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October 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 October September
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2019 (Preliminary) 2018 2019 (Revised) 2018
Northeast
Connecticut 2 143 142 1.2 2 141 143 -1.4
Maine 52 500 488 2.5 50 487 483 0.9
Massachusetts 6 160 156 2.9 7 152 149 2.1
New Hampshire 70 306 299 2.3 78 298 295 0.9
New Jersey 5 255 255 -0.3 4 317 307 3.1
New York 47 1,216 1,190 2.2 44 1,184 1,174 0.8
Pennsylvania 25 2,170 2,133 1.7 34 1,999 1,961 2.0
Rhode Island 6 61 60 2.9 5 119 120 -0.1
Vermont 26 270 261 3.8 19 261 258 1.2
Subtotal 5,081 4,984 1.9 4,958 4,890 1.4
South Atlantic
Delaware 7 114 117 -3.0 8 129 126 2.4
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 95 2,242 2,211 1.4 98 1,931 1,942 -0.6
Georgia 56 1,727 1,708 1.1 55 1,512 1,493 1.2
Maryland 16 567 560 1.4 18 579 553 4.8
North Carolina 19 1,932 1,899 1.8 26 1,763 1,756 0.4
South Carolina 50 1,424 1,395 2.1 49 1,451 1,409 2.9
Virginia 312 1,905 1,891 0.8 317 1,781 1,708 4.3
West Virginia - 551 544 1.3 21 501 513 -2.5
Subtotal 10,462 10,325 1.3 9,647 9,500 1.5
North Central
Illinois 29 1,637 1,639 -0.2 25 1,478 1,492 -0.9
Indiana 18 1,461 1,492 -2.1 18 1,357 1,384 -1.9
Iowa 78 1,270 1,256 1.1 75 1,212 1,203 0.7
Kansas 63 933 918 1.7 63 950 957 -0.8
Michigan 55 1,746 1,738 0.5 56 1,679 1,699 -1.2
Minnesota 18 1,477 1,473 0.3 18 1,337 1,339 -0.2
Missouri 78 1,557 1,542 1.0 76 1,902 1,906 -0.2
Nebraska 31 826 809 2.1 30 783 764 2.4
North Dakota 45 399 403 -0.9 46 379 379 0.0
Ohio 49 1,783 1,759 1.4 49 1,694 1,668 1.5
South Dakota 39 437 438 -0.2 36 472 454 3.9
Wisconsin 79 1,839 1,827 0.7 83 1,651 1,639 0.7
Subtotal 15,365 15,294 0.5 14,894 14,884 0.1
South Gulf
Alabama 57 1,442 1,427 1.0 54 1,400 1,339 4.6
Arkansas 9 954 948 0.6 24 854 837 2.0
Kentucky 22 1,538 1,515 1.6 21 1,394 1,370 1.8
Louisiana - 982 957 2.6 - 874 845 3.4
Mississippi 42 1,073 1,085 -1.1 40 1,099 1,078 1.9
Oklahoma 48 1,192 1,183 0.7 48 1,199 1,184 1.2
Tennessee 23 1,611 1,600 0.7 14 1,531 1,457 5.1
Texas 86 4,865 4,682 3.9 85 4,764 4,576 4.1
Subtotal 13,657 13,397 1.9 13,115 12,686 3.4
West
Alaska 35 111 112 -1.1 30 110 113 -2.9
Arizona 51 1,205 1,147 5.0 56 925 918 0.7
California 65 3,645 3,594 1.4 55 2,885 2,829 2.0
Colorado 66 1,031 1,027 0.4 63 1,039 1,031 0.8
Hawaii 10 101 101 0.7 10 79 78 1.3
Idaho 119 581 566 2.6 109 592 578 2.4
Montana 65 526 544 -3.3 65 592 592 0.0
Nevada 41 377 377 0.0 39 375 373 0.5
New Mexico - 999 964 3.6 21 908 883 2.8
Oregon 100 892 877 1.8 102 926 916 1.0
Utah 33 555 542 2.5 33 569 565 0.7
Washington 79 970 963 0.7 80 1,130 1,119 0.9
Wyoming 89 425 427 -0.5 91 470 460 2.3
Subtotal 11,418 11,241 1.6 10,600 10,455 1.4
Totals 2,416 55,988 55,240 1.4 2,450 53,214 52,417 1.5

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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