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October 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 October September
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2017 (Preliminary) 2016 2017 (Revised) 2016
Northeast
Connecticut 4 141 140 0.7 6 146 144 1.5
Maine 39 536 530 1.2 48 530 534 -0.7
Massachusetts 1 148 143 3.4 - 136 135 0.8
New Hampshire 86 298 288 3.5 83 294 293 0.4
New Jersey 2 250 249 0.2 1 306 303 1.0
New York 22 1,084 1,074 1.0 50 1,117 1,124 -0.6
Pennsylvania 19 2,280 2,204 3.5 24 2,120 2,074 2.2
Rhode Island 5 76 74 2.9 6 71 68 3.4
Vermont 37 261 254 2.6 27 257 255 0.9
Subtotal 5,074 4,956 2.4 4,977 4,930 1.0
South Atlantic
Delaware 16 144 143 0.7 20 163 160 1.9
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 94 2,106 2,066 1.9 96 1,894 1,832 3.4
Georgia 49 1,673 1,672 0.0 45 1,453 1,443 0.7
Maryland 19 546 537 1.7 20 553 543 1.8
North Carolina 13 1,841 1,783 3.3 14 1,644 1,646 -0.2
South Carolina 55 1,385 1,316 5.2 59 1,398 1,387 0.8
Virginia 318 1,485 1,467 1.2 319 1,411 1,395 1.2
West Virginia 18 526 513 2.5 17 526 529 -0.4
Subtotal 9,706 9,497 2.2 9,042 8,935 1.2
North Central
Illinois 26 1,495 1,524 -1.9 28 1,450 1,449 0.1
Indiana - 1,440 1,428 0.9 - 1,415 1,384 2.3
Iowa 79 1,218 1,218 0.0 79 1,222 1,213 0.8
Kansas 63 909 892 2.0 63 961 938 2.4
Michigan 64 1,620 1,583 2.4 63 1,679 1,605 4.6
Minnesota 19 1,413 1,411 0.1 16 1,357 1,368 -0.8
Missouri 83 1,494 1,482 0.8 81 1,892 1,883 0.5
Nebraska 36 827 812 1.9 36 795 781 1.8
North Dakota 40 423 416 1.6 42 384 382 0.5
Ohio 37 1,711 1,675 2.1 41 1,675 1,630 2.8
South Dakota 35 415 418 -0.7 33 429 437 -1.8
Wisconsin 82 1,775 1,757 1.0 89 1,649 1,606 2.7
Subtotal 14,740 14,616 0.8 14,908 14,676 1.6
South Gulf
Alabama 36 1,327 1,334 -0.5 51 1,321 1,304 1.3
Arkansas 23 903 901 0.3 22 837 819 2.2
Kentucky - 1,531 1,518 0.9 20 1,431 1,413 1.3
Louisiana - 859 915 -6.1 - 775 814 -4.8
Mississippi 41 1,079 1,078 0.0 37 1,132 1,122 0.9
Oklahoma 37 1,115 1,103 1.1 44 1,159 1,156 0.2
Tennessee 19 1,570 1,552 1.2 19 1,532 1,480 3.5
Texas 100 4,630 4,490 3.1 94 4,425 4,347 1.8
Subtotal 13,014 12,891 1.0 12,612 12,455 1.3
West
Alaska 36 106 106 -0.8 33 111 112 -0.9
Arizona 46 1,131 1,122 0.7 39 912 906 0.7
California 70 3,777 3,664 3.1 66 3,064 3,037 0.9
Colorado 55 1,009 997 1.2 48 1,003 993 1.0
Hawaii 10 91 92 -1.4 10 75 75 0.4
Idaho 103 542 518 4.5 102 552 545 1.2
Montana 64 514 504 1.9 66 556 567 -1.8
Nevada 10 363 348 4.5 40 372 361 3.1
New Mexico 35 945 936 1.0 39 869 867 0.1
Oregon 102 877 830 5.6 98 920 919 0.1
Utah 38 518 501 3.3 41 550 538 2.3
Washington 73 939 901 4.2 70 1,123 1,098 2.2
Wyoming 92 435 428 1.7 91 462 455 1.5
Subtotal 11,247 10,947 2.7 10,569 10,473 0.9
Totals 2,351 53,780 52,909 1.6 2,436 52,108 51,466 1.2

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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