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December 2020 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 3. Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State December November
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2020 (Preliminary) 2019 2020 (Revised) 2019
Northeast
Connecticut 2 105 127 -17.0 2 112 132 -15.1
Maine 58 400 447 -10.5 58 386 451 -14.4
Massachusetts 14 124 150 -17.4 17 107 132 -19.1
New Hampshire 64 232 269 -13.6 79 296 348 -15.1
New Jersey 5 217 249 -12.8 18 202 232 -12.7
New York 46 959 1,181 -18.9 47 839 1,003 -16.4
Pennsylvania 39 1,562 1,920 -18.7 41 1,670 1,936 -13.7
Rhode Island 7 42 52 -19.6 7 51 62 -17.6
Vermont 26 187 237 -21.2 27 181 228 -20.5
Subtotal 3,828 4,632 -17.4 3,844 4,524 -15.0
South Atlantic
Delaware - 69 86 -19.1 1 76 86 -11.2
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 103 2,118 2,264 -6.4 102 2,092 2,145 -2.5
Georgia 53 1,624 1,694 -4.1 52 1,631 1,687 -3.3
Maryland 9 438 520 -15.9 8 468 540 -13.4
North Carolina 35 1,767 1,909 -7.4 34 1,688 1,786 -5.5
South Carolina 51 1,314 1,444 -9.0 48 1,337 1,411 -5.2
Virginia 316 1,566 1,806 -13.3 314 1,656 1,856 -10.8
West Virginia 12 406 475 -14.5 20 510 580 -12.1
Subtotal 9,302 10,198 -8.8 9,458 10,091 -6.3
North Central
Illinois 33 1,185 1,334 -11.2 34 1,044 1,193 -12.5
Indiana 25 1,293 1,426 -9.3 23 1,208 1,347 -10.3
Iowa 83 981 1,110 -11.6 80 964 1,107 -12.8
Kansas 65 825 889 -7.2 64 783 835 -6.2
Michigan 60 1,426 1,606 -11.2 58 1,353 1,513 -10.6
Minnesota 32 1,125 1,263 -11.0 27 1,114 1,337 -16.6
Missouri 85 1,429 1,509 -5.3 81 1,437 1,549 -7.2
Nebraska 37 638 686 -7.0 37 658 703 -6.4
North Dakota 53 304 350 -13.3 54 264 324 -18.4
Ohio 59 1,437 1,671 -14.0 58 1,416 1,628 -13.0
South Dakota 43 380 395 -3.7 44 351 378 -7.2
Wisconsin 114 1,328 1,537 -13.6 98 1,329 1,611 -17.5
Subtotal 12,351 13,776 -10.3 11,921 13,525 -11.9
South Gulf
Alabama 64 1,252 1,307 -4.2 66 1,199 1,240 -3.3
Arkansas 23 964 1,004 -4.0 22 876 877 -0.1
Kentucky 26 1,228 1,395 -12.0 26 1,271 1,424 -10.7
Louisiana 4 979 999 -2.0 - 919 972 -5.5
Mississippi 45 998 1,038 -3.9 43 1,120 1,130 -0.9
Oklahoma 42 887 975 -9.0 43 1,068 1,146 -6.8
Tennessee 22 1,384 1,480 -6.5 22 1,298 1,366 -5.0
Texas 156 4,244 4,608 -7.9 147 4,373 4,797 -8.8
Subtotal 11,936 12,806 -6.8 12,124 12,952 -6.4
West
Alaska 30 75 83 -9.7 31 69 82 -15.5
Arizona 69 1,011 1,125 -10.1 62 1,091 1,089 0.1
California 10 3,731 4,294 -13.1 69 3,547 3,761 -5.7
Colorado 70 815 900 -9.4 69 879 953 -7.7
Hawaii 11 52 61 -13.9 10 50 58 -13.3
Idaho 127 454 456 -0.5 116 475 494 -3.8
Montana 68 463 470 -1.4 67 476 494 -3.7
Nevada 40 348 358 -2.7 39 322 334 -3.7
New Mexico - 733 802 -8.6 - 712 763 -6.7
Oregon 104 712 756 -5.8 99 705 775 -9.1
Utah - 439 473 -7.1 - 459 475 -3.3
Washington 50 747 834 -10.5 56 782 907 -13.8
Wyoming 96 328 344 -4.6 97 370 383 -3.3
Subtotal 9,908 10,956 -9.6 9,937 10,568 -6.0
Totals 2,586 47,323 52,369 -9.6 2,617 47,286 51,660 -8.5

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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