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September 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 September August
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2018 (Preliminary) 2017 2018 (Revised) 2017
Northeast
Connecticut - 144 144 -0.2 - 151 152 -0.2
Maine 46 476 478 -0.4 - 529 530 0.0
Massachusetts - 201 198 1.4 4 204 207 -1.4
New Hampshire 80 292 295 -1.1 83 351 348 0.7
New Jersey - 312 319 -2.1 3 281 285 -1.5
New York 46 1,147 1,122 2.3 48 1,576 1,507 4.6
Pennsylvania 38 1,948 2,006 -2.9 35 2,205 2,226 -1.0
Rhode Island 6 122 121 0.3 5 87 84 3.6
Vermont 28 255 258 -1.2 30 310 310 0.2
Subtotal 4,897 4,941 -0.9 5,694 5,649 0.8
South Atlantic
Delaware 17 153 158 -3.2 17 158 157 0.5
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 92 1,944 1,915 1.5 92 2,172 2,082 4.3
Georgia 46 1,519 1,470 3.3 46 1,642 1,605 2.3
Maryland 12 554 574 -3.4 11 646 640 1.1
North Carolina 25 1,683 1,654 1.7 24 1,894 1,849 2.4
South Carolina 40 1,395 1,418 -1.7 - 1,615 1,580 2.2
Virginia 308 1,690 1,765 -4.2 316 2,025 2,006 0.9
West Virginia - 503 517 -2.9 17 590 572 3.2
Subtotal 9,441 9,471 -0.3 10,742 10,491 2.4
North Central
Illinois 35 1,461 1,484 -1.6 32 1,684 1,664 1.2
Indiana 17 1,320 1,325 -0.4 18 1,361 1,330 2.3
Iowa 76 1,197 1,213 -1.3 73 1,326 1,295 2.4
Kansas 63 974 977 -0.3 64 987 974 1.3
Michigan 57 1,701 1,711 -0.6 56 1,908 1,871 2.0
Minnesota 8 1,301 1,359 -4.3 23 1,524 1,504 1.3
Missouri - 1,869 1,894 -1.3 80 1,948 1,949 0.0
Nebraska 31 772 765 0.9 31 844 834 1.2
North Dakota 47 383 376 1.9 46 432 416 3.9
Ohio 45 1,676 1,717 -2.4 42 1,850 1,841 0.5
South Dakota 37 438 434 0.7 33 489 470 4.1
Wisconsin 69 1,638 1,653 -0.9 60 1,799 1,770 1.7
Subtotal 14,730 14,908 -1.2 16,152 15,918 1.5
South Gulf
Alabama 33 1,336 1,320 1.1 36 1,565 1,509 3.7
Arkansas 21 833 864 -3.6 25 1,076 1,055 1.9
Kentucky 16 1,393 1,417 -1.7 20 1,495 1,521 -1.8
Louisiana - 797 801 -0.6 - 1,282 1,232 4.1
Mississippi 42 1,080 1,124 -3.9 40 1,181 1,167 1.2
Oklahoma 30 1,166 1,187 -1.8 30 1,440 1,417 1.7
Tennessee 6 1,486 1,522 -2.4 17 1,663 1,634 1.8
Texas 103 4,515 4,471 1.0 104 5,064 4,844 4.5
Subtotal 12,606 12,706 -0.8 14,766 14,379 2.7
West
Alaska 34 116 114 2.0 34 146 140 4.3
Arizona 46 898 876 2.6 45 1,094 896 22.1
California 64 2,860 2,884 -0.8 69 3,512 3,539 -0.8
Colorado 65 1,013 996 1.7 63 1,059 1,042 1.7
Hawaii 8 75 75 -0.4 8 88 87 0.7
Idaho 100 569 547 3.9 100 650 640 1.7
Montana 68 575 554 3.8 68 728 726 0.2
Nevada 37 369 366 0.9 40 421 421 0.1
New Mexico 29 860 853 0.8 25 930 908 2.4
Oregon 93 917 909 0.8 92 1,033 1,033 0.1
Utah 40 558 544 2.5 28 624 612 2.0
Washington 76 1,134 1,113 2.0 18 1,121 1,114 0.7
Wyoming 88 457 447 2.2 87 496 507 -2.1
Subtotal 10,401 10,278 1.2 11,902 11,665 2.0
Totals 2,268 52,072 52,309 -0.5 2,238 59,260 58,102 2.0

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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