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May 2018 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
2018 (Preliminary) 2017 2018 (Revised) 2017
Northeast
Connecticut 1 150 148 1.8 1 133 136 -1.9
Maine 48 510 503 1.5 55 449 446 0.7
Massachusetts - 213 209 1.7 3 189 184 2.6
New Hampshire 83 290 281 3.0 80 265 266 -0.6
New Jersey 3 272 272 -0.1 3 275 278 -0.9
New York 48 1,248 1,223 2.0 52 1,055 1,082 -2.4
Pennsylvania 18 2,150 2,127 1.1 19 1,994 2,025 -1.5
Rhode Island 3 61 59 2.6 6 49 50 -2.4
Vermont 23 249 245 1.4 26 211 216 -2.4
Subtotal 5,143 5,067 1.5 4,620 4,683 -1.3
South Atlantic
Delaware 22 152 151 0.4 23 131 136 -3.6
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 98 2,098 2,104 -0.3 96 2,086 2,113 -1.3
Georgia 46 1,769 1,766 0.1 37 1,763 1,787 -1.4
Maryland 13 603 598 0.9 13 527 536 -1.7
North Carolina 27 1,910 1,873 1.9 27 1,721 1,727 -0.3
South Carolina - 1,618 1,602 1.0 - 1,500 1,517 -1.1
Virginia 324 2,023 2,005 0.9 326 1,781 1,815 -1.9
West Virginia 22 396 380 4.1 26 594 599 -0.7
Subtotal 10,569 10,479 0.9 10,103 10,230 -1.2
North Central
Illinois 27 1,582 1,534 3.1 23 1,474 1,444 2.1
Indiana 17 1,527 1,513 0.9 14 1,406 1,431 -1.7
Iowa 82 1,295 1,275 1.6 82 1,134 1,170 -3.1
Kansas 66 972 950 2.3 66 885 879 0.7
Michigan 42 1,728 1,691 2.2 57 1,568 1,599 -1.9
Minnesota 34 1,535 1,476 4.1 35 1,267 1,350 -6.1
Missouri 59 1,816 1,778 2.1 83 1,487 1,489 -0.1
Nebraska 36 841 816 3.1 36 728 732 -0.6
North Dakota 47 397 382 3.8 45 447 453 -1.2
Ohio 41 1,781 1,765 0.9 39 1,654 1,678 -1.4
South Dakota 42 431 423 2.0 39 387 413 -6.4
Wisconsin - 1,875 1,825 2.7 79 1,425 1,508 -5.5
Subtotal 15,780 15,428 2.3 13,862 14,146 -2.0
South Gulf
Alabama 37 1,533 1,519 0.9 34 1,518 1,502 1.0
Arkansas 22 994 978 1.7 22 791 802 -1.3
Kentucky 22 1,645 1,607 2.4 25 1,547 1,573 -1.7
Louisiana - 1,193 1,181 1.0 1 1,006 1,040 -3.2
Mississippi 35 1,175 1,162 1.2 40 1,081 1,096 -1.4
Oklahoma 29 1,179 1,161 1.5 28 1,201 1,182 1.7
Tennessee 18 1,514 1,512 0.1 16 1,354 1,374 -1.4
Texas 105 4,721 4,531 4.2 106 4,580 4,444 3.1
Subtotal 13,954 13,651 2.2 13,078 13,013 0.5
West
Alaska 38 140 135 3.1 41 103 103 0.1
Arizona 58 972 951 2.2 56 1,003 991 1.2
California 66 3,504 3,454 1.4 66 3,324 3,308 0.5
Colorado 63 965 932 3.5 66 955 927 3.0
Hawaii 8 69 68 1.5 9 76 75 1.0
Idaho 109 557 545 2.2 110 502 493 2.0
Montana 66 543 536 1.2 64 435 450 -3.3
Nevada 40 401 391 2.6 41 362 356 1.8
New Mexico 32 854 843 1.3 31 815 800 1.9
Oregon 95 904 882 2.6 98 798 788 1.3
Utah 31 564 550 2.6 34 526 523 0.7
Washington 77 1,057 1,023 3.4 82 1,012 1,000 1.2
Wyoming 22 418 398 4.9 23 344 340 1.3
Subtotal 10,948 10,708 2.2 10,255 10,154 1.0
Totals 2,245 56,393 55,337 1.9 2,384 51,918 52,221 -0.6

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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