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August 2021 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 3. Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State August July
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2021 (Preliminary) 2020 2021 (Revised) 2020
Northeast
Connecticut 2 140 126 11.0 2 150 133 13.4
Maine 55 515 458 12.3 53 549 464 18.3
Massachusetts 16 141 123 14.4 17 164 140 17.7
New Hampshire 75 336 309 8.8 75 339 306 11.0
New Jersey 4 258 241 7.1 15 263 231 13.6
New York 47 1,429 1,267 12.7 46 1,453 1,241 17.0
Pennsylvania 45 2,137 1,882 13.5 44 2,255 1,949 15.7
Rhode Island 7 87 70 23.9 7 61 49 24.2
Vermont 21 276 241 14.5 22 296 250 18.4
Subtotal 5,319 4,717 12.8 5,530 4,763 16.1
South Atlantic
Delaware 2 108 97 11.6 - 164 158 3.5
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 93 2,217 2,004 10.7 98 2,393 1,996 19.9
Georgia 55 1,623 1,514 7.2 54 2,027 1,779 13.9
Maryland 7 613 573 7.0 7 642 578 11.0
North Carolina 34 1,950 1,778 9.7 33 2,166 1,914 13.2
South Carolina 54 1,616 1,450 11.4 55 1,824 1,566 16.5
Virginia 309 1,935 1,710 13.1 311 2,117 1,831 15.6
West Virginia 17 512 466 9.8 18 550 490 12.3
Subtotal 10,574 9,592 10.2 11,883 10,312 15.2
North Central
Illinois 37 1,467 1,430 2.5 37 1,715 1,591 7.8
Indiana 26 1,445 1,325 9.0 23 2,023 1,821 11.1
Iowa 81 1,290 1,203 7.2 74 1,377 1,237 11.3
Kansas 68 934 900 3.9 68 994 904 10.0
Michigan 53 1,878 1,788 5.1 56 2,019 1,884 7.2
Minnesota 26 1,435 1,305 10.0 23 1,471 1,344 9.4
Missouri 83 1,987 1,855 7.1 82 2,151 1,953 10.1
Nebraska 38 829 781 6.2 38 889 822 8.3
North Dakota 50 370 344 7.5 51 433 397 9.0
Ohio 56 1,758 1,591 10.5 56 1,866 1,656 12.6
South Dakota 33 503 472 6.7 35 580 524 10.7
Wisconsin 79 1,646 1,514 8.7 82 1,882 1,643 14.5
Subtotal 15,542 14,508 7.1 17,400 15,776 10.3
South Gulf
Alabama 64 1,447 1,396 3.7 67 1,666 1,471 13.3
Arkansas 17 1,035 1,002 3.2 19 1,198 1,092 9.7
Kentucky 25 1,383 1,277 8.4 25 1,448 1,276 13.5
Louisiana 14 1,195 1,114 7.3 11 1,225 1,083 13.1
Mississippi 47 1,207 1,148 5.1 47 1,377 1,228 12.2
Oklahoma 35 1,364 1,309 4.2 35 1,303 1,163 12.1
Tennessee 33 1,596 1,509 5.8 31 1,901 1,693 12.3
Texas 141 5,085 4,569 11.3 143 5,304 4,325 22.6
Subtotal 14,312 13,324 7.4 15,422 13,331 15.7
West
Alaska 38 133 117 14.2 34 146 126 16.0
Arizona 59 1,023 939 8.9 66 1,187 997 19.0
California 55 3,801 3,502 8.5 51 4,195 3,655 14.8
Colorado 68 1,037 985 5.3 68 1,139 1,038 9.6
Hawaii 10 78 63 23.2 9 91 74 21.9
Idaho 111 683 635 7.6 110 740 654 13.2
Montana 66 750 707 6.0 67 811 706 15.0
Nevada 38 410 405 1.2 37 479 437 9.7
New Mexico 6 939 826 13.7 17 993 822 20.9
Oregon 94 1,005 973 3.3 94 1,058 967 9.4
Utah - 666 631 5.5 - 729 657 11.0
Washington 74 1,051 990 6.1 71 1,076 949 13.4
Wyoming 94 537 520 3.3 90 572 515 11.1
Subtotal 12,113 11,293 7.3 13,216 11,597 14.0
Totals 2,562 57,861 53,434 8.3 2,574 63,452 55,779 13.8

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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