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September 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 September August
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2017 (Preliminary) 2016 2017 (Revised) 2016
Northeast
Connecticut 6 146 144 1.5 5 153 152 0.6
Maine 48 530 534 -0.7 53 583 580 0.6
Massachusetts - 136 135 0.8 8 146 139 5.5
New Hampshire 83 294 293 0.4 83 344 340 1.0
New Jersey 1 306 303 1.0 3 271 270 0.4
New York 50 1,117 1,124 -0.6 50 1,476 1,473 0.2
Pennsylvania 24 2,120 2,074 2.2 23 2,324 2,274 2.2
Rhode Island 6 71 68 3.4 5 83 84 -1.5
Vermont 27 257 255 0.9 23 304 295 2.8
Subtotal 4,977 4,930 1.0 5,684 5,607 1.4
South Atlantic
Delaware 20 163 160 1.9 19 159 157 1.0
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 96 1,894 1,832 3.4 99 2,027 1,955 3.7
Georgia 45 1,453 1,443 0.7 48 1,564 1,524 2.6
Maryland 20 553 543 1.8 20 613 603 1.8
North Carolina 14 1,644 1,646 -0.2 16 1,815 1,788 1.5
South Carolina 59 1,398 1,387 0.8 55 1,545 1,506 2.6
Virginia 319 1,411 1,395 1.2 319 1,581 1,542 2.5
West Virginia 17 526 529 -0.4 17 553 541 2.2
Subtotal 9,042 8,935 1.2 9,857 9,616 2.5
North Central
Illinois 28 1,450 1,449 0.1 24 1,619 1,587 2.0
Indiana - 1,415 1,384 2.3 - 1,410 1,362 3.5
Iowa 79 1,222 1,213 0.8 76 1,302 1,287 1.2
Kansas 63 961 938 2.4 62 956 915 4.4
Michigan 63 1,679 1,605 4.6 63 1,810 1,734 4.4
Minnesota 16 1,357 1,368 -0.8 15 1,484 1,460 1.7
Missouri 81 1,892 1,883 0.5 81 1,931 1,880 2.7
Nebraska 36 795 781 1.8 36 853 811 5.2
North Dakota 42 384 382 0.5 41 424 419 1.2
Ohio 41 1,675 1,630 2.8 41 1,789 1,727 3.6
South Dakota 33 433 437 -0.9 30 471 468 0.6
Wisconsin 89 1,649 1,606 2.7 74 1,754 1,717 2.2
Subtotal 14,912 14,676 1.6 15,803 15,367 2.8
South Gulf
Alabama 51 1,321 1,304 1.3 53 1,501 1,465 2.5
Arkansas 20 838 819 2.3 25 1,002 958 4.6
Kentucky 20 1,431 1,413 1.3 24 1,516 1,439 5.3
Louisiana - 775 814 -4.8 1 1,185 1,211 -2.2
Mississippi 37 1,132 1,122 0.9 34 1,157 1,143 1.3
Oklahoma 43 1,172 1,156 1.4 39 1,351 1,319 2.4
Tennessee 19 1,532 1,480 3.5 18 1,660 1,573 5.5
Texas 94 4,425 4,347 1.8 98 4,703 4,535 3.7
Subtotal 12,626 12,455 1.4 14,075 13,643 3.2
West
Alaska 33 111 112 -0.9 38 133 134 -0.6
Arizona 39 912 906 0.7 40 925 908 1.9
California 66 3,064 3,037 0.9 65 3,728 3,625 2.8
Colorado 48 1,003 993 1.0 50 1,021 992 2.9
Hawaii 10 75 75 0.4 10 87 87 0.8
Idaho - 552 545 1.1 - 639 613 4.2
Montana 66 556 567 -1.8 67 712 687 3.6
Nevada 40 372 361 3.1 33 422 402 5.0
New Mexico 39 869 867 0.1 33 905 890 1.7
Oregon 98 920 919 0.1 96 1,047 1,015 3.2
Utah 41 550 538 2.3 36 611 590 3.6
Washington 70 1,123 1,098 2.2 73 1,121 1,077 4.1
Wyoming 91 462 455 1.5 81 511 480 6.6
Subtotal 10,569 10,473 0.9 11,862 11,500 3.1
Totals 2,331 52,127 51,466 1.3 2,303 57,285 55,736 2.8

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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