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September 2020 Traffic Volume Trends

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
2020 (Preliminary) 2019 2020 (Revised) 2019
Northeast
Connecticut 2 127 143 -11.3 2 123 151 -18.3
Maine 54 451 497 -9.4 52 462 548 -15.7
Massachusetts 14 131 150 -12.7 16 128 156 -17.9
New Hampshire 77 281 302 -7.2 78 312 358 -12.9
New Jersey 5 295 326 -9.5 16 243 286 -15.2
New York 46 1,055 1,172 -10.0 42 1,274 1,564 -18.6
Pennsylvania 39 1,843 2,025 -9.0 32 1,901 2,252 -15.6
Rhode Island 5 108 120 -10.6 7 68 83 -18.8
Vermont 23 228 262 -13.0 26 242 309 -21.6
Subtotal 4,519 4,997 -9.6 4,753 5,707 -16.7
South Atlantic
Delaware 1 107 116 -7.8 1 93 114 -18.2
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 99 1,955 1,964 -0.4 97 1,987 2,182 -8.9
Georgia 54 1,557 1,596 -2.5 54 1,595 1,720 -7.2
Maryland 9 562 598 -6.0 9 574 645 -11.0
North Carolina 33 1,708 1,786 -4.4 29 1,795 1,990 -9.8
South Carolina 48 1,465 1,490 -1.7 48 1,430 1,597 -10.5
Virginia 306 1,679 1,845 -9.0 307 1,698 1,999 -15.1
West Virginia 15 473 512 -7.6 17 465 547 -14.9
Subtotal 9,506 9,907 -4.0 9,637 10,794 -10.7
North Central
Illinois 33 1,342 1,499 -10.5 31 1,463 1,676 -12.7
Indiana 22 1,356 1,421 -4.6 20 1,282 1,408 -8.9
Iowa 76 1,165 1,219 -4.4 82 1,191 1,301 -8.4
Kansas 65 943 957 -1.5 64 886 936 -5.3
Michigan 54 1,674 1,691 -1.0 53 1,787 1,904 -6.2
Minnesota 23 1,329 1,401 -5.1 20 1,295 1,515 -14.5
Missouri 80 1,875 1,934 -3.1 81 1,833 1,957 -6.4
Nebraska 37 764 783 -2.4 34 781 807 -3.2
North Dakota 48 333 380 -12.4 47 350 423 -17.2
Ohio 58 1,605 1,735 -7.5 54 1,584 1,827 -13.3
South Dakota 33 474 472 0.5 36 468 487 -3.7
Wisconsin 88 1,516 1,664 -8.9 75 1,554 1,811 -14.2
Subtotal 14,376 15,156 -5.1 14,474 16,052 -9.8
South Gulf
Alabama 62 1,370 1,392 -1.6 56 1,445 1,545 -6.5
Arkansas 25 884 892 -0.9 24 1,004 1,053 -4.6
Kentucky 25 1,332 1,434 -7.1 21 1,314 1,507 -12.8
Louisiana 1 852 908 -6.1 - 1,171 1,353 -13.4
Mississippi 46 1,157 1,164 -0.6 42 1,122 1,176 -4.6
Oklahoma 43 1,158 1,221 -5.2 43 1,319 1,414 -6.7
Tennessee 24 1,501 1,571 -4.5 20 1,498 1,641 -8.7
Texas 140 4,616 4,950 -6.8 142 4,591 5,178 -11.3
Subtotal 12,870 13,532 -4.9 13,464 14,867 -9.4
West
Alaska 29 102 104 -2.3 32 114 130 -12.3
Arizona 63 920 919 0.2 49 892 952 -6.3
California 64 2,842 3,053 -6.9 52 3,242 3,662 -11.5
Colorado 68 992 1,033 -4.0 68 983 1,069 -8.1
Hawaii 11 58 78 -25.5 11 64 91 -28.9
Idaho 116 565 543 4.0 111 594 612 -3.0
Montana 65 599 577 3.7 63 709 729 -2.7
Nevada 41 387 388 -0.3 37 420 443 -5.1
New Mexico - 841 887 -5.2 23 844 931 -9.3
Oregon 98 862 944 -8.7 101 988 1,045 -5.4
Utah - 565 567 -0.4 - 602 643 -6.3
Washington 82 1,035 1,131 -8.5 81 997 1,122 -11.1
Wyoming 92 478 476 0.4 89 509 514 -0.9
Subtotal 10,246 10,700 -4.2 10,958 11,943 -8.2
Totals 2,542 51,514 54,296 -5.1 2,495 53,288 59,360 -10.2

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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