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January 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 January December
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2017 (Preliminary) 2016 2016 (Revised) 2015
Northeast
Connecticut 10 119 118 0.9 10 121 124 -1.8
Maine 45 448 436 2.6 51 457 463 -1.2
Massachusetts 2 124 119 4.3 9 135 138 -2.2
New Hampshire 67 241 235 2.6 86 249 253 -1.7
New Jersey 3 209 200 4.5 3 237 240 -1.1
New York 47 924 900 2.6 46 1,103 1,122 -1.6
Pennsylvania 22 1,634 1,552 5.3 27 1,883 1,948 -3.3
Rhode Island 5 31 31 2.4 6 56 56 -0.4
Vermont 30 210 205 2.2 35 228 228 0.1
Subtotal 3,940 3,796 3.8 4,469 4,572 -2.3
South Atlantic
Delaware 32 104 100 3.8 21 116 115 0.7
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 98 2,024 1,953 3.6 98 1,976 1,912 3.4
Georgia 48 1,571 1,539 2.1 49 1,580 1,541 2.6
Maryland 22 417 389 7.3 22 483 488 -1.0
North Carolina 17 1,584 1,514 4.6 17 1,736 1,681 3.2
South Carolina 52 1,279 1,230 4.0 54 1,333 1,295 3.0
Virginia 303 1,230 1,139 8.0 312 1,378 1,364 1.0
West Virginia 14 389 379 2.7 18 465 469 -0.8
Subtotal 8,598 8,243 4.3 9,067 8,865 2.3
North Central
Illinois 20 1,118 1,138 -1.8 12 1,227 1,257 -2.3
Indiana 17 1,294 1,262 2.5 20 1,313 1,305 0.6
Iowa 88 979 984 -0.5 61 1,056 1,063 -0.7
Kansas 65 741 753 -1.5 63 849 847 0.2
Michigan 63 1,364 1,323 3.1 63 1,404 1,454 -3.4
Minnesota 21 1,073 1,077 -0.4 5 1,167 1,187 -1.7
Missouri 81 1,113 1,124 -1.0 84 1,394 1,413 -1.3
Nebraska 36 565 577 -2.1 35 678 670 1.2
North Dakota 49 347 350 -0.6 34 348 369 -5.6
Ohio 44 1,365 1,338 2.0 44 1,520 1,560 -2.5
South Dakota 39 306 313 -2.0 38 364 366 -0.5
Wisconsin 65 1,265 1,248 1.3 87 1,457 1,478 -1.5
Subtotal 11,530 11,487 0.4 12,777 12,969 -1.5
South Gulf
Alabama 50 1,179 1,192 -1.1 56 1,252 1,221 2.5
Arkansas 18 781 761 2.6 22 1,109 1,113 -0.4
Kentucky 25 1,307 1,226 6.6 27 1,351 1,358 -0.5
Louisiana 3 893 879 1.7 3 1,012 957 5.7
Mississippi - 1,062 1,049 1.3 32 962 963 -0.1
Oklahoma 44 893 930 -3.9 26 934 921 1.4
Tennessee 15 1,367 1,320 3.6 14 1,403 1,338 4.8
Texas 103 4,122 4,040 2.0 96 4,159 4,017 3.5
Subtotal 11,604 11,397 1.8 12,182 11,888 2.5
West
Alaska 35 76 79 -3.4 36 81 83 -1.6
Arizona - 944 929 1.6 59 998 977 2.2
California 61 2,539 2,464 3.0 77 3,994 3,852 3.7
Colorado 59 827 821 0.7 60 848 815 4.0
Hawaii 10 58 57 0.8 10 57 58 -0.7
Idaho - 365 381 -4.2 109 403 402 0.4
Montana 70 340 347 -2.0 70 421 435 -3.1
Nevada 34 262 275 -4.7 36 338 320 5.7
New Mexico 40 761 749 1.6 37 790 768 2.8
Oregon 91 584 625 -6.6 103 698 705 -1.1
Utah 43 406 415 -2.1 44 439 419 4.7
Washington 80 667 684 -2.4 79 786 772 1.7
Wyoming 91 280 299 -6.2 89 322 322 0.0
Subtotal 8,109 8,125 -0.2 10,175 9,928 2.5
Totals 2,277 43,783 43,046 1.7 2,495 48,670 48,217 0.9

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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