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March 2019 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 March February
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2019 (Preliminary) 2018 2019 (Revised) 2018
Northeast
Connecticut 1 130 128 2.0 1 105 105 0.5
Maine 54 453 439 3.2 56 384 385 -0.3
Massachusetts 6 127 130 -2.5 - 119 118 0.6
New Hampshire 81 280 269 3.8 81 222 219 1.0
New Jersey 5 261 252 3.8 5 216 218 -1.0
New York 53 1,179 1,165 1.2 52 914 904 1.1
Pennsylvania 31 1,882 1,865 0.9 34 1,474 1,486 -0.8
Rhode Island 6 41 43 -3.7 7 42 44 -4.3
Vermont 16 262 258 1.4 27 207 208 -0.4
Subtotal 4,615 4,549 1.5 3,683 3,687 -0.1
South Atlantic
Delaware 15 96 92 3.8 16 88 89 -0.8
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 94 2,448 2,370 3.3 93 1,966 1,913 2.8
Georgia 59 1,725 1,700 1.5 57 1,476 1,456 1.4
Maryland 15 515 503 2.4 16 379 382 -0.8
North Carolina 26 1,832 1,804 1.6 26 1,406 1,388 1.3
South Carolina 48 1,486 1,479 0.5 47 1,186 1,169 1.5
Virginia 321 1,776 1,748 1.6 323 1,362 1,363 -0.1
West Virginia 22 629 632 -0.5 16 397 395 0.6
Subtotal 10,507 10,328 1.7 8,260 8,155 1.3
North Central
Illinois 17 1,365 1,369 -0.3 17 1,347 1,322 1.9
Indiana 17 1,249 1,255 -0.5 14 1,036 1,035 0.1
Iowa 77 1,106 1,097 0.8 77 840 861 -2.4
Kansas 64 851 867 -1.9 65 664 682 -2.7
Michigan 64 1,610 1,632 -1.4 62 1,242 1,241 0.1
Minnesota 27 1,245 1,262 -1.3 27 972 1,045 -7.0
Missouri 80 1,365 1,367 -0.2 80 994 1,005 -1.0
Nebraska 31 657 699 -6.0 32 502 523 -4.1
North Dakota 50 411 390 5.3 50 294 307 -4.3
Ohio 47 1,591 1,589 0.1 45 1,259 1,252 0.6
South Dakota 42 395 398 -0.8 38 300 316 -4.9
Wisconsin 110 1,472 1,483 -0.8 97 1,128 1,186 -4.9
Subtotal 13,317 13,408 -0.7 10,578 10,775 -1.8
South Gulf
Alabama 56 1,521 1,456 4.5 34 1,189 1,147 3.7
Arkansas 18 885 900 -1.7 18 686 672 2.0
Kentucky 27 1,436 1,449 -0.9 23 985 971 1.5
Louisiana - 932 941 -1.0 - 737 756 -2.6
Mississippi 44 1,146 1,138 0.6 44 998 990 0.8
Oklahoma 29 1,117 1,145 -2.4 31 949 933 1.8
Tennessee 19 1,508 1,482 1.8 19 1,063 1,039 2.3
Texas 84 4,970 4,884 1.8 83 4,235 4,046 4.7
Subtotal 13,515 13,395 0.9 10,842 10,554 2.7
West
Alaska 36 100 97 2.7 37 80 78 2.5
Arizona 57 964 938 2.8 54 959 954 0.6
California 69 2,850 2,824 0.9 56 2,469 2,542 -2.9
Colorado 61 1,011 1,036 -2.5 61 798 783 1.9
Hawaii 9 77 77 0.4 9 72 71 1.3
Idaho 118 504 493 2.2 114 409 421 -2.9
Montana 67 415 421 -1.4 67 340 350 -3.0
Nevada 39 363 359 1.2 35 278 300 -7.3
New Mexico 32 844 836 1.0 29 724 717 1.0
Oregon 98 823 817 0.7 90 615 667 -7.9
Utah 30 521 509 2.3 31 398 412 -3.5
Washington 83 975 973 0.2 76 701 771 -9.1
Wyoming 92 324 325 -0.4 91 284 283 0.3
Subtotal 9,771 9,705 0.7 8,127 8,349 -2.7
Totals 2,547 51,720 51,388 0.6 2,463 41,490 41,522 -0.1

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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