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August 2021 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 4. Changes on Urban 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 15 1,911 1,812 5.5 16 1,976 1,804 9.5
Maine 22 269 239 12.6 22 297 255 16.6
Massachusetts 194 4,117 3,723 10.6 194 4,177 3,730 12.0
New Hampshire 68 565 519 8.9 67 550 498 10.5
New Jersey 61 4,403 4,012 9.7 97 4,455 3,839 16.0
New York 63 6,296 6,004 4.9 60 6,308 5,766 9.4
Pennsylvania 34 4,487 4,102 9.4 34 4,603 4,169 10.4
Rhode Island 28 571 487 17.3 27 502 466 7.7
Vermont 12 133 116 13.9 11 134 118 13.5
Subtotal 22,752 21,014 8.3 23,002 20,645 11.4
South Atlantic
Delaware 10 493 455 8.3 13 429 409 4.8
District of Columbia 3 250 216 15.7 3 177 148 19.7
Florida 127 10,212 9,064 12.7 129 10,782 9,203 17.2
Georgia 128 5,704 5,185 10.0 131 5,525 4,938 11.9
Maryland 37 3,540 3,307 7.1 37 3,795 3,531 7.5
North Carolina 36 4,790 4,428 8.2 40 5,098 4,485 13.7
South Carolina 50 1,987 1,802 10.3 52 2,119 1,889 12.2
Virginia 369 3,751 3,359 11.7 363 3,936 3,498 12.5
West Virginia 11 581 545 6.6 11 680 632 7.5
Subtotal 31,308 28,361 10.4 32,541 28,733 13.3
North Central
Illinois 49 4,590 4,287 7.0 48 4,651 4,355 6.8
Indiana 29 2,776 2,579 7.6 26 2,982 2,780 7.3
Iowa 27 917 849 8.1 24 925 851 8.6
Kansas 17 936 893 4.9 17 936 885 5.8
Michigan 48 4,451 4,049 9.9 50 4,525 4,126 9.7
Minnesota 10 2,161 2,044 5.7 12 2,397 2,197 9.1
Missouri 63 2,713 2,493 8.8 63 2,691 2,458 9.5
Nebraska 19 599 563 6.4 19 634 589 7.7
North Dakota 11 160 149 7.6 11 182 176 3.3
Ohio 96 4,899 4,549 7.7 98 4,994 4,623 8.0
South Dakota 4 236 216 9.3 4 227 205 10.9
Wisconsin 91 2,313 2,099 10.2 94 2,451 2,215 10.7
Subtotal 26,751 24,770 8.0 27,595 25,460 8.4
South Gulf
Alabama 103 2,230 2,111 5.6 98 2,241 2,053 9.2
Arkansas 6 1,258 1,194 5.4 7 1,389 1,291 7.6
Kentucky 20 1,636 1,496 9.3 20 1,486 1,340 10.9
Louisiana 13 2,122 1,992 6.5 12 2,020 1,833 10.2
Mississippi 25 1,010 966 4.5 26 1,111 1,007 10.3
Oklahoma 23 1,611 1,558 3.4 22 1,701 1,560 9.0
Tennessee 29 3,250 3,076 5.7 24 3,893 3,630 7.3
Texas 79 13,514 12,126 11.4 79 13,847 11,961 15.8
Subtotal 26,631 24,519 8.6 27,688 24,675 12.2
West
Alaska 57 201 176 14.2 54 205 184 11.5
Arizona 72 2,674 2,382 12.2 104 3,150 2,820 11.7
California 101 19,188 17,524 9.5 92 20,389 17,829 14.4
Colorado 35 2,821 2,573 9.6 34 2,461 2,225 10.6
Hawaii 52 450 349 29.0 51 434 344 26.4
Idaho 76 524 488 7.2 75 554 497 11.6
Montana 14 285 280 2.1 13 316 300 5.3
Nevada 36 1,193 1,085 10.0 37 1,242 1,100 12.9
New Mexico 8 669 598 12.0 19 792 683 16.0
Oregon 43 1,508 1,421 6.1 42 1,545 1,404 10.0
Utah - 1,609 1,482 8.6 - 1,529 1,384 10.5
Washington 78 3,058 2,852 7.2 72 3,279 2,952 11.1
Wyoming 22 172 166 3.3 26 164 153 7.4
Subtotal 34,352 31,376 9.5 36,060 31,875 13.1
Totals 2,624 141,794 130,040 9.0 2,680 146,887 131,385 11.8

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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