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December 2021 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 4. Changes on Urban 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 18 2,100 1,775 18.3 15 2,165 1,842 17.5
Maine 22 238 216 10.0 20 235 206 13.9
Massachusetts 210 3,861 3,318 16.4 202 3,798 3,256 16.7
New Hampshire 69 486 418 16.3 69 485 425 14.0
New Jersey 58 4,613 4,002 15.3 105 4,667 3,956 18.0
New York 65 5,645 5,025 12.4 64 5,753 5,185 11.0
Pennsylvania 39 4,124 3,483 18.4 37 4,063 3,630 11.9
Rhode Island 29 485 412 17.6 26 514 437 17.8
Vermont 12 116 101 14.5 13 115 99 15.9
Subtotal 21,668 18,750 15.6 21,795 19,036 14.5
South Atlantic
Delaware 12 401 356 12.7 7 458 398 15.1
District of Columbia 2 146 159 -8.5 1 172 161 6.5
Florida 148 11,161 10,155 9.9 146 10,763 9,498 13.3
Georgia 119 5,540 5,197 6.6 122 5,543 5,055 9.6
Maryland 38 3,262 2,876 13.4 41 3,315 2,834 16.9
North Carolina 43 4,658 4,211 10.6 41 4,643 4,229 9.8
South Carolina 41 2,124 1,903 11.6 47 2,095 1,863 12.5
Virginia 367 3,790 3,395 11.7 366 3,771 3,361 12.2
West Virginia 9 556 499 11.4 12 561 501 11.9
Subtotal 31,638 28,751 10.0 31,321 27,900 12.3
North Central
Illinois 55 4,788 4,278 11.9 54 4,862 4,168 16.7
Indiana 32 2,538 2,310 9.9 28 2,555 2,247 13.7
Iowa 28 813 741 9.8 30 824 721 14.2
Kansas 16 931 841 10.6 17 891 808 10.3
Michigan 51 4,432 3,892 13.9 49 4,453 3,826 16.4
Minnesota 13 1,919 1,696 13.1 13 2,029 1,672 21.3
Missouri 65 2,712 2,421 12.1 63 2,668 2,347 13.7
Nebraska 19 609 539 13.1 19 605 530 14.2
North Dakota 11 159 152 4.5 11 169 148 14.3
Ohio 99 4,544 4,160 9.2 99 4,560 4,133 10.3
South Dakota 5 225 209 7.5 5 226 192 17.7
Wisconsin 128 2,092 1,908 9.6 126 2,085 1,802 15.7
Subtotal 25,762 23,147 11.3 25,927 22,594 14.8
South Gulf
Alabama 112 2,276 2,141 6.3 111 2,245 2,084 7.7
Arkansas 3 1,251 1,148 9.0 4 1,244 1,160 7.3
Kentucky 22 1,550 1,406 10.2 22 1,492 1,358 9.9
Louisiana 13 2,037 1,914 6.4 12 1,967 1,815 8.4
Mississippi 24 1,106 1,041 6.2 22 1,080 1,033 4.5
Oklahoma 22 1,538 1,447 6.3 22 1,491 1,444 3.3
Tennessee 27 3,580 3,320 7.8 26 3,480 3,267 6.5
Texas 82 14,279 12,769 11.8 78 14,103 12,342 14.3
Subtotal 27,617 25,186 9.7 27,102 24,503 10.6
West
Alaska 56 164 151 8.6 57 161 140 15.4
Arizona 114 3,574 3,251 9.9 88 3,434 3,098 10.8
California 91 18,959 17,104 10.8 80 18,850 17,386 8.4
Colorado 36 2,500 2,235 11.9 36 2,463 2,176 13.2
Hawaii 48 492 428 14.8 48 474 389 22.0
Idaho 74 514 463 11.0 74 496 441 12.3
Montana 13 199 193 3.2 13 198 180 9.7
Nevada 38 1,238 1,104 12.1 39 1,267 1,070 18.4
New Mexico 17 743 631 17.7 16 722 590 22.4
Oregon 46 1,302 1,254 3.8 43 1,353 1,211 11.7
Utah 51 1,440 1,300 10.7 - 1,383 1,224 13.0
Washington 91 2,654 2,497 6.3 80 2,760 2,435 13.3
Wyoming 28 135 129 4.3 28 145 129 12.4
Subtotal 33,914 30,740 10.3 33,706 30,469 10.6
Totals 2,831 140,602 126,575 11.1 2,747 139,853 124,503 12.3

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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