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May 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 May April
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2017 (Preliminary) 2016 2017 (Revised) 2016
Northeast
Connecticut - 146 146 0.0 10 137 134 1.8
Maine 9 531 526 1.0 55 488 493 -1.0
Massachusetts 2 149 146 1.9 5 130 130 0.0
New Hampshire 86 274 272 0.5 86 264 265 -0.2
New Jersey 3 255 254 0.5 3 266 266 -0.2
New York 49 1,191 1,202 -0.9 48 1,070 1,042 2.7
Pennsylvania 20 2,174 2,118 2.6 23 2,072 1,972 5.1
Rhode Island 5 63 63 1.0 4 55 54 1.9
Vermont 38 243 241 0.7 32 217 216 0.6
Subtotal 5,026 4,968 1.2 4,699 4,572 2.8
South Atlantic
Delaware - 153 149 2.8 19 141 136 3.2
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 100 2,044 1,972 3.7 96 2,068 1,968 5.1
Georgia 48 1,709 1,670 2.3 49 1,756 1,721 2.1
Maryland 21 560 549 2.0 21 513 502 2.4
North Carolina 17 1,812 1,766 2.6 16 1,685 1,618 4.1
South Carolina 61 1,557 1,504 3.5 61 1,489 1,399 6.5
Virginia 318 1,547 1,512 2.3 316 1,415 1,368 3.4
West Virginia 23 363 356 1.8 21 567 552 2.6
Subtotal 9,745 9,478 2.8 9,634 9,264 4.0
North Central
Illinois 26 1,484 1,491 -0.5 25 1,388 1,389 -0.1
Indiana 17 1,524 1,487 2.5 18 1,438 1,422 1.2
Iowa 83 1,285 1,266 1.5 84 1,176 1,161 1.3
Kansas 64 936 905 3.5 65 855 845 1.2
Michigan 32 1,661 1,615 2.9 63 1,575 1,517 3.9
Minnesota 20 1,485 1,460 1.7 22 1,321 1,289 2.5
Missouri 83 1,778 1,732 2.6 83 1,496 1,509 -0.9
Nebraska 36 843 816 3.3 36 753 731 3.1
North Dakota 47 401 396 1.1 45 465 457 1.8
Ohio 43 1,728 1,687 2.4 44 1,641 1,579 3.9
South Dakota 42 425 425 0.2 37 401 401 0.2
Wisconsin 88 1,833 1,796 2.1 93 1,514 1,473 2.8
Subtotal 15,383 15,076 2.0 14,023 13,773 1.8
South Gulf
Alabama 56 1,519 1,496 1.5 58 1,508 1,487 1.4
Arkansas 23 969 952 1.7 20 778 766 1.5
Kentucky 22 1,625 1,594 2.0 24 1,583 1,557 1.7
Louisiana 2 1,128 1,122 0.5 1 1,019 1,027 -0.8
Mississippi 27 1,160 1,165 -0.4 29 1,114 1,104 0.9
Oklahoma 45 1,143 1,104 3.6 42 1,143 1,148 -0.5
Tennessee 21 1,491 1,452 2.7 24 1,377 1,351 2.0
Texas 107 4,482 4,315 3.9 106 4,319 4,135 4.4
Subtotal 13,517 13,200 2.4 12,841 12,575 2.1
West
Alaska 39 126 127 -0.7 39 101 105 -4.5
Arizona 42 969 961 0.9 38 1,015 985 3.1
California 81 3,579 3,464 3.3 73 3,440 3,289 4.6
Colorado 54 946 923 2.5 54 899 858 4.8
Hawaii 11 67 65 2.6 11 74 74 0.9
Idaho - 532 518 2.7 - 492 484 1.7
Montana 68 523 509 2.7 66 440 439 0.3
Nevada 34 393 383 2.6 32 351 333 5.2
New Mexico 43 829 807 2.7 44 782 765 2.2
Oregon 99 889 871 2.0 102 805 809 -0.5
Utah 42 552 524 5.4 43 516 487 5.9
Washington 82 1,010 989 2.1 78 1,009 1,013 -0.4
Wyoming 87 415 409 1.5 92 339 328 3.3
Subtotal 10,830 10,550 2.7 10,263 9,969 2.9
Totals 2,366 54,502 53,272 2.3 2,456 51,459 50,152 2.6

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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