine 10 529 536 -1.3 56 496 484 2.5
Massachusetts 9 146 146 0.1 9 130 128 1.6
New Hampshire 87 275 274 0.4 90 267 261 2.4
New Jersey 2 257 264 -2.7 2 270 270 0.0
New York 52 1,271 1,257 1.1 52 1,088 1,073 1.4
Pennsylvania 22 2,149 2,192 -1.9 22 2,007 2,036 -1.4
Rhode Island 5 61 61 1.0 5 53 52 1.9
Vermont 32 232 230 0.9 32 208 203 2.4
Subtotal 5,065 5,105 -0.8 4,652 4,640 0.3
South Atlantic
Delaware 29 149 150 -1.0 31 137 133 2.9
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 91 2,028 1,946 4.2 88 2,024 1,928 5.0
Georgia 53 1,610 1,581 1.8 51 1,667 1,609 3.6
Maryland 20 554 570 -2.8 21 507 509 -0.4
North Carolina 19 1,785 1,756 1.6 17 1,635 1,595 2.5
South Carolina 62 1,504 1,458 3.2 62 1,400 1,343 4.2
Virginia 317 2,075 2,083 -0.4 318 1,872 1,856 0.8
West Virginia 10 441 438 0.8 9 672 683 -1.5
Subtotal 10,146 9,982 1.6 9,914 9,656 2.7
North Central
Illinois 25 1,500 1,472 1.9 24 1,402 1,389 1.0
Indiana - 1,552 1,523 1.9 - 1,482 1,459 1.6
Iowa 22 1,243 1,213 2.5 58 1,137 1,115 2.0
Kansas 64 920 907 1.5 64 859 858 0.1
Michigan 63 1,641 1,612 1.8 63 1,548 1,511 2.5
Minnesota 20 1,504 1,482 1.5 23 1,327 1,335 -0.6
Missouri 80 1,775 1,724 2.9 80 1,544 1,497 3.2
Nebraska 36 848 816 3.9 36 760 734 3.5
North Dakota 35 427 434 -1.6 31 492 509 -3.4
Ohio 48 1,735 1,707 1.6 48 1,634 1,600 2.1
South Dakota 35 436 423 3.1 36 413 413 0.0
Wisconsin 77 1,828 1,782 2.6 84 1,508 1,473 2.4
Subtotal 15,409 15,095 2.1 14,106 13,893 1.5
South Gulf
Alabama 52 1,525 1,473 3.5 53 1,520 1,459 4.2
Arkansas 25 983 940 4.6 21 796 775 2.8
Kentucky 22 1,587 1,563 1.5 25 1,549 1,534 1.0
Louisiana 4 1,170 1,189 -1.5 5 1,071 1,060 1.0
Mississippi 40 1,185 1,150 3.1 44 1,125 1,077 4.4
Oklahoma 48 1,082 1,052 2.8 44 1,126 1,113 1.1
Tennessee 14 1,592 1,559 2.1 19 1,480 1,431 3.4
Texas 4 4,558 4,234 7.7 4 4,193 4,128 1.6
Subtotal 13,682 13,160 4.0 12,860 12,577 2.3
West
Alaska 35 127 127 -0.4 35 105 100 5.0
Arizona 53 954 928 2.8 43 978 945 3.5
California 84 3,666 3,495 4.9 59 3,484 3,339 4.3
Colorado 59 957 905 5.7 60 893 879 1.6
Hawaii 9 64 63 1.4 9 72 71 1.2
Idaho 110 541 517 4.7 112 505 479 5.4
Montana 63 535 524 2.1 57 459 450 1.9
Nevada 36 379 361 5.1 36 331 320 3.4
New Mexico 35 781 774 0.9 40 740 739 0.2
Oregon 109 878 836 5.1 103 815 766 6.5
Utah 44 519 492 5.3 40 482 466 3.5
Washington 72 988 967 2.2 69 1,012 969 4.5
Wyoming 88 413 409 0.8 92 332 342 -3.2
Subtotal 10,802 10,398 3.9 10,208 9,865 3.5
Totals 2,341 55,104 53,740 2.5 2,392 51,742 50,630 2.2

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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