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December 2021 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
2021 (Preliminary) 2020 2021 (Revised) 2020
Northeast
Connecticut 2 137 117 17.7 2 141 121 16.7
Maine 61 414 380 8.9 60 425 375 13.4
Massachusetts 15 132 110 20.6 15 133 110 20.2
New Hampshire 61 270 230 17.6 76 272 236 15.5
New Jersey 4 237 211 12.2 18 253 221 14.7
New York 48 989 845 17.0 49 1,006 893 12.7
Pennsylvania 45 1,839 1,518 21.1 44 1,924 1,670 15.2
Rhode Island 7 59 47 25.3 7 62 49 27.0
Vermont 24 228 190 20.0 25 211 180 17.3
Subtotal 4,305 3,648 18.0 4,427 3,855 14.8
South Atlantic
Delaware 1 81 67 21.1 4 106 90 17.2
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 105 2,532 2,245 12.8 104 2,454 2,141 14.6
Georgia 54 1,827 1,664 9.8 52 1,815 1,660 9.3
Maryland 7 545 429 27.0 6 576 449 28.2
North Carolina 40 1,869 1,674 11.6 35 1,887 1,691 11.6
South Carolina 48 1,572 1,364 15.2 48 1,562 1,392 12.2
Virginia 319 1,839 1,602 14.8 320 1,886 1,647 14.5
West Virginia 10 462 403 14.9 18 454 410 10.6
Subtotal 10,727 9,448 13.5 10,740 9,480 13.3
North Central
Illinois 34 1,468 1,317 11.5 36 1,473 1,277 15.3
Indiana 25 1,444 1,279 12.9 24 1,445 1,267 14.1
Iowa 82 1,128 1,005 12.3 82 1,158 981 18.0
Kansas 68 901 804 12.1 68 905 807 12.1
Michigan 58 1,476 1,329 11.1 57 1,547 1,358 14.0
Minnesota 31 1,217 1,114 9.3 30 1,290 1,099 17.4
Missouri 86 1,700 1,523 11.6 86 1,717 1,501 14.4
Nebraska 38 702 629 11.7 38 725 631 14.9
North Dakota 53 307 294 4.4 54 334 290 15.2
Ohio 55 1,563 1,372 14.0 55 1,607 1,400 14.7
South Dakota 38 422 397 6.3 39 449 390 15.3
Wisconsin 126 1,377 1,253 9.9 106 1,424 1,209 17.8
Subtotal 13,705 12,316 11.3 14,074 12,210 15.3
South Gulf
Alabama 72 1,435 1,346 6.7 71 1,461 1,349 8.3
Arkansas 18 957 865 10.6 18 956 882 8.4
Kentucky 30 1,526 1,331 14.6 25 1,534 1,342 14.2
Louisiana 14 1,163 1,069 8.8 17 1,099 1,003 9.5
Mississippi 49 1,236 1,141 8.3 48 1,254 1,161 8.0
Oklahoma 34 1,235 1,091 13.2 34 1,234 1,107 11.5
Tennessee 29 1,623 1,501 8.1 25 1,629 1,506 8.1
Texas 147 5,320 4,664 14.0 142 5,112 4,485 14.0
Subtotal 14,495 13,008 11.4 14,279 12,835 11.3
West
Alaska 39 84 80 4.5 40 84 74 12.6
Arizona 75 1,215 1,036 17.2 74 1,220 1,081 12.8
California 60 3,878 3,329 16.5 69 3,954 3,517 12.4
Colorado 73 971 868 11.8 72 976 844 15.6
Hawaii 12 74 67 10.5 12 78 65 20.6
Idaho 124 531 494 7.5 124 564 486 16.1
Montana 67 446 425 4.9 67 502 431 16.6
Nevada 43 360 346 4.1 39 393 349 12.8
New Mexico 19 904 766 18.1 19 896 729 23.0
Oregon 102 744 730 1.9 100 814 729 11.7
Utah 27 533 500 6.6 - 541 474 14.3
Washington 84 862 819 5.2 79 938 801 17.0
Wyoming 97 319 322 -0.8 99 363 324 12.0
Subtotal 10,921 9,782 11.6 11,323 9,904 14.3
Totals 2,760 54,152 48,200 12.3 2,732 54,842 48,286 13.6

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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