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December 2017 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
2017 (Preliminary) 2016 2017 (Revised) 2016
Northeast
Connecticut 6 122 121 0.6 6 136 130 5.0
Maine 53 460 457 0.6 50 491 482 2.0
Massachusetts 5 133 135 -1.5 5 126 125 1.1
New Hampshire 83 249 249 0.2 86 344 337 2.0
New Jersey 3 236 237 -0.3 3 226 226 -0.2
New York 52 1,112 1,103 0.8 20 1,009 985 2.4
Pennsylvania 24 1,930 1,883 2.5 22 2,060 2,007 2.6
Rhode Island 8 56 56 -0.3 7 64 63 1.8
Vermont 38 228 228 -0.2 36 228 222 2.6
Subtotal 4,526 4,469 1.3 4,684 4,577 2.3
South Atlantic
Delaware 21 111 116 -4.2 23 116 119 -2.4
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 97 2,009 1,976 1.7 98 2,066 1,993 3.7
Georgia 18 1,558 1,580 -1.4 31 1,649 1,611 2.4
Maryland 21 481 483 -0.3 20 524 516 1.5
North Carolina 15 1,734 1,736 -0.1 15 1,705 1,677 1.6
South Carolina 51 1,339 1,333 0.4 57 1,369 1,344 1.9
Virginia 319 1,372 1,378 -0.4 319 1,462 1,451 0.8
West Virginia 20 463 465 -0.4 23 592 585 1.3
Subtotal 9,067 9,067 0.0 9,483 9,296 2.0
North Central
Illinois 20 1,244 1,227 1.3 27 1,191 1,168 2.0
Indiana - 1,336 1,313 1.8 - 1,308 1,284 1.9
Iowa 86 1,084 1,056 2.7 83 1,130 1,116 1.2
Kansas 65 884 849 4.1 65 875 856 2.2
Michigan 63 1,452 1,404 3.4 64 1,448 1,430 1.2
Minnesota 6 1,200 1,167 2.9 15 1,290 1,248 3.3
Missouri 86 1,439 1,394 3.3 85 1,562 1,538 1.6
Nebraska 36 700 678 3.2 36 758 737 3.0
North Dakota 40 346 348 -0.6 41 332 338 -1.7
Ohio 41 1,553 1,520 2.2 39 1,572 1,541 2.0
South Dakota 36 373 364 2.3 40 364 352 3.3
Wisconsin 85 1,511 1,457 3.7 71 1,628 1,610 1.1
Subtotal 13,122 12,777 2.7 13,458 13,218 1.8
South Gulf
Alabama 33 1,256 1,252 0.3 32 1,240 1,208 2.6
Arkansas 22 1,125 1,109 1.5 22 1,015 1,007 0.8
Kentucky 25 1,350 1,351 -0.1 21 1,474 1,446 2.0
Louisiana - 993 1,012 -1.8 - 958 930 3.0
Mississippi 38 960 962 -0.3 39 1,102 1,101 0.1
Oklahoma 43 957 934 2.5 39 1,130 1,081 4.5
Tennessee 19 1,431 1,403 2.0 18 1,340 1,278 4.8
Texas 103 4,211 4,159 1.3 106 4,566 4,392 4.0
Subtotal 12,283 12,182 0.8 12,825 12,443 3.1
West
Alaska 39 81 81 -1.0 40 84 86 -2.3
Arizona 43 1,004 998 0.6 49 1,002 990 1.2
California 73 4,043 3,994 1.2 71 3,641 3,563 2.2
Colorado 54 883 848 4.2 54 966 933 3.5
Hawaii 8 59 57 2.3 9 57 57 0.1
Idaho 101 435 403 7.9 103 483 473 2.2
Montana 65 434 421 3.1 67 467 490 -4.6
Nevada 39 351 338 3.9 39 337 326 3.2
New Mexico 29 799 790 1.1 26 787 758 3.7
Oregon 98 749 698 7.3 104 772 765 0.9
Utah 42 465 439 5.9 42 462 443 4.3
Washington 78 824 786 4.9 76 885 881 0.3
Wyoming 84 337 322 4.6 88 382 373 2.4
Subtotal 10,464 10,175 2.8 10,325 10,138 1.8
Totals 2,434 49,462 48,670 1.6 2,432 50,776 49,674 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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