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February 2021 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 3. Changes on Rural Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State February January
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2021 (Preliminary) 2020 2021 (Revised) 2020
Northeast
Connecticut 1 80 106 -24.9 2 100 117 -14.6
Maine 50 331 374 -11.6 47 358 409 -12.4
Massachusetts 15 96 121 -20.1 12 98 121 -18.8
New Hampshire 79 192 221 -13.2 76 210 245 -14.1
New Jersey 5 173 222 -22.4 20 181 211 -14.5
New York 44 800 937 -14.6 45 832 988 -15.8
Pennsylvania 42 1,261 1,536 -17.9 42 1,406 1,610 -12.7
Rhode Island 7 35 44 -21.0 7 27 31 -13.5
Vermont 23 174 211 -17.8 22 177 218 -18.9
Subtotal 3,142 3,772 -16.7 3,389 3,950 -14.2
South Atlantic
Delaware - 60 75 -19.5 1 62 77 -19.4
District of Columbia - 0 0 0.0 - 0 0 0.0
Florida 94 1,939 2,022 -4.1 91 2,113 2,242 -5.7
Georgia 53 1,502 1,545 -2.8 54 1,617 1,687 -4.1
Maryland 8 331 415 -20.2 9 392 452 -13.3
North Carolina 35 1,369 1,449 -5.5 35 1,608 1,758 -8.5
South Carolina 56 1,142 1,218 -6.3 52 1,250 1,346 -7.1
Virginia 315 1,190 1,423 -16.4 315 1,444 1,631 -11.5
West Virginia 11 338 393 -13.8 9 342 393 -13.0
Subtotal 7,871 8,540 -7.8 8,828 9,586 -7.9
North Central
Illinois 29 1,195 1,371 -12.8 27 1,134 1,286 -11.9
Indiana 24 986 1,087 -9.3 25 1,301 1,390 -6.5
Iowa 74 885 1,003 -11.8 78 976 1,040 -6.1
Kansas 68 675 778 -13.2 65 770 802 -4.1
Michigan 59 1,217 1,339 -9.1 59 1,391 1,501 -7.4
Minnesota 29 1,071 1,200 -10.8 31 1,075 1,176 -8.6
Missouri 85 979 1,114 -12.2 85 1,137 1,166 -2.5
Nebraska 37 536 607 -11.6 37 566 586 -3.3
North Dakota - 319 350 -8.9 - 343 362 -5.3
Ohio 59 1,101 1,266 -13.0 58 1,336 1,494 -10.6
South Dakota 40 358 379 -5.4 43 331 338 -2.2
Wisconsin 102 1,092 1,294 -15.6 103 1,186 1,339 -11.4
Subtotal 10,414 11,788 -11.7 11,546 12,480 -7.5
South Gulf
Alabama 67 1,143 1,174 -2.7 68 1,221 1,254 -2.7
Arkansas 22 683 723 -5.5 23 826 849 -2.7
Kentucky 27 850 1,035 -17.9 26 1,224 1,344 -9.0
Louisiana 9 789 838 -5.9 3 909 935 -2.8
Mississippi 42 1,011 1,056 -4.3 40 1,034 1,058 -2.3
Oklahoma 43 780 975 -20.0 42 923 966 -4.4
Tennessee 21 1,012 1,116 -9.3 23 1,410 1,456 -3.1
Texas 144 3,518 4,337 -18.9 149 4,196 4,550 -7.8
Subtotal 9,786 11,254 -13.0 11,743 12,412 -5.4
West
Alaska 33 73 75 -2.8 34 72 76 -5.5
Arizona 67 1,048 1,074 -2.4 68 1,019 1,059 -3.8
California 69 2,684 2,824 -5.0 68 2,431 2,760 -11.9
Colorado 67 763 795 -4.0 70 842 915 -8.0
Hawaii 10 59 69 -14.9 11 48 59 -18.1
Idaho 119 452 459 -1.5 121 443 424 4.5
Montana 66 396 422 -6.1 66 384 371 3.5
Nevada 40 305 312 -2.3 40 298 313 -4.6
New Mexico 20 652 705 -7.5 20 750 776 -3.4
Oregon 87 689 744 -7.5 99 632 656 -3.7
Utah - 429 442 -2.8 23 477 464 2.8
Washington 65 733 850 -13.8 66 666 699 -4.8
Wyoming 99 288 300 -3.9 97 335 332 0.8
Subtotal 8,571 9,071 -5.5 8,397 8,904 -5.7
Totals 2,561 39,781 44,423 -10.5 2,607 43,901 47,333 -7.3

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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