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October 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 October September
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2016 (Preliminary) 2015 2016 (Revised) 2015
Northeast
Connecticut 9 139 139 -0.1 9 143 143 0.3
Maine 15 536 525 2.0 31 541 517 4.5
Massachusetts 11 144 143 0.4 11 134 135 -0.7
New Hampshire - 279 291 -4.1 79 295 287 2.7
New Jersey 3 253 254 -0.4 3 307 307 0.1
New York 17 1,106 1,171 -5.6 50 1,175 1,150 2.2
Pennsylvania 22 2,241 2,223 0.8 23 2,110 2,075 1.7
Rhode Island 7 72 70 3.2 5 68 66 3.9
Vermont 31 245 245 0.0 30 245 242 1.2
Subtotal 5,015 5,061 -0.9 5,018 4,922 2.0
South Atlantic
Delaware 23 143 138 3.7 35 160 157 2.1
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 94 2,130 2,003 6.4 95 1,872 1,775 5.5
Georgia 52 1,606 1,558 3.1 54 1,390 1,337 4.0
Maryland 20 543 538 0.9 20 549 547 0.5
North Carolina 15 1,802 1,736 3.8 17 1,666 1,596 4.4
South Carolina 51 1,317 1,273 3.4 60 1,388 1,327 4.6
Virginia 310 2,022 1,952 3.6 313 1,918 1,849 3.7
West Virginia 15 631 623 1.3 8 646 615 5.0
Subtotal 10,194 9,821 3.8 9,589 9,203 4.2
North Central
Illinois 18 1,534 1,513 1.4 17 1,458 1,424 2.4
Indiana 19 1,515 1,469 3.1 19 1,450 1,402 3.4
Iowa 19 1,186 1,182 0.3 21 1,179 1,159 1.7
Kansas 63 907 898 1.0 63 954 943 1.2
Michigan 63 1,608 1,579 1.9 61 1,631 1,603 1.7
Minnesota 17 1,464 1,453 0.7 17 1,432 1,379 3.9
Missouri 83 1,515 1,494 1.4 79 1,922 1,874 2.5
Nebraska 35 844 823 2.5 36 812 777 4.4
North Dakota 31 448 461 -2.9 32 412 426 -3.3
Ohio 42 1,724 1,700 1.4 47 1,675 1,654 1.3
South Dakota 30 430 429 0.1 31 451 445 1.4
Wisconsin 80 1,799 1,762 2.1 80 1,647 1,616 1.9
Subtotal 14,974 14,763 1.4 15,023 14,702 2.2
South Gulf
Alabama 56 1,359 1,317 3.2 57 1,329 1,284 3.5
Arkansas 19 901 880 2.4 21 822 799 2.8
Kentucky 28 1,520 1,494 1.7 25 1,415 1,389 1.8
Louisiana 4 945 944 0.1 2 833 837 -0.5
Mississippi 34 1,115 1,080 3.3 34 1,140 1,101 3.5
Oklahoma - 1,115 1,095 1.8 30 1,136 1,114 2.0
Tennessee 19 1,702 1,623 4.9 20 1,622 1,560 4.0
Texas 83 4,530 4,370 3.6 96 4,385 4,264 2.8
Subtotal 13,187 12,803 3.0 12,682 12,348 2.7
West
Alaska 30 107 107 -0.4 30 113 108 4.7
Arizona 52 1,122 1,076 4.2 47 901 857 5.1
California 67 3,860 3,750 2.9 69 3,232 3,002 7.7
Colorado 58 1,034 995 3.9 52 1,037 981 5.7
Hawaii 10 90 89 1.6 9 73 71 2.5
Idaho 106 541 529 2.4 106 570 537 6.2
Montana 71 528 529 -0.2 70 594 566 4.9
Nevada 37 345 331 4.3 38 358 336 6.8
New Mexico 37 907 876 3.5 38 840 807 4.1
Oregon 101 837 835 0.2 99 926 878 5.5
Utah 41 497 480 3.4 43 533 502 6.1
Washington 66 901 894 0.8 70 1,099 1,051 4.5
Wyoming 89 432 434 -0.4 91 461 459 0.3
Subtotal 11,201 10,925 2.5 10,737 10,155 5.7
Totals 2,203 54,570 53,374 2.2 2,393 53,049 51,330 3.3

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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